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All Of The Rudras, Adityas, Vasus, Sadhyas, Vishvadevas, Ashwini Kumars, Maruts, Ancestors, Gandharvas, Yakshas, Asuras, And Siddhas Are In Awe Of Divine
रुद्रादित्या वसवो ये च साध्या
विश्वेऽश्विनौ मरुतश्चोष्मपाश्च |
गन्धर्वयक्षासुरसिद्धसङ्घा
वीक्षन्ते त्वां विस्मिताश्चैव सर्वे || 11.22||
rudrādityā vasavo ye cha sādhyā
viśhve ’śhvinau marutaśh choṣhmapāśh cha
gandharva-yakṣhāsura-siddha-saṅghā
vīkṣhante tvāṁ vismitāśh chaiva sarve|| 11.22||
Shloka Translation
BG – Ch. 11- Ver. 22:
The Rudraas and Adityaas’ hosts, the Vasus, the Saadhyaas, the Vishwadevaas, the Ashwini Kumaaraas, the Maruts, the Ushmapaas, the Gandharvas, the Yakshas, the Asuras, and the Siddhas, are all awestruck as they watch you.
Explanation
All of these individuals are placed in their places by God’s might, and they carry out their responsibilities with reverence for the Laws of Creation. As a result, they are all described as marvelling at God’s cosmic shape. Lord Siva’s various incarnations, the Adityas, Vasus, Sadhyas, Visvadevas, the two Asvins, Maruts, ancestors and Gandharvas, Yaksas, Asuras, and other perfected demigods are all gazing at You in awe.
Verse & what we can learn
Arjuna had previously heard about Ishvara emerging as deities throughout the cosmos. He can now see them clearly enough in his cosmic form to recognize who they are. Deities were worshipped by the majority of people during Arjuna’s time, but they were inaccessible and invisible. Arjuna was obviously ecstatic to see deities who were only called and adored in rituals.
Although we do not worship the Vedic and Puranic deities stated in this shloka, we do worship material deities. the person, the object of want, and the deity who binds the person to the object of desire Many ancient traditions claim that during the creation process, the cosmos split into three sections. The “adhyaatma” is the individual, the “adhibhoota” is the world of objects, and the “adhidaiva” is the governing deity who unites the two.
It is claimed that if we want to acquire specific characteristics, we should worship a deity. Appease that adhidaiva who presides over a repository of strength if one want to gain strength and power. As a result, when we first begin practicing meditation, we can choose a deity to whom we feel particularly drawn. It makes no difference which deity we worship as long as we employ that deity to guide our meditation to Ishvara.
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 Arjuna begins to describe the cosmic form of Ishvara.
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