Adhikarana XXIII — Vidya of meditation preceded

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SUTRA III. 3. 47.

अतिदेशाच्च॥३.३.४७॥

atideśācca ..3.3.47..

…. Atideshat, on account of comparison. .. Cha, and.

47. And on account of comparison (made in the Gopala Uttara Tapani between the Lord and His Bhaktas, as that of a father and his sons, the human soul is not identical with the Supreme Self).-408.

COMMENTARY

In the same Upanishad (Gopala Uttara Tapani) the Lord addressing Brahma, says:

As thou art surrounded by Thy sons (Narada and the rest, and art happy in their company), as Rudra is surrounded by his hosts, as I am constantly accompanied by Shri, so verily My Bhaktas are dear to me.

This verse may also be translated thus:

As Thou with Thy sons art dear to Me, as Rudra ‘with His hosts is a constant object of My solicitude, as Shri is ever impartible from Me, so is My devotee dear to Me.

This shows that as the lotus-born Brahma and the rest are accompanied by their sons, etc., so the Lord is always accompanied by His Bhaktas and He loves them very dearly. The word «and» implies that the next verse also should be considered in this connection.

«Let My beloved meditate constantly on the esoteric meaning of My form as described above, such as My crown is Kutastha, etc. Thus he attains release, becomes free and I give myself to Him». Thus this Upanishad shows that the devotee is the eternally beloved of the Lord and that as he has entirely given himself to Him, the Lord has also given Himself to him. Now this eternal loving and reciprocal gift is impossible if the devotee were identical with the Lord. Therefore, expressions like «I am He», «I am Gopala», «I am the true», indicate that they are different modes of Bhakti. Thus should be explained the «So’ham» expressions found in other Upanishads like Rama Tapani, etc.

Thus it has been established that release is to be obtained from the worship of the Lord accompanied by the Grace of the Guru. Thorn can be no objection to this proposition.

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