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PHRASES IN THE GITA - 76

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PHRASES IN THE GITA - 76

वासुदेवः सर्वम् ।  (अध्याय ७ - श्लोक १९)
வாஸுதேவஹ ஸர்வம்  ...  (அத்யாயம் 7 - ஶ்லோகம் 19)
Vaasudevah Sarvam  ...  (Chapter 7 - Shloka 19)

Meaning :  Everything is Vaasudeva ...

Three aspects need to be understood in regard to this phrase ..

One ...  Everything is Shri Vaasudeva .  Everything in Creation ...  Every life , every particle in Creation ...  From the Micro - cell to Macro Universe ... Everything is Shri Vasudeva ...

If everything is Shri Vasudeva , then those which we presume to be bad , the repulsive , the destructive , the gory , the ugly ?  Are these too Shri Vasudeva ..?  Yes .  Everything is Shri Vasudeva ...  The Religions which originated from the Arabia , have a concept of Shaitaan or Devil ...  The Shaitaan (Devil) is equally powerful and is responsible for anything ugly , bad , gory , destructive , etc .  The God (Shri Paramaatman) is powerless in areas where Satan reigns .  "Shri Paramaatman" is the Only One , according to Hindu Dharma . He is OmniPotent .  There is nothing beyond Him .  He rules over every bit of Creation .

Two ...  Everything in Creation gets destroyed .  If everything is Him , then does He too gets destroyed ?  No .  Creation is Manifestation of Him .  Everything in His Creation nourish and work due to His Power .  They are destroyed by Him .  He is seed in every creation .  He is the energy in every action .  He was before Creation when nothing else had come into existence .  He is in everything and He will be , when everything else is destroyed .  He is Sat , He is the Only One to Exist .  All of us in Creation appear to exist but are continuously moving towards death and destruction .

Three ...  Everything is Shri Vasudeva .  This declaration comes from Shri VasuDeva (Shri Krishna) Himself .  Are these words of Shri Krishna similar to , "Jesus is the Only God ?" as siggested by Christian faith or "Yaa Ilaahaa Illalla" as suggested in Islam ?  Does Shri Krishna prescribe Worship of Himself (Shri Vasudeva) , the son born to Devaki - Vasudeva , brought up by Yashoda - Nanda , the One who plays Bansi (Flute) and carries the Chakra (Sudarshan Wheel) , the One who killed Kamsa , Chanoora , the One who was Charioteer of Arjuna on Kurukshtra battle field ?  Of course , that Shri Krishna is worth being worshipped is beyond doubts .  But , any suggestion that He is the Only one to be worshipped is against Advaita , the fundamental Truth .  He had taken a Human form , He grew and lived a Human Life and disappeared one day due to an arrow shot by an archer .  To suggest that He is the Only One , that He is Everything may not be palatable .  Yes .  He was the One who had realized the , "I am a Drop of The Ocean , I am a spark in The Light" .  In fact , the Gita was revealed when He was in such a state .  Whenever Shri Krishna says , 'Me' or VasuDeva' He means the Eternal , the Niraakaara or Formless , the NirGuna or the One who is beyond attributes , Nirvikaara or the One beyond destruction and death , the Truth .  He does not suggest Idol Worship here .  He does not suggest worship of Shri Krishna the Form but Worship of the OmniPotent , OmniPresent , Omniscient , the Evere Existing Brahman is being suggested .

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