Fwd: State of a God Realized Soul - Brahmi Sthitih

[Guest guest]

Hare Krsna

 

"esa brahmi sthitih partha nainarh prapya vimuhyati sthitvasyamantakale 'pi brahmanirvanamrccha ti" (Gita 2:72)

 

O Partha, such is the state of a God-realized soul. Having attained this state, he overcomes delusion. Being established in this state, even at the hour of death, he attains brahmic bliss (identification with the absolute state). (Gita 2:72).'Esa brahmi sthitih partha' — This is the Brahmi state viz., the state of a God-realized soul. On being free from egoism, individuality is completely wiped out and then a striver is automatically established in God. Individuality persisted only due to affinity with the world. With renunciation of affinity individuality is completely gone. The term 'Esa' refers to 'very near'. It denotes the expressions 'vihaya kaman' (giving up desires), 'nihsprhah' (free from thirst for necessities) , 'nirmamah' (free from the

sense of mine) and 'niraharikarah' (free from egoism), used in the preceding verse.Having heard the Bhagavan's declaration — "When your intellect transcends the mire of delusion and confusion, by hearing conflicting doctrines, you will realize union with God", Arjuna was inquisitive to know about that state of union with God. So Arjuna, raised four questions, in order to know the marks of a man of steadfast wisdom. Having answered those four questions, Shri Bhagavan declares here that this is a state of Godhood (union with God). In this state of eternal union with God, no individuality remains, only the Divinity pervades. In order to point out this important fact the Lord addresses Arjuna as 'Partha' here.'Nainam prapya vimuhyati'— So long as, a man has egoism (the feeling of I) in the body, he

is deluded. Lack of discrimination between the real and the unreal, is delusion. The man's self, being real, if he identifies himself with the unreal; this identification is delusion. When a striver knows the unreal as unreal, his affinity to it ceases* and he realizes that he is already established in the real. With this realization he is never deluded (Gita 4:35).'Sthitvasyamantakal e'pi brahmanirvanamrccha ti'— The human body has been bestowed upon man, only for God-realization. So the Lord gives an opportunity, even to vilest sinner, to attain Him by establishing himself in Him, even at the time of death viz., by breaking off his affinity with matter. Lord Krsna has also anounced it, in Gita 7:13, "One who knows My integral being, comprising Adhibhuta

(the field of matter), Adhidaiva (Brahma) and Adhiyajna (the unmanifest Divinity) even at the time of death, attains Me." Similarly, He has also announced in Gita 8:5, "He who departs from this body, thinking of Me alone, even at the time of death, attains Me; there is no doubt about it."By the above expression, the Lord declares the glory of this Brahmi state (Godhood). By being established in this state, even at the time of death, one attains Brahma. As the Lord declared about equanimity that even a little practice of it protects one from great fear (of birth and death) (Gita 2:40), so He declares here that if one gets established in this Brahmi state, even at the time of death by breaking off his affinity with matter, he attains Brahma.