Thursday, July 16, 2020

Srimad Bhagavat Gita commentary chapter 7 verse 1


Chapter 7 verse 1

“The Blessed Lord said: With the mind intent on Me, practicing bhakti yoga and taking refuge in Me, listen to how you shall without any doubt know Me fully.”

In the last verse of chapter 6, Krishna had asked Arjuna to surrender completely in devotion-Bhakti. In the beginning of chapter 7, Krishna continues to elaborate on what will construe from the complete and unconditional surrender and devotion to the divine. My Guruji, when talking about celestial gods and jyotisha/pariharas (astrology and remedies for ill happening), stresses on the need to surrender to the divine and not worry about the future or other lower forms of celestial beings. Living in the present in constant contemplation of the divine and God’s glory is the easiest way to attain Self.

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