QUESTION ANSWER DIVINE 2022-4 Continuing from previous QA
Dearfriends, Allthe QA in this posting is also from Bhagavat Geetha. I thought it isappropriate to post this QA in the New Year 2022. In the previous QAs 30 questions are covered. Sincerely, Gopalakrishnan3-1-2022 Q31Arjuna was given a mistic opulence tosee the divya roopa. Where do it is mentioned? What are the divya roopa details? A31 it ismentioned in Chapter Eleven - SLOKA 8 But you cannot see Me with your presenteyes. Therefore I give you divine eyes. Behold My mystic opulence! SLOKA 9 Sanjayasaid: O King, having spoken thus, the Supreme Lord of all mystic power, thePersonality of Godhead, displayed His universal form to Arjuna. SLOKA 10-11 Arjuna sawin that universal form unlimited mouths, unlimited eyes, unlimited wonderfulvisions SLOKA 15 arjuna uvaca pasyamidevams tava deva dehe sarvamstatha bhuta-visesa-sanghan brahmanamisam kamalasana-stham rsims casarvan uragams ca divyan Arjuna said: My dear Lord Krsna, I see assembled inYour body all the demigods and various other living entities. I see Brahmasitting on the lotus flower, as well as Lord Siva and all the sages and divineserpents. SLOKA 21 All thehosts of demigods are surrendering before You and entering into You. Some ofthem, very much afraid, are offering prayers with folded hands. Hosts of greatsages and perfected beings, crying "All peace!" are praying to You bysinging the Vedic hymns. SLOKA 22 All thevarious manifestations of Lord Siva, the Adityas, the Vasus, the Sadhyas, theVisvedevas, the two Asvis, the Maruts, the forefathers, the Gandharvas, theYaksas, the Asuras and the perfected demigods are beholding You in wonder. SLOKA 23 Omighty-armed one, all the planets with their demigods are disturbed at seeingYour great form, with its many faces, eyes, arms, thighs, legs, and bellies andYour many terrible teeth; and as they are disturbed, so am I. SLOKA 26-27 All the sonsof Dhrtarastra, along with their allied kings, and Bhisma, Drona, Karna--andour chief soldiers also--are rushing into Your fearful mouths. And some I seetrapped with heads smashed between Your teeth. Q32 Did Lord Krishna told Arjuna that Withthe exception of you [the Pandavas], all the soldiers here on both sides willbe slain. A32 Yes It is mentioned in SLOKA 32 The SupremePersonality of Godhead said: Time I am, the great destroyer of the worlds, and I have come here to destroyall people. With the exception of you [the Pandavas], all the soldiers here onboth sides will be slain. Q33 Did any body else had seen theviswaroopa shown to Arjuna? A33 Refer to Chapter Eleven SLOKA 41-42 and 47 Thinking ofYou as my friend, I have rashly addressed You "O Krsna," "OYadava," "O my friend," not knowing Your glories. Please forgivewhatever I may have done in madness or in love. I have dishonored You manytimes, jesting as we relaxed, lay on the same bed, or sat or ate together,sometimes alone and sometimes in front of many friends. O infallible one,please excuse me for all those offenses. SLOKA 47 The Supreme Personality of Godhead said:My dear Arjuna, happily have I shown you, by My internal potency, this supremeuniversal form within the material world. No one before you has ever seen thisprimal form, unlimited and full of glaring effulgence. LOKA 49 You havebeen perturbed and bewildered by seeing this horrible feature of Mine. Now letit be finished. My devotee, be free again from all disturbances. With a peacefulmind you can now see the form you desire. SLOKA 50 Sanjaya said to Dhrtarastra: The SupremePersonality of Godhead, Krsna, having spoken thus to Arjuna, displayed His realfour-armed form and at last showed His two-armed form, thus encouraging thefearful Arjuna. Q34 How to get salvation? A34 It is explained in Chapter 12 in the followingslokas SLOKA 10 If youcannot practice the regulations of bhakti-yoga, then just try to work for Me,because by working for Me you will come to the perfect stage. SLOKA 11 If, however, you are unable to work in thisconsciousness of Me, then try to act giving up all results of your work and try tobe self-situated. SLOKA 12 If you cannot take to this practice, thenengage yourself in the cultivation of knowledge Q35 Do the soul mix with the body? A35 It is explained in Chapter 13 in the followingslokas chapter 13 SLOKA 33 The sky, dueto its subtle nature, does not mix with anything, although it is all-pervading.Similarly, the soulsituated in Brahman vision does not mix with the body, though situated in thatbody. Q36 Who is the seed-giving father of everything in the nature? A36 Chapter14 SLOKA 4 states as follows:- It should beunderstood that all species of life, O son of Kunti, are made possible by birthin this material nature, and that I am the seed-giving father. Q37 What is the effect of goodness, passionand ignorance? A37 Chapter14 SLOKA 9 & 10 states asfollows:- O son ofBharata, the mode of goodness conditions one to happiness; passion conditionsone to fruitive action; and ignorance, covering one's knowledge, binds oneto madness. Sometimesthe mode of goodness becomes prominent, defeating the modes of passion andignorance, O son of Bharata. Sometimes the mode of passion defeats goodness andignorance, and at other times ignorance defeats goodness and passion. In this way there is alwayscompetition for supremacy. SLOKA 14 When one diesin the mode of goodness, he attains to the pure higher planets of the greatsages. SLOKA 15 When onedies in the mode of passion, he takes birth among those engaged in fruitiveactivities; and when one dies in the modeof ignorance, he takes birth in the animal kingdom. SLOKA 18 Thosesituated in the mode of goodness gradually go upward to the higher planets;those in the mode of passion live on the earthly planets; and those in theabominable mode of ignorance go down to the hellish worlds. SLOKA 20 When theembodied being is able to transcend these three modes associated with thematerial body, he can become free from birth, death, old age and theirdistresses and can enjoy nectar even in this life. Q38 What is the imperishable Banyantree mentioned in Bhagavath Geetha? A38 Answer is in Chapter15 SLOKA1,2,3 sri-bhagavanuvaca urdhva-mulamadhah-sakham asvatthamprahur avyayam chandamsiyasya parnani yas tam vedasa veda-vit The SupremePersonality of Godhead said: It is said that there is an imperishable banyantree that has its roots upward and its branches down and whose leaves arethe Vedic hymns. One who knows this tree is the knower of the Vedas. The branches of this tree extend downwardand upward, nourished by the three modes of material nature. The twigs are theobjects of the senses. This tree also has roots going down, and these are boundto the fruitive actions of human society. The real form of this tree cannot beperceived in this world. Noone can understand where it ends, where it begins, or where its foundation is. Butwith determination one must cut down this strongly rooted tree with the weaponof detachment. Thereafter, one must seek that place from which, having gone,one never returns, and there surrender to that Supreme Personality of Godheadfrom whom everything began and from whom everything has extended since timeimmemorial. Q39 Where do it is stated Lord is thereason for energy and responsible for motion of the planet and of every actionof every being? A39 Answer is in Chapter15 SLOKA 13 and sloka15 I enter into each planet, and by My energythey stay in orbit. I become the moon and thereby supply the juice oflife to all vegetables. SLOKA 15 I am seatedin everyone's heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness.By all the Vedas, I am to be known. Indeed, I am the compiler of Vedanta, and Iam the knower of the Vedas. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to thatha_patty+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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