Çrémad

Bhagavad-gétä

Introduction
 Mangalacarana
oà ajïäna-timirändhasya jïänäïjana-çaläkayä
cakñur unmélitaà yena tasmai çré-gurave namaù

çré-caitanya-mano-'bhéñöaà sthäpitaà yena bhü-tale

svayaà rüpaù kadä mahyaà dadäti sva-padäntikam

vande 'haà çré-guroù çré-yuta-pada-kamalaà çré-gurün vaiñëaväàç ca

sré-rüpaà sägrajätaà saha-gaëa-raghunäthänvitaà taà sa-jévam
sädvaitaà sävadhütaà parijana-sahitaà kåñëa-caitanya-devaà
çré-rädhä-kåñëa-pädän saha-gaëa-lalitä-çré-viçäkhänvitäàç ca

he kåñëa karuëä-sindho déna-bandho jagat-pate

gopeça gopikä-känta rädhä-känta namo 'stu te

tapta-käïcana-gauräìgi rädhe våndävaneçvari

våñabhänu-sute devi praëamämi hari-priye

väïchä-kalpatarubhyaç ca kåpä-sindhubhya eva ca

patitänäà pävanebhyo vaiñëavebhyo namo namaù

çré-kåñëa-caitanya prabhu-nityänanda
çré-advaita gadädhara çréväsädi-gaura-bhakta-vånda

hare kåñëa hare kåñëa kåñëa kåñëa hare hare

hare räma hare räma räma räma hare hare
Srimad Bhagavad Gita - Introduction
Necessity of Bhagavad Gita As It Is
BG also known as Gitopanishad
Essence of Vedic Knowledge, Most important Upanishad
Many commentaries of Bhagavad Gita Available, Why this edition?
None of them strictly authoritative b/c all of them
commentator has expressed their own opinion without
touching spirit of Bhagavad Gita As It Is.
Spirit (Vital Principle) of Bhagavad Gita
Spirit of Bhagavad Gita is mentioned in Gita itself.
Eg. Taking medicine as per direction given by Physician not by whim.
BG Should be accepted as directed by speaker, Lord Sri Krsna.
Lord Sri Krsna is establishes himself as Bhagavan, Supreme
Personality of Godhead
Also confirmed by Great Acaryas (Spiritual Master) like
Sankarcarya, Ramanujacarya, Madhavacarya, Nimbarka Swami, Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Also mentioned in Scripture such as BG, BS, SB and all puranas
Therefore BG should be taken as directed by Lord Sri Krsna
 Knowledge revealed in Disciplic Succession (Parampara)
BG 4.1,4.2,4.3

Lord
Sri Krishna Vivasvan
Sun God
Manu
Iksvaku

Lord Krsna has descended to

Re-establish the Message

Devotee of
Krsna Qualities required to
Arjuna understand Bhagavad Gita
Friend of
Krsna

Three Classes of Transcendentalist

Jnani Yogi Bhakta

Impersonalist Meditator Devotee of Lord
Relationship with Lord
 Relationship with Lord

Conjugal Lover
Madhurya rasa
Gopis

Passive State Parental

Santa rasa Vatsalya rasa
Trees, Flute MotherYashoda

Active State Friend

Dasya rasa Sakhya rasa
Hanumanji Arjuna

Svarupa-siddhi (Perfection of one’s constitutional position)

Everyone has one particular relationship with Krsna, called Svarupa
At present stage we have forgotten Lord and the eternal relationship
That relationship is can be revived by process of Devotional
Service, that stage is called Svarupa-siddhi
 How Arjuna accepted Bhagavad Gita?
(BG 10.12-14)
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AahuSTvaMa*zYa" SaveR devizRNaaRrdSTaQaa ) Paramam

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The Absolute Truth

arjuna uväca
paraà brahma paraà dhäma
pavitraà paramaà bhavän Purusam
puruñaà çäçvataà divyam You are a Person,
ädi-devam ajaà vibhum Supreme Enjoyer
ähus tväm åñayaù sarve
devarñir näradas tathä
asito devalo vyäsaù
svayaà caiva bravéñi me

Arjuna said: You are the Supreme

Personality of Godhead, the ultimate
abode, the purest, the Absolute
Truth. You are the eternal,
transcendental, original person, the
unborn, the greatest. All the great
sages such as Närada, Asita, Devala
and Vyäsa confirm this truth about
You, and now You Yourself are
declaring it to me.
How Bhagavad Gita should be understood?
Bhagavad Gita should be taken Spirit of Devotion
One should not think that he is equal to Krsna
One should not think Krsna as ordinary personality or even very great
personality but Krsna is Supreme Personality of Godhead.
One trying to study BG should atleast theoretically accept Sri Krsna
as Supreme Personality of Godhead
One should read BG in submissive spirit, else it is very difficult to
understand BG, because it a great mystery.

Purpose of Bhagavad Gita?

Deliver mankind from nescience of material existence.
Everyman is full of difficulty & Anxiety in the Material World
We are put into Asat (Temporary), but we are eternal
Out of so many suffering, some inquires why suffering? Wants
solution, inquires. In Brahma Sutra this is inquiry is called Brahma-
Jijsasa. (Athato Brahma Jijsasa).
For such sincere students Bhagavad Gita is spoken.
 Reasons for Lord Krsna’s Appearance
Lord Krsna descends :
Re-establish the real purpose of life
Out of many human beings, some awakens, of them one who actually
enters the spirit of understanding his position, for them BG is spoken.
Lord is very merciful upon living entities (nescience), thus spoke BG
to his friends and devotee Arjuna.
Arjuna’s position
Arjuna is close associate of Krsna and above ignorance. He was
put into ignorance to deliver message of Bhagavad Gita.

Topics of Bhagavad Gita

5 Basic Truths

Isvara (God) Jiva (Living Entity) Prakriti Kala Karma

Supreme Controller Controlled,Conditioned (Material Nature) (Time) (Activity)

Eternal Not Eternal

 Topics of Bhagavad Gita - Details
Isvara (God)
Controller

Supreme Godhead or Krsna or Brahman or Supreme Controller or

Paramatma or Supreme Consciousness and is Greatest of All.
Living entities are same as Lord in quality not quantity.
Material Nature, Kala are working under direction of Lord.
Eg.Cosmic Nature, Automobile etc.

Jiva (Living Entity)

Controlled,Conditioned

Jivas are Part and Parcel of the Lord. Eg.Particle of Gold & Goldmine, Drop Ocean
and Ocean.

Jivas are same in quality and minute in quantity.

Subordinate Isvaras, Tendency to control but are always controlled.
Jiva although parts and parcel of Lord is considered as Prakriti
(enjoyment) (Superior Energy b/c they are Conscious) BG 7.5
Topics of Bhagavad Gita… Contd.
Prakriti
(Material Nature)
Inferior prakriti, Inferior Nature (b/c not conscious), Eternal but sometime
Manifest or Unmanifest. Eg. Clouds during rainy season.
Krsna is only Purusha (Enjoyer), Prakriti is female, controlled by Lord is
enjoyment. Eg. Wife controlled by Husband.
Material Nature, Constituted by 3 qualities Modes of Goodness, Passion,
Ignorance
Kala
(Time)

Above these modes are Kala or Time.

Karma
(Activity)

Combination of the Modes and under the control and puriew of eternal time
there are activities, this activities are called Karma.
Activities are carried out from time immemorial and we are suffering or
enjoying fruits of our activities. Eg. Businessman
Karma is not Eternal, Changes to Karma depends on Perfection of Knowledge.
 Difference between Isvara & Jivas
Explained in BG Chapter 13

Lord Living Entity

Ksetra-Jna(knower of the field) Ksetra-Jna (knower of the field)
Conscious (Of all the body), not Materially Conscious (Of ones own body), Materially
contaminated contaminated

Heart of all Living entity (Paramatma) Resides only in one’s own body

Controller of all bodies Controlled or Conditioned

Gives direction to the living entity as he desires Forced to act as per the modes
Not affected by Karma Determins to act in certain way,
entangled in action & reaction(Karma)
Lord travels with Living Entity to his Enters into Another based on Karma
next destination (Transmigration)
-- Karma can be changed when living
entity acts in mode of Goodness,
Hence, Karma is not Eternal.
What is Consciousness and Bhakti ?
Jiva is conscious and Lord is supreme conscious.
Consciousness is not generted by association of matter.
For Jiva the conciousness is covered eg. Light covered by colored glass.
When Lord descends into material world his consciousness is not
covered or affected.
BG teaches us how to purify consciousness and any activity in
purified consciousness is called Bhakti. Pure consciousness is
transcendental to the 3 modes of material nature.
When Jiva is Materially Contaminated, its called conditoned, False
consciousness or False Ego (bodily concept of life). Mukti of
Liberation means freedom bodily concept or Material Consciousness.
Consciousness is “I am”, the Lord. I am the Creator and I am the
Enjoyer. But actually he is the co-operator. Eg. Part of the machine co-operates
with the machine, part of the body co-operates with the body, watering root of the tree.
Lord is the actual Enjoyer and the Living entities are his enjoyment.
 Spiritual Material
(Para) (Apara)
Lacking in Consciousness

Antaranga Tatastha Bahiranga

(Internal) (Marginal) (External)

Sandhini Samvit Hladini Pure Love of

(Sat) (Cit) (Ananda) God
• Srimati Radharani is
• Knowledge
• Eternality Hladini Shakti Murti
• Krsna knows • Ananda or Bliss or
• Spiritual World about himself & Pleasure Potency Adulterated
(Dham) everyone • Krsna & Jiva gets Love of God
Transcendental Bliss
• Existential • Living entity
• Bhakti & Prema is
Potency can know about Hladini Swarupa.
Krsna • SRR embodiment of
Mahabhava
Ref : CC Madhya 6.157- 160
 Different Manifestations of the Lord

Lord Sri Krsna

Supreme Personality of Godhead
The Complete Whole
Different Realizations
Sat-cit-ananda vigraha
Eg. Sun God

Different Energies of the Lord

Impersonal Paramatma
Brahman Sat-Cit
The Supreme Controlled Cosmic Eternal
Karma Sat (Eternal) Eternal/Knowledge
Controller Living Entities Manifestation Time Eg. Sun Disc
Eg. Sun rays

All Sort of incompleteness

Material World are experienced due to our
Is Complete unit in completed knowledge of
24 elements the complete.

Bhagavad Gita contains the complete Knowledge of Vedic Wisdom

 24 Elements as described in Chapter 13.6-7
Summary of Field of Activity (24 Elements)

1. Maha Bhuta 2. 5-Knowledge 3. 5-Working 4. 5-Objects of 21. Mind

(5 Great Elements) acquiring senses Senses Senses 22. Intelligence

23. False Ego
Earth Eyes Voice Form 24. Unmanifested
Water Nose Legs Smell
Fire Ears Hands Sound Living
Air Skin Anus Touch Symptom
Ether Tongue Genitals Taste Represented by

Transformations of FOA Consciousness &

(Non-Permanent) Interactions Conviction
Birth of Field
Grows of Activities Manifestation of
Stays
Produces Offspring Subtle Body
Mind, Intelligence &
Dwindles
Happiness/Distress Desire/Hatred False Ego
Death
 Srimad Bhagavad Gita - Introduction
VEDIC KNOWLEDGE

Revealed absolute Truth Composed by sages

Every word unchanged eternally SRUTI SMRTI Wording may change from age to age

VEDAS UPAVEDAS Ritual Sutras Tantras

Rg, Yajur, Dhanurveda VEDANGAS Connected to Spoken by Lord Pancaratras Puranas Itihasas Six Darshanas
Sama, Atharva Ayurveda, etc. Kalpa-vedanga Siva to Parvati

Srauta Sutras Vaisnava

Samhitas Kalpa
explains 18 Major
mantras ritual details worship
public yajnas

Brahmanas Grhya Sutras

Siksa
ritual explanation
pronunciation
explains 18 Minor
of mantras home yajnas Tamasic
Aranyakas
Vyakarana Dharma Sutras
esoteric explanation
grammar Law books
of mantras Rajasic

Upanisads Nirukta
Jnana-kanda
etymology Dharma Sastras
philosophy of Brahman including Manu- Sattvic
samhita and others
Chandas
meters

Jyotisa Vedanta Mimamsa Nyaya Vaisesika

astronomy-time (Gautama)
(Vyasa) (Jaimini) (Kanada) Yoga Sankhya
calculation (Epistemology, logic)
(Metaphysics) (Hermeneutics) (Metaphysics) (Patanjali) (Atheist Kapila)
philosophy of
theology of interpreting philosophy of (Sadhana) (Metaphysics)
knowledge
Upanisads scriptural texts existence
including logic
Compliments : Tyaga Caitanya Das
sisters sisters sisters
 prasthana-traya Three Divisions of Knowledge

Smriti Prasthana Nyaya Prasthana

Sruti Prasthana
Remembrance Logic
Hearing
BG, Puranas, Vedanta Sutra or
Upanishads
Mahabharata Brahma Sutra

logical text that sets

Indicating Ultimate forth the philosophy
Vedic Instructions
Goal of Life systematically.
555 Aphorisms

Commentaries on Brahma Sutra OR Vedanta Sutra

Adi Sankaracharya Advaita School Sariraka-Bhasya
Ramanujacharya Vishishhtadvaita School Sri-Bhasya
Sri Madhavacharya Ddvaita School Purnaprajna-bhasya
Vallabhacharya Shuddhadvaita School Anubhasya
Nimbaraka Dvaitadvaita School Vedanta Parijata Sourabha
Baladev Vidyabhushana Achintya Bhedabheda Tattva Govinda Bhasya
 Four Vaishanava Sampradaya

Chief

Disciplic Brahma Lakshmi Rudra Kumara Mayavada

Succession Sampradaya Sampradaya Sampradaya Sampradaya Sampradaya

Other Madhva Sampradaya Ramanuja Sampradaya Rudra Sampradaya Nimbarka Sampradaya Smarta
Sri Sampradaya Visnuswami Nimbaditya Sampradaya Sampradaya
Names
Srivaisnava Sampradaya Sampradaya Sanakadi Sampradaya
Vallabha Sampradaya
Acharya’s Madhvacarya, Ramanujacarya Visnusvami, Nimbarka Shankaracarya
Lord Caitanya Vallabhacarya
Commentary Purnaprajna-bhasya Sri-bhasya Sarvajna-bhasya, Parijata-Saurabha- Sariraka-bhasya
On Vedanta Govinda-bhasya Anubhasya bhasya
Tattva Madhvacarya: suddha- Visistadvaita-vada Suddhadvaita-vada Dvaitadvaita-vada Advaita
dvaita-vada (purified (specific monism) (purified monism) (monism and dualism) Kevaladvaita
dualism) (monism)

Lord Caitanya: Acintya-

bhedabheda-tattva
(inconceivable oneness
and difference)
Compliments : Tyaga Caitanya Das
Vedic Knowledge
Vedic Knowledge is complete, infallible beyond & mistakes, b/c its
apaurseya(spoken by Lord Himself) beyond 4 defects. Eg. Cowdung,
4 defects
Imperfect senses
Commit Mistakes
Illusioned
Cheating tendency
Bhagavad Gita is Essence of all Vedic Scriptures, we should accept
without interpretation.
Vedas Knowledge is not matter of research. Its comes down in Parampara
(disciplic succession).
Disciplic Succession (Parampara)
Prapitamaha Pitamaha
Imparted into heart of Message passed in DS
Lord Krsna Lord Brahma

Spoke BG to Arjuna
Arjuna
Goal of Human Form of Life
Realize the importance of Human Form of Life
Realize that the Goal of Human Life in all Vedic Scriptures, essence
Srimad Bhagavad Gita.
Properly utilize instructions of Bhagavad-Gita.
Purify our existence, Re-establish our eternal relationship with Lord &
Go Back to Godhead (Spiritual Sky) which is eternal, Knowledge &
Bliss, this is Sanatana Dharma.
Sanatana Dharma

According to Sripada Ramanujacarya “Sanatana”-> No beginning or end.

Sanatana-Dharma do to refer to any sectarian process or religion.
It is eternal function of the eternal living entities in relationship with
eternal Supreme Lord.
Difference between Religion & Sanatana Dharma
Religion covey the idea of faith and faith may change, but Sanatana
Dharma never changes. Eg. Hindu may become Muslim, Christian.
For instance Liquidity of water, Heat of Fire.

Religion can have beginning or end but Sanatana Dharma is eternal.

Eg. Other Religions.
Sanatana Dharma (Svarupa)

Constantly
Eg. Heat & Light with Fire,
Dharma Existing with Sweetness with Sugar
Particular object

CM to Sanatana Goswami
Rendering Service
Svarupa to Supereme
Living Entity Constitutional Position Personality of Godhead

Eg. Living Entities are always enjoys serving. Husband serves wife,
wife serves child, President serves country. There is no exception
in society.
Religion or faith of person may change, Hindu may become Muslim
or Christian, but rendering the service still continues. Therefore
rendering service is Sanatana-Dharma.
We are factually related to Supreme Lord in service. Supreme Lord
is Supreme Enjoyer and we living entities are His servitors. We are
created for his enjoyment and we become happy in serving him,
We cannot become happy otherwise. Eg. Part of body cannot be happy without co-
operating with stomach.
Demigod Worship (Devatas)
Demigods (Devatas) are subordinate controllers in the Material
World. Eg Sun God (Vivasvan), Moon God (Soma)
Demigod Worship is not recommended or approved by Krsna
Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires (lust)
surrenders unto demigods. They follow the particular rules and
regulations of worship according to their own nature.

Reason for Lord’s Appearance

Lord is Ananda-mayo-bhyasat (Reservior of All Pleasure). Living
entities are his parts & parcel and participate in his enjoyment.
Lord descends in this Mortal World to show His pastimes in
Vrindavan, which are full of bliss, by which living entity can get
attracted to him. He performs various passtimes with his devotees
and by his pastimes he shows they do not worship Demigods. b/c
their ultimate goal is to return to his abode.
 Lords Abode (Goloka Vrindavan)

Not Illuminated by

Sun Moon
Goloka Vrindavan
BG 15.6
Nor Illuminated by

Fire Electricity

One who reaches

there (Goloka) Illuminated by
never returns Brahmajyoti
Back to Material World Effulgence of Lord

Spiritual Planets floating in Brahmajyoti

Goloka
 Material World

Yanti deva vrata devan

Satya Loka (Lord Brahma)
Tapa Loka
Birth, Death, Old Age & Disease

Jana Loka (7 Sages) Higher Planetary System

Mahar Loka Subtle
Svarga Loka (Lord Indra)

Bhuvar Loka(Raksasa & Ghost)

Moon
Sun
Middle Planetary System
Earth
Gross & Subtle

Atala Loka
Vitala Loka
Sutala Loka
Lower Planetary System
Talatala Loka Gross
Mahatala Loka
Rasatala Loka
Patala Loka
Pitra Loka & Hellish Planets
  Nourishment  Reflection on desire
The three modes
(goodness, passion, ignorance)
 Roots
- Real root grows upwards (Brahmaloka)
 Living entities involvement - Secondary root grows downwards
(Bhuloka)
Hops from one branch to another
trying to taste the fruit a) attachment & aversion
a) up is down & down is up b) bound by fruitive actions by human
society
b) can’t see how far the tree
extends or where it ends
 Branches
Upper & Lower planet
c) although living entities are
eternal fragmental parts of
Krishna, they are  Leaves
struggling with Vedic hymns
the senses
 Twigs
 Fruits Sense objects
dharma, artha,
karma, moksa  Tips of branches
senses

The only way out

of the tree is  Find one in knowledge
a) hear properly from him
b) about the relationship between Lord & living entity

DETACHMENT a) through the spiritual master

 Surrender to the Lord b) no false prestige that he is Lord of material nature
c) not in illusion
 Attains eternal abode d)
c)
gives up false association
free from dualities
Compliments : Tyaga Caitanya Das
Practices in the Material World

Spiritual World
Material World
 How to attain abode of Krsna?
Eternal Kingdom
Spiritual World Avyakta
Sanatana Dhama (Unmanifested)

Can be attained by one who is

Nirmana-Moha
Free from designation

Designation means bodily concept of Life. Eg. Sir, Lord,

President, King
Designations are due to bodily attachments and wants
of recognition, which is due to lust, desire and
propensity of lording over material nature.
Actually we are not this body but we are eternal
servant of the Lord.

AS LONG AS WE ARE BEWILDERED BY THE ATTRACTIONS

OF FALSE MATERIAL ENJOYMENTS, WE DO NOT GET ENTRY
TO SPIRITUAL KINGDOM.
 BG 8.5
How to Attain Abode of Krsna? anta-kāle ca mām eva
smaran muktvā kalevaram
Spiritual Kingdom yaḥ prayāti sa mad-bhāvaḿ
Attains Krsna’s yāti nāsty atra saḿśayaḥ
Nature
And whoever, at the end of his
mad-bhavam
Sat Cit Ananda life, quits his body, remembering Me
Eternal Knowledge Bliss alone, at once attains My nature. Of
this there is no doubt.

Quits body
Remembering
Krsna

Present Body

Nirananda
Misery
Does not remember Krsna

Acit Fate decided by

Ignorance
Higher Authorities
According to Activities
Asat of this life
Temporary
 Destination of different Transcendentalists
Spiritual Planets (Vaikuntha) (3/4)

Goloka
Devotees Superior
& Energy
Paramatma-vadi Para
Transcendental

Jiva
Brahmavadi

Jiva Inferior
Material Planets (1/4)

Energy
Heavenly
Planets
Materialist apara
Material
Earth
General Principle of Quiting Body (BG 8.6)
Hellish
Planets Whatever state Attains
One remembers That
While quitting body State
Purpose of Vedic Literature
Transfer
Material Spiritual
Thoughts
from Energy Energy
Complied by
Vyasadeva
Example : Puranas and other Sages
Newspapers Vedas
Magazines Instead cultivate Vedanta Sutra
Novels,TV reading
Srimad Bhagavatam Possible to
Internet Mahabharata
Remember
Bhagavad Gita
Lord at the
time of death
Krishna advice to Arjuna
Krishna
Always think of me in the
Form of Krsna & carry out
Your Prescribed Duties Attain
Arjuna Activities dedicated Krsna
to Krsna Without doubt
Mind & Intelligence
fixed on Krsna
 Divisions of Society
Has to Work
Human Society In order to
Maintain body

According to
Work
4 Divisions of Social Order

Brahmana Kshatriya Vaisya Sudra

Intelligent Administrative Mercantile Labourer

Topmost Yogi
While remembering Develop Strong
Great Faith Abides in Me Krsna How is it possible?
Sense of Love
Perform Duties For Krsna
Then
Most intimately
Unite with Krsna Possible to remember Example
Married Women
Krsna
Attached
Thinks of me
Transcendental At the time of death
Loving Service
 Secret of Bhagavad
How do we work?
Gita
Body
Not with
Work

Senses
with

Mind Intelligence

Thus,

Engage Mind &

Intelligence in
thoughts/service of
Krsna, hence body
and senses will be
automatically
engaged.

Total Absorption in
thoughts of Lord Krsna
 Cultivating Devotional Service (9 Processes)

Sanskrit Meaning Devotees

Sravanam (easiest) Hearing Maharaj Parikshit
Kirtanam Chanting/Glorifying Sukadev Goswami
Vishnu Smaranam Remembering Bhakta Prahalad
Pada-sevanam Serving Lords Lotus Feet Mother Laxmi
Arcanam Deity Worship Maharaj Prthu
Vandanam Praying Akrura
Dasyam Executing Orders Hanuman
Sakhyam Friendship Arjuna
Atma-nivedanam Complete Surrender Bali Maharaj

All 9 Processes  Maharaj Ambrisha

 Thinking
SB 9.4.18-20
Describing Glories sa vai manaù kåñëa-padäravindayor
vacäàsi vaikuëöha-guëänuvarëane
Bowing down
karau harer mandira-märjanädiñu
çrutià cakäräcyuta-sat-kathodaye
mukunda-liìgälaya-darçane dåçau
tad-bhåtya-gätra-sparçe 'ìga-saìgamam
ghräëaà ca tat-päda-saroja-saurabhe
çrémat-tulasyä rasanäà tad-arpite
pädau hareù kñetra-padänusarpaëe
Cleansing çiro håñékeça-padäbhivandane
kämaà ca däsye na tu käma-kämyayä
Visiting Temple yathottamaçloka-janäçrayä ratiù

Serve Lord 24 Hours a day

Hearing about Lord
Eating Prasadam

Taking Darshan
Fragrance

Touching Devotees
 How to achieve Total Absorption?
Nectar of Instruction - 8
tan-nama-rupa-caritadi-sukirtananu-smrtyoh kramena rasana-manasi niyojya
tisthan vraje tad-anuragi jananugami kalam nayed akhilam ity upadesa-saram
The essence of all advice is that one should utilize one's full time — twenty-four hours a day —
in nicely chanting and remembering the Lord's divine name, transcendental form, qualities and
eternal pastimes, thereby gradually engaging one's tongue and mind. In this way one should
reside in Vraja (Goloka Vrindavan dhama and serve Krsna under the guidance of devotees. One
should follow in the footsteps of the Lord's beloved devotees, who are deeply attached to His
devotional service.

Most Important

Hearing Smaranam Kirtanam

Sravanam Rememberance Chant/Glorify
 Different Stages
Stages to reach Perfection
of Remembrance (by SBSST)

Sravana dasa Varana dasa Smaranavastha Sampatti dasa

Remember & Eternal Relationship

Hearing Acceptance
Chant in Ecstasy Revealed

5 Stages
of Smarana

Meditation Expands Uninterrupted &

Uninterrupted &
Interrupted Uninterrupted & Becomes Unceasing
Concentrated
Constant Anusmrti

Anusmrti Samadhi
How to Cultivate Devotional Service?

tad-vijnanartham sa gurum evabhigacchet

samit-panih srotriyam brahma-nistham
(Mundaka Upanishad-1.2.12)

To understand these things properly, one must humbly

approach, with firewood in hand, a spiritual master who
is learned in the Vedas and firmly devoted to the
Absolute Truth
• Must Approach a Spiritual Master
• Focus mind on SPG

• The ways and the means for ultimate realization,

ultimate attainment, are stated in the Bhagavad-Gita
• Open to everyone, NO RESTRICTIONS
Essence of Srimad Bhagavad Gita

By adopting the principles

enunciated in Srimad
Bhagavad-Gita, One can
perfect their life &
permanently solve all the
problems of life.
 Benefits of Study of Bhagavad-Gita

gita-sastram idam punyam yah if one properly follows the instructions

pathet prayatah puman of Bhagavad-gita, one can be freed from
all the miseries and anxieties of life.

bhaya-sokadi-varjitah One will be freed from all fears in this

life, and one's next life will be spiritual.

Gita-Mahatmya – Padma Purana

Lord Shiva’s Glories of Bhagavad-Gita
Gita-Mahatmya 1
gitadhyayana-silasya If one reads Bhagavad-Gita very
pranayama-parasya ca sincerely and with all seriousness, then
by the grace of the Lord the reactions of
naiva santi hi papani his past misdeeds will not act upon him
purva-janma-krtani ca
Benefits of Study of Bhagavad-Gita… Contd
Gita-Mahatmya 2
Abandon all varieties of religion and
sarva-dharman parityajya
just surrender unto Me. I shall
mam ekam saranam vraja
deliver you from all sinful reactions.
aham tvam sarva-papebhyo
Do not fear.
moksayisyami ma sucah
Gita-Mahatmya 3 One may cleanse himself daily by
maline mocanam pumsam taking a bath in water, but if one takes
jala-snanam dine dine a bath even once in the sacred Ganges
water of Bhagavad-gita, for him the dirt
sakrd gitamrta-snanam of material life is altogether
samsara-mala-nasanam vanquished.
Because Bhagavad-gita is spoken by the Supreme Personality
Gita-Mahatmya 4 of Godhead, one need not read any other Vedic literature.
gita su-gita kartavya One need only attentively and regularly hear and read
Bhagavad-gita. In the present age, people are so absorbed in
kim anyaih sastra-vistaraih mundane activities that it is not possible for them to read all
the Vedic literatures. But this is not necessary. This one
ya svayam padmanabhasya book, Bhagavad-gita, will suffice, because it is the essence of
all Vedic literatures and especially because it is spoken by
mukha-padmad vinihsrta the Supreme Personality of Godhead
 Benefits of Study of Bhagavad-Gita… Contd
Gita-Mahatmya 5 One who drinks the water of the Ganges attains salvation, so what
to speak of one who drinks the nectar of Bhagavad-gita? Bhagavad-
gita is the essential nectar of the Mahabharata, and it is spoken by
bharatamrta-sarvasvam Lord Krishna, the Original Vishnu.
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visnu-vaktrad vinihsrtam Bhagavad-gita comes from the mouth of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, & the Ganges is said to emanate from the lotus feet
gita-gangodakam pitva of the Lord. Of course, there is no difference between the mouth
& the feet of the Supreme Lord, but from an impartial study we
punarjanma na vidyate can appreciate that Bhagavad-gita is even more important than the
water of the Ganges.

Gita-Mahatmya 6 This Gitopanisad, Bhagavad-gita, the essence of all

the Upanisads, is just like a cow, and Lord Krsna,
sarvopanisado gavo who is famous as a cowherd boy, is milking this
dogdha gopala-nandanah cow. Arjuna is just like a calf, and learned scholars
partho vatsah su-dhir bhokta and pure devotees are to drink the nectarean milk
of Bhagavad-Gita.
dugdham gitamrtam mahat
Gita-Mahatmya 7 In this present day, people are very much eager to have one
scripture, one God, one religion, and one occupation. Therefore,
ekam sastram devaki-putra-gitam ekam sastram devaki-putra-gitam: let there be one scripture only,
one common scripture for the whole world--Bhagavad-gita. Eko
eko devo devaki-putra eva devo devaki-putra eva: let there be one God for the whole world--
Sri Krsna. Eko mantras tasya namani: and one hymn, one mantra,
eko mantras tasya namani yani one prayer--the chanting of His name: Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna,
Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare
karmapy ekam tasya devasya seva Hare. Karmapy ekam tasya devasya seva: and let there be one work
only--the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
 Our Disciplic Succession
1. Krnsa 17. Brahmanya Tirtha
2. Brahma 18. Vyasa Tirtha
3. Narada 19. Laksmipati
4. Vyasa 20. Madhavendra Puri
5. Madhva 21. Isvara Puri, (Nityananda, Advaita)
6. Padmanabha 22. Lord Caitanya
7. Nrhari 23. Rupa, (Svarupa, Sanatana)
8. Madhava 24. Raghunatha, Jiva
9. Aksobhya 25. Krsnadasa
10. Jayatirtha 26. Narottama
11. Jnanasindhu 27. Visvanatha
12. Dayanidhi 28. (Baladeva) Jagannatha
13. Vidyanidhi 29. Bhaktivinoda Thakura
14. Rajendra 30. Gaurakisora
15. Jayadharma 31. Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
16. Purusottama 32. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupada
 Srimad Bhagavad Gita - Introduction
Breakup of 700 Verses of Bhagavad Gita
Dhrtarashtra
1

Sanjaya
41

Arjuna
84
Lord
Sri Krishna
574
Compiled by Amritananda das email : amritanandadas@yahoo.com
Srimad Bhagavad Gita
End-Introduction