Bhagavad

Gita – for AYUSH Exam

- Deepak D. Khaire

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Bhagavad Gita

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Definition of
Yoga

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Context of Gita
The Gita is set in a narrative framework of a dialogue
between Pandava prince Arjuna and his guide and
charioteer Lord Krishna. Facing the duty as a warrior to
fight the Dharma Yudhha or righteous war between
Pandavas and Kauravas, Arjuna is counselled by Lord
Krishna to "fulfill his Kshatriya (warrior) duty as a
warrior and establish Dharma". Inserted in this appeal
to kshatriya dharma (chivalry) "is a dialogue ... between
diverging attitudes concerning methods toward the
attainment of liberation (moksha)".

The Bhagavad Gita presents a synthesisof the concept

of Dharma, bhakti, the yogic ideals of moksha through
Jnana, Bhakti, Karma, and Raja Yoga (spoken of in the
6th chapter)and Samkhya philosophy.

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Bhagavad Gita
• Yoga is to be One with God.
• God Himself is teaching how to do it.
• Each Chapter is Yoga.
• Part of the Prasthanatrayi, which also includes the Upanishads and Brahma
sutras.
• These are the key texts for the Vedanta.
• Essence of Veda – Cream of Veda.
• Basic teaching : You are spirit – birthless, deathless.

• You are instrument of God.

• You are acting as per God’s plan. Don’t come in his
way through your ego/ignorance.
• Remember this and tune with God totally.
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Yoga in the Bhagavad Gita refers to the skill of
union with the ultimate reality or the Absolute.

A progressive order, by which Krishna leads "Arjuna up

the ladder of Yoga from one rung to another.

A successive approach in which Karma yoga leads to

Bhakti yoga, which in turn leads to Gyaana yoga:
Chapters 1–6 = Karma yoga, the means to the final goal
Chapters 7–12 = Bhakti yoga or devotion
Chapters 13–18 = Jnana yoga or knowledge, the goal
itself
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 Bhagavad Gita
18 Chapters, 700 Shlokas, Part of Mahabharata
Chapter 1 - Arjuna Vishada Yoga (Arjuna's Grief)
Chapter 2 - Sankhya Yoga (Yoga of Knowledge)
Chapter 3 - Karma Yoga (Yoga of Action)
Chapter 4 - Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga (Renunciation of Action)
Chapter 5 - Karma Sanyasa Yoga (Yoga of True Renunciation)
Chapter 6 - Dhyana Yoga (Yoga of Meditation)
Chapter 7 - Jnana Vignana Yoga (Knowledge and Wisdom)
Chapter 8 - Akshara Brahma Yoga (Imperishable Brahman)
Chapter 9 - Rajavidya Rajaguhya Yoga (The Royal Secret)
Chapter 10 - Vibhuti Yoga (Divine Glories)
Chapter 11 - Vishwarupa Darshana Yoga (The Cosmic Form)
Chapter 12 - Bhakti Yoga (Yoga of Devotion)
Chapter 13 - Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhagha Yoga (The Field and Its Knower)
Chapter 14 - Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga (The Yoga of Gunas)
Chapter 15 - Purushottama Yoga (Yoga of the Supreme Spirit)
Chapter 16 - Daiva Asura Sampat Vibhaga Yoga (Divine and Devilish Estates)
Chapter 17 - Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga (The Threefold Path)
Chapter 18 - Moksha Sanyasa Yoga (Liberation Through Renunciation)
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Karma
Yoga
of Bhagavad Gita

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Karma Yoga of Bhagavad Gita

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Karma Yoga of Bhagavad Gita

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Karma Yoga of Bhagavad Gita

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Karma Yoga of Bhagavad Gita

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Karma Yoga of Bhagavad Gita

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Karma Types
– As per quality
 Nithya Karma - Nithya Karma comprises of regular and periodic duties or
activities scheduled to be performed by Hindus. They imply those which are
obligatory to be performed by the Hindus like Sandhyavandana, Japa,
Devata Pooja etc.
 Naimittika Karma - Naimittika Karma are the occasional obligatory duties
that an individual needs to perform or rites to be performed on special
occasions. The 16 Samskaras or the Shodasha Samskaras like naming
ceremony, thread ceremony etc are the rites of passage or sacraments
which are included in this category.
 Kamya Karma - Rituals done for fulfilment of desires are called Kamya
Karmas. The desire (Kama) for some gain generally prompts the
performance of this Karma.
 Prayaschita Karma - They are rituals for cleansing of sins or expiatory
rites. They can be compared to confession and atonement.
 Nishiddha Karma - They are Karmas which are forbidden and prohibited
by the scriptures and should be totally avoided by an individual. They
include killing, stealing, consumption of alcohol etc.
 Nishkama Karma - They are actions performed without any
expectations for the results or fruits of the actions. Thus they are selfless
and desireless and form the central core message of Karma
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Karma Types
– As per sequence

Kriyamana Karma –
Karma in Action at
present
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Karma Yoga – in nutshell

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Bhakti
Yoga in Bhagavad
Gita

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Bhakti Yoga in Bhagavad
Gita

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Bhakti Yoga in Bhagavad
Gita

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Bhakti Yoga in Bhagavad Gita

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Jnana Yoga
in Bhagavad Gita

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Jnana Yoga in Bhagavad
Gita

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 Jnana Yoga in Bhagavad
Gita

In the Bhagavad Gita, Jnana yoga is

also referred to as buddhi yoga and its
goal is self-realization. The text
considers jnana marga as the most
difficult, slow, confusing for those who
prefer it because it deals with "formless
reality", the avyakta.
It is the path that intellectually oriented
people tend to prefer.
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 Jnana Yoga in Bhagavad
Gita

The chapter 4 of the Bhagavad Gita is

dedicated to the general exposition
of Jnana yoga, while chapters 7
and 16 discuss its theological and
axiological aspects.

Krishna says that Jnana is the purest,

and a discovery of one's Atman
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Jnana Yoga in Bhagavad
Gita

Truly, there is nothing

here as pure as
knowledge. In time, he
who is perfected in yoga
finds that in his own
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In the Bhagavad Gita, jnana yoga is
also referred to as buddhi yoga and its
goal is self-realization. The text
considers jnana marga as the most
difficult, slow, confusing for those who
prefer it because it deals with
"formless reality", the avyakta. It is the
path that intellectually oriented people
tend to prefer.
:
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Sthitaprajna
(of Steady mind)

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