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GITA-RAHASYA OR KARMA-YOGA
expounded by Me to you to-day, as being the most supreme mystery of all mysteries), because you are My disciple, and and are beloved of Me.
[ I have proved in Chapter III of the Gitā-Rahasya (pp. 76-88) that the single word 'Yoga' used in these three stanzas has been used in the meaning of 'Karma-Yoga', that is, 'the method of performing Action with an Equable Reason', out of the two paths of life, namely, the Sāmkhya and the Yoga. Although the tradition of this path of life which has been stated in these stanzas is of the utmost importance for understanding its origin, commentators do not seem to have paid much attention to the matter. In the description of the Bhāgavata religion given in the Nārāyaniya Upākhyāna of the Mahābhārata, Vaišampāyana says to Janamejaya that in the Svetadvīpa, this religion was, from the Blessed Lord,
nāradena tu samprāptaḥ sarahasyaḥ sasarngrahah ! eşa dharmo jagannāthāt sākşān nārāyanān nrpa Il evamesa mihān dharmaḥ sa te pīrvan nrpottama ! kathito harigītāsu samīsavidhikalpitaḥ
(Ma. Bhā. Šān. 346. 9, 10) that is, "acquired by Närada ; and O Rājā! the same illustrious religion has been imparted to you in the Harigitā, that is, in the Bhagavadgītā, together with the briefly stated ritual (samāsavidhikal pitah)". Later on, it is again stated (Ma. Bhā. Šān. 348. 8) that, “this religion was expounded to Arjuna, who had become despondent in the war". This clearly shows that the Karma-Yoga in the Gītā has arisen out of the Bhāgavata doctrine (Gi. Ra. pp. 12 to 16). The tradition of this doctrine from the beginning of the universe has not been given in the Gītā out of fear of its taking up too much space; and reference has been made only to Vivasvān, Manu, and Iksvāku; but the real meaning of this statement becomes clear when one considers the entire tradition of the Nārāyaniya doctrine. Brahmadeva had seven lives. After the description of the tradition of the Nārāyaṇiya religion given in the first six of these lives is over, Vaisampāyana has again said to Janamejaya in
| SR No. | 011090 |
| Book Title | Bhagvad Gita Rahasya or Karmayoga Shastra VOL 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bhalchandra S Sukhtankar |
| Publisher | R B Tilak Puna |
| Publication Year | 1936 |
| Total Pages | 767 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 74 MB |