Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Sri Madhvacharya) 15.8
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Sri Madhvacharya) 15.8 · 15 · Verse 8
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।।15.8।।कर्षति इत्युक्ते जीवस्य स्वातन्त्र्यं प्रतीतं तन्निवारयति शरीरमित्यादिना -- यद्यदा शरीरमवाप्नोति उत्क्रामति च जीवस्तदेश्वर एवैतानि गृहीत्वा संयाति।यत्र यत्रैव संयुक्तो धाता गर्भं पुनः पुनः। तत्र तत्रैव वसति न यत्र स्वयमिच्छति इति हि मोक्षधर्मे।भावाभावावपि जानन्गरीयो जानामि श्रेयो न तु तत्करोमि। आशासु हर्म्यासु हृदासु कुर्वन्यथा नियुक्तोऽस्मि तथा वहामि इति च।हत्वा जित्वाऽपि मघवन्यः कश्चित्पुरुषायते। अकर्तात्वेव भवति कर्ता चैव करोति तत् इति च। तद्यथाहाऽनः सुसमाहितमुत्सर्जद्यायादेवमेवायं शारीर आत्मा प्राज्ञेनात्मनाऽन्वारूढमुत्सर्जद्याति [बृ.उ.4।3।35] इति च श्रुतिः। वाङ्मनसि सम्पद्यते? मनः प्राणे? प्राणस्तेजसि? तेजः परस्यां देवतायाम् [छां.उ.6।8।6] इति च। गन्धानिव सूक्ष्माणि। भोगोऽस्यापि साधितः पुरस्तात्।
Verse 15.8 — With 'he draws' the soul's freedom is indicated. The text prevents that: 'the body' and so on — when the soul leaves the body it departs; the Lord, however, taking those [entities], proceeds. Wherever it is joined, the substratum supports the womb repeatedly; there it abides, not where it wills itself — thus the teaching on liberation. 'Knowing both existence and non‑existence: I know the city and I know what is better, yet I do not do that' — such verses indicate constraint: one carries out duties as fixed in desires and hearts. Even after slaying and conquering, some person acts out of apparent non‑agency. From non‑doership arises the doer who acts — as said in the Brāhmaṇa: a unified self, well concentrated, if he gives up (the body) by the Self, then thus the embodied Self, having found the wise Self, departs. The subtle elements are like scents; enjoyment is prepared beforehand for them.