Only a human has the ability to shape his or her destiny
|| जय
श्री कृष्ण ||
_आसुरीं
योनिमापन्ना मूढा जन्मनि जन्मनि ।_
भावार्थ :
हे कुन्तीपुत्र! आसुरी योनि को प्राप्त
हुए मूर्ख मनुष्य अनेकों जन्मों तक आसुरी योनि को ही प्राप्त होते रहते हैं, ऎसे
आसुरी स्वभाव वाले मनुष्य मुझे प्राप्त न होकर अत्यन्त अधम गति (निम्न योनि) को ही
प्राप्त होते हैं। (२०) Meaning:
Entering into devilish wombs,
the deluded individuals, from birth after birth, do not attain me, O Kaunteya.
They attain destinations even lower than that (state).
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Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
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Explanation:
Here, Shri Krishna expresses his
regret about a lost opportunity. Anyone who has attained a human birth has a
chance to achieve self realization and liberation. But those individuals who
engage in destruction of others instead of improving their state give up this
golden opportunity. Such people enter a never ending descent into lower and lower
realms of existence. An example given in most commentaries is that of
kumbhipaaka, where individuals spend their time in a pot of boiling oil.
Such is the rare and special
nature of a human birth, that most spiritual masters have mentioned it in their
texts. Shankaraachaarya begins the Vivekachoodamani text with this proclamation
: "For beings a human birth is hard to win, then manhood and holiness,
then excellence in the path of wise law; hardest of all to win is wisdom.
Discernment between Self and not-Self, true judgment, nearness to the Self of
the Eternal and Freedom are not gained without a myriad of right acts in a
hundred births".
The practical implication of
this shloka is the importance of free will. Only a human has the ability to
shape his or her destiny. Plants, animals and birds cannot do so. All they can
do is follow their instincts and their sense organs. If we also start ignoring
our intellect and empowering our sense organs, there remains no difference
between us and animals. We lose all traces of sattva, and only exist through
rajas and tamas.
Chant the mantra you have faith in
Hare Krishna
The Hare Krishna maha-mantra is composed of three Sanskrit words, which are “Hare”, “Krishna” and “Rama”. According to the scriptures “Obstruction or problem can’t come into their lives, who do chant this mantra continuously”. The Great Mantra is:
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण , कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे |
हरे राम हरे राम , राम राम हरे हरे ||
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