sarva dharman parityjya mamekam sharanam vraja | BG XVIII. 66) Maamupetya tu kounteya punarjanma na vidyate || (VIII. 15). sarva papebhyo... ...mokshyishyami | sarvaguhyatamam bhooyaH shrunu me paramam vacaH| (XVII 64)
Bhagavan Shree Krishna tells Arjuna "I am revealing the utmost secret, hear Me." He pleads for, the ignorant do not pay heed to His words. "Give up all actions that binds you to eternal bondage and surrender to Me. I shall redeem you from all sins and assures that there will be rebirth."
Bhagavan Shree Krishna tells Arjuna "I am revealing the utmost secret, hear Me." He pleads for, the ignorant do not pay heed to His words. "Give up all actions that binds you to eternal bondage and surrender to Me. I shall redeem you from all sins and assures that there will be rebirth."
From these words it is clear that any mortal, can surrender to the Higher Self paramatman and get redeemed. all our actions are bound to beget reactions and the fruits of action (karmaphala) has to be spent here by repeated births. There shall be better life for the good deed and sufferings for bad deeds; nobody can save the jiva from the cycle of rebirth as long as the fruits of actions are fructifying (accounts of every deed is maintained by chitraguptas sa the witnessing self!). Only a total surrender to the Lord will bring complete freedom.
This also clarifies the point that good deeds (punya karya) will bring punya phala and these have to be spent! Once these good days are over, the jiva reverts to its next birth. One should not be under the impression that one can be redeemed by good deeds. the only way to get redemption, emancipation, mukti or moksha- release from bondage or freedom from repeated entanglements and cycle of births and deaths is to stop all actions, stop even thoughts and desires that bring forth action and their fruits! Mere sattva guna (ggodness of a person), too, will not help! Get rid of all gunas- "nistraigunyobhava'arjuna" says the Lord. This aspect is highlighted in the Gita. The Lord also says, He who does not even contemplate from action and resolves are dear to Me. (See sarvarambha parityagi XII. 6). normally, we are prone to think that we will be redeemed from rebirth byu good actions, a life of goodness (saatvika jivana)but it is not so! Every thought, desire, resolve, and action is bound to bind us to this jiva to eternal bondage.
This may come as a surprise to those who want to serve the less fortunate. But, here again, He, the Lord warns, pride is attached to such karma and it will not redeem the blemished embodied jiva.
To be totally free, completely at the service of the Lord and do everything in His name is what He advocates here. This sort of total surrender is not forthcoming in the jiva full of ambitions, aspirations and desires. Then how can one get mukti from repeated embodiments? The answer is: "probably, no"; it is not possible to get rid of desires and ego in one's life unless there is divine interference and a 'Guru' comes to help the jiva. 'Shaktipata' is considered an important step in this path of total renunciation and emancipation.
This may come as a surprise to those who want to serve the less fortunate. But, here again, He, the Lord warns, pride is attached to such karma and it will not redeem the blemished embodied jiva.
To be totally free, completely at the service of the Lord and do everything in His name is what He advocates here. This sort of total surrender is not forthcoming in the jiva full of ambitions, aspirations and desires. Then how can one get mukti from repeated embodiments? The answer is: "probably, no"; it is not possible to get rid of desires and ego in one's life unless there is divine interference and a 'Guru' comes to help the jiva. 'Shaktipata' is considered an important step in this path of total renunciation and emancipation.
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