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adhiyajñaḥ kathaṃ ko.atra dehe.asminmadhusūdana . prayāṇakāle ca kathaṃ jñeyo.asi niyatātmabhiḥ
اے مدھوسودن! اس جسم میں ادھی یگیہ کیسے اور کون ہے؟ اور موت کے وقت آپ کو ضبط نفس رکھنے والے لوگ کیسے جان سکتے ہیں؟
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?
ارجن بھگوان کرشن سے اپنے سوالات جاری رکھتے ہوئے پوچھتے ہیں کہ یگیہ (قربانی) کا اصل معنی کیا ہے اور اس کا تعلق جسم سے کیسے ہے؟ وہ خاص طور پر یہ جاننا چاہتے ہیں کہ زندگی کے آخری لمحات میں، جب حواس کمزور ہو جاتے ہیں، تو ایک مستحکم ذہن والا شخص بھگوان کو کیسے پہچان سکتا ہے اور ان تک کیسے پہنچ سکتا ہے۔
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.)