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tarati Sokam Atmavit (chAndogya. 5. 1. 3);
tatra ko mohah kahSokah (ISAvAsya. 7).
SrI cinmayAnanda gives reference to gItA -
teshAm aham samuddhartA mRtyu-samasAra sAgarAt |
bhavAni na cirAt pArtha mayyAveSita cetasAm ||
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(gItA 12. 7)
"Of those whose minds are thus focused on Me, I become soon their savior
from the ocean of mortal life".
The dharma cakram writer points out that when there is moham (attachment),
the result is Sokam. Thus, to be rid of Sokam, one has to overcome
attachment. This is accomplished by meditating on bhagavAn. He gives the
example of arjuna. gItA begins with the expression of Sokam in arjuna's mind
because of his moham or attachment to all his relatives and AcArya-s, whom he
faces in the battlefield. Because of this Sokam, arjuna loses his heart
completely, his bow is slipping from his hand, his mind is tired, he is unable to
stand up, his body perspires and he is shivering with nervousness. The whole
gItA isimparted to arjuna by bhagavAn just so he can overcome his moham and
thus his Sokam. At the end of receiving the instruction from bhagvAn, He
asks arjuna if he has overcome his Sokam because of the realization of the
truth, and arjuna confirms that by listening to His instructions, he has been
able too vercome the Sokam. The lesson to take from this nAma is that by
meditating on Him we can overcome Sokam.