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ध्यान श्ऱोका:

त्वामनस
ु न्िधामम
Introduction to scriptures (Why Geetha)

Sanaathana
Dharma

Saama Atharvana
Rig Veda Yajur Veda
Veda Veda

Samhita Samhita Samhita Samhita

Bramhana Bramhana Bramhana Bramhana

Aaranyaka Aaranyaka Aaranyaka Aaranyaka

Upanishad Upanishad Upanishad Upanishad

2 Itihaasas & 18 Puranas

इततहासऩुराणाभयाां वेिां समुऩबांहयेत ् ॥

Greatness of Geetha (Why Geetha)

भहाऩाऩातिऩाऩातन गीिाध्मानं कयोति चेि ् ।

क्वचचत्स्ऩर्शं न कुववन्ति नलरनीदरभम्फुवि ् ॥

गीिामा् ऩ् ु िकं मत्र मत्र ऩाठ: प्रविविे ।

ित्र सवावणि िीर्ावतन प्रमागादीतन ित्र वै ॥
सवे दे वाश्च ऋषमो मोचगन: ऩतनगाश्च मे ।
गोऩारा गोपऩका वापऩ नायदोद्धवऩाषवदै: ॥ - वयाहऩुयािभ ्
Greatness of Geetha (Why Geetha)

• Ramakrishna Paramahamsa - Geetha – Tyaagi

• Mahatma Gandhi – ultimate solace
• Albert Einstein – everything else is superfluous
• Annie Besant – rare & priceless
• Sri Aurobindo – chief national heritage
• Lord Warren Hastings – Geetha would guide after the British left
• Many many more …
Geetha – A Management Book ?

7 HABITS OF EFFECTIVE PEOPLE PRINCIPLES IN ‘GEETHA’

 Be Proactive  II/1, II/11, II/12

 Begin with End in Mind  III 7/8, II 47/ 48, XII 4

 Put First Things First  III/1, III/2, III/3, III/4, III/5

 Think Win-Win:  III/14, III/15

 Seek first to understand and  II/11, II/12, IV/39, V/7, V/10,

then to be understood V/11

 Synergize  IV 13, 23, VII 16

 Sharpen the Saw  II/48 , II/49

Geetha – A Management Book ?

Ultimate Goal
Effectiveness Greatness
to realization

7 Habits 8th Habit

SAVE MONEY/
TIME /

EFFORT

Stephen Covey

Srimad Bhagavad Geetha

Greatest management book ever with no need of Sequels
Introduction to Srimad-Bhagavad Geetha (what is Geetha)

 Chapters 25 to 42 of Bheeshma Parva of Mahabharatha

 Poetical work in the form of dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna

 Probable date : around 3000-1000 BC

 Number of chapters - 18 ; Number of shlokas – 700

 Famous commentaries :
 Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharya, Madhwacharya, Nimbarka, Vallabha, Sridhara, Madhusoodhana
Saraswati, Nilakanta, Raghavendra. Etc

 One of the most ancient & translated works in this world

 Holy book for followers of Sanaathana Dharma (Hinduism). The ever guardian angel & affectionate mother
Anubandha-chatushtayam for Geetha Maata (4 part analysis)

अनुबन्धचतुष्टयां

१ पवषम: Subject सभ्िवेदार्वसायसङ्ग्रह: Essence of all vedas

(What) वेदप्रतिऩाद्म प्रवन्ृ त्सिधभव: तनवन्ृ त्सिधभवश्च Knowledge of Pravrutthi dharma (karma

yoga) & Nivrutthi dharma (Gyaana yoga)

२ प्रमोजनभ ् Utility प्रधान - ऩयं तन:श्रेमसभ ् Realizing the eternal bramhan

(Why) अवातिय - ऩुरुषार्वलसपद्ध:, भनोतनरहाददश्च Attainment of 4 purushartha siddhi & moral qualities

इिय - रौककक-काम्मादद Worldly benefits (every individual)

३ अचधकायी Target मर्ोक्िप्रमोजनाकाङ्ग्ऺी भभ

ु ऺ
ु ु: Interested in salvation & aforesaid benefits

(Who) िऩ्क्, बक्ि:, र्शुश्रूषु: Penance minded, devoted, serving & humble student

(इदं िे नािऩ्काम...) (Irrespective of Varna & Ashrama)

४ सम्फतध: Relationship प्रतिऩादकश्रीकृष्िऩयब्रह्भि: Eternal relation between Srikrishna -parabramhan and

the subject spoken being parabramhan and the
(How) प्रतिऩाद्मवैददकधभवमो: तनयतिय सम्फतध: एव adhikaari being the jeevatma swaroopa
Introduction to Srimad-Bhagavad Geetha (How do we study Geetha)
कभवकाण्डभ ् (१-६)
ित्र िु प्रर्भे काण्डे
कभवित्सत्समागवत्सभवना ।
• अजुन
व पवषादमोग् – हे िु:
• साङ्ग््ममोग् –
सत्सवर्शुपद्ध्ित्सपरं ऻानभ ्
• कभवमोग् – उऩामबूिा
कभवतनष्ठा
• ब्रह्भाऩविमोग् – कभवतनष्ठा-
ऻानमोग्
• कभवसंतमासमोग् –
कभवसंतमासमोगभागौ
• आत्सभसंमभमोग् – ध्मानमोग्
One shloka – read, remember, contemplate, meditate, understand, ‘by heart’
श्रीभद्भगवद्गीिा
उऩासनाकाण्डभ ् (७-१२)
द्पविीमे
बगवद्भन्क्ितनष्ठाविवनवत्सभवना
।
• ऻानमोग् – ब्रह्भरऺिं, कर्ं ित्र
्र्ािव्मभ ् , पवऻानमोगश्च
• अऺयब्रह्भमोग् – ब्रह्भादीनां ्वरूऩं
प्रमािकारे भुभुऺो: किवव्मभ ्
• याजपवद्मायाजगुह्ममोग् – ऩयब्रह्भ्वरूऩं
उऩासनबेदाश्च
• पवबतू िमोग् – भभ
ु ऺ
ु ो् उऩासनालसद्धमे
बगवि् बक्िानुराहकत्सवं पवबिू मश्च
• पवश्वरूऩदर्शवनभ ् –
अणिरसष्ृ ्माददकिमाप्रकार्शतनरूऩिभ ्
• बन्क्िमोग् – सगुितनगि ुव ोऩासकानां
िायिम्मपवषेर्श्, साधनतनरूऩिभ ्
ऻानकाण्डभ ् (१३ – १८)
िि
ृ ीमे िु िमोयै क्मं वाक्मार्ो
वण्मविे ्पुटभ ् ।
• ऺेत्रऺेत्रऻपवबागमोग् – अनात्सभात्सभ-
र्शब्दार्वमो: प्रकृतिऩुरुषमो् पववेचनं
• गुित्रमपवबागमोग् – गुि्वरूऩं
• ऩुरुषोत्सिभमोग् – ऺयाऺयपवरऺिं
ऩुरुषोत्सिभा्मंब्रह्भप्रवन्ृ त्सि्
• दै वासयु सम्ऩद्पवबागमोग् – उबमसम्ऩदो्
्वरूऩं िमोहे मोऩादे मव्मव्र्ा
• श्रद्धात्रमपवबागमोग् – त्रत्रपवधा्वासु
सान्त्सवकाहायिऩोमऻाददमुजां र्शभाददसंऩत्सत्समा
भोऺाचधकायतनरूऩिभ ्
• भोऺसंतमासमोग्- ऻानतनष्ठा
ब्रह्भप्रान्तिश्च
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