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Bhakti-Śāstrī Bhagavad-gītā Chapters 1 to 6
Twelve complete study guides for a thoughtful journey through the Gītā
Read the first six chapters in twelve connected parts. Each guide combines chronological explanation, the complete assigned verse trail, purport study, diagrams, Indian artwork, learner activities, take-away lessons, preparation and an interactive understanding check.
Written by Aniruddha Dāsa Bhagavad-gītā Bhakti-Śāstrī study
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The course arc
From Arjuna’s crisis to the topmost yogī
Chapters 1 and 2 establish the battlefield, the learner’s crisis, the eternal self, duty, focused intelligence and steady wisdom. Chapters 3 and 4 develop offered work, sacrifice, leadership, paramparā, avatāra, knowledge and the approach to guru. Chapters 5 and 6 examine renunciation, equal vision, peace, meditation, the restless mind, practice, detachment and the culmination of yoga in faithful loving service to Kṛṣṇa.
- Chapter 1Field, relationships and crisis
- Chapter 2Self, duty and intelligence
- Chapter 3Offered work and yajña
- Chapter 4Knowledge, descent and guru
- Chapter 5Renunciation and peace
- Chapter 6Meditation and bhakti
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Kurukṣetra, dharma and the purpose of study
Preface and Bhagavad-gītā 1.1 to 1.27
Study the purpose of Bhagavad-gītā, Kurukṣetra, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Duryodhana, the named conches, Arjuna’s request and the movement toward spiritual inquiry.
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1Kurukshetradharma kshetra
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Arjuna’s crisis, moral reasoning and surrender
Bhagavad-gītā 1.28 to 1.46 and 2.1 to 2.10
Follow Arjuna’s bodily distress, moral arguments, indecision, Kṛṣṇa’s challenge and the decisive change from argument to discipleship in Bhagavad-gītā 2.7.
Arjuna crisisBhagavad Gita 2.7Arjuna reasons not to fight
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The eternal self, reincarnation and change
Bhagavad-gītā 2.11 to 2.30
Understand the difference between body and self through Bhagavad-gītā 2.13, 2.20 and 2.22, with careful analogies, verse links and compassionate application.
eternal soul Bhagavad GitaBhagavad Gita 2.13Bhagavad Gita 2.20
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Duty, karma-yoga and focused intelligence
Bhagavad-gītā 2.31 to 2.53
Explore prescribed duty, karma-kāṇḍa, buddhi-yoga, focused intelligence and the responsible meaning of Bhagavad-gītā 2.47.
karma yogaBhagavad Gita 2.47duty and detachment
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Steady wisdom, sense control and higher taste
Bhagavad-gītā 2.54 to 2.72
Study the sthita-prajña, sense control, higher taste, the sequence of fall-down and the ocean image of steady spiritual consciousness.
sthita prajnasense control Bhagavad Gitahigher taste
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Karma-yoga, sacrifice and the yajña cycle
Bhagavad-gītā 3.1 to 3.16
Trace unavoidable action, work offered for Viṣṇu, reciprocal responsibility and the yajña cycle through a chronological Bhagavad-gītā study guide.
yajna cycleBhagavad Gita Chapter 3work for Vishnu
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Leadership, duty, desire and self-mastery
Bhagavad-gītā 3.17 to 3.43
Examine exemplary leadership, responsible guidance, action through the guṇas, lust and anger, and the hierarchy of self-mastery.
Bhagavad Gita leadershiplust and angerBhagavad Gita 3.37
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Paramparā, avatāra and Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental nature
Bhagavad-gītā 4.1 to 4.15
Study disciplic succession, Arjuna as an authorised hearer, Kṛṣṇa’s divine appearance, avatāra, reciprocal revelation and divine action.
Bhagavad Gita 4.2paramparaBhagavad Gita 4.7
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Action, sacrifice, spiritual knowledge and inquiry
Bhagavad-gītā 4.16 to 4.42
Distinguish karma, akarma and vikarma, compare forms of sacrifice, approach spiritual knowledge through guru and examine how knowledge cuts doubt.
karma akarma vikarmaBhagavad Gita 4.34approaching guru
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Devotional action, equal vision and the peace formula
Bhagavad-gītā Chapter 5
Compare action and renunciation through the lotus leaf, the city of nine gates, equal vision, inner happiness and Kṛṣṇa’s peace formula in Bhagavad-gītā 5.29.
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5peace formula 5.29equal vision
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Mind control, meditation and the practice of yoga
Bhagavad-gītā 6.1 to 6.32
Study true renunciation, the mind as friend or enemy, regulated meditation, repeated return, samādhi and equal vision in the practice of yoga.
Bhagavad Gita meditationmind friend or enemyBhagavad Gita Chapter 6
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Practice, detachment and the topmost yogī
Bhagavad-gītā 6.33 to 6.47
Complete Chapters 1 to 6 through Arjuna’s concern about the restless mind, practice and detachment, the unsuccessful yogī and loving devotion as the culmination of yoga.
Bhagavad Gita 6.47topmost yogipractice and detachment
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Bhagavad-gītā Chapters 1 to 6, Bhakti-Śāstrī study and interactive revision
This collection is designed for readers searching for a detailed Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1 summary, Arjuna’s reasons for not fighting, Bhagavad Gita 2.7 surrender, Bhagavad Gita 2.13 reincarnation, Bhagavad Gita 2.20 and the eternal self, karma-yoga, Bhagavad Gita 2.47, the yajna cycle, desire and anger, parampara, Bhagavad Gita 4.7 and 4.8, approaching guru in Bhagavad Gita 4.34, the peace formula of Bhagavad Gita 5.29, Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6 meditation, control of the mind, the unsuccessful yogi and Bhagavad Gita 6.47 on the topmost yogi.
The twelve guides support personal reading, study groups, online classes and projected teaching. They combine source-grounded explanations with visual maps, interactive Bhagavad Gita activities, questions and answers, complete verse links, purport study, take-away lessons and preparation for continued learning. The pages distinguish the scriptural passage, commentary, summary and present-day application so that careful reasoning and devotional study can remain together.
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