Lord Shri Krishna continues :
"When you are drawn to me with a deep love and when that love is reinforced by the diligent and calm pursuit of Yoga, how will you experience my presence, O Arjun? You will see me clearly, with not a trace of doubt about my being, complete and whole!
Let me give you the knowledge of how it will be; and that will be the special awareness of me. After that knowledge nothing remains to be known.
Earth, water, light, air, ether, mind, intelligence, self-awareness : these are the eight basic elements of Nature (Prakruti ). This the manifest form of Nature which is closest to you.
Therefore know it to be Apara. There is another unmanifest existence of Nature which you should cognize as that which is beyond what you see. Therefore know it as Para (that which is Beyond). The Para, that which is beyond , that which is unmanifest, becomes manifest when it assumes form and becomes the universe.
All these species have originated from the unmanifest Nature (the Para Prakruti) , and I am the Beginning and the End of All.
O Dhananjay, I am, I am, I am in all! There is nothing that exists apart from ME. Everything is like the beads strung by the thread that is ME. Everything is filled within ME.
The flavour in water, the aura of the moon and the sun, the arch sound, the newest sound at the beginning of the world, reincarnated as the primeval knowledge articulated in the words of the Vedas, the sound AUM that reverberated in the sky : all of these is ME. The valour of men, the purest fragrance the earth has, the luminosity in fire : all that is ME. I am the vitality in all that is living. I am the austerity in the seekers. Know me to be the ancient, eternal seed of every form of life. I am the intelligence in the wise minds. I am the brilliance in the bright minds. I am the strength untainted by lust and agitation in the powerful ones, and I am the natural desire which motivates all created beings.
The three basic propensities of goodness, valour and ignorance (Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas) are contained by me but I am not ruled by them They are in me. I am not in them.
The three propensities of Sattva, Rajas and Tamas are the veil that hide the Spirit that lives behind this animate world. The beings cannot comprehend existence beyond the three propensities of Sattva, Rajas and Tamas. I am beyond the feelings caused by the three Gunas. But the beings are deluded by the power of the Gunas and therefore they cannot comprehend my essence as imperishable, whole, indestructible and undiminishing.
This is my magic, the illusion created with attributes and appearances. There is no other way to describe it except to say that it is Divine. This is Maya, the ultimate magic. This Maya is formidable. It is an ocean in which you swim perpetually, but if you try to reach the shore, it is impossible . Those who follow only me, will be able to cross this ocean.
The evil-doers, the ignorant, those who have reached the lowest level of depravity, those whose knowledge is hijacked by delusion, those who have resorted to inhuman tendencies do not seek me. There are four kinds of good souls who follow me : those who are anguished, those with a desire for knowledge, those who desire wealth and those who have attained self-realization.
It is the enlightened, the self-realized who is dearest to me of all. His love for me is selfless and undivided. I am his beloved and he too is beloved to me.
"When you are drawn to me with a deep love and when that love is reinforced by the diligent and calm pursuit of Yoga, how will you experience my presence, O Arjun? You will see me clearly, with not a trace of doubt about my being, complete and whole!
Let me give you the knowledge of how it will be; and that will be the special awareness of me. After that knowledge nothing remains to be known.
Earth, water, light, air, ether, mind, intelligence, self-awareness : these are the eight basic elements of Nature (Prakruti ). This the manifest form of Nature which is closest to you.
Therefore know it to be Apara. There is another unmanifest existence of Nature which you should cognize as that which is beyond what you see. Therefore know it as Para (that which is Beyond). The Para, that which is beyond , that which is unmanifest, becomes manifest when it assumes form and becomes the universe.
All these species have originated from the unmanifest Nature (the Para Prakruti) , and I am the Beginning and the End of All.
O Dhananjay, I am, I am, I am in all! There is nothing that exists apart from ME. Everything is like the beads strung by the thread that is ME. Everything is filled within ME.
The flavour in water, the aura of the moon and the sun, the arch sound, the newest sound at the beginning of the world, reincarnated as the primeval knowledge articulated in the words of the Vedas, the sound AUM that reverberated in the sky : all of these is ME. The valour of men, the purest fragrance the earth has, the luminosity in fire : all that is ME. I am the vitality in all that is living. I am the austerity in the seekers. Know me to be the ancient, eternal seed of every form of life. I am the intelligence in the wise minds. I am the brilliance in the bright minds. I am the strength untainted by lust and agitation in the powerful ones, and I am the natural desire which motivates all created beings.
The three basic propensities of goodness, valour and ignorance (Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas) are contained by me but I am not ruled by them They are in me. I am not in them.
The three propensities of Sattva, Rajas and Tamas are the veil that hide the Spirit that lives behind this animate world. The beings cannot comprehend existence beyond the three propensities of Sattva, Rajas and Tamas. I am beyond the feelings caused by the three Gunas. But the beings are deluded by the power of the Gunas and therefore they cannot comprehend my essence as imperishable, whole, indestructible and undiminishing.
This is my magic, the illusion created with attributes and appearances. There is no other way to describe it except to say that it is Divine. This is Maya, the ultimate magic. This Maya is formidable. It is an ocean in which you swim perpetually, but if you try to reach the shore, it is impossible . Those who follow only me, will be able to cross this ocean.
The evil-doers, the ignorant, those who have reached the lowest level of depravity, those whose knowledge is hijacked by delusion, those who have resorted to inhuman tendencies do not seek me. There are four kinds of good souls who follow me : those who are anguished, those with a desire for knowledge, those who desire wealth and those who have attained self-realization.
It is the enlightened, the self-realized who is dearest to me of all. His love for me is selfless and undivided. I am his beloved and he too is beloved to me.
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