Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand 131

Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand Ji

CHAPTER 2 Curiosity About Action देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत। तस्मात्सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि॥30॥ [ “Since the Self dwelling in all bodies is unslayable, O Bharat, it does not befit you to grieve for living beings.’’ ] Arjun ought not to mourn for living beings because the Self, in whatever body he is, can be neither slain nor pierced through. Duly expounded and treated with authority, the point at issue that “the Self is eternal” is concluded here. But there arises another question at this point. How to realize and fulfil the Self? In the whole of the Geeta only two ways are suggested for this, first “the Way of Selfless Action” (Nishkam Karm Yog) and, secondly, “the Way of Discernment” (Gyan Yog). The required action for both the ways is the same. Stressing the necessity of this action, Yogeshwar Krishn says: