Nature of the Jagat:

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Nature of the Jagat:

 

Gita clearly holds the view that jagat is satya or real.'Prakrtim puruSham chaiva viddhi anAdi ubhau api' etc. statements clearly affirm jagatsatyatva. The elaborate account of kShEtra and God as kShEtrajna cannot be meaningful unless jagatsatyatva

is accepted.

 

Further, Gita specifically refutes the jaganmithyAtva theory in the verse 'asatyam apratiShTam tu jagadAhuranIshvaram'.

 

Jagat consists of prakrti, mahat etc. twenty- four categories.It is constituted of satva, rajas and tamas. It provides the physical apparatus of sharIra, antahkaraNa etc. to Jiva and involves him in the experiences of pleasure and pain. The environmental setup of jaDa prapancha can be used or abused by Jivas depend ing upon their nature i.e., sAttvika, rAjasa etc. The jagat is entirely under the control of God in respect of its essential nature and functions.