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Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya
Chapter-2 Sankhya Yogaḥ
Commentary‘as if smiling,’ [by way of ridicule] — Arjuna was speaking about duty (dharma) which was based on the awareness of the concept of the Self being distinct from the body, but he was torn between contradictory ideas and had suddenly renounced action while standing between the two armies preparing for battle. Sri Krishna spoke to Arjuna ‘as if in jest’, the discourse beginning with; — "There never was a time when I did not exist" [1], and ending with "I will release you from all hindrances to self-realisation; grieve not!" [2]— which deals with the real nature of the individual Self [jivātman], of the Supreme Self [Paramātman], and of the paths of works (Karma), knowledge (Jñāna) and devotion (Bhakti) which constitute the means for attaining the highest spiritual goal. |