Why this blog: Always i had thought that tours can happen only in physical material world, this time i made a spiritual tour into some of our scriptures which are placed on highest reagard by all acharyas i.e. Bhagavad Gita (Song of God or Bhagavan) & Bhagavatam (Lila's of God or Bhagavan), obviously as Krishna has said in Bhagavad Gita you will always need a guru to start (little suspense....) & also now because i feel this tour has taken my mind to a different level, which i would like to share.
Note: I do not claim to have ever completed this tour nor do i know the date when exactly i started this tour.
Why did i think of taking this tour ?
Answer to a question is another question - Why do we generally go on tours (spiritual/material)? To feel happy, for a change, Maja madoke guru, ....
Or My neighbour went to Tirupathi twice this year, hey i shall atlest go thrice and also make a kalyanotasava costlier than them, My neighbour went to Kukke and landed up in a Rewarding Job/ Got married/...
My neighbour went to US atleast i will go to Malaysia or Singapore ?....
Or if little experienced for Ultimate Knowledge/ Peace/ tranquillity/ananda,
Or some more possibilities;
In NLP (Neuro Linguisting Programming) terms change the pattern / filters (Pattern is a fixed response to an event, Filters which impact our response in a particular way).
My Reason: To be frank, did not know what to expect in this tour to scriptures... But always had a few basic questions - Who Created this Universe ? Is that God or as Science claims the "Big Bang" ?or As a commoner either cases as the situation may be ? If God has created me and this wonderful (ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯ ಭರಿತ) world?
Some of My Learnings (humbly submitted):
Note: None of the things expressed below are my derivations/thoughts, they are purely from the scriptures as it is, which can be reviewed by anyone and known.
Who is Bhagavan ? (Because this word has been used in both the scriptures Bhagavt Gita & Bhagavatam)
Learnings:
[1] Definition of Bhagavan
1. Bhagavatam (1.2.11)
vadanti tat tattva-vidastattvaà yaj jyänam advayam brahmeti paramätmeti bhagavän iti shabdyate
The Absolute Truth is realized in three phases of understanding by the knower of the Absolute Truth, and all of them are identical. Such phases of the Absolute Truth are expressed as Brahman, Paramätmä, and Bhagavän.
2. The word bhagavän is explained thus by Parashara Muni: one who is full in six opulences, who has full strength, full fame, wealth, knowledge, beauty and renunciation, is Bhagavän, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead. While Krishna was present on this earth, He displayed all six opulences. Therefore great sages like Paräçara Muni have all accepted Krishna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thats why in Bhagvat Gita - i.e Lord Krishna (Bhagavan) is instructing Arjuna in more confidential knowledge of His opulences and His work. The speaker of Bhagavad-gita is Lord Sri Krishna. He is mentioned on every page of Bhagavad-gita as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Bhagavän (i.e as "Bhagavan Uvacha").
3. Bhagavad Gita - Arjuna asks Krishna about his oppulances ? Bhavad Gita Chapter 10 - Vibhuti Yoga is fully dedicated to answer the same.
BG Chapter 10.16th verse - Translation: Please tell me in detail of Your divine opulences by which You pervade all these worlds. 17th verse - O Krishna, O supreme mystic, how shall I constantly think of You, and how shall I know You? In what various forms are You to be remembered, O Supreme Personality of Godhead?
For which Bhagavan Sri Krishna Repled - Ch 10. 19 Verse - The Bhagavan said: Yes, I will tell you of My splendorous manifestations, but only of those which are prominent, O Arjuna, for My opulence is limitless.
Some samples of this oppulances - I am the Supersoul, O Arjuna, seated in the hearts of all living entities. I am the beginning, the middle and the end of all beings. Of the Ädityas I am Vishnu, of lights I am the radiant sun, of the Maruts I am Marici, and among the stars I am the moon.Of the Vedas I am the Säma Veda; of the demigods I am Indra, the king of heaven; of the senses I am the mind; and in living beings I am the living force [consciousness].... so on altast the deduction will be that everything we know and we do not know is actually part and parcel of Bhagavan (i.e Sri Krishna - i.e. to say we are all in his conciousness...).
More Learnings to come up.......
Like Is Bhagvan really the creator of this Universe ? How does this creation happen ? Has this been reported in any scriptures ?....etc. Please let me know your feedback/comments.
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Some Resources:
1. Bhagavad Gita: http://vedabase.net/bg/en
2. Bhagavatam: http://vedabase.net/sb/en
* Submitting with my humble regards to Krishna Bhagavan *
