BHAJA GOVINDAM "Hammer Blows to Delusion" : Slokam -8. Sri Adi Shankaracharyaji.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, January 24, 2021. 10:31. AM. Sloka#8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slokam : kāte kāntā kaste putraḥ saṁsāro'yamatīva vicitraḥ | kasya tvaṁ kaḥ kuta āyātaḥ tattvaṁ cintaya tadiha bhrātaḥ || 8 || ------------------------------------------------------- Meaning : Who is your wife? Who is your son? Strange is this samsara. Of whom are you? From where have you come? Brother, ponder over these truths here. ------------------------------------------------------ Interpretation : This verse focuses on intellectual bondage. Who is your wife? Wife, in this context, is taken to mean all partners – in business, in a team sport, in a musical orchestra. In the larger context it means anybody we look to for comfort. Son or child refers to anyone who looks up to us for support. Who are they? Who are we? Where did we come from? Where are we going? Have we e...