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II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

आता बुद्धि जे म्हणिजे I ते ऐशिया चिन्हीं जाणिजे I बोलिलें यदुराजें I तें आइके सांगों II 83 II
तरी कंदर्पाचेनि बळें I इंद्रियवृत्तीचेनि मेळें I विभांडूनि येती पाळे I विषयांचे II 84 II
तो सुखदु:खांचा नागोवा I जेथ उगाणों लागे जीवा I तेथ दोहींसी बरवा I पाडु जे धरी II 85 II
हें सुख हें दु:ख I हें पुण्य हें दोख I कां हें मैळ हें चोख I ऐसें जे निवडी II 86 II
जिये अधमोत्तम सुझे I जिये साधनें थोर बुझे I जिया दिठी पारखिजे I विषो जीवें II 87 II
जे तेजतत्वाची आदि I जे सत्वगुणाची वृद्धि I जे आत्मया जीवाची संधी I वसवीत असे जे II 88 II
अर्जुना ते गा जाण I बुद्धि तूं संपूर्ण I आतां आइकें वोळखण I अव्यक्ताचि II 89 II

"Now that which is called as Intellect, let Me illuminate you about it said Lord Krishna to Arjun. When Kama (desire/lust) and Vasana (subtle desires/impressions) drive the senses (indriyas) toward their respective vishayas (sense objects), it is the intellect that prioritizes long-term fulfillment and self-improvement over the transient pleasures of sense gratification. Intellect or Buddhi is a faculty that provides a sense of discrimination, the capacity essential for making judgements, discerning truth from falsehood, differentiate between what is morally right and wrong, or beneficial and harmful, distinguishing between  pleasure and pain etc. In essence, the intellect provides the critical ability to make fine, often wise, distinctions that are fundamental to both basic perception and complex decision-making. Intellect is the root cause of the radiance of KNOWLEDGE. The cultivation of a pure, illuminated, and discerning intellect (buddhi) is a primary characteristic and result of increasing the Sattva Guna (mode of goodness) in one's life. Sattva is the quality of balance, harmony, purity, and intelligence. When the mind and senses are governed by Sattva, the intellect gains clarity, wisdom, and the ability to differentiate between right and wrong, the ephemeral and the eternal. Now let Me illuminate You about Avyakta, the Unmanifest."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II