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Summary of #ShriBhagwadGita Adhyay 15-पुरुषोत्तमयोग

This chapter summarizes the entire essence of not just Gita but also all the Vedas. It covers four topics:what is the world, who Krishna is, what is God and what is relationship between him, the world and God.(1/7)

Our existence in this world is illustrated using an upside down tree. The root of this tree is God, wielding the power of Prakriti, the Brahman, the eternal essence with attributes. Our existence in this world, is the outward growth of the tree.(2/7)

This growth is fueled by sense objects which are in the form off sprouts or buds. Each sense object guarantees desires, which generates actions, which binds us to rhe branches of the tree. The only way to get rid of the endless cycle of desire and action is(continue..)(3.1/7)

To go straight to the source of the tree, to take refuge in God.And to do so, one needs to get free from pride and delusion, only then one can reach in the state of self-realization and liberation.From an absolute standpoint, there is one eternal essence, one consciousness(3.2/7)

..One self and one "I".But this eternal essence is divided into multiple "I"'s through apparent limitations (Upadhis).Only those individuals who have assimilated the teaching of scriptures after purifying themselves with karma and bhakti yoga, recognize the nature of self.(3.3/7)

..All others are living in delusion. God is not some remote figure but pervades every aspect of the universe. He provides energy through sun, the moon and fire. All memory and knowledge emerges from the God who resides in the intellect of everyone.(4/7)

"द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च |
क्षर: सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते ||"

"There are two kinds of beings in creation, the kṣhar (perishable) and the akṣhar (imperishable).The kshar, are beings in the material realm. The akshar are the liberated beings."(5.1/7)

"उत्तम: पुरुषस्त्वन्य: परमात्मेत्युदाहृत: |
यो लोकत्रयमाविश्य बिभर्त्यव्यय ईश्वर: ||"

"Besides these, is the Supreme Divine Personality, who is the indestructible Supreme Soul. He enters the three worlds as the unchanging controller and supports all living beings."(5.2/7)

If we mentally remove the apparent limitations(upadhis), the names and forms behind an individual, we find the foremost person, the Purushottama(Krishna), the pure eternal essence.(6/7)

Thus, Shri Krishna has shared the most secret principle of the Vedic scriptures with us. By understanding this, a person becomes enlightened, and fulfills all that is to be accomplished.(7/7)
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