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Srimad Bhagavad GitaCha ter 4Cha ter 4

Professor B Mahadevan

January 10, 2011

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Relevance of GitaFreedom from work: Practical guidelines

Twelve Principles to be diligently practiced

and followed

Enable us to have holiday while engaging in heavy

B Mahadevan, IIM Bangalore

Lead us to get liberated from all effects of doing

work

Karma dissolves and it does not taint us in anyway

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Discovering Joy of WorkChecklist & Practical Guidelines

}anai dGx>}anai dGx>}anai dGx>}anai dGx>- Burnt by the fire of knowledge kam s- Devoid of sensual desire & desire for results kmR )l Aas-Forsaking the clinging to fruits of action inTy t&Pt>-Ever satisfied inray>- Depending on nothing


yt icTtaTmayt icTtaTmayt icTtaTmayt icTtaTma- Controlled mind/body inrazI>- Without any ambition Ty svR pirh>- Relinquishing personal possessiveness

yd&Cda la- sNtu:q>- Content with what comes without effort

ivmTsr>- Free from envoy N AtIt>- Transcending the world of dualities

is AisaE c sm>- Even minded in success & Failure

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Relevance of GitaSubtler concepts pertaining to Yajna

Practising Yajna is well beyond the normal

ritualistic part that we are used to.

Observing the ritualistic aspects in some detail


There are multiple ways we need to practice

Yajna in our life

It is a way of life that prepares an individual tohigher planes of existence

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, ctuwaeR=Xyay>,, ctuwaeR=Xyay>,, ctuwaeR=Xyay>,, ctuwaeR=Xyay>,

}an}an}an}an-kmRkmRkmRkmR-ssss

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Concept of YajnaChapter 3 revisited

y}awaRTkmR[ae=Ny laekae=y< kmRbNxn>, 3.09shy}a> ja> s&:qva puraevac japit>,Anen siv:yXv< @; vae=iSTvkamxuk. 3.10.


dvaN-avytann t dva -avyNtu v>,prSpr< -avyNt> ey> prmvaPSyw. 3.11.

#aN-aegaiNh vae deva> daSyNte y}-aivta>,tEdRandayE_y> yae -u'KteSten @v s>. 3.12.

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Slokas 24 - 25Deeper concepts of Yajna

apR[< hiv> aaE [a tm!,Ev ten gNtVy< kmR smaixna. 4.24.Process is Brahman, offered is Brahman, offered by

A{f ip{f

@k -av>


, , ,

to be reached in the Samadhi of Brahman

dEvmevapre y}< yaeign> pyuRpaste,

aavpre y}< y}enEvaepjuit. 4.25.Some yogis perform yajna to devas, while others

offer Brahman (the self) as sacrifice in the fire of

Brahman

External Orientation

Internal Orientation

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Microcosm & Macrocosm

Universal oneness behind the multiplicity is

the message

We need to develop the ability to connect theA{f and ip{f


A[aer[Iyan!mhtae mhIyanaTma guhaya< inihtae=Sy

jNtae>, (Mahanaryana Upanishad)

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Sacrifice as a ritualSignificance

Medium (AiAiAiAi)Doer (ktaRktaRktaRktaR)


Offering (vStuvStuvStuvStu)Receiver (devtadevtadevtadevta)

Effect

-Sm>(total annihilation), melting awayGiving away, parting off (n mm)Developing a sense of detachment over time

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Slokas 26 - 27Different types of Yajna

aeadInIiNya{yNye s

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Slokas 28 - 29Five types of Yajna

Vyy}aStpaey}a> yaegy}aStwapre,SvaXyay}any}a yty> s. 4.28.Endowed with self-restraint and rigid vows other


, , ,

scriptures and knowledge as sacrifice

Apane juit a[< a[e=pan< twapre,

a[apangtI va a[ayampray[a>. 4.29.Some offer outgoing breath as sacrifice to incoming

breath and vice versa; Stopping the breath in

between they practice pranayama

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5 types of YajnaAn evolutionary path to self-development

p y}a>vy y}> - Wealth as offeringtpae y}> - Austerity as offering


yag y}> - Self-restraint as offering SvaXyay y}> - Deeper study as offering

}an y}> - Knowledge as offering

At each stage we transcend it and see existence (& the meaning) beyond that

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5 types of YajnaFrom a perspective of our duties

p y}a> y}> - Study of Vedas (SvaXyay) dev y}> - Worship of God, making offerings


&- er ngs o paren s an ances ors

mnu:y y}> - Offering to fellow human beings -Ut y}> - Offering to other living creatures

There is a larger principle of thanks giving, showing gratefulness

to the larger system of beings in existence

Taittriya Upanishad:SvaXyayaNma md>, sTyaNn midtVym!, xmaRNn midtVym!, kuzlaNn midtVym!,-UTyE n midtVym!, SvaXyayvcna_ya

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