QUESTION ANSWERDIVINE 2022-5 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 39questions are covered. BEING COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS Sincerely, Gopalakrishnan4-1-2022 Q40 Where do it is stated Lord is thereason for energy and responsible for motion of the planet and of every actionof every being? A40 Answer is in Chapter15 SLOKA 13 and sloka15 I enter into each planet, and by Myenergy they stay in orbit. I become the moon and thereby supply the juice oflife to all vegetables. SLOKA 15- I am seated in everyone's heart, and from Me comeremembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness. By all the Vedas, I am to be known.Indeed, I am the compiler of Vedanta, and I am the knower of the Vedas. Q41 What is the transcendental qualities& demoniac qualities ? A41 Answeris given in CHAPTER16 SLOKA 5 Thetranscendental qualities are conducive to liberation, whereas the demoniac qualities make forbondage. Do not worry, O son of Pandu, for you are born with the divinequalities. Q42 What are the three gates leading tohell? A42 Answeris given in CHAPTER16 SLOKA 21&22 There are three gates leading to this hell--lust,anger and greed. Every sane man should give these up, for theylead to the degradation of the soul. The man who has escaped these three gates of hell, Oson of Kunti, performs acts conducive to self-realizationand thus gradually attains the supreme destination. Q43 Who worship demigods demons ghosts andspirits? A43 Answeris given in CHAPTER17 SLOKA 4 Men in themode of goodness worship the demigods; those in the mode of passion worship thedemons; and those in the mode of ignorance worship ghosts and spirits. Q44 Who are demons? What is the importanceof Satvic food? A44 It isexplained in CHAPTER17 SLOKA 5-6 Those whoundergo severe austerities and penances not recommended in the scriptures,performing them out of pride and egoism, who are impelled by lust andattachment, who are foolish and who torture the material elements of the bodyas well as the Supersoul dwelling within, are to be known as demons. SLOKA 9 Foods that are too bitter, too sour,salty, hot, pungent, dry and burning are dear to those in the mode of passion.Such foods cause distress, misery and disease. Q45 What is the importance of the three words om tat sat ?( recollect we say mantra om tatsat brahmarpanam during religiousfunctons) A45 It isexplained in CHAPTER17 SLOKA 23 om tat saditi nirdeso brahmanastri-vidhah smrtah brahmanastena vedas ca yajnas cavihitah pura From thebeginning of creation, the three words om tat sat were used to indicate theSupreme Absolute Truth. These three symbolic representations were used bybrahmanas while chanting the hymns of the Vedas and during sacrifices forthe satisfaction of the Supreme. Q46 What is renounciation? A46 It is explained in CHAPTER 18 SLOKA 2 and 9 TheSupreme Personality of Godhead said: The giving up of activities that are basedon material desire is what great learned men call the renounced order of life [sannyasa]. And giving upthe results of all activities is what the wise call renunciation [tyaga]. SLOKA 9- O Arjuna, when one performs hisprescribed duty only because it ought to be done, and renounces all materialassociation and all attachment to the fruit, his renunciation is said to be inthe mode of goodness. SLOKA37,3839,40 further explains: That whichin the beginning may be just like poison but at the end is just like nectar andwhich awakens one to self-realization is said to be happiness in the mode ofgoodness. Thathappiness which is derived from contact of the senses with their objects andwhich appears like nectar at first but poison at the end is said to be of thenature of passion. And that happiness which is blind toself-realization, which is delusion from beginning to end and which arises fromsleep, laziness and illusion is said to be of the nature of ignorance. Q47Is there any being devoid of material nature in any of the planets? A47 There is no being existing, either here oramong the demigods in the higher planetary systems, which is freed from thesethree modes born of material nature. Q48 What is told about caste system in theGeetha? A48 It is explained in CHAPTER 18 SLOKA 41,42, 43, 44 and 45 Brahmanas,ksatriyas, vaisyas and sudras are distinguished by the qualities born of their own natures in accordancewith the material modes, O chastiser of the enemy. Peacefulness,self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty, knowledge, wisdom andreligiousness--these are the natural qualities by which the brahmanas work. Heroism, power, determination,resourcefulness, courage in battle, generosity and leadership are the natural qualities of workfor the ksatriyas. Farming, cowprotection and business are the natural work for the vaisyas, and for the sudras there is labor andservice to others. Q49 Whether a person can give up the work born of his nature? A49 It is stated in SLOKA 48 chapter 18 that Every endeavor is covered by some fault, justas fire is covered by smoke. Therefore one should not give up the work born of hisnature, O son of Kunti, even if such work is full of fault. Further inSLOKA 57 it is stated that “ In allactivities just depend upon Me and work always under My protection. In suchdevotional service, be fully conscious of Me.” Further inSLOKA 58 it is stated that “ If you become conscious of Me, you will passover all the obstacles of conditioned life by My grace. If, however, youdo not work in such consciousness but act through false ego, not hearing Me,you will be lost.” Q50 What is the benefit of reading orhearing of BHAGAVAT GEETHA? A50 It isstated in the SLOKA 70 and 71 of last chapter (chapter 18) adhyesyateca ya imam dharmyam samvadam avayohjnana-yajnena tenaham istah syam iti me matih And I declare that he who studies this sacredconversation of ours worships Me by his intelligence. SLOKA 71states sraddhavananasuyas ca srnuyad apiyo narah so 'pimuktah subhal lokan prapnuyatpunya-karmanam And one wholistens with faith and without envy becomes free from sinful reactions andattains to theauspicious planets where the pious dwell. Q51 How Sanjaya could hear theGeethopadesa? A51 Answer is in SLOKA 75 of last chapter (chapter 18) vyasa-prasadacchrutavan etad guhyamaham param yogamyogesvarat krsnat saksatkathayatah svayam By the mercy of Vyasa,I have heard these most confidential talks directly from the master of allmysticism, Krsna, who was speaking personally to Arjuna. -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1625089664.890864.1641261400030%40mail.yahoo.com.
