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Shree Hari Audio – The BhagavadGita Sadhak Sanjivani Based on English
Translation of Shradhey Swamiji Shri Ramsukhdasji Maharaj Please
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01.
Preface |
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02.
Forward |
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03.
Glory of Gita |
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04.
Specific Goal of Gita |
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05.
Yoga of Gita |
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06.
Two Discipline of
Seeking |
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07.
The Purpose of this Commentary |
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CHAPTER 1 |
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1 . 1 Dhrtaraashtra asks Sanjaya |
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1 . 2
Sanjaya replies |
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1 . 3 Duryodhana Approaches Drona |
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1 . 4-6
Duryodhana shows warriors of the Pandav Army |
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1 . 7 Duryodhana description of Pandav Warriors |
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1 . 8
Duryodhana more description of Pandav Warriors |
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1 .
9 Duryodhana more description of
Pandav Warriors |
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1 . 10
Duryodhana cleverness |
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1 .
11 Duryodhana attempting to please
Bhisma |
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1 . 12
Bhisma cheers Duryodhana |
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1 .
13 Effects of Bhisma’s Conches |
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1 . 14
Sanjaya Explains what Pandu’s Sons Did |
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1 .
15 Description of Conch Blowing by
Other Warriors |
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1 . 16 More
Conch Blowing by Other Warriors |
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1 . 17-18 More Conch Blowing by Other Warriors |
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1 . 19
Effects of the sounds of Conch on Kauravas |
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1 . 21-22 Krishna
place the chariot between the two armies |
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1 . 23 Arjuna wants to behold the enemy warriors |
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1 . 24-25 Lord
Krishna said to behold the Kurus |
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1 . 26 Arjuna saw his kith and kin in both armies |
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1 . 27
Describes what Arjuna did seeing his family on both sides |
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1 . 28-30 Arjuna’s despondency - signs of sadness |
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1 . 31
Arjuna’s on inappropriateness of war & inauspicious omens |
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1 .
32 Arjuna’s reluctance to get such
undesirable victory |
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1 . 33
Arjuna’s reasons why he has no desire for victory |
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1 . 34-35 Description of the people for whom Arjuna
wants kingdom |
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1 . 36
Arjuna justifies his intentions not to slay & consequences |
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1 .
37 Arjuna now dwells on the sheer
impropriety of waging war |
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1 . 38-39 Arjuna
explains Duryodhana’s contrary stand |
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1 .
40 Arjuna explains sins accruing from
destruction of family |
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1 . 41
continued …… sins accruing from
destruction of family |
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1 .
42 what happens with inter-mixture of
castes |
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1 . 43 more
on what happens with inter-mixture of castes |
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1 .
44 what happens when customs and
traditions get extinct |
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1 . 46 Arjuna relates his decision arrived at
after many arguments |
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1 . 47 Arjuna
overwhelmed with grief does the following |
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CHAPTER 2 |
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2 . 1 Sanjay
Telling Dhrtarashtra, Lord Krishna’s conversation |
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2 . 2 Lord Krishna’s message to Arjuna that it is
improper to be despondent and commands him to fight the war |
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2 . 3 Lord
Krishna’s continues to tell Arjuna to fight the war |
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2 . 4 Arjuna tells of it not being proper to kill
Bhishma and Drona |
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2 . 5 Arjuna
sees goodness in not waging war |
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2 . 7 Arjuna at crossroads, being restless prays
to Lord Krishna |
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2 . 8 Arjuna
expresses to Lord Krishna his feelings against the war |
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2 . 9 Arjuna expresses he will not fight and
becomes silent |
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2 . 10
Sanjay describes what happened when Arjuna flatly refused to fight |
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2 . 11 Lord preaches the gospel of freedom to
grieved Arjuna |
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2 . 12 Lord explains
why it is unwise to grieve for what is imperishable |
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2 . 13 Lord explains why a wise man is not
disturbed by the changing |
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2 . 15 Lord Talks about the outcome of remaining
unaffected by things. |
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2 . 18 Lord explains that the bodies acquired by
the imperishable are perishable.
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2 . 19 Lord speaks of those who do not regard the
soul as imperishable in a negative connotation |
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2 . 21 Lord explains how the soul does not slay |
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2 . 22 Lord
explains that the soul is free from change |
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2 . 23 Lord explains - the soul is unaffected |
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2 . 24 Lord
explains that the soul remains unaffected |
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2 . 25 Lord explains that the soul remains
unaffected |
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2 . 26 Lord
says you should not grieve over the inevitable |
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2 . 27 Lord says you should not grieve over the
inevitable |
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2 . 28 Lord
speaks of the Law of Nature about birth and death |
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2 . 29 Lord dwells on the marvelous Nature of the
Soul |
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2 . 30 The
last verse on discrimination between body and soul |
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2 . 44 About those men attached to pleasure and
prosperity, not able to concentrate on God. |
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2 . 45 Now Lord inspires Arjuna to transcend the
three gunas and be free from all desires. |
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2 . 46 Lord explains what one achieves by
transcending the three gunas |
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2 . 47 Lord orders Arjuna to perform his duty in
order to attain that equanimity (evenness of mind) |
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2 . 48 Lord describes how Arjuna should remain
even-minded while performing actions |
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2 . 49 Lord describes the superiority of
even-minded to actions with a selfish motive
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2 . 51 Lord gives examples to substantiate what
has been said |
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2 . 52 Lord explains the steps to attain the
blissful supreme state, which is free from blemish |
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2 . 71 Here Lord answers the last question, ‘How
does a man of steadfast wisdom, walk? i.e what is his mode of conduct?. |
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2 . 72 Lord
describes a person and his condition, as a result of being free from desire,
thirst for necessities of life, the sense of mine and egoism. |
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CHAPTER 3 |
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3 . 42-43 An inspiration to kill desire, the root
of all sin |
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CHAPTER 4 |
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4 . 7 Lord Reveals the Occasion of His
manifestation |
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4 . 39 Explains Who is Eligible to Attain
that Knowledge |
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CHAPTER 7 |
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7 . 1
How to Without Any Doubt Know Lord Fully |
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7 . 2 Lord Promises to Tell Him about It |
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7 . 3
How is it that Man do not know the Reality about God |
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7 . 4-5 Explains Knowledge with Realization |
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7 . 6
Further Clarifies Knowledge with Realization |
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7 . 7 Declares Nothing in the Universe
besides the Lord |
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7 . 8
He Himself Becomes All the Manifestations - v1 |
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7 . 9 He Himself Becomes All the
Manifestations – v2 |
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7 . 10
He Himself Becomes All the Manifestations – v3 |
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7 . 11 He Himself Becomes All the
Manifestations – v4 |
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7 . 13 Explains How the Soul is Bound |
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7 . 14
Why a Man Does not Know God, How to Know Him? |
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7 . 15 Why All creatures don’t take Refuge
in God ? |
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7 . 16
Four Kinds of Virtuous Men who take Refuge in God |
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Man of Wisdom is the best |
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7 . 18
Other Three are Also not Undervalued |
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7 . 19 Description of Man of Wisdom and his
Devotion |
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7 . 20
Description of those who take refuge in demi-gods |
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7 . 21 God steadies the faith of a devotee
in that form |
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7 . 22
Worship of other gods, gets fruit as arranged by God |
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7 . 23 Describes Fruit According to Worship
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7 . 24
Explains why men don’t worship God ? |
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7 . 25 Explains why men think of God as an
ordinary man ? |
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7 . 26
None can remain covered with a veil before the Lord |
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7 . 27 Lord provides answer why people
don’t know Him |
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7 . 28
About those who overcome the pairs of opposites |
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7 . 29 Concludes on the three facts to know
Him in full |
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7 . 30
Concludes on result of worship with a firm resolve |
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CHAPTER 8 |
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8 . 1&2
Arjun puts forth seven questions |
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8 . 3 Lord Krishna answers part of the
seven questions |
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8 . 4
Continues answers to the seven questions |
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8 . 5 Answer-How one can realize God at
time of death? |
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8 . 6
What about those who don’t think of God at death? |
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8 . 7 Way to Remember God at time of
Death |
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8 . 8
Way to Remember God at time of Death |
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8 . 9 Way to Remember God at time of
Death |
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8 . 14
Way to Remember God at time of Death |
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CHAPTER 9 |
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9 . 1 Lord
starts the topic of Knowledge (Jnana) with Realization (Vijnana). |
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9 . 2 Lord mentions the merits of Knowledge with
Realization. |
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9 . 3 Lord
answers why people do not avail themselves of the sovereign science which is
so easy to practice ? |
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9 . 22 God explains the position of those who
depend on Him |
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9 . 24 God
explains why is their (of those who worship other gods) worship not with a
proper approach. |
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9 . 25 Lord describes the end of devotees who
worship other deities with and interested motive. |
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9 . 26 Lord
clarifies that access to Him it is not difficult |
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9 . 27 Actions Should be Offered to God |
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9 . 28 Good
that accrues from offering everything to the Lord |
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9 . 31 Lord Declares the Result of Right
Resolution |
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9 . 34 How
to worship the Lord is made clear in this verse. |
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CHAPTER 10 |
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10 . 8
Explains What is Meant by Unfaltering
Devotion |
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10 . 9 Explains the Way of Worship of those
Devotees |
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10 . 11
Lord bestows wisdom and destroys
darkness |
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10 . 12-13 Arjun praising the Lord about his unique
grace |
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10 . 14
Arjun Accepts What the Lord Says as
True |
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10 . 15 Only the Lord Knows Himself by Himself |
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10 . 16 Arjun Request Lord to tell him of His Divine glories
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10 . 17 Arjun request Lord to tell him of His Divine glories
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10 . 18 Arjun request Lord to tell in detail of His Divine glories
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10 . 19 Lord Krishna says He will tell Arjun His Divine
glories |
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10 . 32
Lord is Beginning,Middle and End; He is
Science of Self
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10 . 33 Lord is letter “A”; Endless Time; Sustainer
of All |
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10 . 34
Lord is Death; origin of future beings;
female good qualities |
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35 Lord is the best of the Hymns, Vedic
meters and Seasons |
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10 . 36
Lord is glory of the glorious and more |
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10 . 37 Lord is Krishna among Pandavas, Vyas among
sages etc |
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10 . 38
Lord is authority of punishers, silence
of secrets etc |
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10 . 39 Lord is the seed of all beings, no one can
exist without Him |
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10 . 40
Lord says there is no end of my divine
glories |
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10 . 41 Everything glorious, brilliant, powerful is
spark of His splendor. |
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10 . 42
Lord tells Arjun an important fact |
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CHAPTER 11 |
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11 . 05
Lord asks Arjun to behold His cosmic
form |
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11 . 15
Overwhelmed Arjun describing the Lord’s
Cosmic form |
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11 . 16 Arjun further describing the Lord’s Cosmic
form |
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11 . 17
Arjun further describing the Lord’s
Cosmic form |
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11 . 18
Arjun
praising the Lord as the One to be realized
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11 .
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praising the Lord with His infinite powers
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11 . 20 Arjun praising the Lord that all is pervaded
by Him |
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11 . 21
Arjun describes the scene of heaven,
beheld in Lord’s cosmic form. |
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11 . 22 Arjun continuing to describe the scene of
heaven, beheld in Lord’s cosmic form.
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11 . 46
Arjun praying to the Lord to reveal his four
armed form |
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11 . 47 Lord trying to remove Arjun’s misconception
about Him being angry |
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11 . 48
Lord explains that besides His grace,
there is no other means to have a vision of His cosmic form. |
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11 . 49
Lord Krishna orders Arjun to behold his
gentle form |
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11 . 50 Sanjaya described the Lord’s four
armed divine form |
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11 . 51
Lord by assuming the Human form consoled Arjun |
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11 . 52 Lord explains the rarity of the
vision-four armed form |
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11 . 55
Lord explains the means by which He can be reached |
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CHAPTER 12 |
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12-01 Arjuna’s question – Which devotee is
better? |
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12-02
God’s answer on the Devotee who is perfect Yogi |
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12-3&4 Worshippers of Attributeless Brahma
also come to God |
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12-5 Lord describes the difficulty and easy
of the two kinds of worship |
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12-6 Lord expresses terms for the devotee
with exclusive devotion |
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12-7 Lord delivers His devotees with
exclusive devotion from the ocean of death bound world. |
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CHAPTER 14 |
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14-08 Lord describes characteristics of
Tamoguna and way in which it binds the spirit |
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14-09 Lord describes the natural functions
of the three gunas before these bind the spirit. |
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14-11 Lord explains the marks of the
predominance of the mode of goodness. |
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CHAPTER 15 |
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15-07
Lord explains the rarity of the vision-four armed form |
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CHAPTER 18 |
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18-61 Lord
explains how the soul comes under the sway of nature. |
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18-62 Lord
explains what a man should do to get rid of bondage of nature |
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18-64 Lord giving
quintessence of His teachings consoles Arjuna. |
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