Tam tatha kripaya vishtam Asru purna kulekshanam Visidantam idam vakyam Uvacha madhusudhana

What is real compassion?

Where did these impurities come upon you?

Sri Bhagavan Uvacha

Kutas tva kalmasha midam

Vishame samupastitam

Anaryajushtam asvargyam

Akirti karam Arjuna

What is absolute truth?1)Brahman 2) Paramatma 3) Bhagavan

Brahman is His body effulgence(analogy of

Sun god)

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Paramatma his localized feature

Bhagavan is his original form

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Most Knowledgeable

Most Renounced

Who is an Aryan?Aryan:One who knows the value of lifeHave a civilization based on spiritual realization

Non-Aryan:Material conception of lifeCaptivated by external features of this world

Result:Degradation to animal life

Arjun surrenders…

& becomes a discipleMan in material perplexity – Brhadaranyaka upanishad

1) 2.1 Signs of ignorance of the real self – Material compassion, lamentation, tears

2) Ignorance Vs Self-Realization : compassion of eternal soul is important.

3) Why is Gita spoken? – To dissipate the lamentation of an ignorant man and wake him up for self realization.

4) Role of 2nd chapter : a)Teaches Jnana: Analytical study of body and soul by SPG Sri Krishna.b) Work with out attachment to fruitive resultsc) Be fixed in the real conception of self

1) 2.7 : Arjuna Surrenders

2) Approach a bonafide Guru to come out of material perplexities and for proper guidance to execute the purpose of life

3) Need of Guru, Brahmana & Kripana

4) Pre-requisite to understand Gita: Arjun Vs Scholar

5) 3 effects of surrender on Arjunaa)Enlightenment b) Freedom from false lamentation c) Arjuna would start his duty again

Practical Applications

When we realize there is no shelter in the material world, we take full shelter of Krishna(goal of life)

Finer sentiments like compassion, though noble, are worthless when applied in ignorant way. 2.2,3

One can surrender to SPM when one realizes,He can not materially solve material problems.Surrender to Krishna is the only way to overcome material illusion and pain.