Lord Krishna tells Arjuna that He is the One who generates heat in the form of the Sun, fire etc. It does not rain in the dry season because He wills it so. Krishna says He is amrta, which means He is the cause of life. The Lord says He is also mrtyu — the cause of death.
The Lord says He is both ‘sat’ and ‘asat.’ ‘Sat’ indicates that He is present now. Asat indicates He was there in the past and shall continue to be there in future, said Valayapet Ramachariar in a discourse.
The Lord uses the word ‘evam,’ to show that He alone is the primordial cause of everything, the One who exists at all times. Here when Krishna uses the word ‘aham,’ His purpose is to show that He is Paramatma. The flames of a fire go up because it is their nature to be so. But it was the Lord who determined their nature. The nature of everything is determined by Him.
It is not possible to define Brahmanandam, because it is an ocean. The Lord is an ocean of joy and His many avataras are like the waves of the ocean. Not all the waves are of the same size.
Usually a large wave is followed by a smaller one. The Lord’s avataras are like big waves and Goddess Mahalakshmi, who follows Him as Sita or Rukmini, is like the small wave. He took avataras so that people could acquire jnana and attain moksha. But few recognised Him as the Paramatma. Those who know Him think of Him constantly. Others think of Him only when they are in trouble. They attribute their successes to their own merits and not to Him. This is where jnanis and ordinary people differ.
