akuṇṭha & ājāta
hariḥ oṁ
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namasté
If we look to the 2nd chapter of the bhāgavad gītā , kṛṣṇa-ji informs us in the 12th śloka that there never was a time when He was not (akuṇṭha¹) nor that I was not. This suggests if He or I have always been, then there never was a birth ( or death) and there is never a time when we will cease to be.
Now fast forward to chapter 4 and look to the 5th śloka. Kṛṣṇa-ji informs arjun that many births (ājāta¹) have passed for Him and also for arjun.
How can one rationalize this knowledge kṛṣṇa-ji offers? In chapter 2 He informs us we have always been and implies no beginning or end (birth or death), yet in chapter 4, He says He ( along with arjun) has been born (ājāta) many times.
How is one to think about this ?
iti śivaṁ
- akuṇṭha -eternal
- ājāta - born
यतस्त्वं शिवसमोऽसि
yatastvaṁ śivasamo'si
because you are identical with śiva
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