Translation Series - Gita Bhashya - Introduction 1/3

Jagannath Chatterjee jagchat01 at YAHOO.COM
Sat Aug 3 03:47:00 CDT 2002


--- Raghavendra Hebbalalu <hs_raghavendra at YAHOO.COM>
wrote:

> As Shri Ravishankar Mayavaram rightly mentioned,
> only
> by protecting brAhmanhood (this is the varNAshrama
> dharma of brAhmanhood), can vaidika dharma be
> protected. And how is that ? tadadhInatvAd
> varNAshramabhedAnAm. Because the divisions of varNa
> and Ashrama follow brAhmaNatva.
>
The varnashrama Brahmana or those who have attained
the Brahman?

> Shri Ravishankar also mentioned the right analogy.
> Society : brAhmaNatva:: Body : Head. By protecting
> the
> brAhmaNatva, bhagavAn has ensured the protection of
> the entire society.

Yes, brahmanatva. It is brahmanatva that protects all.

Regards

Jagannath

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