Lord Krishna says in chapter nine in his eternal message inb Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta:
Ashardhanah purusha dharmasuasya parantap I
aprapya mam nivartante mritiyusansarvartamni II ( 9.3)
Arjun people having no faith in this religion, fail to reach me and revolve the world of life and death.
When Arjun asks Lord Krishna as to what is the from of Faith who don’t follow the regulations laid down un holy scriptures, Lord Krishna replies in chapter 17of Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta:
Trividha bhavati shradha dehina sa savbhavja I
Satvici, rajsi cheiv tamsi cheti tam shrurhu II
Satvaanurupa sarvasya shradha bhavati bharat I
Shardhmayoayam purusho yo yachchharatah sa ev sah II 17.(2-3)
The Lord says:-
According to faith of embodied souls happens to be as per their materially acquired nature, and are of three types: sattavic (Goodness mode of nature), rajas (Passion mode of nature) and tamsic (Ignorance mode of nature). Now hear about this.
O son of Bharat! One evolves certain kind of faith as per the modes of nature. A living entity is said to belong to a particular faith according to modes he has acquired.
Those who not knowing the regulations which are prescribed in scriptures and which lay down as to what is to ‘be done and what is ‘not to be done’ for attaining ultimate goal of life. But they have faith in the ultimate source of life, worship that source in their own way but their faith too is dominated by the mode of nature they have acquired.
Human beings are ‘mixed lot’ of material modes. Some have goodness predominating, others passion and there are still demon like persons prevailed by ignorance.
The faith of particular embodied soul depends upon his acquisition of particular mode of material nature.
99.5 % persons are dominated by passion and ignorance. it is rare to find a person trying for self realization.
Faith of embodied soul is dominated by their attachment with predominating mode of nature.
Passion, goodness and ignorance each dominates over other two at a particular.
This results in dwindling nature of faith.
So the dominance of modes of nature prefixes the nature of one’s faith.
Yajante sattvica devanyakshrakshansi rajsah I
Pretanbhutgarhanashchanye yajante tamas janah II (17.4)
The person in mode of goodness worships the gods; those in mode of passion worship demoniac spirits; while the ignorant worship ghosts and spirits.
The question Arjun asked was ‘as to what type of faith’ one develops when a embodied soul does not follow regulations laid down in scriptures
The Lord has straight way replied that the attachment of modes of nature determines one’s faith.
If one is dominated by goodness mode, it tries to liberate himself by meditating different gods, those dominated by passion worship the lords of wealth and strength and still those wholly dominated by ignorance, go to seek shelter of demonic forces.
Even faith depends upon the modes of material nature. If one realized person coaxes thousand of persons under the influence of lord divine power of material nature, they will not devote themselves to Lord Krishna.
The effect of divine power of material nature is so deep that the self soul has forgotten its real self.
The consciousness identifying with the body has so engrossed in worldly affairs that it is not ready to come out of the self created cob web. having faith affected by goodness, the embodied souls meditate gods to move forward on the path of salvation, those prevailed by passion work for material gains and all their life is lost in accumulating material properties which remains here in the world. even greatest and wealthy people have left this world empty handed yet all remaining are competing each other to acquire more and more property, amass wealth and raise families.
Still there are ignorant who live human life as that of beast. They never think of how this existence has continued, how universe was created, as to where from we have come, what is the purpose of life in this embodiment, after life where the self soul or life factor goes?
They have nothing to think about eternity.
Ashastravihitam ghoram tapyante ye tapo janah I
Dambhahankarsanyuktah kamragblanvitah II
Karshyantah shairastham bhutgramam achetsah I
Mam chevantah sharirastham tanvidhiasurnishchayan II (17.5-6)
Those who are engaged in severe austerities not recommended by scriptures but spurred by ego of body, lust and attachment, torturing their own body as well as the Super Soul living inside, is considered demons.
All austerities and penance are done for spiritual enlightenment. Scriptures have laid down regulations to perform them. Those who out of ego, lust and attachment perform austerities against the scriptural injunctions with other purposes in mind like political and inimical scores, are addressed as demons as they not only torture five basic elements of material nature forming body but also the super soul seated in the core of hearts of all beings.
Lord has directed all to follow scriptural injunction in chapter 16 and those not following them have been adjudged as demons because they are directly opposing the Lord’s dictate to human beings.
This human form has been blessed to realize them. Otherwise the repetition of many more birth in lower forms of conscious beings.
All lower species do eat, drink and make merry but that their activities are mechanical as per the dictates of their attachment with the three modes of nature.
It is the human form which has been blessed with intellect to think about the path of realization and being liberated in this form and going back to ultimate home.
Lord Krishna reveals as to how He prevails the universe:
mya tatamidam sarvam jagatavyakatmurtina I
matsthani sarvbhutani na chaaham,am tesguavashtita II
na ch matsthani bhutani pashya me yogameishvaram I
bhutbhrin bh bhutastho mamatma bhutbhavnah II
yathaakashsithito nityam vayu sarvatrgo mahan I
tatha sarvarhi bhutani matsthaniitiiupdharyae II ( 9.4-6)
The whole of this universe is permeated by Me as un manifest divinity, all embodiments rest on the idea within me. Therefore, as really speaking, I am not present in them.
All the being abides in me but see wonderful power of divine yoga; though creator and sustainer of all beings, I do not dwell in those beings.
Air borne out of ether moving everywhere, born out of ether ever remains in ether, like wise all beings originate from my thought abide in Me.
These three verses explain how this universe emanates from one almighty self/lord.
A reference to verse six of tenth chapter of Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta is the eye opener in this regard.
The procreation has emanated from Supreme Self:.
Maharshya sapt purve chatvaro manvastatha I
madbhava mansa jata yasham lok emah praja II (10.6)
Seven great seers, four their elders Sanak etc., and fourteen Manus, were born out of my will; from them all creatures of world.
Lord / Supreme Self were one at the outset and he himself modified into different forms. When forms did not move, Lord entered in all forms depicting his omnipresence by way of his divine will.
All beings are the part of same supreme consciousness
(Bhutanam asmi chetna---------- in verse 22 of chapter 10 of Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta)
This is imperishable supreme consciousness which remains even after the departure of a particular body which was incarnated due to its attachments with particular qualities of nature.
Sattvam rajastama iti gurhan parikiti sambhvha I
Nibhananti mahabaho dehe dehinamavyayam II (.5)
Arjun! Sattava (goodness), Rajas (passion), Tamas (ignorance)- these three qualities born out of nature tie down imperishable soul to the body.
Jeevnam sarvabhuteshu------------- verse 9 of chapter 7 of Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta
Is supportive assertion of Lord Krishna that he is the life in all?
One can clearly understand that Lord Krishna has not to act like an ordinary being for procreation. Such an automatic process has been set in motion that his conscious nature in shape of “jeeva” connects itself with the qualities of nature with blessings of Lord himself, indulges in egotism of embodiment.
By this very attachment, now comes the forgetfulness of original form. A divine self with help of enjoyment of fruits of his deeds invites more embodiments for it self.
If he ever comes to recognize his original form, he stands liberated and he attains union with Lord, an eternal unity, bliss and peace. .
Self being one undivided by his will permeates the entire universe and enters into all its modifications to undergo the fruits of past deeds in form of embodiment.
Magnificent and pre determined voyage of every embodiment
idamshariram kontey khetram it abhidhiyate---------verse 1 of chapter 13 of Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta.
The whole universe is a dream of lord/ self. a person of ordinary intellect can understand these phenomena by comparing one’s own position in a dream state.
While in dream one is omni- present but on awakening there is no other. Such a great is the dream of Lord and all universe without exception the modifications of his dream. While dreams of a self soul is dream is perishable because of his attachment with perishable gunas of nature, dream of supreme consciousness is also unreal though appearing to be real and continuous one.
This illusion of continuation envelops the intellect..
That is the reason why beings are daily dying and coming into existence without interruption, still embodied self treats the body eternal and identifies with it.
sarvbhutani kontey prikritam yanti mamikam i
kalpkshaye punastani kalapado visjrayamiaham II (9.7)
Arjun! All beings enter my Parkriti (nature being prime cause) during final dissolution and at the beginning of creation I send them forth again.
Except those individual souls who attain emancipation, others having fruits of attachment in remainder in their account enter the Parkriti of Lord at the time of dissolution of universe.
At time of creation they are sent forth to undergo fruits of their actions. This game of Lord is continuous and never ending
Parkritam svamavshtbhay visjryami punah punah.I
Bhutgramamimam kritsanavasham prikrevashat II
Na mam tani karmarhi nibandhanti dhananjya I
Udaseenvadaseenamasaktam teshu karmasu II
Mayyadheksherh parkriti suayate schracharam I
Hetunaanen kontey jagatviparivartate II (9. 8-10 )
Lord says that wielding my nature, I release again and again all this multitude of beings subject to the influence of their nature.
Arjun that action don’t bind me, as I am unattached to this work done through nature standing apart from it.
Arjun! Nature works under my supervision, bringing forth the whole creation consisting of animate and inanimate beings: it is due to this, that world continues to be.
Nature is the divine power of lord. Wielding that power Lord releases the multitude of beings at the time of creation and when the time of dissolution comes; all creatures reach the ultimate destiny in nature.
The system requires an understanding as to how everything is working.
Earth water, fire, air and ether are the five common elements in bodies of all beings, starting from Brahma to mosquito and they are equally connected with soul
All beings are the result of their attachment with qualities of nature
It shows that three qualities of nature bind the eternal soul with embodiment.
System is automatic.
Any individual soul leaving a particular body waits for its turn to attain next body allotted to him according to degree of his attachment to actions and desire for their fruits.
Lord is only witness to all actions of nature he being totally unattached with actions of Parkriti. Though all acts are conducted in the supervision of lord, but they don’t bind him like that of an individual soul.
This is solely due to identification of self soul with the actions coming out of nature.
Daily a wave of individual souls leaves this world and waves come to this world, taking different forms. it is this reason that a continuity of samsara/world is being maintained. With Lord supervising the course of life and death being enacted by nature, Lord is all above the acts of nature but still being in all forms as omnipresent.
All sentient and insentient beings are result of nature working.
This depicts the movement of world. That which sansriti iti sansarah keeps a movement and continuity till it dissolves in absolute and then at time of creation it resurfaces by Lord through nature.
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