Bhagvad Gita chapter 10 (Vibhuti Yoga), verses 8 to 11 CHATURSLOKI

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Chatur sloki GITA
4 Important verses of GITA
The 1O th CHAPTER
verses 8, 9,10 and 11verses 8, 9,10 and 11
The characteristics of a devotee
who has attained the realization of oneness.who has attained the realization of oneness.
THE POWER AND FRUIT OF BHAKTI YOGA
OM TAT SAT

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The following four verses deal with the devotees andThe following four verses deal with the devotees and
thethe benefits of such a devotionbenefits of such a devotion.
The devotees accept everything as a gift of God,
because God is the source of all.
They think about God, speak about God, hear about God —
in short they spend their lives revelling in God all the time (8, 9).
(Still they are sagusaguṇṇa-devotees only.a-devotees only.
They are ignorant of the highest nature of the Lord.)
Vibhūti is the manifestation of Lord
and yoga is the power of manifestation.
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BG 10.8:
I am the origin
of all creation.
Everything
proceeds from
me. The wise
who know this
perfectly
worship me
with great faith
and devotion.
BG 10.9:
With their minds
fixed on me and
their lives
surrendered to me,
my devotees
remain ever
contented in me.
They derive great
satisfaction and
bliss in
enlightening one
another about me,
and conversing
about my glories
BG 10.10:
To those
whose minds
are always
united with me
in loving
devotion,
I give the
divine
knowledge by
which they
can attain me.
BG 10.11:
Out of
compassion
for them, I,
who dwell
within their
hearts,
destroy the
darkness
born of
ignorance,
with the
luminous
lamp of
knowledge.
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10.8. All opulences
included - Brahman,
Paramatma,
Vaikuntha, all
avataras etc.
bhava — come to
level of love of God.1.
10.9. Their minds
become completely
eager to hear My names
and pastimes.
Their life airs have
come to Me.Without Me
they cannot maintain
their lives.
This is their food..
10.10.They have prapati,
so what is the need for
buddhi-yoga?
Krishna answers: To
enter into their direct
relationship with Me.
10.11.Whatever traces
of ignorance may still
be there due to karma
I personally remove.
For such ananyaananya
bhaktas,bhaktas, I maintain
them and give them
the intelligence to actintelligence to act
properly.properly. They need
go nowhere else.
Gita - Chapter 10 - SECTION B CATUR SLOKA GITA (10 . 8-11)CATUR SLOKA GITA (10 . 8-11)
Krishna says: I give them
inspiration within their
hearts.
It doesn't come from
within themselves, or any
other source.
It comes only from Me,
and can be accepted only
by them.
Then they come into My
direct association
So this "buddhi yoga" is
the inspiration. It is Me. It
is my personal
association..
Then I manifest My
transcendental qualities
and form for them.
B. CHATUR SLOKA GITA (10.8-11)
This is a summary of Bhagavad-g, in four
verses.
1-In the first verse Krishna explains all His
opulences and how knowing them impells
devotees to serve Him.
2-The second explains how they serve Him.
3 & 4-The last two explain how He
reciprocates with them.
1. One Who Understands
Krishna’s Unknowable
Position Serves Him
(10. 1-7).
2.CHATUR SLOKA
BHAGAVAD GITA
(10.8-11)
3.ARJUNA'S
ACCEPTANCE AND
REQUEST (10.12-18)
4. Krishna’s
Opulences
(10.19-42)
Gita - Chapter 10- Outline of sections
BHAGAVAD GITA Study by Bhakticaru Swami

8

Only knowledge can be unshaken.Only knowledge can be unshaken.
Appreciation of the Lord as the cause of the world is not enough.Appreciation of the Lord as the cause of the world is not enough.
The connection must be clear.The connection must be clear.
Does the creator really become a creator?Does the creator really become a creator?
What type of creation is it?What type of creation is it?
All these are to be understood.All these are to be understood.
Only then can you understand Isvara.Only then can you understand Isvara.
The degree of reality enjoyed by the creation is to be understood first.The degree of reality enjoyed by the creation is to be understood first.
If that is understood, the status of the creator is also very clearly understood.If that is understood, the status of the creator is also very clearly understood.
When this is so, a person will be endowed with this unshaken vision.When this is so, a person will be endowed with this unshaken vision.
Because the word yoga is used, we have to clarify the meaning. Yoga can be
anything. Therefore, Bhagavan gives the meaning in the verse.
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What type of vision is that which is not shaken? That is told here.

This state of unwavering yoga is elaborated upon in the shloka.
The devotee who understands the Lord's supreme power
worships Him with pure devotion.
NATURE MEANS POTENCY.
KNOWLEDGE AND DEVOTION
EVERYTHING THAT EXISTS IS AN EMANATION OF GODHEAD (10:8)
1-Aham sarvasya prabhavah1-Aham sarvasya prabhavah
I am the creator of everything and
2-'mattah sarvam pravartate2-'mattah sarvam pravartate
because of Me everything is sustained.
3-Iti matva,3-Iti matva,Thus knowing,
4-mam bhajante budhah,4-mam bhajante budhah,
the wise men endowed with vision gain Me.
(10:8)

He can understand what is good and bad,
real and unreal,
true and false,
temporary and eternal.
A truly intelligent yogi,
due to his self-regulated spiritual life,
can perceive God's presence constantly
Intelligent people worship omnipresent God with devotion.
God alone is real. God alone exists, everywhere
GITA Ch 10 , Verse 8
Intelligence
Ordinarily , people think of
worshipping with flowers,
fruit, and so forth, but that
is not real worship.
Material intelligence
is not true
intelligence.
He is rational.
A person endowed with the faculty of
discrimination is really intelligent
His life is full of love and devotion.
He has neither ego nor emotion.
He is a true lover of God .
His entire life is only for God ,
nothing else

Engages in devotional service
Chanting the name of GOD
Due to the contamination of material association,
through many, many millions of births,
one's heart is always covered
with the dust of materialism,
Gita Makarandam page 676/1129 670
The dust quickly clears,
and one is elevated to the platform of pure knowledge.
not by mental speculation or argument.

That in which everything has its being.
Like pots have their being in clay, the jagat has its being in the self-existent sat-vastu.
The self alone is self-existent;
everything becomes evident to it.
So, what is self-evident is self-existent and
anything not self-evident cannot be called self-existent.
11--I am the creator of everything
Aham sarvasya prabhavahAham sarvasya prabhavah
Ah am here means param brahma,
the one who is called Vasudeva.
Prabhava means the source of creation;
so, I am the cause for the creation of everything
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There are many who repeat God's name, serve Him, and meditate on
Him. But very fewBut very few are capable of pure devotion born of true realization
that He is the sourceHe is the source of all thingsof all things..
When man knows that the Lord is the
final cause of everything, and
that there is nothing else
but He in all things,
he spontaneously offers worship to Him.
Such an act of devotion and surrenderSuch an act of devotion and surrender
will be deep-felt, sincere and true.will be deep-felt, sincere and true.
Pure devotion is therefore the result
without faith pure devotion is not possible

This jagat continues to exist and is sustained by Me.
A created object sustains itself for a length of time undergoing partial
changes and finally a total change, in the form of disappearance.
Similarly, Bhagavan may create everything and then appoint somebody
else to be in charge of it.To negate this idea, Bhagavan says,
'mattah sarvam pravartate — because of Me everything is sustained.because of Me everything is sustained.
Somebody may create something, but then, its care may fall to someone
else. Like modern parents. They are the cause for the children alright but
then somebody else takes care of them.
2-'mattah sarvam pravartate2-'mattah sarvam pravartate
because of Me everything is sustained.
Then there are the results and their enjoyment.
This includes the experiences of pleasure and displeasure,

TThey gain Me.hey gain Me.
They become one with Me because between Isvara and the jiva, there
is no essential difference.
The word bhava has different meanings. Here it is vision.
What vision?
The definite knowledge of the reality in the form of the understanding,
‘‘I am Brahman .I am Brahman .’’
This identity they gain ‘‘I am Brahman .I am Brahman .’’
4-4-the wise men endowed with vision gain Me.
mam bhajante budhahmam bhajante budhah,,
5- those who are endowed with bhava.5- those who are endowed with bhava.
bhavasamanvitahbhavasamanvitah
3-Iti matva,3-Iti matva,Thus knowing,

The devotee's surrenderdevotee's surrender andand he knows the real presence-he knows the real presence-
of the Lord in everything and all that takes place in the universe.of the Lord in everything and all that takes place in the universe.
This point should be carefully noted. Though many people
practice Japa and Dhyana, some are not able to make any
progress towards the goal, because ihey are lacking in 'bhava.because ihey are lacking in 'bhava.
Devotee combines the thought {'bhava{'bhava**)) Very important
japa or
meditation
or worship,
+ reach the goal.=
pure devotion
True understanding of the Lord and His wonderful manifestation.
experience 'bhava'
pure devotion is essential

He can understand what is good and bad,
real and unreal,
true and false, temporary and
eternal.
A truly intelligent yogi,
due to his self-regulated spiritual life,
can perceive God's presence constantly
Intelligent people worship omnipresent God with devotion.
God alone is real. God alone exists, everywhere
Intelligence
Ordinarily , people
think of worshipping
with flowers, fruit, and
so forth, but that is
not real worship.
Material intelligence
is not true
intelligence.
He is rational.
A person endowed with
the faculty of discrimination is
really intelligent
His life is full of love and devotion.
He has neither ego nor emotion.
He is a true lover of God .
His entire life is only for God ,
nothing else

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The lord describes that
the devotees spend their life
thinking of Him.
[10.9].
This verse gives a vivid picture of the daily life and
work of the devotee dedicated to the realization of the Supreme.

Imagine an adult and a child walking inside a haunted house within an amusement
park. The difference between the adult and the child is that the adult has knowledgeThe difference between the adult and the child is that the adult has knowledge
about the cause of the ghosts and the noisesabout the cause of the ghosts and the noises so not affected like a childso not affected like a child..
One who has developed such an outlook towards life
will worship Ishvara at all times.
This is indicated by the worlds "maam bhajante"."maam bhajante".
He will experience sorrow onlyHe will experience sorrow only
if he forgets that Ishvara is the cause of everything.if he forgets that Ishvara is the cause of everything.
Shri Krishna says that one who knows Ishvara as the
cause of every-thing will
develop an extremely positive attitude towards life.
He will take failures as learning opportunities, not as
triggers for depression.
He will never question why something bad happened to
him, knowing that it is a result of his prior actions.

The life and mental functions of the ignorantignorant are wholly devoteddevoted
to the worldto the world, and they live and die entangled in the meshes of
samsara.
When the devotees meet together,
they talk only of God,
His power and Yoga.
But the real devotee
consecrates his body, mind and life to the Lord.
His mind thinks of the Lord;
his limbs do the work of the Lord;
his eyes see the Lord;
his reason understands the presence of the Lord
everywhere.
His whole life is thus absorbed in the Lord.
His whole life is a continued worship.
The life of the true devoteetrue devotee is
beautifullydescribed in this verse.
Gita Makarandam
Even though they perceive things
distinctly, these wise men see
something more.
What is seen by the eyes is a form and this
form is distinct from every
other form. That they see. But then, they see
something more because they also
appreciate that the object perceived, the
perception and the perceiver all have their
being in one consciousness, which is self-
existent.
If there is no ignorance with reference to
this fact, one becomes madgataprana.
the word prana is taken to represent all
the sense organs. They are all awake to
Isvara

By knowing that Isvara is everything, they become one with Isvara.
How is that?How is that?
CAUSE EFFECT
CLAY POT
GOLD ORNAMENTS
ISHVARA CREATION
They know Isvara as the cause of the creation and the truth of that Isvara as
themselves. Understanding the cause-effect,
karana-karya, is the basis of the whole teaching.
Therefore, the entire jagat , which includes the body,
mind, sense complex is a product and is mithya.
The effect is inseparable from the cause, which is Brahman.
Because it is inseparable, the effect is mithyamithya ; it is only apparent.
Isvara as the cause of the creation
The cause is satyacause is satya — that which
exists independently
Effect is creation depends on the cause
(no independent existance) MITHYA
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1-1-The first step is knowing Isvara as the makerThe first step is knowing Isvara as the maker and the material cause and
therefore, that the effect, the creation is non-separate from him.
2-2-This is the knowledge of Isvara.This is the knowledge of Isvara.
Knowing this, you come to recognise
that you are that Isvarayou are that Isvara (SAT)(SAT) ..
This is the second step.This is the second step.
If consciousness is uncreated, that
cannot be different from the sat, the
svarupa of Isvara. So,So, sat and citsat and cit areare
the samethe same. Therefore, knowing Isvara,
you become one with Isvara.
MaccittahMaccittah —— those whose minds are in Me, Paramesvara.
With their knowledge, the mind naturally is non -separate from paramatma
and therefore, cannot go away from paramatma.

MadgatapranaMadgatapranahh;represent all the sense organsall the sense organs. They are all awake to
Isvara. Therefore, these people are called madgatapraiias.
The wise see something more because they also
appreciate that the object perceived, the perception andthe object perceived, the perception and
the perceiver all have their being in one consciousness,the perceiver all have their being in one consciousness,
which is self-existent. If there is no ignorance with
reference to this fact, one becomes madgataprana.
Prana is also breathing; therefore, can stand for living,
jivana.

God'sglory is infinite. Everywhere, in every thing, God's power
ismanifesting itself. So the devotes goes on thinking andSo the devotes goes on thinking and
speaking of God's Glory.speaking of God's Glory. Such holy company is the highest
spiritual education that man can get.
Do we not see how worldly people talk of worldly matters
endlessly? That is their samskara. If any one mentions the
name of God in such a company he is ridiculed and
condemned. The true aspirant should not mix in such company.

The devotee is like a ripe fruitThe devotee is like a ripe fruit full of sweet juice.
Sweet juice comes out of it always.
A group of devotees thinking of God and His ways and
exchanging intimate thoughts and experiences, is verily a Heaven
on earth. They receive knowledge from one another, derive
inspiration and encouragement, test and confirm their views,
attitudes and angles of vision. Such mutual enlightenment
increases one's faith in God, and draws him nearer the Truth.
The devotee is again like aThe devotee is again like a full-blown flower.full-blown flower.
Sweet fragrance envelopes the whole
flower.So also, the whole life and thought of
the devotee is blessed
with divine contemplation and action.

HOW DO SUCH PEOPLE LIVE?
Speaking and singing about the glories of God gives the devotees great
satisfaction (tuṣhyanti), and delight (ramanti).
Ramanti is with reference to
the external world; so, it
involves people here.
TUSYANTI
SATISFACTION
RAMANTI
DELIGHT
Tusyanti is with reference to oneself.
They have found satisfaction; so, they do
not need to go after things in order to be
happy.
In this way, they worship him through the processes of remembering,
hearing, and chanting. This is the threefold bhakti comprising of shravaṇa,
kīrtan, and smaraṇa. This has previously been described in the commentary
on verse 9.14.

There are two ways of going after things for happiness
One can go after things for happiness one can happily go after things.
Going after things to discover
happiness generally does not work.
If you are happy with yourself as a
person, then you need not go after
things. It does not produce any
result for you. But then, you can do
things joyfully.
Wherever there is any ray of glory, anything striking,
that is where Isvara is present for you to recognise.
Clarity takes place only when you begin to part with the knowledge you
have, sharing it with another person. listen and reflect on what you have
understood by sharing it with others and in discussions among yourselves.

The devotees feel satisfied and delighted. The contemplation of
the Divine is an end in itself, and joy derived from it is
pure and perfect. When a person begins to feel this joy which
is unlike any other sensual pleasure, he finds no attraction for
any thing else.
He sees the Lord everywhere and he sees
nothing other than the Lord anywhere.
The devotee's life is dedicated and consecrated to the
Lord. His one and only aim is to know the Lord and be with
Him. He is ready to sacrifice his life for realizing his aim.
He sings the name of the Lord in ecstatic joy,
he laughs, he speaks out of the fullness of joy, and gets himself
lost in divine intoxication. For him the whole world is trans-
figured and deified.
Gita Makarandam

41

In two verses (10-11),
the Lord declares that
He confers AtmajnanaHe confers Atmajnana
on such devotees.
TO KNOWING BHAGAVAT-TATTVA
there is also an element of gracean element of grace involved
This is one of the key verses in the Gita,
in which the link between bhakti and jnana, devotion and
knowledge, is clearly stated. Bhakti, Jnana—that is the
natural order of evolution in Self-realization.
In this verse the word buddhi-yogam is very significant.In this verse the word buddhi-yogam is very significant.

Blessings or reward from Ishvara
LOWEST TYPE OF BLESSINGS HIGHEST TYPE OF BLESSINGS
since we have already heard Shri
Krishna say that Ishvara will carry the
material burdenmaterial burden of his devotees in the
previous chapter. Ch 9
ATMAJNANA
The highest type of blessing that
can be given to a devotee is not
material, it is intellectual.it is intellectual. No
object, wealth, social sta-tus or
possession can stand in front of
the knowledge of the true nature of
things.
What is the result of this intellectual
understanding? It is the ability
to see Ishvara in everything, and
everything in Ishvara.

The vision of equanimity 5.19, 6.33
If someone tells us that the necklace we had lost is actually around our neck, we do not
have to do anything or go anywhere in order to find it. We know where to look for it.
Similarly, this vision given to us by Ishvara enables us to see him everywhere and in
everything.
It is the vision of equanimity mentioned in the sixththe vision of equanimity mentioned in the sixth chapterchapter..

In this verse the word buddhi-yogam is very significant.In this verse the word buddhi-yogam is very significant.
Second Chapter the Lord, instructing Arjuna, said that He had spoken to him
of many things and that He would instruct him in the way of buddhi-yoga.
Buddhi-yoga itself is action in Krishna consciousness;
that is the highest intelligence.
When one tries to go back home, back to Godhead, and takes fully to
Krishna consciousness in devotional service,
his action is called buddhi-yogam. In other words, buddhi-yogambuddhi-yogam is theis the
process by which one gets out of the entanglement of this material world.process by which one gets out of the entanglement of this material world.
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Buddhi means
intelligence
yoga means
mystic activities
or mystic elevation.
The ultimate goal of progress is Krishna. People do not know this; therefore the association of
devotees and a bona fide spiritual master are important.

When he knows that the
goal is Krishna, but he
takes pleasure in mental
speculations to
understand Krishna, he is
acting in
jnana-yoga.
When a person knows the
goal of life but is addicted
to the fruits of activities,
he is acting in
karma-yogakarma-yoga.
This complete yoga is the
highest perfectional stage of
life.
when he knows the goal and
seeks Krishna completely in
Krishna consciousness and
devotional service, he is
acting in bhakti-yoga, or
buddhi-yogabuddhi-yoga,
which is the complete yoga
This is one of the key verses in the Gita,
in which the link between bhakti and jnana, devotion and
knowledge, is clearly stated. Bhakti, Jnana—that is the
natural order of evolution in Self-realization.
teṣhāṁ satata-yuktānāṁ bhajatāṁ prīti-pūrvakam
dadāmi buddhi-yogaṁ taṁ yena mām upayānti te
‘‘daddmi'daddmi' ((I giveI give )) he means, ‘‘I give them this buddhiyoga,I give them this buddhiyoga,
whereby they recognise Me, they come to Me.’
But there is also an element of grace involved in all of this.

teṣhāṁ satata-yuktsatata-yuktāānnāṁāṁ bhajatāṁ prīti-pūrvakam
dadāmi buddhi-yogaṁ taṁ yena mām upayānti te
Those who are seeking in this manner were previously called nityayuktas
, always committed to Me not just in the morning and/or evening.
GITA CH 2 , v 11
Once one knows that there is something to
know, one cannot but try to know it.
It becomes a desire.desire.
He says,
‘I give them that buddhi-yoga,
the vision of truth,
the vision of Me,
through which they reach Me,
they become one with Me.’
Afterwards, this jijnasa, a desire to seeka desire to seek
knowledgeknowledge becomes a love of knowledge.
they enjoy satisfaction, tusyanti.tusyanti.
Once it becomes love for knowledge,
then they revel, ramanti,ramanti,

Brahmajnana is the gift of the Lord. The realization of the Jiva that Brahman
alone is and that he is no other than Brahman, is Brahmajnana This
knowledge is in the hands of God, and it can be obtained by means of
loving and faithful worship.
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When the Lord is pleased wilh His devotee, He bestows Brahmajnana
which unites the devotee and the Lord forever and ever.
So Bhakti is the first step in spiritual evolution for all seekers.
Here two great qualities of the devotee
arc mentioned
(I) steadfastness
in devotion
(2) worshipping
with love.
When we come across rare men who are born with
Brahmajnana, it should be understood that they have spent
many many lives in pure and loving devotion to the Lord.
Gita Makarandam

(I)Continuous memory of the Lord is essential
So the devotee should recognize the Lord's presence everywhere
and thus the devotion becomes continuous in course of time.
Wherever he turns, the Lord is there in one
form or other.
If one recalls 7.7. 7 to 11 in the7 to 11 in the 9.9. 16 to 1916 to 19 and
the whole of the Vibuti yoga,,(Chapter 10)(Chapter 10)
the universalthe universal manifestationmanifestation of the Lord
everywhere
How can the devotee have continuous memory of the Lord ?
This Discourse shows the way. The manifold manifestations of the
Lord ire vividly presented to fill the imagination of the devotee.
Gita Makarandam

(2) Loving worship of the Lord is another attribute of
the true devotee.
What then should be man's love and affection for the Lord ?
Such love is needed, and since God's love is infinite. no one
should feel that His grace has not descended on him.
Is not the Lord the friend of all beings?
Though he is the sovereign of all the worlds He is at the same
time a friend of all. He declares Himself to be a friend again
and again. Does He not say to Arjuna 'you are dear to Me'?
Gita Makarandam

‘‘BuddhiyogaBuddhiyoga’’
Buddhlyogam : What is Buddhiyoga?Buddhlyogam : What is Buddhiyoga?
It is reason (vlchara), the path of uncompromisingIt is reason (vlchara), the path of uncompromising
discrimination between the Real and the unreal,discrimination between the Real and the unreal,
between Atma and Anatma.between Atma and Anatma.
Such analytical reasoning ultimately leads the seeker to the
tremendous conclusion that his limited self manifesting as
‘I’ is nothing else but the Supreme Brahman.
Gita Makarandam
The ‘I’ dissolves in Brahman, even as a water drop merges in
the ocean. Such discriminative reasonis the gift of God. .Such discriminative reasonis the gift of God. .
Reason (vichara) leads man step by step to the ultimate Reality.
He who is firmly established in this Yoga holds on only to the
essence of things (arti, bhati, priva) and does not recognise
name and form {nama, rupa).

Thus Bhakti evolves
into Jnana.
The Lord silences all foolish talk about the superiority of Bhakti
or Jnana. "My Bhakti is superior to your jnana—or my Jnana
is superior to your Bhakti."—Such half-digested nonsense should be given
up once for all.
God with form (Sakara) is also God without form (Nirakara).
God with attributes (Saguna) is also God without attributes (Nlrguna).
The transition from the Sakara to theSakara to the NirakaraNirakara takes place spontaneously
by the will of the Lord.
Gita Makarandam
There 'dasoham'dasoham** dissolves in 'soham.dissolves in 'soham.**
The point to note is that Self-realization is the free gift
of God, when he is pleased with the love of the devotee. He
knows the opportune moment when this Atma Jnana can flash
in the mind of the devotee.
If Bhakti is the flower jnana is the fruit.

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In two verses (10-11), the Lord declares that
He confers Atmajnana on such devotees.
summarizes the path of the bhakti marga or
devotional means to attain Ishvara.
GITA Ch 10 , Verse 10-11
The Lord's compassioncompassion (Grace)(Grace) for His devotees is
revealed here.
what is the main obstacle that Ishvara removes with this
knowledge? Shri Krishna explains in the shloka.
The purpose of imparting the Buddhi Yoga is given here
Gita Makarandam

Darkness born of ignorance - The veil which prevents one from
recognizing the Self which is already within him due to the absencedue to the absence
of the knowledge of Right Discriminationof the knowledge of Right Discrimination.
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-How Bhakti or devotion leads to
-When ignorance is destroyed
Bhakti is also a means to Jnana.
The destruction of
ignorance by the shining
lamp of knowledge
Divine Grace and the power of understanding, buddhiyoga

The renowned Shankaraachaarya has elaborated upon this
illustration in his Gita commentary. His illustration of Buddhi yoga is
comprised of the lamp with a lamp holder, wick, and oil.
The lamp holder is the quality of
vairagya or dispassion,
the oil is prasaada buddhi or the
willingness to accept everything in
life as Ishvara’s blessing.
The lamp is nourished by a gentle breeze in the
form of constant devotion to Ishvara, but can be
extinguished by an impure mind containing
strong likes and dislikes.
the wick is brahmacharya
or continence
BG_journey through the bhagavad gita

With these 10 & 11 shlokas, Shri Krishna summarizes the path of the bhakti marga or
devotional means to attain Ishvara.
In bhakti, IshvaraIn bhakti, Ishvara’’s grace is emphasized rather than individual effort.s grace is emphasized rather than individual effort.
In the Indian tradition this is pictorially depicted by comparing a monkey with a cat.
In "markatanyaaya""markatanyaaya", the method of the monkey, a baby monkey has to hang on to its
mother with its own effort. But in "marjalanyaaya""marjalanyaaya", the method of the cat, a kitten does
not have to do anything because its mother holds her by its neck.
Likewise, Ishvara takes care of his devotees.Likewise, Ishvara takes care of his devotees. He will ensure that their material needs
are taken care of. But more importantly, he will ensure that all our ignorance isour ignorance is
destroyeddestroyed and that we are educated spiritually. This is in contrast with other paths to
Ishvara that require significant self effort. There is no need to roll any beads or sit in
any postures. All that is required is surrender.
BG_journey through the bhagavad gita

The Lord is pleased with their undivided devotion, and
wishes to confer an eternal gift on them.
The highest reward
So He wishes to bestow on
them the everlasting gift of
BrahmajnanaBrahmajnana. God's grace is to
be attained by pure and perfect
devotion
to the Lord.
The lowest reward
The Lord knows that wealth, power,
position and children, are not
eternal reward.
They pass away in time.
Gita Makarandam
The Lord has declared that Maya isMaya is difficult to crossdifficult to cross, but those who take
refuge in Him cross over His Maya . As this is the Lord's promise, the
aspirants have the duty to put faith induty to put faith in Him and worship HimHim and worship Him with all their
heart and soul. Then they will receive Brahmajnana, as the highest reward of
their devotion.
It comes at the proper time when the aspirant is ripe enough to receive it.

The ignorance removed
by the flash of
intutional knowledgeintutional knowledge
of Self.of Self.
Who causes this flash of knowledge ?
Who confers this Buddhiyoga ?
The Lord. Where is He seated ?
He is seated in the human heart. It is
He who kindles the light of knowledge.
Without His grace, this cannot happen.
And this lamp of knowledge
(jnanadipa) is luminous (bhasvata). It is
self-luminous, it is luminosity itself. Its
effect is 'immediate.
All other Japa, Tapa, Pranayama, or
Karma -and yet ignorance cannot be
removed are Intended to purify the
mind and render it capable of
perceiving the Truth (Brahman).
They are means of Self-purificationThey are means of Self-purification.
Gita Makarandam

The darkness of ignorance which is enveloping man for ages and
ages isshattered at one stroke, once for all. No more does he wander
in the wilderness of samsara. No more does he think of
quenching his thirst in the waters of a mirage.
The bound soul who was thinking of himself as a body, subject to birth and
death and all the thousand shocks of earthly existence, now realizes in a
flash that He is the immaculate and perfect Atma.
He now knows the sharp distinction between
the real and the unreal. He is now a Jivanmuktah.
Gita Makarandam

OM SHANTI
OM SHANTI
OM SHANTI
Om- let all the deficiencies of this presentation go away
Tat- let this give Bhagavan great happiness
Sat- let this give true lasting benefits

Bhagvad Gita chapter 10 (Vibhuti Yoga), verses 8 to 11 CHATURSLOKI

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