Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand 206

Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand Ji

CHAPTER 3 Urging The Enemy’s Destruction देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु व:। परस्परं भावयन्त: श्रेय: परमवाप्स्यथ॥11॥ [ “And may you cherish gods by yagya and may gods foster you, for this is the means by which you will finally achieve the ultimate state.” ] Cherishing gods by yagya means fostering sacred impulses. And that is also how gods foster mankind. Thus, by mutual augmentation men will ultimately achieve that final bliss after which there is nothing more to achieve. The deeper we enter into yagya (later yagya will be explained as a way of worship), the more is the heart enriched with divinity. The Supreme Spirit is the only God and the means-the impulsesthat provide access to that God are the ‘‘divine treasure’’ because they bring the ultimate God within reach. This, rather than the commonly imagined gods such as a piece of stone or mass of water, is the true divine wealth. In Krishn’s words such gods have no existence. He further adds: