57. Bhagavad Gita I Chapter 4 Verses 35-37 I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Verses 35-37, from the fourth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The song of God".

00:00 - Intro

01:39 - 🔆Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 4, Verse 35:
यज्ज्ञात्वा न पुनर्मोहमेवं यास्यसि पाण्डव |
येन भूतान्यशेषेण द्रक्ष्यस्यात्मन्यथो मयि || 35||
yaj jñātvā na punar moham evaṁ yāsyasi pāṇḍava
yena bhūtānyaśheṣheṇa drakṣhyasyātmanyatho mayi
🔴By grasping that knowledge, O pandava prince! you will no longer be deluded as you now are; and through that, you will behold all beings in the Self and then in Me.

13:43 - 🔆Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 4, Verse 36:
अपि चेदसि पापेभ्य: सर्वेभ्य: पापकृत्तम: |
सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि || 36||
api ched asi pāpebhyaḥ sarvebhyaḥ pāpa-kṛit-tamaḥ
sarvaṁ jñāna-plavenaiva vṛijinaṁ santariṣhyasi
🔴Even if, among all sinners, you are the very worst, by this raft of knowledge you will go beyond sin.

27:29 - 🔆Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 4, Verse 37:
यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन |
ज्ञानाग्नि: सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा || 37||
yathaidhānsi samiddho ’gnir bhasma-sāt kurute ’rjuna
jñānāgniḥ sarva-karmāṇi bhasma-sāt kurute tathā
🔴As a kindled fire reduces all fuel to ashes, so, Arjuna! does the fire of knowledge reduce all works to ashes.

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[nikolawinter]

Thank you Dimitri and Swami for this beautiful dialogue!

[mokshajetley]

Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna

[anagha.aniruddha]

हरी: ऊॅं तत्सत् 🙏🏻

श्रीरामकृष्णार्पणमस्तु 🙏🏻

Namaskar Swami Sarvapriyanandaji 🙏🏻

[mokshajetley]

Thank you very much Swami ji. I don't have words to express my gratitude, tears of joy running down. Thank you. Jai Sri Ramakrishna

[drganeshshelke]

Dimitri is asking very practical questions comming to our minds 🙏🙏🙏

[jamesjosheph]

This explanation by Swamigy is very important to those on the path of gjana marg. 🙏

[muktidaam]

Wonderful talk on Enlightened! Swamiji pranaams

[tamzfart]

Some may have what i dont have in this mind body point of view but from the truself i have it.

[ksoldestaccount]

32:19 epiphany moment! Falling from the heavens... punya is delayed suffering; sin is immediate suffering; Knowledge is freedom!!

[srivirao]

Keep them coming vedanta society of NY Thanks .. much gratitude.

[ksoldestaccount]

57:00 Dmitri question ... the vast world vantage point subject constituted wow must

[krishnamurthimuthuswami]

Thanks a lot..Eagerly waiting for further uploads

[ksoldestaccount]

19:29 the Lord is the raft across the ocean of samsara!

[ksoldestaccount]

1:04:40 Sri Ramakrishna says ... and swami vivekananda tells to emma caalve

[ksoldestaccount]

47:34 getting success and merit taps further if you just keep enjoying that

[dnayi]

The return of enlightened individuals to guide humanity is supported by the Vedic literature. The Brahma Sutra-s, commented upon by Adi Shankaracharya mention the following point: Perfected Souls May Be Reborn For The Fulfilment Of Some Divine Mission. ॥ ३२ ॥

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yāvat-adhikāram—So long as the mission is not fulfilled; avasthitiḥ—(there is corporeal) existence; ādhikārikāṇām—of those who have a mission to fulfil.

32. Of those who have a mission to fulfil (there is corporeal) existence, so long as the mission is not fulfilled.

Rishi Apantaratama was born again as Vyasa. Sanatkumara was born as Skanda. So also other Rishis like Vasishtha and Narada were born again. Now these Rishis had attained the knowledge of Brahman, and yet they had to be reborn. If that is so, what is the utility of such knowledge of Brahman?—says the opponent. This Sutra refutes it and says that ordinarily, a person after attaining Knowledge is not reborn. But the case of those who have a divine mission to fulfill is different. Those perfected sages have one or more births until their mission is fulfilled, after which they are not born again. But then they never come under the sway of ignorance although they may be reborn. Their case is analogous to that of a Jivanmukta, who even after attaining Knowledge continues his corporeal existence as long as the Prarabdha Karma lasts. The divine mission of these people is comparable to the Prarabdha Karma.


A detailed translation of the commentary can be found in Swami Gambirananda's translation of the Brahma Sutra-s. Here is an online source for another translation by George Thibaut:

[licandres]

I was a little shocked here when swami speaks of hell, don't think he mentions that concept very often.

[ksoldestaccount]

24:51 hahahahahaha awesome newspaper story

[ksoldestaccount]

53:49 problems that heavenly people have

[ksoldestaccount]

29:37 chains of gold!!!! dont enjoy too much or you'll exhaust if and then chains turn to iron; be free of both, Sannyasi bold, say Om Tat Sat Om!!!