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Bhagwat Gita Analysis

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Many scholars regard the myths and hymns of the ancient Vedic and post Vedic philosophers as simply curious stories of a primitive and barbarous people who made ritual sacrifices to the powers of nature in order to win the war or increase their agricultural output. It appears however that the ancient Vedic thought was much more sophisticated than modern philosophy. While these strange stories remain tantalizingly obscure to the unenlightened, they may become a guiding light for holistic future development, if understood with open mind in right context. To elaborate the point let us consider some of the stories and their symbolism which have been referred in this chapter of the Bhagwat Gita. The many characters and objects from the story …show more content…

As they churned, several objects came out, Kamadhenu (the wish fulfilling cow), Uchchaisrava (the white horse), Airavata (the white elephant), Kaustubhamani (a rare diamond), Kalpavriksha (the wish fulfilling tree), Lakshmi (the goddess of wealth), and Sura or Varuni (the goddess of wine). The Devas and Asuras divided the objects among themselves. Lakshmi was gifted to Vishnu who was supporting them all along as the tortoise. Finally, Dhanvantari (the divine physician)appeared with the vessel of Amrita in his skilful hands. The Devas had a plan from the beginning to deny the Asuras their share of Amrita because they did not want the evil ones become immortal and become an eternal pain to all. With the help of Lord Vishnu, they tricked the Asura and secured the entire Amrita for themselves. Lord Vishnu assumed the form of a vivacious woman, Mohini, to delude the demons and make them forget temporarily all about the Amrit. While they were lusting for Mohini, he quietly distributed the ambrosia among the Devas, which made them immortal. By the time the Asuras realized what happened, it was already late. Because of Amrit the Devas not only became immortal but also defeated the demons in the war that followed and regained their world. This, in brief, is the story of churning of the ocean by Devas and Asuras (deva asura ksheera sagara

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