Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 18: Mokṣha Sanyasa Yogam Verse 56:
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Bhakti Permits Devotees To Be Fully Aware Of Divine They Could Use It To Understand How Everything Is Connected To God
सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रय: |
मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम् || 18.56||
sarva-karmāṇy api sadā kurvāṇo mad-vyapāśhrayaḥ
mat-prasādād avāpnoti śhāśhvataṁ padam avyayam|| 18.56||
Shloka Translation
BG – Ch. 18- Ver. 56:
One who regards me as his refuge always engages even in all deeds and with my grace attains that immortal, imperishable condition
Explanation
Shree Krishna mentioned in the previous verse that bhakti allows followers to have full awareness of him. With it, they may see how everything is related to God. They perceive themselves as God’s minuscule servants and perceive their body, mind, and intellect as the energies of God, together with all of their material goods as belonging to God. They do not stop working in that divine consciousness; rather, they give up the arrogance of doing and enjoying work. They rely on the Supreme for the completion of all work because they consider it as a sort of devotional service.
They then depart from their physical form and enter God’s heavenly home. The divine realm is created from spiritual energy, just as the physical world is from material energy. As a result, it is flawless and free from the flaws of material nature. It is full of eternity, wisdom, and happiness, or sat-chit-Anand. After going There, one never comes back to the physical world.
The different manifestations of God each have their own private homes in the spiritual world, where they enjoy endlessly adoring pastimes with their followers. The home of their revered form of God is where those who have perfected their selfless, loving service to him reside.
Verse & what we can learn
Arjuna, like many of us, probably felt quite dejected and sad after hearing the Gita discourse’s final message. Liberation is not possible unless one gave up all actions, adopted a monastic lifestyle, lived alone, and constantly thought about the eternal essence.
Shri Krishna anticipated this discomfort and, in a sense, brought the conversation back to Arjuna’s level. Arjuna was not in a position to give up his acts and become a monk. Arjuna was reassured by Shri Krishna that such people can unquestionably be set free.
It is as a result of a crucial factor. Liberation is fully dependent on Ishvara’s favour, regardless of whether a person chooses to live in this world or practice renunciation. We can take all the steps we want to in order to fall asleep, but in the end, it is not in our control.
As a result, after becoming aware of this, Arjuna, who had momentarily lost faith in his ability to achieve the eternal and imperishable state of liberation—regained his interest in the discussion.
Shri Krishna now started to wrap up the entire Gita by outlining its most important ideas from a highly pragmatic perspective. The straightforward advice given here is to keep doing our duty, to not stress out too much if we unintentionally commit a crime, and to think of Ishvara as the one and only aashraya, the supreme shelter.
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 says to surrender all actions to him and stay focused on him.
Let’s learn to live with “The Gita” via Meditation Affinity…