Lord SriKrishna says this further: It is said that there is
a banyan tree with its roots growing upwards and branches downwards, whose
leaves are the Vedic hymns. One who knows this tree knows Vedas. The tree’s
branches extends downwards and spread above as a result of the three modes of
nature, and the twigs are the sense objects. The roots are bound to fruitive
actions of the human society.
No one can really understand this tree. But one must cut
down this strong tree with the weapon of detachment. And then one must seek
higher places and surrender to the Supreme personality. Those who are free from
pride, illusion and false attachment and they who are free from dualities
attain the eternal kingdom.
The supreme abode of mine is not illumined by Sun, Moon or
Fire. Those who reach it never return to the material world. The individual
soul in this world is an eternal fragment of myself. Just as the wind carries
the fragrance from one place to another, the living entity carries the soul from
one body to another. The ignorant being does not understand this.
But the enlightened person can clearly see this. The
radiance of the Sun, Moon and Fire have their source in me. I’m seated in everyone’s hearts; knowledge,
remembrance and forgetfulness all come through me. I alone can be known through
the Vedas. I’m the compiler of the Vedanta and the knower of the Vedas.
In this world there are fallible and infallible people. The
former are material beings while the latter are spiritual in nature. Besides this
there is a higher reality called the supreme soul. Because I’m transcendental , beyond both
fallible and infallible, the world celebrates me as the supreme person. Whoever
is not deluded knows this and engages in devotional service to me. I have
taught you this secret and remember – whoever understands this becomes wise and
all his/her endeavors will be perfect.
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