Bhagavad Gita: Lord is all-pervasive by his diverse material and spiritual energies [Knowledge of the Absolute (Text 8 Chapter 7)]

sri-bhagavan uvaca


raso’ ham apsu kaunteya
prabhasmi sasi-suryayoh
pranavah sarva-vedesu
sabdah khe paurusam nrsu

(Knowledge of the AbsoluteText 8 Chapter 7)


Meaning:

O son of Kunti, I am the taste of water, the light of the sun and the moon, the syllable om in the Vedic mantras; I am the sound in ether and ability in man.

*** Those who  do not know Krishna(divine) are in illusion, and so knowledge of Krsna(divine) is liberation, and ignorance of him is bondage.


Bhagavad Gita: Lord is all-pervasive by his diverse material and spiritual energies [Knowledge of the Absolute (Text 8 Chapter 7)]

Bhagavad Gita: Everything rests upon Me [Knowledge of the Absolute (Text 7 Chapter 7)]

sri-bhagavan uvaca


mattah parataram nanyat
kincid asti dhananjaya
mayi sarvam idam protam
sutre mani-gana iva

(Knowledge of the AbsoluteText 7 Chapter 7)


Meaning:

O conqueror of wealth, there is no truth superior to Me. Everything rests upon Me, as pearls are strung on a thread.

*** Supreme Absolute Truth is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is all-pervading by His multi-energies, both material and spiritual.


Bhagavad Gita: Everything rests upon Me [Knowledge of the Absolute (Text 7 Chapter 7)]

Now manufacturers opting composition scheme required to pay 1%

Govt. has notified that manufacturers are required to pay 1% GST of the turnover who has taken the composition scheme under GST. Further, the traders are also required to pay 1% GST of the turnover of taxable supplies of goods under the composition scheme.



[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)] 

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) 

Notification No. 1/2018- Central Tax 

New Delhi, the 1st January, 2018



G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 10 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.8/2017- Central Tax, dated the 27th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 647 (E), dated the 27th June, 2017, namely:- 

In the said notification, in the opening paragraph, –

(a) in clause (i), for the words “one per cent.”, the words “half per cent.” shall be substituted; 

(b) in clause (iii), for the words “half per cent. of the turnover”, the words “half per cent. of the turnover of taxable supplies of goods” shall be substituted.

[F. No. 354/320/2017- TRU]

(Ruchi Bisht)
Under Secretary to Government of India




[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)


Notification No.1/2018- Union Territory Tax

New Delhi, the 1st January, 2018



G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) of section 10 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act) read with section 21 of the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (14 of 2017), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.2/2017- Union Territory Tax, dated the 27th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection (i), vide number G.S.R. 648 (E), dated the 27th June, 2017, namely:-

In the said notification, in the opening paragraph, –

(a) in clause (i), for the words “one per cent.”, the words “half per cent.” shall be substituted;

(b) in clause (iii), for the words “half per cent. of the turnover”, the words “half per cent. of the turnover of taxable supplies of goods” shall be substituted.



Bhagavad Gita: Lord is the original cause of everything [Knowledge of the Absolute (Text 6 Chapter 7)]

sri-bhagavan uvaca


etad-yonini bhutani
sarvanity upadharaya
aham krtsnasya jagatah
prabhavah pralayas tatha

(Knowledge of the AbsoluteText 6 Chapter 7)


Meaning:

All created beings have their sources in these two natures. Of all that is material and all that is spiritual in this world, know for certain that I am both the origin and the dissolution

*** Everything that exists is a product of matter and spirit. Spirit is the basic field of creation, and matter is created by spirit. Spirit is not created  at a certain stage of material development. Rather, this material world is manifested only on the basis of spiritual energy. This material body is developed  because spirit is present within matter; a child grows gradually  to boyhood and then to manhood because that superior energy, spirit soul, is present.Similarly, the entire cosmic manifestation of the gigantic universe is developed because of the presence of the Supersoul (Visnu). Therefore spirit and matter, which combine to manifest this gigantic universal form, are originally two energies of the Lord, and consequently the Lord is the original cause of everything.


Bhagavad Gita: Lord is the original cause of everything [Knowledge of the Absolute (Text 6 Chapter 7)]

Bhagavad Gita: Constitutional position of God -Supreme Controller [Knowledge of the Absolute (Text 5 Chapter 7)]

sri-bhagavan uvaca


apareyam itas tv anyam
prakrtim viddhi me param
jiva-bhutam mah-baho
yayedam dharyate jagat

(Knowledge of the AbsoluteText 5 Chapter 7)


Meaning:

Besides these, O mighty-armed Arjuna, there is another, superior energy of Mine, which comprises the living entities  who are exploiting the resources of this material , inferior nature.

*** O Supreme Eternal ! If the embodied living entities were eternal and all-pervading like you, then they would not be under your control. But if the living entities are accepted as minute energies of your  Lordship, then they are at once subject to your supreme control.Therefore real liberation entails surrender  by the living entities to your control, and that surrender will make them happy.

Bhagavad Gita: Constitutional position of God -Supreme Controller [Knowledge of the Absolute (Text 5 Chapter 7)]

Bhagavad Gita: Constitutional position of God [Knowledge of the Absolute (Text 4 Chapter 7)]

sri-bhagavan uvaca


bhumir apo’ nalo vayuh
kham mano buddhir eva ca
ahankara itiyam me
bhinna prakrtir astadha

(Knowledge of the AbsoluteText 4 Chapter 7)


Meaning:

Earth, water, fire,air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego-all together these  eight constitute My separate material energies. 

*** The science of God analyzes the constitutional position of God and his diverse energies. Material nature is called prakrti, or the energy of the Lord in his different purusa incarnations(expressions) as described in the Satvata-tantra: ” For material creation, Lord Krsna’s  plenary expansion assumes three Visnus. The first one, Maha-Visnu, creates the total material energy, known as the mahat-tattva. The second, Garbhodakasayi Vishnu, enters into all the universes to create diversities in each of them. The third, Ksirodakasayi Vishnu is diffused as the all-pervading Supersoul in all the universes and is known as Paramatma. He is present even within the atoms. Anyone who knows these three Visnus can be liberated from material  entanglement. 

Bhagavad Gita: Constitutional position of God [Knowledge of the Absolute (Text 4 Chapter 7)]