Bhagavad-Gita-Sloka-Analysis

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• Classes of Men
  1. Devotees
  2. Demons
• Types of unsuccessful yogīs
  1. one is fallen after very little progress, and
  2. one is fallen after long practice of yoga.
• Knowers of the field (ksetrajna) (13.3)
  1. Fallible - subordinate
  2. Infallible - superior
• 2 types of soul in each body
  1. Soul
  2. Supersoul

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• Stages of material consciousness: (4.10)
  1. attachment to material life
  2. fear of a spiritual personal identity, and
  3. the conception of void that arises from frustration in life.
• 3 types of jnanis, who are not devotee, but worship Krsna
  1. he who worships himself as one with the Supreme Lord - Ekatvena
  2. he who concocts some form of the Supreme Lord and worships that - prthaktvena
  3. he who accepts the universal form, the viśva-rūpa of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and worships that. - Visvato-mukham

• Levels of Krsna worshippers
  1. the mahätmäs (9.14)
  2. 4 types of sukrtinas (7.16)
  3. 3 types of jnanis who worship the Absolute Truth (9.15)
• 3 stages of consciousness
  1. Jagruk
  2. Susupta
  3. Swapna avastha
• Those who are following the path of auspiciousness can be divided into three sections, namely
  1. karmis - the followers of scriptural rules and regulations who are enjoying material prosperity,
  2. mumuksuh - those who are trying to find ultimate liberation from material existence, and
  3. bhakta - those who are devotees in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
• 3 results of the mode of ignorance. (14.8)
  1. Madness
  2. Lazy
  3. Sleeps more than required
• three gates leading to hell (16.21)
  1. Lust
  2. Anger
  3. Greed
• symptoms of happiness in the mode of goodness. (18.37)
  1. In the beginning maybe just like poision
  2. At the end is just like nectar
  3. Which awakens one to self-realization
• symptoms of happiness in the mode of passion. (18.38)
  1. Appears like nectar at first
  2. Poison at the end
  3. Cause of distress
• While discussing the subject of the body and the knower of the body, the soul and the Supersoul, we shall find three different topics of study:
  1. the Lord
  2. the living entity
  3. matter
• Processes for elevating to the platform of spiritual consciousness
  1. Karma
  2. Jnana
  3. Bhakti

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• Arjuna’s arguments for not fighting. (1.27-2.7)
  1. Compassion (1.28 - 1.29)
  2. Loss of enjoyment (1.30 - 1.36)
  3. Destruction of family and traditions (1.37 - 1.43)
  4. Fear of unwanted progeny (1.44 - 45)
• Types of non-pious people / duṣkṛtinaḥ ( #BG-7-15) -
  1. mūḍhas - grossly foolish
  2. narādhama - lowest of mankind
  3. māyayāpahṛta-jñānāḥ - those persons whose erudite knowledge is covered by maya
  4. āsuraṁ bhāvam āśritāḥ - those of demoniac principles
• Types of pious people / sukṛtinaḥ ( #BG-7-16 )
  1. ārto
  2. jijñāsur
  3. arthārthī
  4. jñānī
• Qualities of a mahātmā. (9.14)
  1. Always chanting Krishna;s glories
  2. Endeavoring with great determination
  3. Bowing down before Krishna
  4. Perpetually worship Krishna with devotion
• Kinds of food (15.14)
  • Some are drunk
  • Some are chewed
  • Some are licked up
  • Some are sucked
• symptoms of charity in the mode of goodness. (17.20)
  1. out of duty
  2. without expectation of return
  3. at the proper time and place
  4. to a worthy person

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• 5 qualities that endear a devotee to Krsna. (12.13-19)
  1. Not envious
  2. Kind friend to all living entities
  3. Does not think himself a proprietor - free from false ego
  4. Equal both in happiness and distress
  5. Always satisfied and engaged in devotional service in determination
  6. Mind and intelligence are in agreement with Krishna
• Stages of Brahman realization, which are called brahma puccham -
  1. anna-maya - maya, dependence upon food for existence
  2. prāṇa-maya - one can realize the Absolute Truth in the living symptoms or life forms
  3. jñāna-maya - maya, realization extends beyond the living symptoms to the point of thinking, feeling and willing.
  4. vijñāna-maya - the living entity’s mind and life symptoms are distinguished from the living entity himself.
  5. ānanda-maya, realization of the all-blissful nature.
• causes for the accomplishment of all action. (18.14)
  1. place of action (the body)
  2. the performer
  3. the various senses
  4. the many different kinds of endeavour
  5. ultimately the Supersoul
• symptoms of happiness in the mode of ignorance (18.39)
  1. Blind to self-realization
  2. Distress at the beginning
  3. Distress at the end
  4. Arises from sleep and laziness
  5. Delusion of happiness

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• six opulences of Bhagavān in English or Sanskrit ( #BG-2-2 )
  1. aiśvarya - wealth
  2. vīryasya - strength
  3. yaśasaḥ - fame
  4. śriyaḥ - beauty
  5. jñāna - knowledge
  6. vairāgyayoś - renunciation
• six kinds of transformations the body is subject to. ( #BG-2-20 )
  1. Birth
  2. Growth
  3. Produces Offspring
  4. Disease
  5. Old Age
  6. Death

• six kinds of avatāras. ( #BG-4-8)
  1. puruṣāvatāras
  2. guṇāvatāras
  3. līlāvatāras
  4. śakty-āveśa avatāras
  5. manvantara-avatāras
  6. yugāvatāras
• 6 important aspects of Bhakti
  1. Full-hearted enthusiasm
  2. Perseverance
  3. Determination
  4. Following prescribed duties
  5. Association of Devotees
  6. Engaging completely in activities of goodness
• six results of eating food in the mode of goodness. (17.8)
  1. increase the duration of life
  2. purify one’s existence
  3. give strength
  4. health
  5. happiness
  6. satisfaction
• 6 signs of surrender (sharanagati)
  1. Anukulasya Sankalpa - adapt things favourable to Bhakti
  2. Pratikulasya Varjanam - give up anything that's not favourable for Bhakti
  3. Rakshas - He will protect
  4. Lord will maintain in all situstions
  5. Atma niksepa - depending compeletely on Lord for progress in Bhakti
  6. Karpanya - humility in front of Lord
• Arjuna enquires about 6 things -
  1. Prakriti - material nature
  2. Purusa - enjoyer (Supreme Lord)
  3. Kshetra - field of activities
  4. Ksetragya - knower of field
  5. Jnana - knowledge
  6. Jneyam - object of knowledge

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• eight stages of spiritual falldown in English or Sanskrit. ( #BG-2-62 and #BG-2-63)
  1. Contemplation of sense objects, which leads to
  2. Attachment that develops into
  3. Lust
  4. If lust unfulfilled, Anger arises leading to
  5. Complete Delusion
  6. Bewilderment of memory
  7. Intelligence is lost
  8. Falls down again into material pool
• eight limbs of Ashtanga Yoga
  1. Yama
  2. Niyama
  3. Asana
  4. Pranayama
  5. Pratyahara
  6. Dharana
  7. Dhyana
  8. Samadhi
• Austerity of the body consists in worship of
  1. the Supreme Lord
  2. the brāhmaṇas
  3. the spiritual master
  4. superiors like the father and mother
  5. cleanliness
  6. implicity
  7. celibacy
  8. nonviolence.

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• Stages of Bhakti (4.10).
  1. sraddha: faith
  2. sadhu-sanga: association with devotees
  3. bhajana-kriya: performance of devotional service
  4. anartha nivrtti: decreasing of unwanted attachments
  5. nistha: steadiness
  6. ruci: taste
  7. asakti: attachment
  8. bhava: love
  9. prema: pure love for Krsna

• Ways in which one can see Krishna in material world (7.8 and 7.9)
  1. Taste of water (purity)
  2. Light of the sun and the moon (emanating from brahma-jyoti)
  3. Pranava or the omkara (sound representation of Krsna)
  4. Sound in Ether
  5. Ability in Man
  6. Original fragrance of earth
  7. Heat in fire
  8. Penances of all ascetics
  9. Life of all that lives
• qualities by which the brähmaëas work. (18.42)
  1. Peacefulness
  2. Self-Control
  3. Austerity
  4. Purity
  5. Tolerance
  6. Honesty
  7. Knowledge
  8. Wisdom
  9. Religiousness

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• Mahajanas (4.16)
  1. Brahmā
  2. Śiva
  3. Nārada
  4. Manu
  5. the Kumāras
  6. Kapila
  7. Prahlāda
  8. Bhīṣma
  9. Śukadeva Gosvāmī
  10. Yamarāja
  11. Janaka
  12. Bali Mahārāja

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• Qualities to acquire knowledge
  1. Humility
  2. Pridelessness
  3. Nonviolence
  4. Tolerance
  5. Simplicity
  6. Approaching a bona fide spiritual master
  7. Cleanliness
  8. Steadiness
  9. Self-control
  10. Renunciation of the objects of sense gratification
  11. Absence of false ego
  12. The perception of the evil of birth, death, old age and disease
  13. Detachment
  14. Freedom from entanglement with children, wife, home and the rest
  15. Even-mindedness amid pleasant and unpleasant events
  16. Constant and unalloyed devotion to Me
  17. Aspiring to live in a solitary place
  18. Detachment from the general mass of people
  19. Accepting the importance of self-realization
  20. Philosophical search for the Absolute Truth

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• Elements that comprise field of activity / body
  1.