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Bhakti yoga

The culmination of the middle section of bhagavat Gita- Madyama shadgam, last chapter is Bakthi Yoga, 12th chapter.

7th to12th chapter is calked Madyama shadgam.

12th is final chapter of Madyama shadgam.

Eeswara swroopam –
7th to12th chapter
Jeeva swaroopam-
1st to 6th chapter

This is final chapter of Madyama shadgam.

Bakthi is love. Bakthi Is for some one you know.

When you meet a new person, you have natural attitude.

When we move together, we fall in love. Knowledge is the basis of attitude.

This is general love.
I can never love a unknown God.

Knowledge can contribute to healthy love.

Eeswara Jnanam is Eeswara bakthi.

Culmination of previous 5 chapters.

This 12th chapter has only 20 verses.

Entire vedic teaching is given , veda purva and veda antha bhaga.
Not even vedanthic.

So 12th is important chapter.
This is veda saraha.

Ethu dharmitam itam. Vaidika darma is said.

Two topics are discussed in 12th chapter:-

1. Bakthi yoga
2. Bakthi yoga phalam

Two main topics.

Topic 1, Bakthi Yoga:-

Verse 1,2

Incidentally Answer a question by Arjuna, in previous chapter.

Krishna says,
Saguna Eeswara is Viswaroopa Eeswara because world is full of properties.

Whether saguna Baktha is superior or nirguna Baktha is superior. Asks Arjuna.

Krishna says, Peculiar answer, never ask which is better. It is- Relevant only when you want to choose.

Any Baktha has to come through both dhyanam.
Without saguna you can’t come to nirguna. Without saguna, nirguna is incomple.

Nirguna Eeswara is ultimate reality. Kenopanishat… Saguna is never ultimate reality.

Krishna enters two topics:-

Bakthi yoga sadana, it is a name of a range of sadanas. A package consist of any number of levels. Two, three etc.

Verses 3 to 12

Krishna gives 5 stages..
Every stage is important..

Stage 1. Sakama Karma pradana, Karma yoga. Karmayoga 1.
A person is allowed to do any karma, to fulfill his any desires.

He likes landcruiser, I need your special aashirvad for it 70 lack rupees. Meditate on landcruiser..

Let your initial stage of life be yoga kshema life.

Once we married, yoga kshama of husband,. Public exam of son.

Krishna says, work for your yoga kshema, take it easy if it doesn’t come also…

It is a I important to transfer our yoga kshama to God.

Stage 2. Involves chithashudhi pradhan karma. Nishkama karma.
Give a little more chithashudhi. We have children and grandchildren..

Chithashudhi pradhan karma yoga.

No kshema or yoga, I will do as you do to me….no complaints

Stage 3. Eshtadevatha upasanam. I practice esta deva upasanam.
Mind finds some leisure.

Equip me to turn my mind inward.

Abhyasa yogaha. Any God form is ok.

Stage 4. Limitations , diety is many.

Become Viswaroopa upasaka.
Viswaroopa Krishna is same as Viswaroopa siva. God is not bound by time. Gives chitha vishalatha.

Stage 5. Only the 4 stages give Sadana Sampanna Chathushtaya.

For this knowledge, go through 5th stage called Jnana yoga itself.

Jnana yoga is self enquiry. Swa swaroopa anusandhan. Shravan, manan, nidhidyasanam, etc,.

Vedanthic scriptures.. under the guidance of competent acharya…
4th chapter of Gita says this.

Shravanam -If no guru, general rule exception is there, for spiritual genius, like Ramanuja, knew maths without teacher.

Mananam – removal of doubts, aham Bhrahma asmi.

Nidhidyasanam– assimilation of this teaching. Reminding my higher nature.

This knowledge will bring about emotional transformation.

This is 5th level of bakthi yoga.
Then you become sthitha prajnya.

Verse 3 to 12,

Gives this 5 staged bakthi yoga, not clear cut division, follow all 5 stage sadana.

2nd part

13 to 19 verses
Bathi yoga phalam.

1.When you have gone through, you know aham Bhrahma asmi.
Means aham poorna asmi.

2.Removal of ignorance.
Self knowledge removes self ignorance. Intellectual level benifit.

How it gives me emotional benifit.
Connection is not direct, but how? fundamentals of vedantha,

Not in 4th chapter..
Vedantha says real nature is full.
We don’t know we are full.
Capital is ignorance.

Aham Sathyam anantham Jnanam bharahma we don’t say. We say our name.

Amam apoorna also we don’t say. Ignorance belongs to intellect. Error also belong to intellect.

From child, baloon to toy is needed..

Adult says wants wife..

Brihatharinyopanishad says this.

Whole life search something. Called kama. Problem of emotional level.

Intellectual , unfulfilled Kama leads to Krodha. Lobha – fulfilment of kama.

Benifit are emotional, but intellectual also.

Kartha-action is not incomplete
Relief, no tension , love.
Quality of action are sound clear.

Bhokta– operates with strength. No emotion. Shock absorber.

Pramata– observer, perspective is samathvam. Equanimity. No raga dwesha.

Verse 20 of 12th chapter

Transformation of this knowledge;
To get this; No shortcuts; Should go through all 5 stages.

Jeevan mukthi phalam is got in end.
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