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There Is Only One Supreme Entity Who Emerges In The World In Three Forms: Brahman, Paramātmā And Bhagavān

यो मामेवमसम्मूढो जानाति पुरुषोत्तमम् |
स सर्वविद्भजति मां सर्वभावेन भारत || 15.19||

yo mām evam asammūḍho jānāti puruṣhottamam
sa sarva-vid bhajati māṁ sarva-bhāvena bhārata|| 15.19||

Shloka Translation
BG – Ch. 15- Ver. 19:

O Bhaarata, one who understands me in this way, without delusion, recognizes me as the most important person, and he worships me from all aspects.

Explanation

These forms are just manifestations of God, who is one. Brahman, the formless, omnipotent, and omnipresent God, exists in three forms. Janna-yoga practitioners worship God as Brahman. The satsanga-yoga seeks God as Paramatma, the Supreme Soul that exists in all living beings’ hearts. Bhagavān, on the other hand, is more personal and is the loveliest of his forms. Here, God takes the form of a person and performs beautiful pastimes.

All three forms of God have been described by Shree Krishna. Which of them, though, is the most complete? The answer can be found in this verse. Shree Krishna claims that those who adore Him as Bhagavān and recognize Him as the Supreme Divine Personality have perfect knowledge of Him.
While God does not reveal himself totally in His manifestations as Brahman and Paramatma, He does so as Bhagavān, with all of his Names, Forms, Virtues, Pastimes, Abodes, and Associates.

Those who seek God as Bhagavān, the Supreme Divine Personality, can thereby really learn everything there is to know about Him.

Verse & what we can learn

That is the true method of recognizing Puruṣhottama, the foremost person, when we regard our “I” as no different from anyone or anything else, when we pay attention to the self or atma that is the base of all name and form, rather than the name and form.

Any other manner of thinking about Puruṣhottama or the eternal essence entails some level of delusion, as well as a trace of name and form involvement. Worshiping Ishvara as a deity with a name and form is a necessary step toward discovering Puruṣhottama, who is beyond all names and forms.

There is nothing else to know in this world once one has reached the end of one’s spiritual path. A person like this becomes sarvavit, or all-knowing. Sarvaatma bhaava will emerge in him, and he will perceive himself in everything and everyone. So, whatever perspective he takes, whatever angle he takes, whatever quest he pursues after this understanding, it will be in worship of this Purushottama. The Bhagavad Gita’s grand message is this.

To acquire knowledge and to implement that knowledge in life one needs to be mentally and physically active and healthy and for that daily meditation is a great tool.

There are various types of meditation like Buddhist meditation, heartfulness meditation, mindfulness meditation, meditation for stress, and each meditation benefits are countless. There is also numerous meditation techniques for beginners which help in practicing daily meditation so go ahead and start your journey towards a peaceful and balanced life.

In the next shloka Shri Krishna talks about how a person can become enlightened.

Let’s learn to live with “The Gita” via Meditation Affinity…