Srimad Bhagavadgita -Ramsukhdas 1898

Srimad Bhagavadgita Sadhaka Sanjivani -Swami Ramsukhdas

Chapter 18 Link:- In the first verse of this chapter, Arjuna expressed his desire to Lord Krsna, for explaining the true nature of renunciation (Sannyasa), and the Discipline of Action (Tyaga). In response to his question Lord Krsna, from the fourth to the twelfth verses, explained abandonment (Tyhga—Karrnayoga) and from the forty-first to the forty-eight verses, again He explained Karmayoga, as well as in brief, Bhaktiyoga (Discipline of Devotion). Front the thirteenth to the fortieth verses, He explained renunciation (Sannyasa or Sadkhyayoga) while, from the forty-ninth to the fifty-fifth verses He explained Sankhyayoga (Discipline of Knowledge), with the predominance of the tranquillity of mind and also in brief the supreme devotion. Now Lord Krsna, exhorts Arjuna to perform actions, by taking refuge in Him. sarvakarmanyapi sada kurvano madvyapasrayah matprasadadavapnoti sasvatam padamavyayam Performing continually all actions whatsoever, taking refuge in Me, by My grace, My devotee, attains the Eternal imperishable State. 56 Comment:- Madvyapasrayah:- Such a devotee, instead of depending on actions, their fruits, incidents, things and persons etc., and surrendering-himself to Him, depends only on Him. He does not regard anything or person, as his own. Such a devotee, has to make no effort to be free from the bondage, of cycle of birth and death. The Lord Himself, straightway rescues him, from the ocean of Birth and death . One has not to worry about his living or spiritual progress. The Lord, takes over full responsibility to attend to his needs . According to His rule, even the vilest sinner by taking refuge in Him, not only satisfies the needs of life, but also attains the supreme goal . Sarvakarmanyapi sada kurvanah:- The Lord, by using the term 'Sarva' with 'Karmani, and the term 'Sada, with 'Kurvanah', means to say that the state which is attained, by a meditative Sankhyayogi, through meditation by controlling his body, speech and mind, is attained by a Karmayogi devotee, while performing mundane, social, physical and spiritual actions, on having taken refuge, in Him by His grace.

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Srimad Bhagavadgita Sadhaka Sanjivani -Swami Ramsukhdas

Verse No.

Topic

Page No.

First Chapter
1-11	Description of the names of the chief great-charioteers of the Pandava and the Kaurava army	1
12-19	Description of the sound of conch of the two armies	16
20-27	Survey of the army by Arjuna	28
28-47	Arjuna is filled with deep sorrow and unmanliness; he recounts the evil consequences of the destruction of the race and family traditions and Sanjaya describes Arjuna's condition that he is overwhelmed with grief	40
	Metres used in the first chapter	51
Second Chapter
1-10	Sanjaya describes the dialogue between Lord Krsna and Arjuna mentioning Arjuna's sorrow and unmanliness	52
11-30	Description of Samkhya Yoga (Discipline of Knowledge)	68
31-38	Propriety of fighting a righteous war for a Ksatriya (member of the warrior class)	118
39-5	Description of the Discipline of Action	129
54-72	Description of the marks etc., of the stable in mind	159
	Metres used in second chapter	192
Third Chapter
1-8	Necessity of the performance of duty, being free from attachment from the view-point of the Discipline of Knowledge and Action	193
9-19	Necessity of the performance of duty for the sake of sacrifice and for maintaining the tradition of the cycle of creation	213
20-29	Necessity of the performance of duty to set examples for others	242
30-35	Inspiration for the performance of one's own duty, being free from attachment and aversion	262
36-43	Inspiration to kill desire, the root of sins	287
	Metres used in the third chapter	309
Fourth Chapter
1-15	Tradition of the Discipline of Action and divine character of births and actions of God	310
16-32	Description about the reality of actions and different forms of sacrifices	359
33-42	Glory of the Disciplines of Knowledge and Action and inspiration to follow them	395
	Words, letters and uvaca (said) in the fourth chapter	415
Fifth Chapter
1-6	Identity of the Disciplines of Knowledge and Action and glory of the Discipline of Action	416
7-12	Description of the Disciplines of Action and Knowledge	435
13-26	The Discipline of Knowledge with its fruit	454
27-29	Description of Meditation and Devotion Words, letters and uvaca (said) in the fifth chapter	487
	Metres used in the fifth chapter	492
Sixth Chapter
1-4	The Discipline of Action and marks of the man who has attained to Yoga (equanimity)	493
5-9	Inspiration for redeeming the self; and the marks of the God-realized soul	507
10-15	Description of posture and meditation on God (with attributes and form) with its fruit	524
16-23	Description of riles and meditation on God with its fruit	534
24-28	Description of meditation on God who is attributeless and formless with its fruit	554
29-3	Experience of those who meditate on God Who is endowed with attributes and Who is attributeless	566
33-36	Subject of mind-control	577
37-47	Destiny of the man who has fallen from Yoga; and glory of the man of exclusive devotion	588
	Metres used in the sixth chapter	614
Seventh Chapter
1-7	The Lord promises to describe His integral being and explains that all beings are born by the union of the two—higher and lower Natures while He is the root cause of all of them	615
8-12	God's manifestations in the form of cause	648
13-19	Description of those who take refuge in God and those who don't take refuge in Him	666
20-23	Description of the worship of other gods with its fruit	711
24-30	Condemnation of those who don't know God's influence and glories and eulogy of His devotees; and description of His integral being	721
	Metres used in the seventh chapter	755
Eighth Chapter
1-7	Arjuna puts seven questions, the Lord answers them and exhorts him to think of Him at all times	756
8-16	Description of worship of God Who is with attributes and formless; attributeless and formless; and with attributes and form with fruit	780
17-22	Description of the duration of cosmic day and night and the glory of God and devotion	801
23-28	Description of Bright and Dark paths and glory of the Yogi who knows them	816
	Metres used in the eighth chapter	829
Ninth Chapter
1-6	Description of Vijnana (Realization) with its glory	830
7-10	Description of New Creation and Final Dissolution	855
11-15	Condemnation of those who don't know God's glory; mention of those who embrace a demoniac, devilish and deluding nature and description of the worship of those devotees who embrace the divine nature	866
16-19	Description of God's glories in the form of effect and cause	879
20-25	Worship with and without an interested motive with fruit	887
26-34	Offering of objects and actions to God, the fruit of this offering; Description of those who are eligible for devotion and description of devotion	903
	Metres used in the ninth chapter	950
Tenth Chapter
1-7	Mention of the glory and Yoga of the Lord and the reward of knowing them	952
8-11	Devotion to God and its fruit; and the glory of God's grace	972
12-18	Arjuna eulogizes the Lord and prays to Him to describe His Yoga and glories	986
19-42	Description of the Lord's glories and Yoga by Him	997
	Metres used in the tenth chapter	1039
Eleventh Chapter
1-8	Arjuna requests the Lord to reveal His Cosmic Form; the Lord confers divine vision on him	1041
9-14	Sanjaya describes the Cosmic Form to Dhrtarastra	1061
15-31	Arjuna beholds the Cosmic Form and eulogizes it	1070
32-35	The Lord introduces His most terrible form and orders Arjuna to fight	1100
36-46	Arjuna eulogizes the Lord in His Cosmic Form and offers prayer to Him	1110
47-50	The Lord explains that the Cosmic Form is very rare indeed and consoles Arjuna who is terrified	1129
51-55	The Lord glorifies His four-armed form and the means by which it can be seen	1139
	Metres used in the eleventh chapter	1150
Twelfth Chapter
1-12	The Lord pronounces His verdict who is superior the worshippers of God with attributes or without attributes; and mentions four spiritual paths which lead to God-realization	1153
13-20	Thirty-nine marks of the devotees who have realized God	1211
	Metres used in the twelfth chapter	1244
Thirteenth Chapter
1-18	Discussion of Ksetra (body), Ksetrajna (soul), knowledge and worth-knowing (God) with devotion	1247
19-34	Discussion on Nature and soul	1307
	Metres used in the thirteenth chapter	1350
Fourteenth Chapter
1-4	Glory of knowledge and emanation of creation from the union of Nature and soul	1351
5-18	Description of the three modes of Nature (of goodness, of passion and of ignorance)	1360
19-27	Means of God-realization; and marks of the man who has transcended the three modes of Nature	1399
	Metres used in the fourteenth chapter	1422
Fifteenth Chapter
1-6	Description of the tree of creation; and surrender the self to God, having cut asunder this tree, and the Abode of God	1424
7-11	Reality about the soul (self) and description of those who know it and those who don't know it	1457
12-15	Description of the glory of God	1492
16-20	Description of Ksara (perishable, the mundane), Aksara, the imperishable (soul) and the Supreme Soul (God) and conclusion of the chapter	1510
	Metres used in the fifteenth chapter	1526
Sixteenth Chapter
1-5	Description of divine and demoniac traits with their fruits	1530
6-8	Mention of the outlook of the people who embrace the demoniac nature, having a disinclination for virtuous actions	1572
9-16	Impure conduct and ambitions with fruit of the men embracing the demoniac nature	1583
17-20	Evil nature of the people possessing a demoniac disposition and their evil effect	1602
21-24	Inspiration to act according to the ordinance of the scriptures, by being free from desire, anger and greed which are the roots of all demoniac traits	1613
	Metres used in the sixteenth chapter	1623
Seventeenth Chapter
1-6	Description of three kinds of faith and the people who possess a demoniac nature	1626
7-10	Description of tastes of food of the three types of persons of the modes of goodness, passion and ignorance	1641
11-22	Three kinds of sacrifice, austerity and charity	1654
23-28	Explanation of the sacred appellations Om, Tat and Sat; and description of the 'Asap (unreal or naught) action	1684
	Metres used in the seventeenth chapter	1698
Eighteenth Chapter
1-12	Description of different views on renunciation; and the Discipline of Action	1703
13-40	Description of the Discipline of Knowledge	1754
41-48	Description of the Discipline of Action with devotion	1834
49-55	Description of the Discipline of Knowledge	1877
56-66	Description of devotion to God	1898
67-78	Glory of the Gita	1978
	Metres used in the eighteenth chapter	2025