Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand Ji
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CHAPTER 11
Revelation of The Omnipresent
But how can the poor Radha do this when she herself could not be united with Krishn? So, instead of paying any heed to what others have to say, let us recite only OM. At the same time it must be admitted that Radha should be our ideal; we have to dedicate ourselves to God with the intensity of her devotion to her loved one. It is essential that we be like her, pining away in separation from Krishn. Arjun addressed his friend as “Krishn” because that was his actual name. Similarly quite a number of worshippers recite the name of their teacher-preceptor out of sentiment. But as it has already been shown, after realization a sage becomes one with the unmanifest God in whom he abides. So many disciples ask, “When we contemplate you why should we not, O teacher, recite your name or that of Krishn instead of the traditional OM?” But Yogeshwar Krishn has made it quite explicit here that after attainment a sage is possessed of the same name as that of the Supreme Spirit in whom he has merged. “Krishn” is an appellation rather than a name for recital in yagya. When Arjun begs for indulgence for his offences and pleads with him to revert to his usual benign form, Krishn both forgives him and accedes to his request. Arjun’s plea for mercy is made in the following verse: |
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