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Even At The Point Of Their Death, Enlightened Souls Are Fully Aware Of Him
अर्जुन उवाच |
किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम |
अधिभूतं च किं प्रोक्तमधिदैवं किमुच्यते || 8.1||
Arjuna uvācha
kiṁ tad brahma kim adhyātmaṁ kiṁ karma puruṣhottama
adhibhūtaṁ cha kiṁ proktam adhidaivaṁ kim uchyate|| 1||
Shloka Translation
BG – Ch. 8- Ver. 1:
Arjuna said: What is “adhyaatma”? What is “karma”? What is that “brahman”? O supreme person. What is termed as “adhibhoota” and “adhidaiva”?
Explanation
Shri Krishna finished the preceding chapter by mentioning several technical phrases and emphasising the importance of Arjuna fully comprehending these terms in order to realise Ishvara. Arjuna does a favour for all future Gita students by asking Shri Krishna to explain these phrases explicitly. Arjuna inquires about the meanings of four phrases in this shloka: adhyaatma, karma, adhibhoota, and adhidaiva.
Shree Krishna had spoken a few phrases like Brahman, adhibhuta, adhiyatma, adhidaiva, and adhiyajna near the close of the preceding chapter. Also, even at the point of their death, enlightened souls are fully mindful of Him. Arjun is fascinated by this and wants to learn more.
Verse & what we can learn
This is possibly one of the Gita’s more philosophical and esoteric chapters. It addresses the topic of life after death, which has not been addressed in the Gita thus far. Furthermore, the definitions of the aforementioned technical terminology are offered, but different commentators have interpreted them differently, so we must choose the clearest and most straightforward interpretation. We’ll also gain a broad overview of the Gita’s perspective on the origin of the universe.
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.
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In the Next verse, Arjuna wants Shri Krishna to elaborate on the above terms more.
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