Random Gita

Sri MadbhagavatGita

Sri Sadgurubhyoh Namah

Different beings are at different stages on the path of enlightenment. SriMad BhagavadGita is a travellers guide for all such beings. Gita nurtures a person's evolutionary process. There are different Gita's like Ribhugita, Ashtavakra gita, and Avadhuta gita etc. Bhagavadgita is coming straight from an Avatar, Lord Krishna. Here I will take random slokas from Gita and try to explain.

Index of Topics : This index of topics in Gita is properly arranged in order of providing solution to the enquirer of truth. For Eg : chapter 12 Bhakti yoga comes after karmayoga (path of action), Jnanayoga(wisdom and knowledge), Viswaroopa yoga. One cannot have Bhakti (devotion) if one has not spent his sadhana in both karmayoga, jnanayoga and finally when one realises the glory of god as in viswaroopa yoga, Devotion automatically follows. Otherwise, The devotion one has without proper ripening through karma and jnana, will be called hypocracy.

Chapter 4 , verse 9

Those who understand what an avatar is, how avatar arrives in world, and those who know the actions of an avatar are untainted by karma, will attain salvation.

The actions of avatar are purposeful and not done with selfish motive, but with a self-less attitude. This sloka encourages one to act self-lessly thus attaining God or Self.

This sloka has the key for Karmayoga (self-less actions).

Chapter 11 verse 32, 33

Lord says he is Kaala (Death, destruction) who has the mission of destroying the worlds. The warriors assembled in the battlefield, will be dead inspite of Arjuna deciding not to fight, and asks Arjuna to be a nimmitta matra (just a tool in the hands of god).

Things are happening inspite of us, the right attitude one needs to take is either act self-lessly or atleast know that it is Lord who is acting and we are just a tool.

Chapter 15 verse 7,20 meaning of Vasudeva

Jiva (individual) is an amsha(similar entity) to Lord in the world. Lord is present in the heart of every being. From him comes memory, forgetfullness, knowledge. Lord is the one to be known from all scriptures. There are two entities, Kshara (entity that gets destroyed, body), and akshara (entity that has no destruction, Jiva soul). Lord Eswara is above these two hence known as 'Above all entities' (Purushottama). Those who know me thus will know me as Vasudeva (residing in all beings).

Chapter 10, verse 8,9,10,11

Verses 8,9,10 explains what is satsangha. Those who spend their time in hearing, listening, and talking about God are good company and spending time with such people is called Satsangha.

Lord provides good intellect to such people, and being innermost soul to all others, he shows the way from inside.

Chapter 8 verse 14

Those who remember me always, I am easily available to such.

Hari Om

in Guruseva