Sharanagati

(continues from the previous Monday)

The safe of the “Bhagavat Gita” is in the Tenth Chapter; because we added up the numerals of the sum of the numbers of the chapters – nineteen; one and nine is ten. The Tenth Chapter contains the four main verses of the “Gita”. All the great revealed scriptures are condensed in a few verses. “Shrimad Bhagavatam” has 18 000 verses. Yet there are four verses, the chatur-shloki of “Shrimad Bhagavatam”, which contain everything. The “Brahma Samhita” has sixty-two verses and there are five main verses at the end as a summary. And the 700 verses of the “Gita” are also summarized in four verses – this is the chatur-shloki of the “Gita”. You see the numerals of these verses – Tenth Chapter 8-11 – again that is nineteen, right? So, we also have to pay some attention on the Eighth and Eleventh Chapter.

And if we return just a little bit to the structure, the Ninth Chapter is “The most confidential knowledge” and the Tenth Chapter is “The glories of the Supreme Lord”. So Ninth and Tenth as the core describe this most confidential, most hidden science about the glories of the Supreme. And in the chatur-shloki we saw the numerals of eight and eleven; and just check out what are the titles there. “How to reach the Supreme” – this is for the Eighth Chapter and the “Cosmic vision” for the Eleventh. So, you see, all these different numbers relate to each-other, tell to each-other.

And now to close our session only one thing remains – to listen to the four main verses of the “Gita” from the Tenth Chapter.

“I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My devotional service and worship Me with all their hearts.”[1]

This is the starting point of the core, the most-most essential message of the “Gita”: “I am the source of everything.”

“The thoughts of My pure devotees dwell in Me, their lives are fully devoted to My service, and they derive great satisfaction and bliss from always enlightening one another and conversing about Me.”[2]

You see? First God, then His beloved ones. “I am the source and My beloved ones behave like this.”

“To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.”[3]

Dadami buddhi-yogam tam/ yena mam upayantite – “I will give them the divine intelligence, through which they can come to Me.”

“To show them special mercy, I, dwelling in their hearts, destroy with the shining lamp of knowledge the darkness born of ignorance.”[4]

“I am compassionate on them and I will enlighten them.” So these are only four verses, but from a very general conception of God: “I am the source of everything” – this is like a very impersonal conception – we come to that: “I am compassionate.” You see, only few verses, but He reveals Himself: “I am compassionate and I will provide you everything that you need for perfection.”

So, this is the core of the “Gita” – the compassionate Lord and His beloved ones, who dedicate their lives, who dedicate their faith to Him and discuss about Him, glorify Him. You see, God Supreme and His beloved devotees are always together – even in the core of the “Gita”, they are never separate.

So, we have to express our gratitude to Vyasadeva, who gave all these complicated numerals and his hidden secret signature by these proportions. Because whether we observe the first, the last, the middle section, the golden section or the hidden compartment of the “Gita” we find some great treasures.

So I have to express my gratitude to you that you gave me the chance to remember. And please forgive my Math lesson in this temple-room. But I think finally we could arrive at the lotus feet of our compassionate Lord. Jay Shri Krishna!

[1] Bhagavad Gita 10.8

[2] Bhagavad Gita 10.9

[3] Bhagavad Gita 10.10

[4] Bhagavad Gita 10.11