Why Is the Body-Chariot Considered Divine?

Paramahamsa Prajnananandaji, while describing the chariot of Arjuna in the Gita makes the analogy from the Upanishads that every human body is considered to be a chariot. In fact the chariot of Arjuna in the Gita is described as a "great chariot". It was originally the chariot of the Varuna (God of water) and was gifted to Arjuna by the Agni (God of fire). In this video vignette Paramahamsaji shares the metaphorical meaning of why the chariot is considered great and the significance of the references to the Varuna and Agni. This vignette is taken from Prajnananandaji's discourses on the Bhagavad Gita delivered to his students at the Hariharananda Gurukulam at Balighai, near Puri, in India.

Paramahamsa Prajnananandaji is a revered Kriya Yoga master who travels world over teaching Kriya Yoga and how to practice spirituality in daily lives. His teachings cover a broad expanse of spiritual topics which include yoga, meditation, practical spirituality and also deep metaphorical interpretation of Vedanta and many scriptures like Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutra of Sage Patanjali, Durga Saptashati, different Upanishads. He is the current Guru in a long and unbroken lineage of Masters starting with Babaji Maharaj and including such spiritual giants as Yogiraj Shri Shyamacharan Lahiri Mahashaya, Swami Shriyukteshwar Giri, Shri Bhupendranath Sanyal Mahashaya, Paramahamsa Yogananda the author of Autobiography of a Yogi, Swami Satyananda Giri, and Paramahamsa Hariharananda. Please visit http://www.kriya.org to learn more about the Guru and his lineage, and also about his mission.