2.11-2.30: counters first argument – compassion – by Gyana
And now Krishna begins that is the next verse.
BG 2.11
gatasun agatasums ca
nanusocanti panditah
SYNONYMS
sri–bhagavan uvaca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; asocyan — not worthy of lamentation; anvasocah — you are lamenting; tvam — you; prajna–vadan — learned talks; ca — also; bhashase — speaking; gata — lost; asun — life; agata — not past; asun — life; ca — also; na — never; anusocanti — lament; panditah — the learned.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: While speaking learned words, you are mourning for what is not worthy of grief. Those who are wise lament neither for the living nor for the dead.
asocyan anvasocas tvam, that which is not worth lamenting–asocyan, you are lamenting for anvasocas. And while lamenting prajna-vadams ca bhashase, your bhasha, your speech is prajna-vadam, you are speaking words which seems to be wise, but what is the sign of true wisdom? That is gatasun agatasums ca, so asun is life air, gatasun means life air. It has gone away, that means when somebody is dead. agatasun means life air has not gone away means the person is not dead.
n+anu+socanti, so the word socha is mentioned thrice in this particular verse. asocyan, anvasocas and then nanusocanti.
So, Krishna is saying that Pandita, the true learned person does not lament; but Arjuna, you are lamenting. nanusocanti panditah, so there by He is saying you are mourning for that which is not worthy for mourning.
So here Krishna sort of call bluff of Arjuna, so what does he do? Krishna is saying, you are saying big-big words Eti Sushuruma, I have heard from scriptures like this; Narke Niyatam Vaso, Pap Meva …we will go to hell, we will get sin, you are speaking all this big-big words, but what is the practical reality? The practical reality is that you are overwhelmed by emotions.
Education is not just verbalization (that is saying I know this and that) but education is transformation.
Real education is not the education of words, but education of emotions. Education by which we know what emotions are appropriate and, what emotions are not appropriate. What emotions are real and what emotion are illusory. When someone dies it is not that emotions are false, the person actually feels grief stuck. Such feeling is based on platform of body. When emotions are uneducated, it indicates that knowledge is not internalized, but only verbalized. Which means much spiritual progress is not done. So Krishna is saying you have not internalized the spiritual knowledge
gatasun agatasums ca, subtle body life air also goes at of departure of death. What is life air, asun, refers to? When life air goes away…modern scientist will say oxygen is required for survival, but it is not just oxygen, alone but whole framework of air which is networking and coordinating for the functioning of body. So all of them together are called Pran Vayu, whose circulation enables us to live and enables us to function in the body.
Subtle body is the link between soul and the gross body. The link between subtle body, and the gross body is Pran or life air. There are multiple links, life air is one of them. When we are angry/ stressed out, our breath becomes fast. When we breathe slowly; we feel calm. That shows that there is connection between our breathing and our emotions. It is bi-directional. When emotions are agitated, breath becomes agitated and vice a versa. So when soul leaves the body, subtle body and life air both leaves the body.
We can recollect, baby Krishna not only sucks the breast of Putna, but He also sucks out her life air. Life air allows the soul and subtle body to stay in the gross body, when life air leaves the body, the person is dead.
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