Guest guest Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 Why does Krishna refer Arjuna to Jnanis or tattwadarshi to do his prostration, interrogation and service ? Was not Krishna a tattwadarshi, in fact Jnana itself ? ******************************* (i) It is not merely to prostrate before the jnanis. We must make sarvaswa sharanagat (complete surrender) to the Guru. (ii)Mere questioning is not enough. The question must not be asked with any improper motive to trap the Guru and catch him at mistakes in answer or out of idle curiosity. It must be serious and with a view to achieving moksha or spiritual progress. (iii) Seva is not rendering service, retaining still the feeling that one is free to offer or refuge service. One must feel that he is not the master of the body, that the body is Guru's and exists merely to render service to Him. If this is done, the Sad - Guru will show you what the Jnana referred to in the previous stanza is. 1. Pranipat implies surrender. 2. Surrender must be of body, mind and wealth. 3. Why should Krishna refer Arjun to other Jnanis ? Sadhakas take everything to be Vasudev (B.G. vii - 19), i.e., any Guru takes a disciple to Vasudev and Krishna treats both as His prana and atma. As Sri Krishna knows that there are such Bhaktas and Gurus, He refers Arjun to them so that their greatness may increase and be known. ******************************** Love for Love's sake. Let that be your ideal. ---Shirdi Sai Baba Arun Reddy Nukala +44 (0) 79 1629 6119 http://groups.msn.com/ ALL-NEW Messenger - all new features - even more fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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