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Chapter 8
Link:—Lord Krsna, in the next two verses answers the six _ questions, one by one.
sribhagavdnuvaca
aksaram brahma paramam svabhavo'dhyatmamucyate
bhutabh4vodbhavakaro visargah karmasanjnitah
The Blessed Lord said:-
The Supreme Imperishable (Aksara) is Brahma; one's own self (Jivatma) is called Adhyatma, the activity of the Lord which brings about the creation, is called, Karma (action). 3
Comment:-
'Aksaram brahma paramam'—The Supreme Imperishable is called 'Brahma'. Though in the Gita, the term 'Brahma' has been used for 'Pranava' (the holy monosyllable 'Om'), Veda (sacred scriptures of the Hindus) and prakrti (matter) etc., yet, here it has been used for the Supreme, Imperishable, attributeless-formless, Lord.
Svabhavo'dhyatmamueyate:—One's own self, is called 'adhyatma'. The path of spirituality is also called 'Adhyatma'. and the science of the soul viz., metaphysics, is also called 'Adhyatma' (Gita 10/32). But, here it has been used, for one's self.
Bhutabhavodbhavekaro visargah karmasamjnitah:—The pursuit of mind, of the Lord (viz., the renunciation), that is the immediate cause of man, having come into existence, is called 'Karma'.
At the time of final annmilation, prakrti (primordial matter or nature), is supposed to be inactive, while at the time of creation, prakrti is supposed to be active. The cause of this activity, is the Lord's pursuit of mind to become manifold, from one. This pursuit of mind, is the cause of the creation. At the time, of final annihilation, beings with egoism and collected actions, merge into nature and then nature, including beings, merges into God. To
activate, the merged nature, from the Lord's pursuit of mind, there is discharge or renunciation, which is the cause of man, having come into existence, and with it the chain of actions begins.
Lord Krsna, in the fourteenth chapter, declares, "My prakrti (nature) is the womb of all creatures; in which, I place the seed and nature suthen na"tuie, mertiding hings, merges into God. To activate, the merged nature, from the Lord's pursuit of mind, there is discharge or renunciation, which is the cause of man, having come into existence, and with it the chain of actions begins.
Lord Krsna, in the fourteenth chapter, declares, "My prakrti (nature) is the womb of all creatures; in which, I place the seed (germ) (14/3-4). Here, 'placing the seed' means, that the Lord links the souls with the bodies, according to fruit of actions, of their previous births. The bodies, are born of nature and in the bodies, the soul is a fragment of God (Gita 15/7). Thus, all beings are born, by the union of nature and God.
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