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आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान् । ādityānām-ahaṁ viṣṇur-jyotiṣāṁ ravir-aṁśumān | |
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Krishna focuses on the visible, invisible, factual, terrestrial as well as mythical creations. Citing Vishnu among all Adityas, for the mythological relevance these hold in the minds of people, he speaks of the Sun, which is the foundation of our life and activities. In the daily sandhya worship laid down by the Vedas, Sun has its special place and esteem. Krishna lists Gayatri as the most prominent of Vedic hymns. Among the immortal Vedas, he cites Sama Veda in particular, the main statement (maha-vakya) of which, tat-tvam-asi (That Thou Art), reveals that the life-element, the jiva, is itself the supreme Reality. This is the only way the knowledge of the Supreme can be conveyed and imparted to the seeker. He emphasizes how the mind has its unique prominence, and is fundamental to all sensory organs. He explains how in all embodied forms, awareness is the most important factor, causal and effectual. But every one is either deluded or overpowered by the body, though it is but a creation of cetana, Consciousness. Krishna’s list covers the conceptual as well as the earthly entities. He asks Arjuna to see the Supreme in Sankara, Kubera, Brhaspati, Skanda, Bhrgu, Agni, Ocean and its salinity. Om, he says, is the most prominent among letters and sounds. He asks Arjuna to see the Supreme in the holy Asvattha tree, and mentions Uccaisravas (the divine horse), Airavata (the divine elephant), Kamadhenu (the divine cow) as glorious manifestations of divinity, adding that even inanimate events like thunderbolt should kindle the remembrance of the Divine in the devotional mind. Krishna does not stop at this level but proceeds to include even sensual and sensory perceptions in the list of divine manifestations. Hence he describes the Supreme to be the source of passion, inciting reproduction that perpetuates the race (prajanascasmi kandarpah). The supreme Reality alone is the source, sustenance and dissolution at any time, anywhere, for all. Of all knowledge, spirituality is the most prominent (adhyatma-vidya vidyanam). Among the yajnas he holds japa-yajna as the most sublime. It is significant that Krishna includes the vices too in his list of prominent attributes of Divinity, thus bringing forth the magnanimity of Hindu dharma. In gambling, the loaded dice is seen as the special expression of Divinity. Silence he lists as the most prominent of secrets. Wisdom of the wise is also the Supreme’s special expression. |
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