Preface to Third Edition of Shrimat Bhagwad Geeta - The Song Celestial - A Lawyer's Perspective

As the world choicelessly continues to move from the third to the fourth to the fifth dimension and feels more closer to existence of harmony in metaphysics, reading, understanding and assimilation of the simple but deep learning so beautifully expounded in Shrimat Bhagwad Geeta has more relevance and significance to mankind than ever.

 There is not a single word in the song celestial which does not contain an underlying thought or hold a significant meaning to relate to the path that every human being is traveling both in lateral time and in quantum way. It is for us to locate our standing and move forward to achieve the true and real purpose of life. It is also for us to see why those who, though seem to be rising on social ladder, are falling from the true and real purpose of life, until the truth dawns and the karmic colors continues to splash on life canvas, following irreversible laws of nature, without judgment. The song celestial helps us to unwind all that riddles us, once we decide to let our life loose.

 There is not a single word or thought which can be added in the song celestial here, there or anywhere. Shrimat Bhagwad Geeta is a complete code in itself, with its tributaries and attributes reaching all over. Time and again it becomes imperative for every self who in the process of seeking realization seeks to decipher the mundane and the ephemeral as also the metaphysical and ethereal to perceive the picture as a whole, which it quests to experience, as the goal and purpose of coming into existence.

 A chart of, It – A Road Map, an interpretation of first mantr of the first Sukt of first mandal of Rig Ved and 1 -9 mantr, an interpretation of Gaayatri Mantr, Kaal Gadna (Time Calculation), the lateral years of Shri Krishn’s existence and a detailed index of names and Sanskrit words not having corresponding English words, has been added to bring some more information on record about them, references of which finds place in Shrimat Bhagwad Geeta, about which Arjun was well aware and appreciated them fully, but the existing generation finds difficult to lay hands on. In absence of correct interpretations of the books from the east, the English world has suffered the great age of ignorance and unawareness. The effort is to provide easy, simple and correct material which makes its way into mind space, to enable perpetual enjoyment of the ecstasy and bliss of existence.

Welcome Address and Introduction on release of 'Shrimat Bhagwad Geeta - The Song Celestial' at IIC on 24.01.2014 by Justice A.K.Patnaik

While invoking the divine energy that continue to exist within and all around us, I welcome you all here on this cold Delhi evening. I believe that the energy of our own awakening ignited by the presence and expressions by the profound speakers here will keep us warm and enlightened. I am overwhelmed by the presence of you all and I am certain that this will be one of the most memorable evenings for us all and we will all certainly cherish it for times to come. We will cherish this evening for we all will have the privilege of hearing the greatest existing minds in the country, expressing themselves on a subject which they have in fact lived with the highest integrity, while searching and imparting truth and justice to the fellow human beings. It is very difficult to say why they are great, but everyone who comes in touch with them has been touched by a spark of reality which is way beyond physicality. They have continued to hold themselves and carry on their profession with remarkable ease, joy and an eternal bliss as they continue to exist amongst us. Each one of them has a varied background, experience and approach but all of them have one thing in common, they have and are serving truth and justice with the highest possible integrity and have manifested a consciousness all through their legal and judicial career without fear and favor, with a zeal, magnanimity and fervor to impart justice and that comes only to few. They are clearly personification of the men of steadfast wisdom, steeped in samadhi. Ladies and gentlemen let us all spend this evening with the divine energy that moves the cosmos, the nation, the institutions and us all through karm yogies sitting with us… who will enlighten us all today. I welcome all the dignitaries on the dais and all my colleagues and friends to enjoy the divinity all around.

We all have moved in our life from mother’s love and grandfather’s story to telling stories. In our education we moved from grade to grade. We got into sports and enjoyed the team spirit. We got myriad information and developed knowledge and wisdom and continued to move towards professional excellence. We focused on material wealth, physical fitness, emotional maturity as a prerequisite for embarking on our journey of discovery to unknown, which unfolds every other moment. Social status, respect from fellow beings, political connection and visibility also followed. To keep fit we continued to undertake morning walk, perform yog, pranayam and meditation.

But all through the process we continued to be aware of our spiritual existence and growth, we have always been aware of the existence of a quiet mind and a deep consciousness within, which allowed us keen observance of the road ahead and evaluate the options available for renewal of life energy within. We continued to crave to do what we always wished to do in life and that is the final freedom of action in true sense. The final freedom is to create something or be a part of a creative process. This is the real final choice… to move ahead and undertake actions without any baggage.  The final key is to be true to our self and therein lays our path to Gross Personal Happiness. This book is my way of achieving the gross personal happiness in its highest form. I am certain that while going through the pages, the book will provide all the readers a closeness and a close awareness with their own larger cosmic existence and carry their self to a here-to-before unknown blissful existence.

Understanding of Shrimat Bhagwad Geeta provides that basic substratum at soul level, which is not afflicted even when the greatest of trauma continue to raise their heads around. The Song Celestial continues to apply in every situation. The book produced is a shalok by shalok translation of the great divine expression and is in fact a bare act of Geeta, without any commentary and without any foot notes.

Thank you