Srimad Bhagavadgita Sadhaka Sanjivani -Swami Ramsukhdas
Chapter 16
Tato yantyadhamam gatim:- "Their sins, do not totally perish even during demoniac births. So, they have to go to still lower planes viz., hells.
Here, a doubt arises as to why the Lord has said, that these deluded beings do not attain Him, but sink down to a still lower plane, when there is no opportunity for them, to realize Him, in the demoniac birth. The clarification is, that the Lord has said so, because man was given an opportunity to realize Him, in the human life, before his demoniac birth, but he did not avail of that opportunity. Hence, he gets a demoniac birth. It means,
that human beings, instead of attaining Him, first fall into the wombs of demons, and then sink down to still lower planes of foul hells; such as 'Kumbhipaka etc. The Lord bestows this human body, upon a being, so that a man may attain salvation. But he being overpowered hy desires, selfishness and pride, commits sins, such as robbery, knavery, treachery and violence, which result in outward fruit and inward influence. A person, has to suffer according to evil actions, of the past. But, those, who inflict pain on him, commit new sins, which will bear painful fruits. Moreover, the sins leave their impression on the ego. That is very disastrous, because that impression in the form of evil feelings, instigates him to commit sins, again and again. Therefore, unless and until, a man attains salvation viz., unless he dispels these evil feelings from his ego, these will induce him, to resort to evil actions here, and hereafter, and will lead him to demoniac wombs and foul hell, where he will have to suffer torture. |