sanyasastu mahabaho duhkham aptamayogataH | yogayukto munirbtahma nacifull of trash memories, pastrena adhigachhati||yogayukto vishudhatma vijitatma jitendriyaH | sarvabutatma kurvannapi na lipyate || [BG. V. 6-7].
As per the statements made by Bhagavan Sri Krishna in the Gita, it is very easy to reach Him, attain to Him. This attainment is 'Bhagavad-Prapti'. "I am easily attainable to a yogi who is constantly thinking of Me, with single minded attention, longing to attain to Me.(BG Ch. 8. verse 14). At the outset, it appears so easy, since He only promises to take us by hand. However, conditions apply. The conditions are very simple. He says, "Just come to Me. If you come ten ft. towards Me , I shall come 20 ft. towards you. If you come half way, I shall come and take you, no doubt about it!" But what is the difficulty? The problem is that we the mortals are jivas full of blemishes, acquired qualities of the earth (tamasic) where we eat and live. There is need for absolute cleanliness and purity to reach to the realm (salokya) or nearness ('samipya' /'sannidhya) ,or even the like of Him (sarupya), let alone becoming one with Him (sayujya). One has to be pure in body, mind, talks and svabhava and follow the path of adhyatma yoga. All these are absent in the jiva struggling for its livelihood here in a world of competition. Hence, the jiva is destined to go awry, aimless, and constantly is moving away from Him.
The jiva suffers due to its prarabhda karma. Sufferings of the jiva is due to its unending desires, insatiable wants, mind full of trash, aimlessly wandering functioning without discretion, coupled by ego, perverted intelligence, and sensuousness.
However, the jiva is endowed with all the necessary resources to attain to Him. But, these are of no avail, since the jiva looks for something else; it does not even know what it wants! That is the predicament. Bhagavan has clearly stated that, "He is easily accessible." Sometimes, the jiva cannot understand even a single word of Bhagavan Sri Krishna. For example, the Blessed Lord says, "maam upetya tu kounteya..." Not only that, He, the Lord, also explains how to reach Him, There are several ways and means of reaching Him as explained n the Gita. First and foremost, He says, "Withdraw the out-going Senses and still the Mind. Second, subdue the ego and turn inward to Me". Is it ever possible for us to withdraw our Senses and Mind from worldly interests? Every sense organ has a hundred interests that drag them, besides the Mind is so fickle that it never stays focused on any one thing at a time. It is extremely difficult to turn the Mind towards God. Thus, the entire life of a jiva is a struggle to fulfill its desire. It is not happy and contented even when its desires are fulfilled. The entire life is spent is earning a livelihood, search for food, entertainment and thus it turns out to be a waste.
So, the Lord offers a solution. He says, "Do your duty, offer every thing to Me, and be happy." This is 'nishkama karma yoga'. But, this, too, is impossible. The ego does not permit the jiva to offer the fruits of action to the Lord since it is working with desire for the fruits. It has so much of attachment and greed, selfishness and ego that it never shares anything with others. So, the question of offering the fruits of action to God does not arise. Moreover, it is so ignorant that it asks 'who this God is? The jiva is thus running its cycle of prarabhda. The second option is: manmana madbhava madhyaji namaskuru | Meaning, "Always think of Me, always be one with Me in bhavana, adore Me. He, the Lord says, "Be devoted to Me with firm Mind, dhruti. This firmness is wanting. Third option is that of 'jnyana yoga'. This attainment of 'supreme knowledge' (para vidya) is impossible for the jiva that takes birth in Ignorance (avidya), lives and dies in Ignorance.! There is yet another solution offered by the Lord. This is simple unconditional surrender to Him. This is sharanagati tattva, the most difficult thing for the jiva for it is so egoistic that it can never surrender, to even God.
Thus, all these routes to redemption of the jiva are closed. There is no hope of salvation, liberation, mukti, and moksha. But, the supreme Lord wants that the jiva should attain to Him, for He loves His creation! Hence, the Lord offers unconditional pardon for all that is done by the ignorant jiva and offers to see that there will be no suffering and rebirth, provided the jiva just keeps quiet and utter His name! But, the jiva is so unlucky, natadhrushta, hopelessly bad, that it will not accept even this simple offer! Since the jiva cannot sit quiet even for a moment, it does some mischief or the other and suffers! Even God cannot save such jivas?
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