Chapter 15 verse 2
“The
branches of the tree extend upward and downward, nourished by the three guṇas,
with the objects of the senses as tender buds. The roots of the tree hang
downward, causing the flow of karma in the human form. Below, its roots branch
out causing (karmic)
actions in the world of humans.”
Branches
closer to the roots of the upside down Ashvatta tree are a result of sattvic
actions and good deeds which gets one closer to the supreme being. The lower
branches is an effect of actions which draw us further into material realm and
cause innumerable cycle of birth and death. These branches happen and sprout
only due to the gunas displaying itself in the field of actions and material
realm. More action could happen in the form of tender buds which could again
sprout more aerial roots and cause further entanglement in the realm of ever
changing universe. Symbolically, the roots of this tree hang downward
indicating the entrapment in the world of karmas and vasanas. Each of these
roots then branch out to further karma. A very complicated tree of life and
tree of knowledge yet a wakeup call to learn what real nature of the Universe
is and what is unreal?
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