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Slogam 11

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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8.11

yad akṣaraḿ veda-vido vadanti

viśanti yad yatayo vīta-rāgāḥ

yad icchanto brahma-caryaḿ caranti

tat te padaḿ sańgraheṇa pravakṣye

Translation

Persons who are learned in the Vedas, who utter omkara and who are great sages in the renounced order enter into Brahman. Desiring such perfection, one practices celibacy. I shall now briefly explain to you this process by which one may attain salvation.

Author Name:-Sri Ramanuja

Purport

Sri Ramanuja

8.11 I shall show you briefly that goal which the knowers of the Veda call ‘the imperishable,’ i.e., as endowed with attributes like non-grossness etc., — that imperishable which ‘the ascetics freed from passion enter’; that imperishable ‘desiring to attain which men practise continence’. What is attained by the mind as its goal is called ‘pada’. I shall tell you briefly My essential nature which is beyond all description and which is explained in the whole of Vedanta and which is to be meditated upon. Such is the meaning.

Author Name:-Sri Adi Shankaracharya

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Sri Adi Shankaracharya

8.11 Pravaksye, I shall speak; te, to you; samgrahena, briefly; tat, of that; which is called the aksaram, immutable-that whch does not get exhausted, which is indestructible; padam, Goal to be reached; yat, which; veda-vidah, the knowers of the Vedas, the knowers of the purport of the Vedas; vedanti, declare, speak of It as opposed to all qualifications-‘It is neither gross nor minute’ (Br. 3.8.8) etc.-, in accordance with the Upanisadic text, ‘O Gargi, the knowers of Brahman say this Immutable (Brahman) is that’ (ibid); and further, yat, into which, after the attainment of complete realization; visanti, enter; yatayah, the diligent ones, the monks; who have become vita-ragah, free from attachment; and icchantah, aspiring to know (-to know being supplied to complete the sense-); yat, which Immutable; people caranti, practise; brahmacaryam, celibacy-at the teacher’s house. Commencing with, ‘”O venerable sir, which world does he really win thereby who, among men, intently meditates on Om in that wonerful way till death?” To him he said, “O Satyakama, this very Brahman that is (known as) the inferior and superior is but this Om”‘ (pr.5.1-2), it has been stated, ‘Again, anyone who meditates on the supreme Purusa with the help of this very syllable Om, as possessed of three letters,…he is lifted up to the world of Brahma (Hiranyagarbha) by the Sama-mantras,’ (op.cit.5) etc. Again, beginning with ‘(Tell me of that thing which you see as) different from virtue, different from vice,’ it has been stated, ‘I tell you briefly of that goal which all the Vedas with one voice propound, which all the austerities speak of, and wishing for which people practise Brahmacarya: it is this, viz Om’ (Ka.1.2.14-15), etc. In the above quotations, Om which is going to be spoken of is presented as a name of this supreme Brahman, and also as Its symbol like an image. This has been done as a means to meditation on it (Om) for the attainment of the supreme Brahman by poeple of low and mediocre intellect, in as much as this leads to Liberation in course of time. Here also that very meditation on Om in the manner stated above-which is the means of attaining the supreme Brahman introduced in, ‘(He who meditates on) the Omniscient, the Ancient,’ and in, ‘(I shall speak to you birefly of that immutable Goal) which the knowers of the Vedas declare,’ and which (meditation) leads to Liberation in due course [Realization of Brahman leads to immediate Liberation (sadyomukti, whereas meditation (contemplation, upasana) leads to gradual Liberation (krama-mukti).-Tr.]-has to be spoken of along with ‘adherence to yoga’ as also whatever is connected directly or indirectly with it. For this purpose the following text is begun:

Author Name:-Sri Madhvacharya

Purport

Sri Madhavacharya

The ultimate goal to be attained is explained by Lord Krishna in this verse. Since the aspirants attain that consciousness it is known as padam or state and once that state is reached it is designated by the word visanti meaning to enter. The Narada Purana states: That the ultimate goal to be attained is Lord Krishna is confirmed in the Vedic scriptures. Since that consciousness is achieved by the ascetics, it is known as padam.

Now begins the summation.

Brahmacarya or voluntary celibacy for spiritual purposes denotes attuning one’s consciousness in full devotion to the Supreme Lord excluding everything else.

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Slogam 11

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8.11

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