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adhiyajñaḥ kathaṃ ko.atra dehe.asminmadhusūdana . prayāṇakāle ca kathaṃ jñeyo.asi niyatātmabhiḥ
ಮಧುಸೂದನ, ಈ ದೇಹದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಧಿಯಜ್ಞನು ಹೇಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ಯಾರು? ಹಾಗೂ ಮರಣಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಯತಚಿತ್ತರು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಅರಿಯಬೇಕು?
O Madhusudana, how, and who, is the entity existing in the sacrifice here in this body? And at the time of death, how are You to be known by people of concentrated minds?
ಅರ್ಜುನನು ತನ್ನ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮುಂದುವರಿಸುತ್ತಾ, ಮಧುಸೂದನನನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು, ಈ ದೇಹದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಧಿಯಜ್ಞನು ಯಾರು ಮತ್ತು ಅವನು ಹೇಗೆ ಇರುತ್ತಾನೆ ಎಂದು ಕೇಳುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಅಲ್ಲದೆ, ಮರಣಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಿರಚಿತ್ತದ ಸಾಧಕರು ಭಗವಂತನನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕು ಎಂಬ ಮಹತ್ವದ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಯನ್ನು ಸಹ ಕೇಳುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Arjuna put seven estions to the Lord1. What is that Brahman Is it Brahman with the Upadhis (limiting adjuncts) or Brahman without them2. Is it the aggregate of the senses or individual consciousness (PratyakChaitanya) or distinct? pure consciousness3. What is Karma Is it Yajna Or? is it distinct from Yajna4. Adhibhuta is knowledge of the Bhutas. Is this the knowledge of the elements or something else5. Adhidaiva is that which is associated with the gods. Is this the meditation on the gods Or? is it the consciousness associated with the Suryamandala? etc.6. Adhiyajna is that which is associated with Yajnas or Vedic rituals. Is this the Para Brahman (Supreme Being) or any special god Is it of the same form (Tadatmyarupa) or is it entirely nondifferent (Abheda) Does it exist in the body or outside it If it exists in the body? is it the intellect (Buddhi) or distinct from it7. At the time of death? when the memory is lost and when the senses become cold (i.e.? whenthey lose their vitality) how can the man of onepointedness and of steadfast mind know the LordO Lord Madhusudana Thou art allmerciful. Thou hast killed Madhu and removed the miseries of the people. Even so Thou canst remove my difficulties and doubts very easily. This is nothing for Thee? the omniscient Lord. (This is the reason why Arjuna addresses the Lord by the name Madhusudana.)