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Purushottam because he attained complete enlightenment and attained final liberation. Lord Rama became Parmatma (supreme Self). Lord Krishna cannot be called Parmatma; He is considered God (Bhagwan: Lord). He has not attained final moksha yet. He is going to be a Tirthankara in the next cycle of twenty-four Tirthankaras and then he will attain final moksha. Why do they call Lord Krishna absolute Purushottam? It is just to give significance and importance to the one who is present. Those who have gone to moksha cannot do anything for us. It is only the One who is still present in the universe who may make a connection for us and get our work done. Devaki, Balaram and Krishna, all three are going to be Tirthankaras of the same family. His nephew, Lord Neminath, became the twenty-second Tirthankara. His whole family was of dark complexion; great men were born in that!
Mystery of Gita in just two words!
Questioner : Why did Lord Krishna tell Arjun to fight the battle of Mahabharata?
that his attachment was temporary and that is why Lord Krishna spoke to him as a nimit (not the owner of the words). He told Arjun, "You are a Kshatriya and your parmanus (prakruti's constitution) are such that they will not refrain from fighting. This I can see in my Gnan that your vyavasthit is thus. Therefore, do not have this false attachment (moha). In order to kill carry out your actions without attachment. Do not have this ego of, 'I am killing all these people.
Lord Krishna had attained a divine inner vision (divyachakshu) from Lord Neminath and only thereafter did He give instruction in the Gita.
Lord Krishna is trying to say only two words in the Gita. People cannot understand those two words and that is why he had to create the whole Gita and just to understand the Gita, people have written commentaries. Lord Krishna, himself says, "Only one out of a thousand people will understand the gross or overt (sthool) meaning of what I am saying in the Gita. Out of thousand such people, only one can understand the subtle (sookshma) meaning of what I am saying. Out of one thousand such people, only one can understand the subtler (sookshmatar) meaning, out of those who understand the subtler meaning, only one can understand exactly the essence (sookshmatam) of what I am saying." (One in a trillion) Now out of three and a half billion people, who would qualify to understand what Lord Krishna was saying? Only the one, who has become Krishna Himself, can say what Lord Krishna was trying to say in the two words. No one else can. Today, 'we' have come as Krishna so whatever work you need to get done, get it done. What did Lord Krishna mean? When a person dies, what is it that leaves when people say, "He left the body?" That, which leaves, is the 'real thing' and whatever is left behind is the 'packing! What you see with your physical eyes is the packing and the material (Soul or Atma) is within. There are varieties of packings. Some are in the form of a tree, some in the form of a donkey, some
Dadashri : At that moment Lord Krishna was the nimit for these words. Arjun was overcome with worldly attachment. In spite of having the duty (dharma) of a Kshatriya (those meant to perform the role of a warrior), he was overcome with attachment (moha) for his brothers and teachers who were posing as his enemies. To remove this delusion, Lord Krishna cautioned Arjun and said, "Remove your illusion. Come to Your dharma. Be the Self. Do not become the doer or the non-doer of karma. "Lord Krishna knew 'vyavasthit' and so whatever he uttered was within the laws of vyavasthit, but people do not understand this and so they question why the Lord being a Gnani would say, "Kill them all." This instruction was applicable for that moment, but it was not an instruction for the duration of his entire life. Seeing all his relatives around him, Arjun was overcome with attachment and affection. Lord Krishna knew
