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Introduction
The Bhagavad Gita ,the Hindu's Bible ,' The Song Celestial', is
not only a sacred text for the Hindus ,but also verily a spiritual
not sure.!Some scholars contend that the Gita was developed mainly
Many students of the Gita ,along with Mahatma Gandhi, give great
for all of us.This is the corner-stone of the Karma Yoga which was
difficulty? The difficulty stems from the acharyas who twisted the
reader....
Most often ,if you read the Gita with an open mind and a sense of
interesting and would help you to fix in mind the basic messages
of the Gita.You can have nice debates and quizzes based on these
Q&A's.
spine straight on a mat over kusa grass and so on;or he tells you
Indian readers.I have also given very brief comments inside curly
brackets { ---} }
Mission]
Lord Krishna: Lust ,anger and greed --this triple gateways to hell
brings about the ruin of the soul.Therefore one should avoid all
2 Who are the four types of devotees worshipping the Lord and who
The seeker after worldly possessions, ones who are afflicted and
alone,then the person who is free from yearning for all enjoyments
meditation] [6-18]
[vairagya] [6-34,35]
The Sinless Yogi, thus uniting his self [mind] constantly with
6 Does the Yogi see the Self in all and in Lord Krishna?
Self. [6-29]
beings existing within me, never loses sight of Me, and I never
[6-30]
becomes of him?
progress.) [6-42,43]
Yogi. [6-47]
on.}
9 Is it not true that all cannot see Lord Krishna as the Supreme
[7-29,30]
attainable.
[8-14]
remembrance?
Yes, Indeed!
Lord Krishna: The devotees who constantly think of Me, and worship
Me in a disintereseted spirit, to those ever united with me in
[9-22]
Lord.}
entail?
[9-26]
14 Would the Lord love some and hate others because they are not
devoted to him?
revealed in them.
[9-29]
[9--30,31]
light of wisdom.
[10-11]
{ The Lord states that he purifies the heart of a devotee,then
dispels his ignorance and gives Jnana before He gives the devotee
great effort.
states that you need not make any effort to obtain Jnana
arguing on this for several centuries as they had done in the past
in India.!}
Krishna.?
beings. [10-20]
18. Can everyone see the Cosmic Vision which was revealed to
Arjuna?--the Vishwa-Roopa-Darshan given in Chapter11.
[11-53,54]
alone.
Lord Krishna: Both can be done.But the strain is greater for those
who have their minds attached to the Unmanifest.,by those who are
[12-5]
Me. [12-6]
devotee?
The Lord answers in six verses.[12-14 to 20]I give here just one
verse.
Me. [12-19]
{Lord Krishna's answer covers a wide ground and talks about a pure
Lrod Krishna: Brahman ,It, exists without and within all beings,
being; and it is that alone which draws round itself the mind and
----------------------[15-7]
Vedas. ---[15-18]
24 Why did Lord krishna take human form and incarnate on earth?
to protect the wise and the weak and to destroy the wicked, I
----[4-7,8]
-----[17-16]
verse has been the guiding principle for millions of Hindus and
sloth. ----[2-47]
water. ---[5-10]
to his action,if he does that as part of his duty and his actions
surrendered to God. ---This concept is the corner stone of karma
[18-20]
doer. [18-26]
Krishna?
Lord Krishna: Mentally resigning all your duties to Me, and taking
-----[18-57]
With your mind thus given to Me, you shall tide over all
difficulties by My grace.
----[18-58]
Jnani submits himself and fixes his mind on a personal God whose
liberates them.
this.You study the message of the Gita and accept or reject it.!]
wheel. --------[18-61]
{ The Lord says that we are like a puppet in tha hands of God.The
being,Arjuna.By His mere grace, you shall attain Supreme Peace and
the Eternal State. ---[18-62]
states that you shall attain peace and eternal state [beyond birth
Lord Krishna: Give your mind to Me, be devoted to me, worship Me,
{ Here the Lord makes a promise to all His devotees.He calls for a
32 How should one renounce all actions and duties even [dharmas] ?
Does the Lord promise to absolve the devotee of 'all sins' and
liberate?
sins;Grieve not.
------[18-66]
This verse has been interpreted for pages and pages, and became
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