The reason why this pAsuram is so enlightening is because it explains why worship of other gods independently is mentioned by Krishna as "avidhi pUrvakaM", in the light of sharIrAtma bhAva. Consider this+
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The body is different from the self. A person who does not know this, does various actions to sustain the body. He gains some pleasure through enjoyment of sense objects through the body, but eventually it turns to sorrow, as they are perishable.+
Even these material enjoyments which last for a short time are only enjoyed by the self, but the person does not know it, as he has no knowledge of the self+
In contrast, a person who knows the body is not the self, does not get attached to the fruits of actions. As a result, he becomes a jnAni and his body also shines with the knowledge, becoming tejasvi+
Similarly, the other gods like brahmA, rudra, indra, sUrya etc are the bodies of nArAyaNa who is the self. Considering those gods who are the bodies as independent, is thus equal to dehAtmAnabhimAna - equating the self with the body+
And what happens when body is considered the self? One undertakes actions to please the body, as said previously. So one propitiates each god considering him/her to be supreme. The results are limited, as in the case of the sense enjoyments of the regular dehAtmAbhimAni+
And just as the sensual enjoyment of a dehAtmAbhimAni is by his self only though he doesn't know it, even worship of the other gods independently is enjoyed only by their self, nArAyaNa, though the worshipper doesn't know him+
But if the gods and goddesses are worshipped with knowledge of nArAyaNa as their innerself, they become even more pleased with that worship than they would be if one worshipped them independently.+
Thus, just as the body of one who knows the self glows with jnAna, these gods will become more radiant and bestow more favors on the one who worships them considering their innerself, nArAyaNa. That is why the boons of the gods aided the pANDavAs but were in vain for kauravAs+
Thus, sharIrAtma bhAva is key to understanding what kriShNa means by "avidhi pUrvakaM" in gIta.
This is of course, just something that would interest Vaishnavas or those aspiring to be so.//
This is of course, just something that would interest Vaishnavas or those aspiring to be so.//
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