The Spiritual Import of the Mahabharata and the Bhagavadgita : Ch-8. Part-18.

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8. In Harmony with the Whole Universe  :


Part-18.


There are many students who think that the-

" sixty-sixth slokam of the eighteenth chapter" is the sum and substance of Gita—

"Sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja,

aham tvm sarva-papebhyo moksayisymi ma sucah."

Well, this is the sixty-sixth slokam of the eighteenth chapter, and it has been told only towards the conclusion of the entire teaching which has passed through various stages.

We too have to pass through the emotional turmoil through which Arjuna passed in the first chapter, and we will also find ourselves in the same condition of utter misery and helplessness in which he found himself emotionally.

We will have to find ourselves in this condition, if we have not already done so.

The spiritual seeker has to face a fire in which he has to be burnt and burnt.

The demands that God makes upon us are hard indeed, harder and more inconceivable then the demands of a hard-boiled creditor.

It is as if God is a creditor; we owe something to Him and He will take the last farthing.

This word ‘farthing’ actually occurs in the New Testament—you have to pay the last farthing, and you cannot go scot-free.

Swami Krishnananda

To be continued  ....


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