Devi Gita (Class 32): ”As Heat Exist in Fire” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati

Scripture class by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the Devi Gita of the Srimad Devi Bhagavatam, chapter 2, verses 5 & 6 given to students of the Ramakrishna Seminary at Kali Mandir via Zoom on 17 May 2023.

पावकस्योष्ण्यतेवेयमुष्णांशोरिव दीधितिः |
चन्द्रस्य चन्द्रिकेवेयं ममेयं सहजा ध्रुवा || ५ ||
pāvakasyoṣṇyateveyamuṣṇāṃśoriva dīdhitiḥ |
candrasya candrikeveyaṃ mameyaṃ sahajā dhruvā || 5 ||
5. "As heat inheres in fire, as brilliance in the sun, as cool light in the moon, just so this Maya inheres firmly in me."

तस्यां कर्माणि जीवानां जीवाः कालश्च सञ्चरे |
अभेदेन विलीनाः स्युः सुषुप्तौ व्यवहारवत् || ६ ||
tasyāṃ karmāṇi jīvānāṃ jīvāḥ kālaśca sañcare |
abhedena vilīnāḥ syuḥ suṣuptau vyavahāravat || || 6 ||
6. "Into that Maya the actions of souls, the souls themselves, and the ages eventually dissolve without distinctions, as worldly concerns disappear in deep sleep."