Srimad Bhagavadgita -Ramsukhdas 1511

Srimad Bhagavadgita Sadhaka Sanjivani -Swami Ramsukhdas

Chapter 15 In fact, all objects and actions, belong only to Nature. Therefore, all actions with the physical, subtle and causal bodies, are to be performed for the welfare of the world only, not for one's own self. The term 'Aksarah', stands for the imperishable soul, which never undergoes any modification. Nature is insentient, (matter), while the soul, being a fragment of God, is sentient. The term 'Ksarah', used in the verse stands for the Pipala tree in the form of the world, which should be cut, as is mentioned in the third verse, while 'Aksarah' is the soul, a fragment of God, as is described in the seventh verse. In Gita, for each of the Ksara, Aksara and Purusottama, different words belonging to the three genders, have been used on different occasion. It means, that Nature, the soul, and God are neither female, nor male nor a hermaphrodite. They are free from the restrictions of gender. In order to, show the superiority of 'Purusottama' (the Supreme Person), the Lord has used, for both 'Ksara (perishable) and Aksara (imperishable), the term 'Purusa' (person). Ksarah sarvani bhutani:- Here, the term 'Ksara', stands for a tree in the form of universe, as described at the beginning of the universe, which is without end, or origin or foundation, and which according to the Lord, should be cut with a strong axe, of non-attachment. Here the term 'Bhutani, stands for all the three physical, subtle and causal bodies, because, bodies rather than the soul, are perishable. Kutastho'ksara ucyate:- The Lord, here has called the soul 'Aksara' (imperishable), while in the seventh verse, He called It, His eternal fragment. The soul, may acquire anybody or may go to any world, but ever remains uniform, without undergoing any modifications (Gita 8/19; 13/31). Therefore, It has been called 'Kutastha', (immutable or unchanging). In the Gita, both God and the soul, have been described as possessing the same characteristics. God (in 12/3) has been called 'Kutastha' (unchanging) and (m 8/4) 'Aksara' (imperishable), while here, the soul has been described as 'Kutastha' (unchanging), and 'Aksara (imperishable). Both of these have identity in essence and character. The soul, is ever-uniform and according to non-dualistic principle, is the same as God, but becomes the embodied soul by identifying Itself with Nature, and its evolute body etc.