Sharing Sanjivani -Part 4

Chapter-(486) Why did Arjun asks Paramatma as BHAVAN KA:?

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Why did Arjun asks Paramatma as Who are you BHAVAN KA:?

आत्मानँरथिनं विद्धि शरीरँरथमेव तु।

बुद्धिं तु सारथिं विद्धि मनः प्रग्रहमेव च।।(कठोपनिषद 1-3-3)।।

In Kathopnishad, Yam says to Nachiketa you know that soul is your chariot owner. Your body is a chariot. Your Buddhi is a driver of your chariot and your mind is reigns. A person who wants to try for liberation should surrender to Paramatma and Brahmveta Guru so he could understand Paramatma A person who believes karma yoga should also know about Brahm and he should seek shelter from Guru to know Paramatma because our senses are horses and all the instruments and sources to entertain our senses are the road to roam for our senses. Our body and senses are connected with the Mind. Jivatma is Bhokta who thinks that he is entertaining his senses and consumes things of entertainment but his life is consumed. A person whose consciousness is hidden under ignorance and laziness is considered as an owner of the uncontrolled horse without his chariot driver and without the fear of reigns and hence they are not under any control of the chariot driver. But a devotee who is disciplined, conscious and a knowledgeable person, who has given his reigns of horses to Paramatma, surrenders his senses to Paramatma could be eligible to liberation.

यस्तु विज्ञानवान्भवति समनस्कः सदा शुचिः।

स तु तत्पदमाप्नोति यस्माद्भूयो न जायते ।। (1-3-8)

A devotee who has a pure heart and who has control over his senses could reach his destination on the topmost status and he would be free from the cycle of birth and death because our senses are nonliving They are activated only in the presence of the soul through words, touch, sightseeing but mind and Buddhi emerges from the Gyan Shakti –the power of knowledge and Kriya Shakti-the karma we did. Hence the soul is beyond Buddhi to understand anything. The soul is beyond Purush in the form of Paramatma and there is nothing great than that Purush. Hence it is said that a wise person should control his speech by his mind. He controls his mind by knowledge and his knowledge is absorbed by his Buddhi. His Buddhi is absorbed by his soul and his soul is absorbed by peaceful Swaroop of Paramatma and hence poets and wise described the path of Spirituality as the edge of a knife as he could not walk on that path without the help of guru or God. Hence, Paramatma says Arjun to arise and awake from the sleep of illusion and do not try to escape from your duty as a king and as a Kshatriya as;

उतिष्ठ जाग्रत प्राप्य वरान्नबोधत।

क्षुरस्य धारा निशिता दुरत्यया दुर्गं पथस्तस्कवयो वदन्ति।। 14।।

Here, Arjun acquires knowledge from Paramatma still he is confused about the Swaroop of Paramatma. If seeing is believing then what to believe and what not to believe or doubt, Here, he sees millions of Swaroop of Paramatma which Swaroop is the real one and which are the reflection of the original one. He lost in confusion. He asks Paramatma BHAVAN KA:? Who are you, in real?

A Virat Swaroop of Paramatma has various Varna. He touches the Sky as it has virtues of wind. Human eyes cannot see beyond sky and clouds even if he tries to see he would see only darkness. Paramatma's Virat Swaroop has spread his mouth so wide and it seems that a very giant Anaconda is trying to swallow the entire universe. The fire from my eyes looks as if it would burn anything into ashes. Arjun is afraid of seeing VIKRAL SWAROOP of death and destruction. He could not make out when he lost his senses he could not understand ten directions where he could not see HIM. It looks as if all the rivers rush to the sea and absorbed by the sea, all the Jivatma soldiers, family members, friends, and soldiers of Hastinapur are absorbed by the Virat Swaroop of Paramatma's Vikral Swaroop.

Arjun has seen Shri Krishna since his childhood as his brother, friend and now as a philosopher, he could not make out that how could Devta Swaroop of Paramatma be so cruel and frightening. Arjun bows down to him and says that I think I do not know you as I am not aware of all your Swaroop. Though you are on our side in the war of Mahabharat, O see all the elders of my side to entering in your mouth. If we are going to win what is this victory when I see all my relatives dying, rushing and jumping into the fire of your mouth as if they enter the cave of death.

Paramatma introduced himself as Maha kal who has taken Avtar to

परित्राणाय साधुनाम् विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् एवम् धर्म संस्थापनार्थाय...

He told Arjun that all these soldiers who come to war fields are going to die whether you kill them or not; or even if they took part in the real fight or not. Paramatma says that

कालोङस्मि लोकक्षयकृप्रवृद्धो

I came to destroy all the nuisance of Hastinapur and Kauravas and all those who support injustice.SARVA VEDANTA says that

यत्र नासन्न सच्चापि नाहं नाप्यनहंकृति।

केवलं क्षीणमनन आस्तेङद्वैतेङतिनिर्भयः।।

When a Sadhak could see everything as an untruth and he could not see the truth, he remains detached from his pride and ego and surrender to Paramatma. When he lost his consciousness totally as a human and feel unification with Paramatma, he could be free from fear . When we drown pot in the sea we see water inside the pot as well as the pot itself in the water. In the same way, a devotee sees himself in Paramatma and Paramatma within his existence too he could feel fearlessness. When a devotee's mind does not become restless and does not hesitate to see pain and sorrow, death and destruction, he could be steady inwardly STHITPRAGNA स्थितप्रज्ञ and he could be free from the cycle of birth and death. When a devotee knows that he could not do anything and he just has to play his part accordingly to his destined role given by his director, Paramatma on the stage of Sansar, when a Sadhak knows that I am not a body or mind, nor CHITT चित्त but a part of eternal Brahma, he becomes fearless

चिदात्माहं परात्माहं निर्गुणोङहं परात्परः ।

आत्ममात्रेण यस्तिष्ठेत्स जीवनमुक्त उच्यते ।।

I am a soul in the form of Chaitanya.I am Paramatma Brahmasmi, Shivoaham I am not enveloped by trio-virtues as Satva, Rajas, and Tamas.I am beyond the illusion of Sansar, all the persons, and things. I am the only soul a Part of Paramatma; he could be free from the cycle of birth and death.

Though Paramatma has given Divya Drishti to Arjun, he could not see the complete Swaroop of Paramatma -Virat Swaroop. He could not understand and asks him who are you and for what you have come here? Previously, Arjun said

नो योत्स्ये I would not fight against my relatives. Here Paramatma says that even if you don't kill, they are going to die as it is decided by Paramatma in a Kal Swaroop

Then what should Arjun do? Why should he fight and be a part of the blood-shedder war of Mahabharat so he asks Paramatma what should I do?

Let us listen to it from the mouth of Shri Krishna only...