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Chapter 15
Link:- Having described His illuminating, nourishing and digesting powers, in the preceding three verses, the Lord in the next verse, while concluding the topic, declares that He is the only object, worth knowing.
sarvasya caham hrdi sannivisto mattah smrtirjnanamapohanam ca
vedaisca sarvairahameva vedyo vedaantakrdvedavideva caham
I am seated in the hearts of all; I am the source of memory, knowledge and the reasoning faculty. It is verily known by all the Vedas; I am indeed, the author of the Vedanta and correct interpreter and knower of the Vedas too. 15
Comment:-
Sarvasya caham hrdi sannivistaha[1]:- Having described His illuminating, nourishing and digesting powers, in the preceding verses, the Lord discloses the secret, that He is lodged in the hearts of all beings. Though He remains pervaded everywhere, such as in the body, senses, mind and intellect etc., yet, He specially resides, in the heart.
The heart, is an important part of the body. All the feelings arise in the heart. Feelings occupy an important place in all actions. Pure feelings purify all objects and actions etc., and therefore, are very important. The heart is an evolute, of the mode of goodness; therefore, the Lord is specially lodged, in the heart.
As the Lord dwells in the hearts of all men, no striver, should lose heart, as far as God-realization is concerned. Every person, whether he is sinful or virtuous, foolish or wise, poor or rich, sick or healthy or whether she is a woman, without any distinction of caste, creed, colour, order of life, is fully qualified for and deserving of God-realization, under all circumstances. But he or she, should possess such a burning desire or restlessness, that he or she may not remain, without realizing Him.
Though God, being omnipresent, pervades equally everywhere, in the sun, the moon, the fire, the earth and the gastric fire etc., yet He is particularly seated in me heart, in the same way, as milk can be available from the udders of a cow, though it pervades her entire body or as water, is available from a well, though it permeates the entire earth (Gita 13/17,; 18/61).
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