Class notes and other documents related to Bagwat Gita
Greetings All, Shloka # 24: ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्महविर्ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम्। ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं ब्रह्मकर्मसमाधिना।।4.24।। The means of the sacrificial offering is Brahman; Brahman is the oblation placed in the fire of Brahman and by Brahman is the sacrifice made. This scarificer, who concentrates on the act that is Brahman, reaches Brahman alone. Continuing his teachings of […]
Greetings All, Shloka # 20: त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासङ्गं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रयः। कर्मण्यभिप्रवृत्तोऽपि नैव किञ्चित्करोति सः।।4.20।। Giving up attachment to the fruits of works, eternally content, independent, the man, engaged in works as he is, does nothing at all. Continuing his teachings of Gita, Swami Paramarthananda said, in shlokas # 18-24 Sri Krishna is giving us the essence […]
Greetings All, Shloka # 18: कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः। स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्।।4.18।। Whoso beholds non-work in work and work in non- work is wise among men; he is integrated; he does all works. Continuing his teachings of Gita, Swami Paramarthananda said, by way of introducing the nature of karma, Sri […]
Greetings All, Shloka # 15: एवं ज्ञात्वा कृतं कर्म पूर्वैरपि मुमुक्षुभिः। कुरु कर्मैव तस्मात्त्वं पूर्वैः पूर्वतरं कृतम्।।4.15।। Knowing thus was work done by ancient seekers after liberation. Therefore you too do only work, as was done by the ancients in bygone days. Continuing his teachings of Gita, Swami Paramarthananda said, Arjuna wanted to escape his […]
Greetings All, Shloka # 13: चातुर्वर्ण्यं मया सृष्टं गुणकर्मविभागशः। तस्य कर्तारमपि मां विद्ध्यकर्तारमव्ययम्।।4.13।। The fourfold class-system according to the divisions of Prakrti’s constituents and works, has been ordained by Me. Though I am its author, know Me to be the immutable non-agent. Continuing his teachings of Gita, Swami Paramarthananda said, Sri Krishna is talking about […]
Shloka # 12: काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः। क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा।।4.12।। People in the world offer scarifices to gods, desiring the success of their works. For, in this human world, quick is the success born of works. Continuing his teachings of Gita, Swami Paramarthananda said, up to shloka # 12 Sri […]
श्रीमदभगवद्गीता Chapter 4 Sloka 10 वीतरागभयक्रोधा मन्मया मामुपाश्रिताः । बहवो ज्ञानतपसा पूता मद्भावमागताः ।।4.10।। वीतरागभयक्रोधाः freed from attachment, fear and anger मन्मयाः absorbed in Me माम् Me उपाश्रिताः taking refuge in बहवः many ज्ञानतपसा by the fire of knowledge पूताः purified मद्भावम् My Being आगताः have attained. Freed from attachment, fear and anger, absorbed in […]
In the beginning of Chapter 4, Lord Krishna talked about the glory of the Gita as vedasaarah and that He alone taught the Vedic wisdom in the beginning of creation and is teaching the same Vedic wisdom now, in the name of Gita. Upon hearing this, Arjuna has a doubt due to the teacher being […]
In Chapter 2, Krishna gave a gist of Karma Yoga and Jnana Yoga. In Chapter 3, Karma Yoga was elaborated. In Chapters 4 and 5, Jnana Yoga is elaborated. The 4th Chapter is the “jnana yoga pradhana”. There is a small diversion in the first 8 verses before diving into jnaana yoga. In the first […]
In the first chapter of Geeta, Vyasa chariyar revealed the human problem of samsara in the form of raga (emotional depedents of external factors), sogaha (grief or sorrow) and moga (delusion or conflict or indiscriminate). When Arjuna had this problem in the battlefield, he tried to solve this problem himself and was not successful and […]