FAVORITE VERSES FROM BHAGAVAD GITA

By: Tejas Paramkusham

Om Ajnana TimirandhasyaJnaanaanjana Salaakaya Caksur Unmilitam yena Tasmai Sri Gurave Namah O Gurudeva! I offer my humble pranams from my inner heart. With the torch light of divine knowledge you open my eyes blinded by darkness of ignorance.]

First, Our Prayers to Gurudeva

Patram puspam phalam toyamYo me bhaktya prayacchatiTad aham bhakty-upahrtamAsnami prayatatmanah (B.G. 9.26)

[ Lord Krsna says, “If one offers Mewith love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it.”]

Patram Puspam Phalam Toyam

1. KRISHNA-BHAKTI IS TOPMOST...

• Whatever we offer to Lord Krishna we have to offer with love and devotion.• Every day we have to offer a fruit,

flower, leaf, and water.• Patram: Leaf----Pushpam: Flower-----

Phalam: Fruit------Toyam: Water• The leaf that we should offer would be

Tulasi• We have to give these things to Lord

with Love and Devotion

The Meaning

Sarva-dharman parityajyaMam ekam saranam vrajaAham tvam sarva papebhyoMoksayisyami ma sucah (B.G. 18.66)

[ Lord Krsna says, abandon all varieties of

religion and just surrender unto me. I shall

deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not

fear . ]

Sarva-dharman parityajya

2. HE GIVES MOKSHA TO THE ONES SURRENDERED TO HIM

• Surrender to Krishna • When one gives himself completely to

Krishna, he will be deprived of all his sins• The ‘not so good part’ in this Sloka is

the last line says “Moksha” which is not really the goal of a pure bhakta • Moksha is the goal for most of the

religions• Under Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, our

goal instead, is only to serve Krishna

The Meaning

Moksha is the liberation from 4 things • Birth, • Disease, • Old age, • Death.

In spiritual world we don’t encounter this.

But a pure bhakta does not desire moksha. Instead, he desires to serve Krishna unconditionally.

Moksha versus Serving

man-mana bhava mad-bhaktomad-yaji mam namaskurumam evaishyasi yuktvaivamatmanam mat-parayanah (B.G. 18.65)

[ Lord Krishna says, “Always think of Me,become my devotee offer obeisances to me and worship me then surely you will come to me.” ]

Man Mana Bhava Mad Bhakto

3. REAL ESSENCE OF BHAGAVAD GITA

•We should always think of Krishna •We should serve Him faithfully • Also offer obeisances to Him everyday•When one follows this process, we will attain Krishna

The Meaning

1) Someone please recite the Patram Pushpam Sloka2) Someone please explain the meaning3) Someone please recite the Sarva Dharman Parityajya Sloka ….4) Someone please explain the meaning5) Someone please recite the Man-Mana Bhava sloka6) Someone please explain the meaning7) What is most important when offering anything to Krishna?8) What is Moksha?9) What should be our real goal?

QUIZ TIME..!

1)Only Guru Deva can teach us How to serve Krishna, because he is always serving

2)So we need to follow the Instructions of our Guru Carefully to serve Krishna

3)In honoring our Guru we offer our Pranams by singing a bhajan glorifying our Guru Deva

How to Serve Krishna?

[Guru Deva Jaya Guru Deva

Saranam Saranam Pada Padma]

Amrta Vaniya Prema Katha

Sri Jaya Narayana Deva ...... (Guru)

[Kurukshetra Samarangana Gita

Viveka Samudga Bhagavad Gita]

Vyasa Viracita Bharat Katha

Visva Mangala Punya Katha ...... (Guru)

[Kavi Kokila Valmiki Viracita

Dharmika Sunita Rama Katha]

Sukamuni Bhashita Bhagavata

Sikhara Prema Krishna Katha ...... (Guru)

Bhajan

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1)Gokul Bhajan Hari Kathas2)Srimad Bhagavad Gita – by Gurudeva3)Essence of Bhagavad Gita – by Gurudeva4)Images from Google web site

References

Thank You!

Hare Krishna!