CH 5 Verse 29

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Chapter 5

Verse 29

 

Bhoktaaram yajna-tapasaa.n sarva-loka-maheshvaram /

suhridam sarva-bhuutaanaa.n jnaatvaa maa.n shaantim

richchhati //

 

Knowing Me as the enjoyer of Yajnas and austerities,

as the Lord of all the worlds, as the friend of all

beings, man attains peace.

 

aum tatsaditi shreemad.h bhagavad.hgeetaa

suupanishhatsu //

brahma vidyaayaa.n yoga shaastre shreekrishhnaarjuna

sa.nvaadea.nnyaasa yogo naama pa.nchamo.adhyaayah //

 

Thus in the Upanishads of the Bhagavad Gita, the

knowledge of Brahman, the science of yoga and the

dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna ends the fifth

discourse entitled 'Sanyasa Yoga'.

 

LESSONS FROM BHAGAVAD GITA – 53

>From the discourses of Pujya Sri Swamiji

 

"Knowing Me as the enjoyer of Yajnas and austerities,

as the Lord of all the worlds, as the friend of all

beings, man attains peace."

 

How can a man attain peace? Only by knowing the nature

of the Lord, that is the Supreme Self and making

Lord's nature one's own, a man can attain the peace of

the Lord. The individual self and the Supreme Self,

though they appear different, are identical in nature.

But because the individual self is clouded in

ignorance, due to its preoccupation with the material

world, it has forgotten its identity with the Lord.

Therefore its vision is limited and it acts selfishly.

But as a man meditates on the qualities of the Lord,

his vision gets widened and he starts emulating those

qualities. Slowly his mind gets merged in the Lord.

Thus he attains complete peace of mind or the bliss of

the Lord.

 

Although the Lord has innumerable qualities, only a

few are given here. But these few are suggestive of

many others.

 

The Lord is the enjoyer of all Yajnas (sacrifices) and

other austerities. The Lord is the Supreme Self

pervading the entire universe and it is only He who

dwells in all living beings as the individual self.

Therefore it is only He who enjoys the fruit of all

ritualistic and altruistic actions done by human

beings. Secondly, He is the supreme Lord of all the

worlds. The many Gods and Goddesses that we find are

all diverse light rays of the same supreme Lord.

Therefore there is no power higher than Him or even

equal to Him. Thirdly, the Lord is the friend of all

beings. He is always devoted to the good of all

beings. Doing good is his very nature.

 

Meditation on these excellent qualities of the Lord,

and an endeavor to emulate His example in being the

friend of all beings will certainly lift man to the

status of the Lord.

 

"Having known Me, he attains peace" - says the Lord.

The idea is, having known the Self or the Atman, one

attains peace. The knowledge that one's own self is a

part and parcel of the Lord (the supreme self)

elevates man and enables him to reach the highest

spiritual level

 

 

 

 

 

 

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