Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 16.5
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 16.5 · 16 · Verse 5
Sanskrit Original
।।16.5।।दैवी मदाज्ञानुवृत्तिरूपा संपद् विमोक्षाय बन्धात् मुक्तये भवति क्रमेण मत्प्राप्तये भवति इत्यर्थः।आसुरी मदाज्ञातिवृत्तिरूपा संपद् निबन्धाय भवति? अधोगतिप्राप्तये भवति इत्यर्थः। एतत् श्रुत्वा स्वप्रकृत्यनिर्धारणाद् अतिभीताय अर्जुनाय एवम् आह -- शोकं मा कृथाः त्वं तु दैवीं संपदम् अभिजातः असि। हे पाण्डव धार्मिकाग्रेसरस्य हि पाण्डोः तनयः त्वम् इति अभिप्रायः।
16.5 'The divine destiny,' viz., which is of the nature of submission to My ?ndments aids liberation, viz., leads to release from bondage. The meaning is that it leads to the eventual attainment of Myself. 'The demoniac destiny' viz, which is of the nature of transgression of My ?ndments, is for bondage, i.e., takes one to degradation. To Arjuna who, on hearing this, became alarmed and anxious about the classfication of his own nature, Sri Krsna said: 'Do not be grief-ridden. Surely, you are born for a divine destiny, O son of Pandu. The purport is that you have a divine destiny, since you are a son of Pandu who was most eminent among the righteous.