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Chapter 15
Link:- The Lord in the next verse, describes the tree of creation, described in the preceding verse, in more detail along with its parts.
adhascordhvath prasrtastasya sakha
gunapravrddha visayapravalah
adhasca mulanyanusantatani
karmanubandhini manusyaloke
Its branches nourished by the modes, with sense-objects for its buds (twigs) extend below and above and the roots which bind the soul according to its actions in the human body stretch forth in all regions higher or lower. 2
Comment:-
Tasya sakha gunapravrddhah:- Brahma, is the main branch of the tree of creation. All beings such as the gods, men and other lower species, are born of Brahma, the Creator. So, all the worlds from the abode of Brahma, down to the nethermost-region and all the beings, such as the gods, persons and germs etc., living in them, are branches of that tree of creation. As branches of tree spread, when they are watered, so do the branches of creation spread, by attachment to the modes which are responsible for one's birth in good, medium and evil bodies (Gita 13/21; 14/18). In the entire creation, there is no place, object or person, that is free from the three modes of nature (GIta 18/40). It is because of attachment for the modes that the world, seems to exist. The modes can be experienced by inclination and objects, born of the modes. Therefore, the Lord by using the expression 'Gunapravrddhah', wants to explain, that so long as, a man is attached to the modes, in the least, the branches of tree of creation, will go on extending. So, in order to, cut off this tree, a striver, should not be at all attached, to the modes, otherwise he cannot renounce his attachment, to the world.
Visayapravalah:- The inclinations of the modes as well as all palpable objects are included in 'Visayapravalah' (sense-objects as buds). As a stem grows from the root, branches from the stem and buds from the branches, and again, branches extend from, buds, so are sense-objects, buds of this tree of universe. A person, thinks of the sense-objects, because of the three modes. As water in the form of modes nourishes, and extends the branches of the tree of creation, so does it nourish and extend, the buds of sense-objects. As buds, are seen but water which pervades these is not seen, so, are the objects of the senses with their characteristics of sound etc., seen, but the modes are not seen, they are known by the sense-objects.
The expression 'Visayapravalah' means that a man cannot renounce attachment for the world, so long as, he thinks of sense-objects (Gita 2/62-63). "Thinking of, whatever being, a person, at the end gives up his body to that being does he attain" (Gita 8/6). So if he thinks of sense-objects, the thought, will lead him to bondage. This birth is like sprouting of buds.
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