| : "I shall again speak of that highest knowledge which is superior to any other knowledge, knowing which all the sages have attained the supreme perfection." [[Bhagavad Gita]] (XVI.1) | | : "I shall again speak of that highest knowledge which is superior to any other knowledge, knowing which all the sages have attained the supreme perfection." [[Bhagavad Gita]] (XVI.1) |
− | and thereafter, proceeds to explain how that knowledge can be gained and developed which would eventually free a ''mumukshu'' ('seeker') who due to association with the modes of nature (''prakrti'') is entangled in this material world, and therefore, explains the nature of the three '' [[guna]]s''. This particular statement is in the form of an ''Anubandha chatushtaya'' the subject-matter of which is ''Brahma Vidya'', the goal is liberation from sorrow, and ''pryojanam'' is the knowledge of Brahman which gives spontaneous release. Krishna leads Arjuna to that knowledge of the self which reveals what the subject is, what the "I" is – '' [[Tat Tvam Asi]] '', this is the relationship that helps the seeker, possessing basic qualities, to decide whether he should connect or associate with the subject-matter or not.<ref>{{cite book|title=Journey Through the Bhagavad Gita|author=G.K.Marballi|publisher=Lulu.com|page=489|url= https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Q-fQBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA489&dq=Anubandha+chatushtaya&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qZSjVPaOB9DUuQS204LwDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Anubandha%20chatushtaya&f=false }}</ref> | + | and thereafter, proceeds to explain how that knowledge can be gained and developed which would eventually free a ''mumukshu'' ('seeker') who due to association with the modes of nature (''prakrti'') is entangled in this material world, and therefore, explains the nature of the three '' [[guna]]s''. This particular statement is in the form of an ''Anubandha chatushtaya'' the subject-matter of which is ''Brahmavidya'', the goal is liberation from sorrow, and ''pryojanam'' is the knowledge of Brahman which gives spontaneous release. Krishna leads Arjuna to that knowledge of the self which reveals what the subject is, what the "I" is – '' [[Tat Tvam Asi]] '', this is the relationship that helps the seeker, possessing basic qualities, to decide whether he should connect or associate with the subject-matter or not.<ref>{{cite book|title=Journey Through the Bhagavad Gita|author=G.K.Marballi|publisher=Lulu.com|page=489|url= https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Q-fQBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA489&dq=Anubandha+chatushtaya&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qZSjVPaOB9DUuQS204LwDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Anubandha%20chatushtaya&f=false }}</ref> |