Significance of Human Birth in Hinduism

 As per Hinduism, a Soul (Athma) takes thousands of Births as various Living Beings and finally gets a Human Body. This is called Transmigration of a Soul in Bhagavad Gita.

I know that i am a Soul who got a Human Body in this birth and you are reading the blogpost of a Human, who took thousands of births as various living beings such as Birds and Animals.

As a Human Being, how am i supposed to know whether it will be my last Birth of the soul that i am, and after this birth i will get Salvation (Moksham) ... or will i have to take many more births after this birth. 

Its said in Bhagavad Gita that its a Human Body which is the perfect stage in the Transmigration of  a Soul after which, a Soul gets Salvation.

As a Human Being who is stuck in the Samsara Maya, who am i supposed to know, whether i will get Salvation after this birth of mine.

For this Adi Shankaracharya says in his Bhaja Govindam verses, the first verse as below:

bhaja govindaṁ bhaja govindaṁ govindaṁ bhaja mūḍha-mate |

samprāpte sannihite kāle nahi nahi rakṣati ḍukr̥ṅkaraṇe ||

Meaning:

Worship Govinda, worship Govinda, Worship Govinda, oh deluded mind!

At the time of your death, Rules of grammar will not save you.

Adi Shankaracharya says in this shloka, that a Human Being should worship Krishna to get saved, that is, to get salvation, in the Transmigration of the Soul, that he/she is. 

But, we cannot say for certain, that if a Human Being worships Krishna all his life, will he get salvation it that birth ? ... He may have to take many more births in the Journey of the Soul that he/she is. This is certain, for getting salvation is very difficult thing to achieve. Certainly, if that person who worships Krishna all his life, may get a Good Birth in his/her next life, like getting born in a noble family.

But, the only way for a Human Being to get salvation is to worship Krishna. There is no other way out. We cannot neglect Krishna Worship, thinking that its uncertain to get salvation in this Human Birth.

Krishna inside every living being as Paramatma

Its said in Bhagavad Gita, that a Krishna Conscious Person sees Krishna as Paramatma inside every Living Being.

So, whenever you meet a person, just think about the Bhagyam that soul has, to get a Human Birth in this life after many thousands of Births in the bodies of various living beings. Meet him/her with courtesy. Who knows, if that person will get salvation before you get. Some sweet words to him/her will certainly expedite the Journey of the Soul that you are, to get salvation. Also, be kind to all living beings, as Krishna is residing inside them.

Hare Krishna.

Vamsi.

25FEB2024