BHAGAVAD-GITA Devotion Means Acting Pleasure of Lord
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BHAGAVAD-GITA Devotion means acting pleasure of Lord. Bhakti is in all chapters, defining sarva dharma - is the label FIRST CHAPTER of the box denoting bhakti is in middle six chapters. Anu - brand charter stays Allegory- 1. Subject - Visaya 18 Chapters - knowledge 18 2. Fr whom the book is written. Adhikari Vedas 4 3. Goal - prayojjana Vedangas 4. Relationship between reader and book - Itihasas sambandha 18 days/ aksauhinis 18 important # First verse clarifies these 8 + 1 = 9 maximum 2. faithful, fixed-up in religion, controlling senses. 1-6 NISKAMA yoga - without desires 7-12 bhakti yoga Adhikari 13-17 jnana yoga Desiring to go to heaven rendering devotion. Desiring greatness. 4 reasons Paramahamsa. Bhakti in middle Prayojan - free from misery and realization of Supreme 1. To produce secret Lord. 2. Injecting life to both 3. With respect All verses are potent - even those not spoken by Krsna - 4. Most important like king in middle of entourage logic of salt put in salty water pot. Karma-jnana useless without bhakti First 27 introductory verses Mixed pure bhakti. 1st verse Dhrtarastra's two doubts - due to influence of 2. Raise question; answer themselves dharmaksetra. Refining a verse as if dialogue in verse words. 1. Kauravas compromise 2. Pandavas gave up - go to forest If religion, Effect of place is great - Kuruksetra. like weedy plants in paddy field Dharmaksetra Krsna - plow and water 5. Jnana-yoga - sannyasi Dharmaksetra - field Yudhisthira Weeds - Duryodhana Varnasrama merge - gradual elevation from varna - sudra 1 vaisya 2 ksatriya 3 brahmana 4. 3. Karma's use - (prescribed duty . purification of heart. Bhakti - stay in position develop bhakti Detachment without thinking oneself doer brings jnana, Jnana marg - sannyas where knowledge a means to achieve bhakti. Goal ...(few words here I can read Bhakti - surrender and do act. Superficially Dhrtarastra didn't want to fight. Karma - do act and then surrender. Sanjaya knows Dhrtarastra's mind and speaks ccordingly. 3 types of karma Raja vacanam abravit - king speaks short important Karma - kanda words - Karma - fr bhakti Raja-raja-niti - politics Varnasrama karma - duty of varna. Dhimata - intelligent Dhrstadhyumna inciting anger of Drona who has affection for Pandavas. 4. Karma brings: jnana bring liberation. Why bhakti. Text 3: Jnana and something special - devotion Drupada-putrena - not Dhrstadyumna Jnana is incomplete without bhakti. Trying to incite Drona Visesa - difference Incite Drona to incite Bhisma Jnana-type liberation get mukti - vaikuntha does not (brahmana (Bhisma will ... to Brahmana bring one to Krsna's pastimes. Text 2: vacanam abravit - to cover fea Last six chapters explains more detail about first six spoke - word - spoke some words. chapters. 6. Ati - ratha ( fight with any amount of men - 1 unlimited cap rajita - shining with bow Arjuna's special position - Krsna driving chariot, Agni Text 4: ca - means other sons of Pandavas not chariot and quiver, mentioned - Gotacache, Bahir... sons of other wives White horses given by Chitrarath Gandharva, Pandavas not mentioned as they are so famous. Devadatta conchshell - Indra. Maharathis mentioned (ati rathis and maharathis For killing Navit Kavac demons. 3 Vows of Bhima - 18 prthivi pate - O King Those whose conchshells 1. 100 sons killed mentioned survive battle and Satyaki (aparajitah all 2. Duryodhana's thigh others finished. 3. Dusasans blood - Draupadi's hair 19 - 23 together Yuyudhana - Satyaki - learned from Arjuna - fully dedicated to Arjuna. - Krtavarna and Satyaki started Hearts of Pandavas not disturbed by conchshells. arguing - death of Yadus. Bhurisrava benedicted Clean heart no fear. Somadatta 20. Pandavas (arrows enthusiastic. Kapi dvij - Arjuna no fear - Hanuman on flag - Arjuna Drona 1. Fear has. 2. Cover Duryodhana guessing ...?... Acyuta - Arjuna can't fall down as Krsna can't fall Speaks verse 7 down. 8. Samitim-jayah - always victorious in battle. Why does Arjuna want to see? Spectator or fighter? Drona sa...?... Answer: See friends and relatives. 9. So many others - Why, you'll see friends and make friends. 7. "My army" false ego Answer: No, see those desiring to fight. Drona first/ "Bhisma ca" Karnas ca Krpas ca (brother- in-law - Drona's family Asvatthama only Same again - kair maya saha brahmanas Yotsyamanema avake - with who I will fight (support me After Asvatthama, Vikarna, younger brother spoke up same repetition - fault. during Draupadi disrobing - flattery, afraid of defection. "Special People" First arrows - then move to see?! Hint: Arjuna's heart beginning to have trouble. 7. Text 10-11 Earlier: Atha vyavasthi drstva - see - look upon Arjuna's aparyaptam - insufficient (common meaning heart has become soft, just by seeing - good hearted Baladeva takes - sufficient Visvanath takes - insufficient 24 - 25. See all the Kauravas - Krsna speaking to in front of Bhisma and .... incite family feelings. We are not strong enough to fight with Pandavas Drona - chariot duality - pramukha - in front of fare. because Bhisma is Bhisma and Drona. Krsna did it! divided. Duryodhana's politics - Drona, we're depending on you. Behold all Kurus: Bhisma takes other way - gets encouraged. 26 - 27 Fearing Bhima who's one pointed in attention Always battles there - Kuruksetra - Parasurama Kuru - ploughed the land - to make place religious - Baladeva takes - immeasurable - just as Prabhupada seed of religious austerity, sacrifices, charity. translates and Indra - stop - This has position less important purport. Visnu - act Kuru's hand / body. Four boons: Ardha - rath - incapable/ fig. 1. places name Madhva's angry - Madhva incarnation of Bhima. 2. Anyone who dies goes to heaven 3. charity place - famous 12 - 13 4. Bhisma blew conch to remove fear from Duryodhana's heart. See it, O partha - son of woman, act like woman. Somadatta/ Bhisma - prbamahe Bhisma didn't say anything but blew conchshell. Bhurisrava - uncle (son of Somadhatta Victory defeat is in Lord's hands, but I do my duty as a Satya - brother of Madri - Duryodhana asked first. ksatriya and give my life. (maternal uncle Bhisma blows conch to hear Krsna's conch. 8. 14 - 18 together Friends: Asvatthama - friend Visram. (17 ca aparagita - always victory Bhagadhatta - friend of Indra 2 Krtavarma killing relatives. Both sides had friends / relatives. demon begs from Jana - ardhana Krsna wanted to explain meaning of Vedic aphorism, person - killer "Do not kill any living entity." Nihimsa sarva bhutani You are Janardhana, you kill, I'll sit on the chariot. Then Arjuna became compassionate - krpaya they'll be no reaction. Compassion paraya - special, high grade for others (side of army 36. We'll get sin by killing relatives, and we'll not get happiness. Symptom like ecstasy caused by material compassion. Krsna: Because they aggressors, there's no sin. Daya - compassion for everyone Arjuna: Certainly sin. Krpa - compassion special known persons eva After realizing relationship, then compassion. Krsna: Why you are so sure, while sastra says opposite. Real religion is difficult to understand. Arjuna: Artha sastra says - but dharma sastra higher - and dharma sastra says sin from killing. 28 - 30 Skin is burning - heart is burning. 12. All Six Types of Aggression: 31. distress causes disinterest in sense gratification. 1. set fire - house lac 4. took land - kingdom 2. poison - to Bhima 5. took wealth - kingdom 10. in 36 - using opulences. 3. attack with weapons - in forest 6. took women - Draupadi Arjuna's logic Arjuna: killed - goes two types go through sun, but 37 - 38 Arjuna will not get killed. No benefit. Arjuna: We know the results that will come, especially Krsna: You'll get kingdom destruction of dynasty, why shouldn't we refrain from Arjuna: That I don't want. fight. Ksatriyas have passion but knowledge and sense Krsna: Why aren't Bhisma and Drona refraining, they Dusyant - attracted to beautiful girl - control must be also know these things? ksatriya. Arjuna: Their hearts overtaken by greed, but we know, Through intelligence, no good will come. why should we act like that. Can become: hatva Hatv - sva - janam ahave Krsna: But your duty as ksatriya is to fight when Killing - those not relatives - no good (what to speak of challenged. relatives Arjuna: But I see the imminent result of family Krsna - one who pulls - attracts - pull around demons - destruction and they are greedy, we're not. pulls around Arjuna. Result must be good for some religious practice. 32 - 35 Continuing support of logic. Abicar yajna - to kill enemy but result is bad even Govinda - I should think of You, why should I think of though it is in Vedas. Similarly, the fighting is proper, kingdom. but the result nullify the bad effects of kula-ksaya Let me not fight. 39 - 40 Ruled only 37 years after Battle of Kuruksetra before Sonaton - religious practice executed for long time renouncing. Pride in dynasty stops one from doing nonsense and thus maintains purity. Those to enjoy with would be killed. Tradition of elders keeps youth from becoming I don't even want to kill them even if they kill me - frivolous. shows Result of irreligion is pollution of women then Arjuna's renunciation. varnasankara - 1st symptom is unchastity of women because on one will protect them. Krsna - Don't kill relatives, but at least kill sons of Baladeva: Destruction of dynasty - women will think Dhrtarastra. our husband acted irreligiously and destroyed dynasty. Arjuna: No. That even won't buy me happiness. What We will also act irreligiously (illicit sex . happiness will we get? 40 - 43 But for little time we'll enjoy, but suffer so long for 3 Varnasankara's result: Pitre - sraddha - Pitr - Bihyo namah Krsna: Give up weakness of heart. You are Partha, son set example of Indradeva. help forefathers benefit Arjuna: It is not weakness, compassion. varna - sankara - frivolous having independent of scripture desires. Krsna: Four classes (ksudram . Give it up, get ready, duity - frivolous opposite and fight. You are Parantapa. Don't become butt of joke.