Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand 106

Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand Ji

CHAPTER 2 Curiosity About Action मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदु:खदा:। आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत॥14॥ [ “There are sensations of heat and cold, and of pain and pleasure, O son of Kunti, as senses meet their objects. Bear them patiently, O Bharat, because they have a beginning and an end, and are transient.’’ ] The contact of senses and their objects, which generates pleasure and pain, and feelings of cold and warmth, is occasional and momentary. Arjun should, therefore, abandon them. But instead of that, he is shaken by the mere thought of pleasures that are derived from the union of senses and their objects. The family for the sake of whom we yearn for pleasures and the teacher whom we revere both represent the attachment of senses. But the causes of this attachment are momentary, false and perishable. Neither shall our senses always meet with objects they enjoy, nor shall they always be capable of enjoyment. So Arjun is counselled to give up sensual pleasures and learn to withstand the demands of his senses. But why is Arjun counselled thus?