Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10

POWERFUL COGNITION

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Formless and pure as the wind, righteous as Rāma, powerful and feared as sharks, as revered

10.32

सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन ।
अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्
॥ १०-३२॥

sargāṇāmādirantaśca madhyaṁ
caivāhamarjuna adhyātmavidyā vidyānāṁ
vādaḥ pravadatāmaham

Of all creations, I am surely the
beginning and end and the middle, O
Arjuna. Of all knowledge, I am the
spiritual knowledge of the Self. Of all
arguments, I am the logic

POWERFUL COGNITION

Kṛṣṇa is all that existed, exists and will exist

10.33

अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च ।
अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताहं विश्वतोमुखः
॥ १०=३३ ॥

akṣarāṇāmakāro’smi dvandvaḥ
sāmāsikasya ca ahamevākṣayaḥ kālo
dhātāhaṁ viśvatomukhaḥ

Of the letters, I am the ‘A’. Of the dual words, I am the compounds and surely I am the never-ending time. I am the Omniscient who sees everything

POWERFUL COGNITION

Kṛṣṇa is the first of the letters, never-ending time and the Creator of this Universe

10.34

मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम् ।
कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा
॥ १०=३४ ॥

mṛtyuḥ sarva-haraś cāham udbhavaśca
bhaviṣyatāī kīrtiḥ śrīrvākca nārīṇāṁ
smṛtirmedhā dhṛtiḥ kṣamā

I am the all-devouring death and I am the creator of all things of the future. Of the feminine, I am fame, fortune, beautiful speech, memory, intelligence, faithfulness and patience

POWERFUL COGNITION

Kṛṣṇa is the Creator and Destroyer, and He is the seven Devīs, goddesses.

KRISHNA
CONTINUES
DESCRIBING
THE MAIN
GLORIES OF
KRISHNA.

Of the purifying elements, Kṛṣṇa says He
is the formless and pure wind. The wind
pervades the other elements such as
earth, water and fire and removes
impurities.

Of the wielders of weapons, Kṛṣṇa says
He is Rāma, the seventh incarnation of
Viṣṇu. Rāma was a righteous ruler and
chosen heir to his father's throne. Yet,
Rāma went into exile to uphold his
father's vow. Rāma is considered the
greatest archer ever known.

Of the aquatic beings, the fish,
Kṛṣṇa says He is the Shark, the most
powerful and feared. Of the rivers,
He says He is Gaṅgā. The river
Gaṅgā is worshipped in India as
goddess Gaṅgā

Millions of people pray in the waters
of the Gaṅgā everyday. On its banks,
millions of people gather everyday
to offer pūjā to Gaṅgā and to take a
holy dip in the waters. Gaṅgā is
considered the sacred river that
descended from the heavens,
blessing the planet with the Ganges
based civilization. Millions of people
standing and praying in the waters
have energized the whole river and
this explains why Gaṅgā has the
inexplicable ability of cleansing
Herself.

A landscape view of a river with a town on its bank and a mountain in the background

a factual observation recorded in the reminiscences of the British who ruled India. When the British traveled by ship from England to India, their water became spoilt during the long journey. However, on the return trip from India to England, the water from the Gaṅgā remained pure even after reaching England. The research showed that the Gaṅgā water had the miraculous power of cleansing Herself.

Of all the creations, Kṛṣṇa says He is the beginning, the middle and the end, thus establishing that He is all that existed, exists and will exist. He is the creator, created and creation.

Of the various branches of knowledge, Kṛṣṇa is the ultimate spiritual knowledge, Self-realization. Other branches of knowledge result from intelligence. Only Self-realization requires intuition and something beyond

Of all arguments, Kṛṣṇa says He is
the logic that binds everything
together. Of the letters, Kṛṣṇa says
He is the first letter, ‘aksarānām a-
kāro ‘smi’, the origin of all that is
spoken and written. Of the dual
words, a class of words in Saṃskṛt,
He is the compound word. He
affirms He is never-ending time and
the Creator of this Universe,
Brahma. Kṛṣṇa says He is the
Creator and Destroyer.

Of the feminine
qualities, Kṛṣṇa says He
is the seven Devīs,
goddesses, who impart
fame, fortune, beautiful
speech, memory,

intelligence, faithfulness
and patience. In
Saṃskṛt all these
qualities have feminine
nouns to represent
them. He says these
attributes in women
come from Him.

GOALS To develop the child's understanding of the glories of Kṛṣṇa

ASSESSMENTS

❖ What property does the wind have?

❖ Which is the most powerful and feared fish?

❖ Which river is considered to be
the sacred river that descended
from the heavens?

❖ What happened to the water in the
British ships travelling to and from
England and India?

❖ What part of creation is Kṛṣṇa?

❖ What are the seven feminine
qualities, the seven Devīs,
goddesses?

ART OF THE DAY

ART OF THE DAY:

GLORIES OF KRSNA

MATERIALS NEEDED:

Paper

Colour pens

PROCEDURE

Each child draws a large letter A, then draws thru, around, above and below this letter the other glories of Kṛṣṇa in these slokas.

INFERENCE

The glories of Kṛṣṇa are many..

A young Nithyananda seated on a throne, with a faint image of Shiva behind him.

ACTIVITY OF THE DAY

ACTIVITY OF THE DAY: GANGA MATA

PROCEDURE: Children to take turns telling stories of the river Gangā, or what it would be like if they were the river and had millions come and worship

INFERENCE: Gangā is a holy river

WORKSHOP OF THE DAY

Hold Vaakyartha sadhas on how the children understand these glories.

CONCLUSION Kṛṣṇa is the creator, created and creation

WORKSHOP OF
THE DAY:
VAAKYARTHA SAD
HAS