SRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA: 2.5. Swami Advayananda.

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Swami Chinmayananda:

Kubera, proud of his immense wealth invited Lord Ganesha for a grand feast. What happened next will shock you! Swipe to read the whole story!

Happy Ganesh Jayanti to all! May all of us be blessed with Lord Ganesha’s immense compassion, grace and blessings! Ganapati Bappa Morya!

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Saturday 01, February 2025, 09:30.

BHAGAVAD GEETA 2-5.

Discourse 2 | Yoga of the Supreme Self - (72 Slogas) 

Slogam - 5: The “Bread of Beggary” 

Swami  Advayananda.

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Slogam - 5: The “Bread of Beggary” 

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Guroon ahatvaa hi mahaa = Instead of slaying teachers

anubhaavaan = who are most noble, indeed

2

shreyah bhoktum bhaikshyam = It is better to eat “the bread of beggary” 

api iha loke. = for even here in this world, 

3

hatvaa artha-kaamaan tu = for the sake of wealth and desire, if I kill me

 guroon iha eva = teachers, then those very

4

bhunjeeya bhogaan = objects of enjoyment I wish to enjoy

 rudhih apradigdhaan.= will be stained by their blood.

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Arjuna gives himself two options:

1-2 i) If he avoids the fight, he would be happier to eat the “bread of beggary”.

3-4 ii) If he fights and wins, all his enjoyments will be “tainted in blood” and he will live every moment suffering from his conscience.

Artha-Kaamaan: 

We note that amongst the “enjoyments” only wealth and desire are mentioned. Ungenerous to himself, Arjuna precludes Dharma (virtue) and Moksha (liberation), as he is convinced, he would have transgressed them.

The logic is sound, but the premise on which it is based is incorrect.

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Arjuna’s Honesty Commendable:

Arjuna is honestly saying what he feels in his heart. His honesty corresponds to a patient narrating his condition to his doctor. He is not hiding his feelings. That is a good sign, and it is recognized as an asset by his doctor who has to treat him. Krishna welcomes Arjuna’s openness, as we shall soon see. One who is in delusion cannot help seeing things from that angle. It is for the Doctor to do that by which the patient’s vision is rectified.

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Next

Slogam - 6.  Arjuna’s Intellect Disengaged: 

Continued

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