Srimad Bhagavadgeeta : Ch-9. Slo-6.

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Thursday, June 26, 2014.

 Srimad Bhagavadgeeta :
Chapter-9. ( Raja-vidya-raja-guhya-uagam )
Slokam-6.
Yathakasasthito    nityam    vayuha   sarvatrago   mahan,
Tatha    sarvani    buthani   matsthaneetyupadharaya.
Sarvatragaha     =    Moving (blowing) allover, 

 Mahan    vayuha    yatha     =      ( in which way ) ever present  in the sky,

 Tatha    sarvani    buthani     =     ( that way ) All elements, 

 Matsthani      =      ( All beings, all living things, all creations  ) rest in me , within me.

As the wind travels everywhere in space, all beings live and move in me.

 Try to understand that, like the mighty wind that is always in the sky blowing everywhere, I likewise exist with all created beings that are within Me.

 Think of it this way: just as it is with the mighty wind blowing everywhere in the sky, it is with all the beings living everywhere within me.

 As the mighty wind, blowing everywhere, always rests in ethereal space know that in the same manner all beings rest in Me.

The relationship between supporter and the supported even if they are not in contact with each other is being illustrated with an example by Lord Krishna. As the wind ever present blowing everywhere is situated in space but distinctly separate from it as space has no possibility of union with it. In the same manner all beings are contained within Lord Krishna and abide within Him.


It has been stated that one thing may abide in another thing; but the attributes of one need not be possessed by the other. This is what Lord Krishna explains with the word vayuh or wind which abides in space as an example of how both the wind and the space are separate andor the source unaffected by each other, in order to show His relationship with the all things in material existence.


Now Lord Krishna gives an example regarding the support and the supported and how they are seperatly existing without contact. Just as the wind is moving upwards, downwards and crosswise through the ether of infinite space; yet never attached to the ether or the space. In a similar way the Supreme Lord is also not subject to any attachments although all living entities movable and non-movable abide and function within Him. It should be understood that although He is the underlying maintainer and sustainer of all creation, He is free from any attachment to the incessantly changing transitory forms of material nature.


As all over infinite space which appears without support the mighty wind is able to blow and move everywhere. How is this possible? The wind blowing and infinite space itself is only possible due to the power of the Supreme Lord Krishna and yet His power cannot be perceived. Thus all creation abides within Him without knowing it. Those knowledgeable of the Vedic scriptures declare megodayas sagara sanni-vritti-rindor vibhagas sphurati va yo etc. meaning:The genesis of the clouds, the massing of the seas, the phases of the moon, the wafting of the wind, the flashing of lightning and the processions of the sun are all the marvellous miracles of the Supreme Lord. This is also confirmed in the Brihadaranya Upanisad V.VIII.IX beginning etasya va aksarasya meaning: By the sole command of the imperishable Supreme Lord the sun and moon are supported in their assigned spheres. The Taittriya Upanisad II.VIII.I beginning bhisha smad vatah pavate states: Out of fear of the Supreme Lord the wind blows, out of fear of the Supreme Lord the sun rises. It is by a mere fiat of the Supreme Lord Krishna's will alone that the complete cosmic manifestaion and total material creation full of unlimited moving and non-moving beings are in existence and this is what has been revealed as absolute. In the next verse will be revealed that the origin, creation and dissolution of all beings is likewise produced by a fiat of His will as well.

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