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SHRIMAD BHAGVAD GITA-A JAIN PERSPECTIVE
substance which has the elememt of permenence and the change which it undergoes in various forms. In this process of change the previous form is clouded and a new form materializes. The previous form is called “Dravyaarthic Naya” means Original out look and the new form is called “Paryaayaarthic” Naya which means modified form. They are respectively referred to here as “Adhiyajna” and “Adhidaiva”.
Verses 9 to16 refer to meditation and Yoga practices steady and firm with complete concentration on the Supreme Self.
Verses 17,18 and 19 emphasize the transitory nature of life which may last for hundreds of years compared to which the life of a human being is a mere speck in longevity. The lesson to be drawn is the futility of the lesson human efforts to hanker after material things.
Verses 20 to 22 therefore admonish us to seek highest goal and abode from which there
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