Bhagavad Gita Summary

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Total 700 shlokas

• 574 by Shri Krishna
• 84 by Arjun
• 41 by Sanjay
• 1 by dhutrastra

Chapter-wise distribution

• 1st chapter - Vishada Yoga (Stage setup)
• 2nd chapter - Synopsis (Summary of the Bhagavad Gita)
• 3rd to 6th chapter - Karma Yoga Ashtanga Yoga (Do and Don't)
• 7th to 12th chapter - Bhakti Yoga (Ultimate goal of our life)
• 13th to 17th chapter - Gyan Yoga (Sattvagun, Tamogun, Rajogun and practical knowledge of Bhagavad Gita)
• 18th chapter - Conclusion

Terms:

• Panchjanya - Krishna's conch
• Devdatta - Arjun's conch
• Vaikuntha (Meaning: Without anxiety) - God's home

1st chapter - Vishada Yoga (Stage setting up)

Three Gunas (Qualties of nature)

• Vishnu - Sattvagun
• Shiv ji - Tamogun
• Bramha - Rajogun

Method of Bhakti according to different Yugas

• Satiyug - Meditation - given by Hansa (white)
• Tretayug - Fire sacrifice - given by Yagya (red)
• Dwaparyug - Deity worship - given by Krishna (black)
• Kaliyug - Nam sankirtan - given by Chaitanya mahaprabhu (golden)

Causes of Confusion of Arjun:

• Attachment to materialistic relationships (with pitamah Bhishma)
• Attachment to materialistic knowledge (with guru Dronacharya)

Excuses given by Arjun:

(Same excuses we give for not entering the Spiritual life)

1. Materialistic compression
2. Attraction towards material world enjoyment
3. Generation perish
4. Fear of sin crime
5. Indecision

Solution: Self-conquest is the greatest of victories.

Order of Shastras

Bhakti shastra >> Darma shastra > Artha shastra

(Yudhisthira went to hell because he chose Dharma shastra over Bhakti shastra)

2nd chapter - Synopsis (Summary of the Gita)

Eternal nature:

• Body - Already dead
• Soul - Never dies

If we try our best in devotion (Bhakti)

• Fail -> will get heaven -> rebirth -> retry bhakti
• Success -> will get vaikunth

That's why we should never hesitate to do bhakti because eventually bhakti will take us to Vaikuntha.

Sakam karmayog (karmakand level)

• Helps to go to heaven
• These people are attracted with the fruits of their actions.
• These are short knowledge people.
• Sakam karmayog is mentioned in the Gita so that people can develop some faith in shastras.

Nishkam karmayog

• The person is not attracted with the fruits of his actions
• Gives all the fruits to the God
• But these people are driven more by their psycho physical nature.
• These people do what they like to do and not what is required to be done in the service of God.

Karma

• Bad karma -> Hell (Poison)
• Good karma -> Heaven (Sugar coated poison)
• Akarma (Devotion) -> Vaikuntha (No poison at all)

Happiness in different worlds

• Material world - Happiness & sadness both together
• Heaven - Temporary happiness
• Formless truth (Nirakar Brahma) - Long but still temporary happiness
• Vaikuntha - Permeant happiness

Steps of fall down

1. Contemplation of sense objects
2. Attachment
3. Lust -> Satisfied -> Greed
4. Lust -> Not satisfied -> Angry
5. Deluated
6. Memory lost (Lessons learnt from privious experiences)
7. Intelligence lost
8. Fall down

3rd chapter - Karma Yog

Relation between knowledge, actions & bhakti

• Knowledge (Brain) + Actions (Yagya) = Bhakti (Realisation)
• Bhakti - When knowledge comes into action

Three Doers of this world

1. Soul (Desire) - Based on law of Attraction
2. Material nature (Facilitates) - Based on law of Karma
3. Super soul (Approving Authority) - Based on devotion/love for a supreme lord

Order of dominance

• Soul < Material nature < Super soul

4th chapter - Gyan Yog

Qualification in a person to acquire the spiritual knowledge

1. Become a devotee of the God
2. Consider God as your well wisher

Two types of Maya

1. Yog Maya - Spritual nature

• Lord directs yog maya
• Yog maya is a expansion of Krishna's own adi-shakti Shrimati Radhika

2. Maha Maya - Material nature

• Maha maya directs us

Contaminants to be removed for purification

1. Attachment to present
2. Fear of future
3. Anger on past

Three realisation/expansions of the God

1. As a Bhagwan (Best realisation) - Adi rup (Krishna)
2. Parmatma (Good realisation) - Situated in heart
3. Bhramha (Partial realisation) - Nirakar Prakash, great, not in three modes of natures, personification of Amrut (Nectar), immortal

Four Varna Vyavastha

1. Brahman

• Priests or teachers class
• in Goodness (Satva gun)
• Live on Charity

2. Kshatriya

• Warrior & Adminstrator class
• in Passion (Rajo gun)
• Live on Taxes

3. Vaishya

• Merchantile ], agricultural, business class
• in Passion + Ignorance (Rajo + Tamo gun)
• Live on Profit

4. Shudra

• Worker, labour class
• in Ignorance (Tamo gun)
• Live on Salary

Sacrifice in Bhakti

1. Possessions

• Offered by Grihastha
• Learns by experience

2. One Self

• Offered by Bhramachari
• Learns by hearing

Ashtanga Yogas

• Step 1. Yam - Do'es
• Step 2. Niyam - Don'ts
• Step 3. Aasan - Body exercises
• Step 4. Pranayam - Breathing exercises
• Step 5. Pratyahara - No material activities at all
• Step 6. Dharan - Beginning stage of meditation
• Step 7. Dyan - Successful meditation
• Step 8. Samadhi - Effortless meditation

When karmas are dedicated as service to God and knowledge is acquired so that one can become detach from material world and attach to the lord that means this person becomes self settled

Yoga ladder:

0. Animal Life
1. Sakama karma yoga - Psycho-physical nature
2. Nishkama karma yoga - Psycho-physical nature
3. Gyan yoga - Theoretical understanding
4. Ashtanga yoga - Practical application
5. Bhakti yoga - Realisations

Yoga elevator

0. Animal Life
1. Association of devotees
2. Sadhana Bhakti
3. Bhav Bhakti
4. Prem Bhakti