Rajgeeta English Translation and Comentry on Atmasiddhi Shastra

Author(s): Shrimad Rajchandra, Manu Doshi
Publisher: Shrimad Rajchandra Mission

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First Fundamental-Existence of Soul
the sense organs. That analogy arises, because the worldly soul is used to identifying itself with the sense organs. Different living beings can have one or more (up to five) senses. Humans are blessed with all the five. The capability of each sense organ is, however, restricted to the object of that sense only. The tongue has the capability to taste, but it cannot smell, see, or hear; the nose can smell, but it cannot taste, see, or hear. Similarly the eyes can only see and ears can only hear. Moreover, those seeing and hearing capabilities are limited to specific wave lengths of light or sound. Every sense organ has thus limited capability. If the soul is identified with the sense organs, it would also have the limited capability to know and that too subject to possessing the sense organs.
That is, however, not in conformity with the nature of soul; it has infinite capability to perceive and to know. It has the capability to know the subjects of all five senses, irrespective of existence of the sense organs. That capability is not fully manifested at present, because it stands obscured and obstructed on account of the impact of various Karmas. The purpose of spiritual pursuit is to eradicate the bondage of those Karmas and to manifest the full capability of the soul.
દેહ ન જાણે તેહને, જાણે ન ઇન્દ્રી પ્રાણ; આત્માની સત્તા વડે, તેહ પ્રવર્તે જાણ.
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Deh Na Jäne Tehane, Jäne Na Indri, Prän; Ätmäni Sattä Vade, Teh Pravarte Jän.
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The body does not know it; neither do the senses, nor the breath; that (knowing capability) prevails on account of the presence of soul. (53)
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