Read the story first, and then read the 7th Chapter of
Bhagwath geeta. After reading do say " I am giving the punya (good and
positive) of reading and listening to Chapter 7th of Bhagwat Geeta my family
members and my forefathers who have died"
Importance of reading 7th Chapter of Bhagwath Geeta
One day Godess Parvati asked shiva what is the importance of
reciting and listening the satmoh adhaya (7th Chapter) of Bhagwath Geeta. Lord Shiva
said to Parvati, "Today I will tell you the importance of reading and
listening the 7th chapter of geeta."
In a city named patliputra, shankukaran use to stay. He uses
to give party to King, Nobles and other but never engage himself into the service
of almighty. One day he was going to other city for his fourth marriage, in
between when he and his family friends were resting a snake came there and bite
him. Shankuran did get medical assistance but nothing could help him out and he
died.
After sometime he (Shankukaran) took birth as Snake and he was thinking that he will not give his treasure (full of diamonds, gold etc) to his sons and he will guard the treasure. As days passed he was bored of his duty of guarding the treasure and he came in the dream of his son and told about his situation. At morning, all the brothers told to each other about their dreams. The middle son, named Shiv went to the place where he saw in dreams and started to dig. At that time a big snake emerge from nowhere and started asking to Shiv "Who are you? What are you doing here? Why are you digging?" Then Shiv told the snake that I am Shiv, I am your Son and came here to get the treasure.
The Snake laughed and
told his son to help him to get moksha, Shiv asked his father " father, how
can I help you to get moksha?" Father told him " My Son, Shiv do call
on Brahmins and asked them to recite 7th chapter of Bhagwath Geeta as nothing
else can give me Moksha."
Shiv went back and told his brother about this and all the
Son performed the rituals as Shankukaran told to Shiv. Shankukaran did attain
Moksha and he gave his treasure to his Sons. Shankukaran's Son did use his treasure in building temples,
dam and food storage room.
In this way Oh Parvati by reading and/or listening the 7th
chapter of Bhagwath Geeta people do attain Moksha.
Courtesy - Dhanraj Ashish Chakraborty
Chapter 7 of Bhagwath Geeta
Bhagavad Gita, Chapter Seven: Knowledge of the Absolute.
Lord Krishna is the Supreme Truth, the supreme cause and
sustaining
force of everything, both material and spiritual. Advanced
souls
surrender unto Him in devotion, whereas impious souls divert
their
minds to other objects of worship.
sri-bhagavan uvaca
mayy asakta-manah partha
yogam yunjan mad-asrayah
asamsayam samagram mam
yatha jnasyasi tac chrnu
"The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Now hear, O
son of Pritha,
how by practicing yoga in full consciousness of Me, with
mind attached
to Me, you can know Me in full, free from doubt."
jnanam te 'ham sa-vijnanam
idam vaksyamy asesatah
yaj jnatva neha bhuyo 'nyaj
jnatavyam avasisyate
"I shall now declare unto you in full this knowledge,
both phenomenal
and numinous. This being known, nothing further shall remain
for you
to know."
manushyanam sahasresu
kascid yatati siddhaye
yatatam api siddhanam
kascin mam vetti tattvatah
"Out of many thousands among men, one may endeavor for
perfection, and
of those who have achieved perfection, hardly one knows Me
in truth."
bhumir apo 'nalo vayuh
kham mano buddhir eva ca
ahankara itiyam me
bhinna prakritir astadha
"Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and
false ego—all together these eight constitute My separated material
energies."
apareyam itas tv anyam
prakritim viddhi me param
jiva-bhutam maha-baho
yayedam dharyate jagat
"Besides these, O mighty-armed Arjuna, there is
another, superior
energy of Mine, which comprises the living entities who are
exploiting
the resources of this material, inferior nature."
etad-yonini bhutani
sarvanity upadharaya
aham krtsnasya jagatah
prabhavah pralayas tatha
"All created beings have their source in these two
natures. Of all that is material and all that is spiritual in this world, know
for certain that I am both the origin and the dissolution."
mattah parataram nanyat
kincid asti dhananjaya
mayi sarvam idam protam
sutre mani-gana iva
"O conqueror of wealth, there is no truth superior to
Me. Everything rests upon Me, as pearls are strung on a thread."
raso 'ham apsu kaunteya
prabhasmi sasi-suryayoh
pranavah sarva-vedesu
shabdah khe paurusam nrsu
"O son of Kunti, I am the taste of water, the light of
the sun and the
moon, the syllable om in the Vedic mantras; I am the sound
in ether
and ability in man."
punyo gandhah prithivyam ca
tejas casmi vibhavasau
jivanam sarva-bhutesu
tapas casmi tapasvisu
"I am the original fragrance of the earth, and I am the
heat in fire.
I am the life of all that lives, and I am the penances of
all
ascetics."
bijam mam sarva-bhutanam
viddhi partha sanatanam
buddhir buddhimatam asmi
tejas tejasvinam aham
"O son of Pritha, know that I am the original seed of
all existences,
the intelligence of the intelligent, and the prowess of all
powerful
men."
balam balavatam caham
kama-raga-vivarjitam
dharmaviruddho bhutesu
kamo 'smi bharatarsabha
"I am the strength of the strong, devoid of passion and
desire. I am
sex life which is not contrary to religious principles, O
lord of the
Bharatas [Arjuna]."
ye caiva sattvika bhava
rajasas tamasas ca ye
matta eveti tan viddhi
na tv aham tesu te mayi
"Know that all states of being—be they of goodness,
passion or
ignorance—are manifested by My energy. I am, in one sense,
everything,
but I am independent. I am not under the modes of material
nature, for
they, on the contrary, are within Me."
tribhir guna-mayair bhavair
ebhih sarvam idam jagat
mohitam nabhijanati
mam ebhyah param avyayam
"Deluded by the three modes [goodness, passion and
ignorance], the
whole world does not know Me, who am above the modes and
inexhaustible."
daivi hy esa guna-mayi
mama maya duratyaya
mam eva ye prapadyante
mayam etam taranti te
"This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three
modes of material
nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have
surrendered unto
Me can easily cross beyond it."
na mam duskritino mudhah
prapadyante naradhamah
mayayapahrta-jnana
asuram bhavam asritah
"Those miscreants who are grossly foolish, who are
lowest among
mankind, whose knowledge is stolen by illusion, and who
partake of the
atheistic nature of demons do not surrender unto Me."
catur-vidha bhajante mam
janah sukritino 'rjuna
arto jijnasur artharthi
jnani ca bharatarsabha
"O best among the Bharatas, four kinds of pious men
begin to render
devotional service unto Me—the distressed, the desirer of
wealth, the
inquisitive, and he who is searching for knowledge of the
Absolute."
tesam jnani nitya-yukta
eka-bhaktir visisyate
priyo hi jnanino 'tyartham
aham sa ca mama priyah
"Of these, the one who is in full knowledge and who is
always engaged
in pure devotional service is the best. For I am very dear
to him, and
he is dear to Me."
udarah sarva evaite
jnani tv atmaiva me matam
asthitah sa hi yuktatma
mam evanuttamam gatim
"All these devotees are undoubtedly magnanimous souls,
but he who is
situated in knowledge of Me I consider to be just like My
own self.
Being engaged in My transcendental service, he is sure to
attain Me,
the highest and most perfect goal."
bahunam janmanam ante
jnanavan mam prapadyate
vasudevah sarvam iti
sa mahatma su-durlabhah
"After many births and deaths, he who is actually in
knowledge
surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes
and all
that is. Such a great soul is very rare."
kamais tais tair hrta-jnanah
prapadyante 'nya-devatah
tam tam niyamam asthaya
prakritya niyatah svaya
"Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material
desires
surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules and
regulations of worship according to their own natures."
yo yo yam yam tanum bhaktah
shraddhayarcitum icchati
tasya tasyacalam shraddham
tam eva vidadhamy aham
"I am in everyone's heart as the Supersoul. As soon as
one desires to
worship some demigod, I make his faith steady so that he can
devote
himself to that particular deity."
sa taya shraddhaya yuktas
tasyaradhanam ihate
labhate ca tatah kaman
mayaiva vihitan hi tan
"Endowed with such a faith, he endeavors to worship a
particular
demigod and obtains his desires. But in actuality these
benefits are
bestowed by Me alone."
antavat tu phalam tesam
tad bhavaty alpa-medhasam
devan deva-yajo yanti
mad-bhakta yanti mam api
"Men of small intelligence worship the demigods, and
their fruits are
limited and temporary. Those who worship the demigods go to
the
planets of the demigods, but My devotees ultimately reach My
supreme
planet."
avyaktam vyaktim apannam
manyante mam abuddhayah
param bhavam ajananto
mamavyayam anuttamam
"Unintelligent men, who do not know Me perfectly, think
that I, the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, was impersonal
before and
have now assumed this personality. Due to their small
knowledge, they
do not know My higher nature, which is imperishable and
supreme."
naham prakasah sarvasya
yoga-maya-samavrtah
mudho 'yam nabhijanati
loko mam ajam avyayam
"I am never manifest to the foolish and unintelligent.
For them I am
covered by My internal potency, and therefore they do not
know that I
am unborn and infallible."
vedaham samatitani
vartamanani carjuna
bhavisyani ca bhutani
mam tu veda na kascana
"O Arjuna, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, I
know everything
that has happened in the past, all that is happening in the
present,
and all things that are yet to come. I also know all living
entities;
but Me no one knows."
iccha-dvesa-samutthena
dvandva-mohena bharata
sarva-bhutani sammoham
sarge yanti parantapa
"O scion of Bharata, O conqueror of the foe, all living
entities are
born into delusion, bewildered by dualities arisen from
desire and
hate."
yesham tv anta-gatam papam
jananam punya-karmanam
te dvandva-moha-nirmukta
bhajante mam drdha-vratah
"Persons who have acted piously in previous lives and
in this life and
whose sinful actions are completely eradicated are freed
from the
dualities of delusion, and they engage themselves in My
service with
determination."
jara-marana-mokshaya
mam asritya yatanti ye
te brahma tad viduh krtsnam
adhyatmam karma cakhilam
"Intelligent persons who are endeavoring for liberation
from old age
and death take refuge in Me in devotional service. They are
actually
Brahman because they entirely know everything about
transcendental
activities."
sadhibhutadhidaivam mam
sadhiyajnam ca ye viduh
prayana-kale 'pi ca mam
te vidur yukta-cetasah
"Those in full consciousness of Me, who know Me, the
Supreme Lord, to
be the governing principle of the material manifestation, of
the
demigods, and of all methods of sacrifice, can understand
and know Me,
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, even at the time of
death."Courtesy - Dhanraj Ashish Chakraborty
