Shloka # 8: Humility, unpretentiousness, non-injury, for-bearance, sincerity, service of the teacher, cleanliness, steadiness, control of body and organs; Continuing his teaching Swamiji said, having talked about the topics of Kshetram and kshetragna up to shloka No.7, now from shloka no.8 onwards, up to shloka no.12, Sri Krishna deals with the topic of Gyanam which […]

Shloka # 8: Humility, unpretentiousness, non-injury, for-bearance, sincerity, service of the teacher, cleanliness, steadiness, control of body and organs; Upto shloka # 7 Sri Krishna dealt with Kshetram and Kshetrgnya. Kshetram and Kshetragnya are also known as Atma and Anatma; and also called Deha and Dehi in chapter 2. One is matter principle while other […]

Note: My Gita book has only 34 shlokas in Ch.13, while swamiji’s book has 35 shlokas. Thus, the numbering of shlokas is different. Shloka # 3: Hear from Me in brief about (all) that as to what that field is and how it is; what its changes are, and from what cause arises what effect; […]

Shloka # 2: 13.2 The Blessed Lord said O son of Kunti, this body is referred to as the ‘field’. Those who are versed in this call him who is conscious of it as the ‘knower of the field’. Continuing his teachings Swamiji said, in the beginning of thirteenth chapter Arjuna introduced 6 technical words […]

Continuing his teachings Swamiji said, in last class I said, Ch. 12 ends the Madhyama Shatakam of the Gita. Gita has three Shatakams. Shatakam means group of six, in this case group of six chapters. Thus, we have three Shatakams in Gita. In each Shatakam, certain topics are highlighted. Prathama Shatakam: includes Chapters 1-6. It […]