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15.2 — Want to Know Bhagvad Gita?
Based on the Scripture Jñyāneśwari — (pronounced as Dnyāneshwari)— written by Saint Jñyāneśwara (pronounced as Dnyāneshwara) to explain the Bhagavad Gita in the Marāṭhi language
Bhagavad Gita — chapter 15 — Puruṣhottama Yoga
In the fifteenth chapter of the holy Bhagavad Gita, which is known as the ‘Puruṣottama Yoga’ (पुरुषोत्तम योग’), Bhagavān (Lord) Śri Kriśna uses the metaphor of a tree for describing the universe. He also explains the two types of beings — perishable ones and liberated ones — and then explains the Supreme divine personality, in order to then achieve the liberation.
Shloka Number 2
अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवाला: |
अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके ||2||
adhaśhchordhvaṁ prasṛitāstasya śhākhā guṇa-pravṛiddhā viṣhaya-pravālāḥ
adhaśhcha mūlānyanusantatāni karmānubandhīni manuṣhya-loke ||2||
This tree has its branches extending both upwards and downwards, and is being nourished by the three guṇās (tendencies) , and is blossomed with the objects of the senses. The roots of this tree also hang…
