Gita-Sarah-Commentary-on-the-Slokas-of-Bhagavad-Gita

objects-say, the fragrance of flowers, the badodour of the gutter, the smell of asafoeitidaetc., do not get superimposed on the space.The space continues to remain unaffectedand pure. In the same way, Atman which iseverywhere in all the bodies of variousbeings, does not absorb any of the qualitiesof the body or other objects around it. Thebody may have signs of old age, diseases withfoul smell, but none of the attributes touchthe Atman which has no attributes.In this connection, one is reminded of theconversation between Jadabharata, a realizedsage and a king called Rahugana, in SrimadBhagavatam. When the king taunts the formerfor his lack of attention and alertness whilecarrying the king in a palanquin, the sagereplied:-“Leanness, stoutness, diseases, mentalworries, hunger, thirst, fear, quarrel, desire,decrepitude, sleep, anger etc. - all these<strong>Gita</strong> <strong>Sarah</strong> 31