Bhagavad Gita -Madhvacharya 30

Bhagavad Gita -Sri Madhvacharya

(Bhashya and Tatparya Nirnaya)

Chapter 2 Sankhya Yoga Technically all living entities can be designated as brahman and all liberated souls can be designated as para brahman. Sri Vishnu is the Supreme among the greats (paramam mahad) Brahman. Neither delivered souls, nor Prakriti can have the grandeur of Sri Vishnu. But by the knowledge of His Wisdom each one will experience the essence of Brahman according to their capability and qualification. When he acquires the essence of the Lord, then how could he have any pains? How could there be ignorance? How could there be delusion in the absence of ignorance ? He would not be similar to Lord who is not delivered by the grace of the Lord. From the word अहेय the word अहम् is derived, which symbolizes the immutable Sri Hari. Since He possesses all attributes He is para Brahman. He is known as अस्मि, since he exists eternally and destroys evil. Being resplendent, he is known as त्वम्. All these words suggesting verbs, elements and all attributes speak of Sri Hari alone. Since He is in the forefront along with His activity he is called युष्मात्. Since he abides in the heart with His activity, He is called by the word अस्मात् and since He is invisible, by the word तत्. On realization one will know that all these symbols represent only His predominant role. Having learnt all the Vedas and being greatly conceited and arrogant, Svetaketu assuming „I am not a human being, I am either a God or part manifestation of Keshava. Otherwise I would not have been so wise?‟ Thinking thus highly about himself, he approached his father who seeing him devoid of proper manners due to ignorance asked: “How is it, son, you are behaving in improper manner? Perhaps you have not possibly enquired of Lord Narayan, knowing whom the benefit of unknowable, knowledge accrues?