INTRODUCTION

What is Bhagavad
Gita
Context
Structure
Rules
Gita Mahatmya
Important Shlokas
Characters
Parampara

*Bhagavad Gita is the most scientific and confidential Book on Theism and God
Realization.

*It increases Self Love and it Gifts us the most confidential knowledge of
cosmology.

*The supreme Motto of Human Life is systematic study of Gita under scrutiny and
applying its knowledge in our life ,so that that we can achieve Supreme Krsna .

*Gita Is Key For Happy Life (sac-cid-ananda bigraha)

*Gita is Manual for Human Life.

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INTRODUCTION TO BHAGAVAD GITA

1) It’s the food for soul. (IBG pg-15)
2) It helps in cooperating Three modes of Life (IBG pg-9)
3) It’s the engine for our soul. (IBG pg-8)
 4) It’s Sanatana Dharma (IBG pg-21)--Ramanujan Philosophy {NOT RSS
ONE}
5) Understanding The Realm of Supreme God [Krishna] (IBG pg-16)

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CONTEXT OF GITA
*Dhrtarastra and Pandu were brothers.
*Dhrtarastra and his 100 sons embodied Tama Guna
*Pandu and His Five sons Pandavas embodied Sattva Guna .
* Kauravas Envied Pandavas .
*This Led to a war Between Them .
* Although materialistically Kauravas were more powerful. But
Spiritually Pandavas were so.
GITASong
Bhagavad Gita Song Of SUPREME GOD
*Why Was Blindness of Dhratarastra more highlighted in Bhagavad
Gita ?
*Kuruksetra was also known as Dharmaksetra or Pious land For
Religious Activities.
*Battle Of Kuruksetra was Battle between Dharma and Adharma .
*God chose Kuruksetra for Battle to wipe out Adharmis in the Holy
Dharmaksetra.
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Structure of Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 1: Bishad Yoga( Introduction)

Chapter 2: Summarization of Bhagavad Gita.
Chapter 3-6: Karma Yoga .
Chapter 7-12: Bhakti Yoga .
Chapter 13-18: Jnana Yoga .

Rules:
No rule is the only rule for studying Bhagavad Gita.
Remember You are soul not body.
Focus on your duties to achieve God.

Stay away from Attachements( Key to Happiness).

Love Yourself and Feel God Around You.

God is spiritual not Religious .

TIPS FROM ACARYAS:-

Stay away from Mayavadi philosophers .

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Parampara Succession?
The succession of authentic knowledge in Bhagavad Gita is Parampara.

“We should always listen to the authentic sources of Bhagavad Gita”

-Baladev Vidyabhushan’s
commentary
Bhagavad Gita AS IT IS
(pg-31)

Evam parampara praptam imam rajarsayo viduh B.G(4.2)

Lord Krsna
Arjuna/BrahmaNaradaVyasaMadhavacaryaPadmanabha
NrhariMadhavaAksobhyaJaya TirthaJnanasindhu
DayanidhiVidyanidhiRajendraJayadharmaPurusottama
Brahmanya TirthaVyasa TirthaLaksmipati Madhavendra
PuriIsvara puri(Nityananda, Advaita) Caitanya Mahaprabhu( Krsna
Himself)
Rupa,Svaroop,Sanatana,Gopal Das,Prabodhananda, Gopal Bhatta, Jiva,
Raghunath Das, Raghunatha Bhatta,Vrindavan
DasKrsnadasNarottamaVisvanathaBaladeva,
JagannathadasBhaktivinodaGaurakisoraBhaktisiddhanta Srila
PrabhupadaJayapataka Swami, Radhanatha  Mallavacarya sripad
Riteish Subibek (me)
Older parampara:-
Lord Krsna

Surya

Manu

Iksvaku
(scattered)

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Gita Mahatmya
Knowledge of Gita Is So Vast That It has been excerpted out of
Mahabharata and is also Renamed as Gitopnisad.
While composing the Gitopnisad , Srila VyasaDeva wrote “Gita
Mahatmya” which plays a pivotal role in expanding the glories and
importance of Bhagavad Gita.

1)One who reads Gita with full Devotion and have desire to implement its values in his or her
life will surely attain the real supreme God.

2)One who reads Gita with all seriousness and full consciousness won’t get reactions of past
misdeeds.

3)Taking Bath in the Holy Ganga removes Dirt from our physical body , similarly taking bath in

Gita-Ganga will cleanse the attachment we experience in our material life and strengthen our
chastity.

4)Gita is the summary of all Vedic Literature ,So one who reads Gita needs not to study other
confidential and infallible Vedic scriptures.

5)Gita was Born out of the Holy Mouth of Lord Krsna , therefore whoever reads Gita is dear to
God KRSNA.

6)Vedas and Upanishads are Holy Cow, Gita is the Milk of that Cow and Lord Krsna is the
Calf of the Cow, for whom the milk can be produced in the cows.

7)Let there be One text GITA, Let there be one GOD Krsna, Let there be one Service that
renders to lord Krsna , Let there be One mantra The mahamantra , the holy name of Lord<3

Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare …………

Chapter 1
Most Important Shloka Of Chapter1 is the first shloka
Dhritarastra Uvaca:

Dharmaksetre Kuruksetre Samveta Yuyutsava Mamkah

Pandavascaiva Kimakurvata Sanjaya…..

The First Chapter or The Introductory Chapter is also known as Vishad Yoga .

In this chapter everyone is in dilemma, everyone is fearful, everyone is coward.

This chapter Can be widely categorized in four parts :-

*DHRITARASTRA’S FEAR

*DURYODHANA’S FEAR

*BLOWING UP CONCH ( setting up scene)

*ARJUNA’s DILEMMA.

Throughout His Life Dhritarastra supported the misdeeds of his sons . He is the
primary cause of the downfall of Kauravas .In this verse we can see he used words
like “MAMAKAH” to distinguish his sons from Pandavas. Although both
pandavas and kauravas come from same lineage but Dhritarastra who is epitome of
ignorance can only draw line between them .

He could have used words like “Mama putranam” but he chose to say Mamakah,
which means he is directly supporting the Adharmis .

CHARACTERS ;
*Dhrtarastra.

*Sanjaya

*Krsna

*Arjuna