II Let's discuss 'The Shrimad Bhagvad Geeta' II - Page 2

Over the centuries, many masters, philosophers and theologians have re-searched, explained and analysed its many verses, but at its core (like any vedic work in sanskrit), I believe, this too must be felt and experienced.

So, what folllows, are how I have felt while reading and re reading these verses.

Let us once again transport ourselves to Kurukshetra and hear the Song of God- the Bhagavat Gita.

There are four players in this drama- yes, four. They are:

Krishna, Arjuna Sanjaya and Dritarashtra.

Each of them is at a different level of Spiritual Evolution and hence receives the knowledge differently.

Krishna is of course the Avatara Himself, the human manifestation of Supreme Consciousness.

Arjuna-is the human soul which has evolved itself to the level that it is fit to receive this highest knowledge. Arjuna- The name itself literally means- 'white' or 'pure'. Arjuna represents a soul that has become aware of its imperfectons and -more importantly- hankers for the divine grace to render it perfect. It is beacuse of this that he receives this divine knowledge directly from the Lord Himself.

Sanjaya is an average "good" guy. He has no ill feelings, no malice, at times tries to knock some good sense into Dritharashtra, but also faithful to his duty. This is a soul which is quite content to be as it is, but -which- has the potential to rise into something higher, if a good dose of discerning spirituality can be injected into it. That is why Vyasa bestowed the gift of Divine Sight onto Sanjaya...

...But not before offering it to Dritharashtra, the last of the players, blind- both physically and spiritually. His is a soul that has been cast into an whirlpool of darkness. Try as it might, it is unable to hoist itself out of the absymal mess it has plunged into. A ray of hope comes in the form of Vyasa who offers him visionary ability, but Dritharashtra's soul has not evolved enough to intutively understand its significance and hence accept it. He also gets to hear the Bhagavat gita- but only second hand.