Gita - Chapter 9 - Summary
Gita - Chapter 9 - Summary
RajaVidya RajaGuhya
yoga
Sathya
Summary of Chapter 7
1. Introduction to the Knowledge, its glory and
necessary qualifications: 1 to 3
2. Nature of God: 4 to 10
3. Cause of bondage (Samsara): 11
4. Atheists, Theists and Types of Upasna: 12 to 19
5. Sakāma & Niṣkāma-bhaktas: 20 to 29
6. Glory of Bhakti: 30 to 34
Ver 1: Greatest Secret – profound Īśvara jñānam – that too Para Prakriti or nirguṇa-
svarupā-jñānam
Ver 2: Greatest Knowledge – easy to practice, imperishable and leads to sadyō-mukthi
Ver 3: One who doesn’t understand this will keep passing from death to death, without
attaining God
Important pre-requisite: śraddhaḥ - Keeping an open mind till you understand, not rejecting the teaching or the
teacher
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Iswara Swarupam - Nature of God
(Shlokas: 4 to 10 )
From Ch 7 : Lord is both the material and maker- abina nimitta upadhana karanam. 4
Cause of Bondage (Samsara)
(Shlokas: 11 )
• Which Isvara are you referring to? Higher Īśvara or Nirguna Īśvara Jnanam !
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Atheists, Theists and Types of Upasna
(Shlokas: 12 to 19 )
Ver 12: Believing in neither scriptures nor in established traditions, the non-believers take
to evil ways directed by their instincts and waste their life. (rākṣasīṁ and āsurīṁ)
Ver 13-15: Those who have done punyam, come to Lord thru Bhakti – goes thru eka-rupa
to aneka-rupa to arupa form of devotion to Lord.
Ver 16-19: Focus is on the Madhyama bhakti – viśva-rūpa-bhakthi - See Lord in everything
we do or experience:
• Rituals, Offerings, Food we eat, Mantra we chant, essentially in all activities;
• Father, Mother, Grandfather, Omkara, all Vedas;
• Sustainer, Master, Saakshi, Abode, Refuge, well-wisher, repository and inexhaustible seed;
• Energize Universe, cause of Rain, Mortality as well as Immortality, Manifest & Unmanifest
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Sakāma and Nishkāma bhaktas
(Shlokas: 20 to 29 )
Ver 20-21: Sakama Bhakti – they do reach the Indralok and enjoy the celestial benefits;
however, after the punyam gets exhausted, they come back to Samsara once again.
Ver 22: However, those who realize/know the Lord as no different from themselves thru
worship, the Lord takes care of the Yoga (acquiring) Kshemam (protected the acquired)
Ver 23-24: Lord assures that even if the Bhaktas workshop other Gods, they finally reach
Him only as he alone is the enjoyer of all yagnas;
Ver 25: Depending on who one worships, they reach that entity
Ver 26-27: Only the Bhavna matters; Every action becomes an offering to God
Ver 28-29: With this attitude, you are released from the bonds of Karma-phalam. Everyone
is equal to God; however, Lord says that those who seek only Him, he is in also in them
Ask and you shall receive – so be careful in what you are asking!
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Glory of bhakti
(Shlokas: 30 to 34 )
Ver 30: One who worships Lord without any other goal, is a Saint – regardless of his past
omissions and commissions
Ver 31: Regardless of ups and downs which are due to Prarabhda, such a noble person will
NEVER fall spiritually – and this Lord says as His promise to everyone!
Ver 32-33: Even those who have certain disadvantages or handicaps, they attain their
spiritual goal once they seek refuge in the Lord (a controversial one if not understood properly)
Ver 34: Characteristics of a Bhakta and his life style:
• One who has fixed the mind on me ( manmanā bhava );
• One who has undivided devotion or love towards me ( madbhaktāḥ bhava );
• One who has made Lord as the supreme goal ( matparāyaṇaḥ );
• One who has converted every one of his/her actions into worship of the Lord (Madyājī bhava );
• One who has surrendered to me fully ( namaskuru mām )
Both Freewill as well as Īśvara anugraha are important; both should go hand in hand 8
Hari Om!