Bhagavad Gita - Contents

Minutes to read.

Index

• Introduction / Preface
• A Few Words (Two Words)
• Who gave the knowledge of Holy Gita?
• What is the Viraat (Universal) Form?
• A brief account of the Mahabharata
• The definition of Kaal
• Getting Yagyas and recitations performed by unauthorised persons is futile
• There are two types of knowledge in the Gita

Chapter 1

• Summary

Chapter 2

• Divine Summary 
• The Giver of Gita knowledge also undergoes birth and death 
• The Imperishable Lord is other than the Giver of Gita knowledge
• The story of a fake saint 
• Accurate description of practicing the Complete God and His capability
• Hymn - ‘Chalo Meri Surta Satlok Mein’ (Let my consciousness go to Satlok)
• Vices are not eliminated by the method of spiritual practice described in the Vedas
• Brahma  could not control his mind and lust (sex)

Chapter 3

• Divine Summary
• Description of worship without scriptural methods (i.e., arbitrary conduct)
• The benefit of Yagyas (sacrifices) is only worldly comforts, not liberation
• Those who do not practice religion are thieves and sinful beings
• Kaal Brahm is the creator, and the Complete Supreme God is established in Yagyas
• Religious deeds performed without the desire for fruit are fully beneficial
• Difference between words and deeds
• Scholars should perform spiritual practice according to the scriptures
• Performing one's own practice according to scriptural methods is better than the showy, inferior practice of others
• The story of a sorrowful family
• Pride and fame are the enemies of life

—: No Liberation from Fake Names :—

• Excerpt from Kabirpanthi Shabdavali for evidence of Satnam (True Name)
• Satnam was given to Dharmadas by Kabir Saheb
• Evidence of Satnam in the hymns (Vani) of Garibdas Ji Maharaj
• Evidence of Satnam in the hymns of Shri Nanak Saheb
• Hymn (Shabd): "Santo Shabdai Shabad Bakhaana" (Saints have described the Word through the Word)
• Even Satnam is useless without the Saarshabd (The Essential Word)
• Evidence of Satnam in the hymns of Namdev Ji
• Worship of false names is the practice of fools
• Description of the trap of Kaal
• Hymn: "Kar Naino Deedar Mahal mein Pyara hai" (Behold with your eyes, the Beloved is in the Palace)
• It is not a sin to abandon a fake guru
• Special evidence of Satnam
• "Avadhu Avigat se chal aaye" {Hey Saint (Avadhu), I have come from the unknown (Avigat)}
• Hymn: "Aisa Ram Kabir ne Jaana" (Such is the Ram known by Kabir)
• Description of the roots, trunk, branches, and leaves of the World-Tree
• Description of the World-Tree in the Gita

—: Vision of the True Path :—

• Ramaini: "Main tohe poochun Pandit Gyani" (O Learned Pandit, I ask you)
• Ramaini: "Ved Kateb jhoothe nahin bhai" (Vedas and scriptures are not false, brother)
• (Image: Kabir Saheb dispelling blind faith)
• Giving water to ancestors (Pitars) is futile
• Even Lord Shankar could not control his mind and lust (Kaam)

Chapter 4

• Summary
• The Giver of Gita knowledge is also subject to birth and death
• The fully knowledgeable do not remain in the web of Kaal
• Even the Lords of the three worlds are not spared from the bondage of Karma
• Whatever spiritual practice one performs, they mistakenly believe it to be the destroyer of sins
• Sacrifices (Yagyas) are also necessary along with the "Name" (Mantra)
• Complete liberation is possible by understanding knowledge from Tattvadarshi Saints and performing devotion

Chapter 5

• Summary
• A Karma Yogi is superior to a Karma Sanyasi
• Karma Sanyasis like Sage Shringi also failed
• One does not become free from vices through the spiritual practice described in the Vedas
• The story of Narad Ji
• A Karma Sanyasi becomes prideful of their renunciation
• The story of Sage Sukhdev
• The speech (vanni) of Respected Garibdas Saheb Ji
• King Ambarish was a Karma Yogi and Sage Durvasa was a Karma Sanyasi
• The Complete God is other than the Giver of the Gita's knowledge
• Beings act according to their own nature

The Definition of a Pandit:

• Saheb Kabir making a buffalo recite Vedic mantras
• (Image—Saheb Kabir making a buffalo recite Vedic mantras)
• Who is on this side and who is on the far side?
• Hymn: ‘Koi Hai Re Parle Paar Ka’ (Is there anyone from the far shore?)
• Vices are destroyed by Ajapa Jaap (automatic internal chanting)
• Who is the Merciful God?

Chapter 6

• Summary
• The Giver of the Gita's knowledge considers the practice of Hatha Yoga and meditation to be futile
• The result of meditation and Samadhi
• Who is a Yogi?
• Contradictions in the knowledge of the Gita
• Information on the method to attain the Complete God  and the prohibition of fasting
• Restraining the mind is as difficult as restraining the wind
• What happens if a seeker's spiritual practice is ruined?
• Who is a complete Yogi?

Chapter 7

• Divine summary
• After knowing this knowledge, nothing else remains to be known
• What are the three Gunas (qualities)? With evidence
• Evidence of "Goddess Durga has a husband"
• Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva (the three Gunas/Maya) do not let the soul become free
• Why did the Giver of Gita knowledge call the salvation attained from his own worship "Anuttam"—meaning inferior or bad?
• Only the witless worship other deities (Rajgun-Brahma, Satgun-Vishnu, Tamgun-Shiva)
• Jyoti Niranjan (Kaal) never appears before everyone in a physical, embodied form
• Who escapes the web of Kaal?
• Hindi translation of all the verses of the Seventh Chapter

Chapter 8

• Divine Summary
• Who is that "Tat Brahm"—meaning the Complete Brahm?
• A worshipper of Kaal attains Kaal Brahm, and a worshipper of Purna Brahm attains the Supreme Akshar Brahm
• A seeker of the Complete Brahm attains only Him
• The happiness of a seeker who attains Brahm (Kaal) is momentary
• During the great destruction (Mahapralaya), even the Brahm-lok within the universe is destroyed
• Information regarding the destruction (Pralaya)
• The lifespans of all the Lords
• There is another Eternal Unmanifested Satpurush (Complete Brahm) beyond even Parabrahm (Akshar Purush)
• Evidence of the three Lords
• Satlok is the Supreme Abode of Brahm (Kaal)
• The Complete God can only be attained through exclusive devotion
• Hindi translation of all the verses of the Eighth Chapter

Chapter 9

• Divine Summary
• The Complete God alone is the basis of all beings
• Birth and death are certain for the worshipper of Brahm (Kaal)
• The origin of beings from Nature (Prakriti) and Brahm (Kaal)
• Brahm (Kaal) never appears in a physical, embodied form
• Worshippers of Brahm (Kaal) are his food
• The result of spiritual practice according to the holy Vedas is only Heaven or Great Heaven, not salvation
• Those who do not perform spiritual practice according to the Vedas are not fully liberated
• Those who perform Shradh (ancestor worship) will become ancestors (Pitras), not attain salvation
• Even an extremely wicked person who performs devotion is like a great soul (Mahatma)

Chapter 10

• Summary
• Evidence of the origin of Brahm (Kaal)
• The fully knowledgeable worship only the Complete God, not Brahm (Kaal)
• Scriptures (Vedas) are originated by Brahm (Kaal) alone
• Worshippers of Brahm (Kaal) remain dependent on him alone

Chapter 11

• Summary
• Arjuna’s prayer to know the reality of Lord Kaal
• Lord (Kaal) granting divine vision to Arjuna and showing his real Kaal form
• Sanjay’s description of the Kaal form
• Arjuna describing the eyewitness account of the Kaal form
• Arjuna asks, "Who are you in reality?"
• The Giver of the Gita’s knowledge identifies himself as Kaal
• Attaining the God Brahm (Kaal) is extremely impossible
• Vision of the four-armed Mahavishnu form is also not possible through Vedas, penance, charity, or sacrifice, but only through exclusive devotion

Chapter 12

• Summary
• Without Satnam and Sarnam, worshippers of Brahm (Kaal) in both formless (Nirakar) and embodied (Sakar) forms remain trapped in the web of Kaal.

Chapter 13

Description of the Glory of the Complete God:

• Summary
• Definition of Kshetra (the Field) and Kshetrajna (the Knower of the Field)
• Calling other types of worship "adulterous" (unfaithful) devotion
• Only the Complete God is worthy of knowing and performing devotion to
• Both the Complete God and Nature (Prakriti) are eternal
• The confusion and misinterpretation of other translators
• Self-willed (arbitrary) spiritual practice is futile
• Knowledge of letters (literacy) is not necessary for devotion
• A truly knowledgeable person is one who considers the Complete God to be indestructible
• Hymn: ‘Man Tu Chal Re Sukh Ke Sagar’ (O Mind, let us go to the Ocean of Happiness)
• Indra, the king of the gods and goddesses, also becomes a donkey
• By knowing Kshetra (the body), Kshetrajna (Brahm), and Kshetri (God along with the soul), the devotee is liberated from the web of Kaal

Chapter 14

• Summary
• Information regarding the most superior knowledge provided by Brahm (Kaal)
• What are the attributes and qualities of God?
• Lord Krishna is a Lord, but not All-Powerful

Saheb Kabir is the Complete God:

• Bringing a dead cow back to life
• Bringing the dead boy, Kamal, back to life
• (Image - Bringing the dead boy Kamal back to life)
• (Image - Bringing the dead girl Kamali back to life)
• Bringing the dead girl, Kamali, back to life
• Bringing the boy Seu (Shiva) back to life
• The origin of all beings and Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva from Brahm (Kaal) and Nature (Durga)
• The three—Brahma (Rajgun), Vishnu (Satgun), and Shiva (Tamgun)—bind the soul to the body; in other words, they do not allow liberation
• The achievement attained through the worship of Brahma
• The attainment through the worship of Shiva
• The attainment through the worship of Vishnu
• Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are not the Doers
• One should renounce the practice of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva and worship the Complete God
• Characteristics of a devotee who has transcended the three Gunas (Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva)
• The benefit of worshipping Brahm (Kaal) is obtained only after renouncing the devotion of gods, goddesses, Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva
• Kaal Brahm is a helper in the attainment of the Complete God

Chapter 15

• Summary
• Description of the world-like tree
• (Diagram of the world-like tree hanging upside down)
• Information regarding the Complete God
• Description of the three Purushas (Lords)
• Brahm (Kaal) is perishable
• In reality, the Complete God is indestructible
• The Gita is a scripture
• Hindi translation of all the verses of the Fifteenth Chapter

Chapter 16

• Divine Summary
• Description of individuals with divine (Sur) and demonic (Asur) natures
• Beings filled with vices cannot perform devotion
• Worship contrary to the scriptures is futile (leads to hell)
• (Image - A plant of devotion sown correctly, representing practice according to the scriptures)
• (Image - A plant of devotion sown upside down, representing practice contrary to the scriptures)

Chapter 17

• Summary
• All beings perform devotion contrary to scriptural injunctions according to their own nature
• Those who perform spiritual practice by renouncing scriptural methods cause grief to the Gods and are entitled to Hell
• Diagram of the Lotuses (Chakras) in the body (Pind)
• Information regarding Yagyas (sacrifices)
• Definition of Penance (Tap)
• Detailed description of Om-Tat-Sat
• Devotion without faith is futile
• Lord Krishna eating saltless vegetables at Vidur's house
• Supach Sudarshan sounding the conch in the Pandavas' Yagya
• The remaining story of the Pandava Yagya
• All spiritual practice is futile without Satnam and Sarnam
• Massacre over the first bath at the Kumbh Mela

Chapter 18

• Summary
• Knowledge of actions worthy of renunciation and those not to be renounced
• The present of devotees is like poison, but the result is like nectar
• The present of those who do not perform devotion is like nectar, but the result is like poison
• Knowledge of the Complete God who is other than the Giver of the Gita's knowledge
• Even a Shudra is entitled to perform the devotion of God
• Arjuna remained in the refuge of God Brahm (Kaal), yet he was not freed from sin
• Spiritual dialogue between Saheb Kabir and Gorakh Nath
• (Image - Spiritual dialogue between Saheb Kabir and Gorakh Nath)
• Saheb Kabir imparted True Knowledge to Shri Ramanand Ji
• Those who hear and those who speak the knowledge of the Gita also remain in the web of Kaal