ममैवांशो जीवलोके — Benefits & How to Chant
ममैवांशो जीवलोके
Complete guide to chanting correctly for maximum benefit
Benefits of Chanting ममैवांशो जीवलोके
Reveals the eternal kinship of the individual soul with God
the jiva is an everlasting part of the Lord.
Affirms the imperishable, eternal (sanatana) nature of the self beyond mind and senses.
Brings deep comfort and fearlessness by establishing the soul's divine origin.
A cornerstone verse of Vedanta for contemplating the relationship between jiva and Paramatma.
Recited for self-knowledge (atma-jnana) and to remember one's true identity as spirit, not matter.
How to Chant ममैवांशो जीवलोके
Instructions
Recite the verse contemplatively and reflect on its meaning — that the true self is an eternal part of the Divine, only temporarily clothed in mind and senses. It is used in self-inquiry and meditation to remember one's spiritual identity and one's intimate relationship with God.
Spiritual Significance
Seekers hold that to truly realize this verse — that one's innermost self is an eternal spark of the Divine and not the perishable mind and body — is to be freed from the fear of death and to rest in the unbreakable bond between the soul and the Lord.
Origin & History
Source: Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15, Verse 7
Author: Veda Vyasa (Lord Krishna's teaching)
In the fifteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, the Purushottama Yoga, Lord Krishna describes the cosmic tree of existence and the supreme Person beyond the perishable and imperishable. Turning to the nature of the soul, he reveals in this verse that the individual living being is an eternal fragment of his own Self, drawing the mind and senses around it as it dwells within material nature.