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The Gita Refers To Individuals Found In Vedic And Puranic Literature

सर्वगुह्यतमं भूय: शृणु मे परमं वच: |
इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम् || 18.64||

sarva-guhyatamaṁ bhūyaḥ śhṛiṇu me paramaṁ vachaḥ
iṣhṭo ‘si me dṛiḍham iti tato vakṣhyāmi te hitam|| 18.64||

Shloka Translation
BG – Ch. 18- Ver. 64:

Once more My final lesson, the most secret information I know. You are very dear to Me, so I’m telling you this for your good.

Explanation

Even though a teacher is exposed to the darkest secrets, he may not always share them with his students. Before presenting it, he thinks about a variety of factors, including how ready the learner is to hear it, understand it, and gain from it. In the beginning of the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna was confused by his issues and enquired of Shree Krishna for advice. Through the eighteen chapters, the Lord gradually and with great care and concern increased his knowledge.

After witnessing Arjuna’s successful reception of the message, Shree Krishna is now assured that he will be able to understand the message’s final and most deep lessons as well. He continues, “I am speaking to you because you are my very close friend,”. I genuinely care about you and want what’s best for you.

Verse & what we can learn

After wrapping up his teaching, Shri Krishna spoke to Arjuna once more in order to explain the main points of the Gita. The Gita is a challenging text to fully comprehend. Karma yoga, bhakti yoga, jnyana yoga, and raja yoga are all covered. In several settings, the same term is employed in a different way. For instance, the term “aatmaa” can refer to the self, body, mind, and intellect. The Gita makes references to figures from Vedic and Puranic literature, thus both the teacher and the learner must put in extra work. A teacher who can distil the teaching’s essence will be valued by seekers who are nearing its conclusion.

Shri Krishna also explains why he decided to summarize the teaching. He is giving this teaching without expecting anything in return from Arjuna. He isn’t acting in this manner out of any kind of fear either. He is very fond of Arjuna, sees Arjuna as a devoted friend, and is also aware of the appropriate teaching for the circumstance Arjuna is in. Therefore, he seeks to communicate the Gita’s central idea, or param vachaha, in a way that will be most advantageous to Arjuna.

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 Arjuna to think and to worship him.

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