The Gist of Gita

|| Shri Hari ||

The Gist of Gita

 

(Gita ka Tatprya)

continued ......

Our Indian “sanskruti”  is extra-ordinary,  which is for the redemption of all beings!  I have seen in Rajasthaan,  that when farmers farm, then first they pray to God that please bestow us with portion pre-determined for animals, birds, and other creatures”  The point is that farming is not only for us,  but is for everyone.  When the fields ripen,  then the crop that comes first, that is not first used for one’s own self.    It is first sent to the temple, or the Brahmin, or sadhus,  then it is for personal consumption.   In the same way, when food is cooked,   then first it is given to a guest, and then one eats.  

After the food is prepared, there is a practice of “balivaishvadeva” . In this the food is offered to the entire universe.   If someone dies then on the anniversary of their passing away,  one does libations to these ancestors.  Not just that,  they give food and water to all beings and the “devatas” and to God.     There is nothing lacking in God, but just as a child takes a father’s thing and offers it to the father, then the father is pleased, in the same way,  by offering God’s thing to God, God becomes pleased.   Water is offered even to the ocean and lamp is offered even to the Sun, in the form of “aarti”.  Does the ocean have a shortage of water?   Is there a shortage of light in the Sun?   There is no shortage,  but it is man’s generosity.  The sentiments of serving everyone,  to give happiness to everyone,  will lead to our supreme good -

सर्वे भवन्तुः सुखिनः       सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः ।

सर्वे भद्राणि पशन्तु मा कश्चिद् दुःखभाग्भवेत् ॥

Sarve    Bhavantu    Sukhinah,       Sarve     Santu    Niraamayaa

Sarve Bhadraani Pashyantu, Maa kascchid Dukh bhaagyebhevet

May all become happy, may all be free from disease;  May there be nothing but auspiciousness in everyone's lives; May no one undergo pain or suffering.

This same point Gita has called “Sarvabhootahiteh rataah”  (Gita 5/25, 12/4)  After sharing with everyone,  whatever remains, that is called “yagyashesh”.  Gita says - 

यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः ।

                                                          (३/१३)

"yagyashishthaashinah santo muchyante sarvakilbishaih" (Gita 3/13)

"He who enjoys the gifts without giving to the gods are absolved of all sins while those who cook for the sake of nourishing their body alone, eat only sin" (3/13).

‘यज्ञशेषग्रहण करनेवाले श्रेष्ठ मनुष्य सम्पूर्ण पापोंसे मुक्त हो जाते हैं ।’

यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम् ॥

                                                    (४/३१)

Yagyashishthamrutabhujo yaanti brahma sanaatanam" (Gita 4/31)

"Those who partake sacred remnants after a sacrifice (yagna), attain to the eternal Absolute." (Gita 4:31) 

A Karmayogi offers everything to the world,  a Jnanayogi,  offers everything to Nature,  and a Bhaktiyogi, offers everything to God.  Whoever you offer to,  but do not regard it for yourself - this is the main point.  In reality, the things are not the kind to lead to salvation, rather it is our generous disposition which will lead to salvation.  If things could lead us to salvation, then the millionaire and billionaires would all have attained salvation,  but an ordinary man would not have been able to attain salvation.  However,  in fact a renunciate attains salvation, not the hoarder.  Therefore, it is not that by spending so much money one can attain salvation, or by giving so many things, one can attain salvation.  Salvation are when  the feelings and  sentiments are that may all be benefited,   may all be happy.   God is not attained by actions or by things (objects),  rather he is attained by sentiments and feelings  ‒‘भावग्राही जनार्दनः ’   “bhaavgraahi janaardanah” 

 

   (to be continued)

From book in Hindi "Jit Dekhu Tit Tu"  by Swami Ramsukhdasji. 

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