Author name: Dwaipayan Pradhan

नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः

Gita, आत्मा

नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।न चैनं क्लेदयन्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः। गीता 2.23।। एनं (अव्ययं आत्मानं) शस्त्राणि न छिन्दन्ति। पावकः एनं न दहति। आपः एनं न क्लेदयन्ति। च मारुतः एनं न शोषयति। शस्त्र इस शरीरी (अव्यय आत्मा) को काट नहीँ सकते। अग्नि इसको जला नहीं सकती। जल इसको गीला नहीं कर सकता। और वायु इसको

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The concepts of अक्षर, वर्ण and छन्द

Essays of gurudeva, Veda

Let us focus on the word अक्षर. It is not the same as वर्ण. The word अक्षर which literally means imperishable, refers to the primordial energy of the universe. This is also called अमृतात्मा and षोडशी. It is one, but can become many due to interaction with the background structure. अक्षर has 9 विन्दु, whereas

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On Yajna and Karma

Gita

According to Ishopanishad (ईशावास्योपनिषद -10), the Self (आत्मा) concept is different from both proper education (विद्या) and ignorance (अविद्या). This appears confusing, as proper education (विद्या) is a function of knowledge and knowledge is a function of Self (आत्मा). But the Vedas consider everything only at the universal level. Knowing is also an action (कर्म).

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