Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada

Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya

BG Ch 18

This chapter gives overview of BG and it concludes on Bhakti.

This Chapter is called Moksha Sanyas Yoga – That kind of renunciation which leads to liberation.

And Srila Prabhupada has translated a perfection of renunciation.

Chp18 Overview

1-12: Karma yoga

Essentially how by performing Karma Yoga one can stay free from bondage.

13-17: The Gyana of a Karma-yogi part I, : 5 factors of action

Previous point is explained philosophically further in second section where it describes what keeps a Karam Yogi free from bondage is the Gyana of the Karama Yogi. Which describes 5 factors of action and describes how when one understand these five factors and act, one will stay free from bondage.

18-40: The Jnana of a Karma-yogi part II: the modes control all activities

Further analysis on elements of action and how those elements of actions like Karma, Karta, Gyana, determination, drithi, knowledge, doer, action, how all these things effect when a person is doing activities. And the result depends on the mode in which these are done.

18.19-39: analysis of action as per three modes

20-22: knowledge –first step in action

23-25: Karma –nature of action

26 -28: karta–nature of the doer / actor

30-32: buddhi –the understanding for action

33-35: dhrti–determination for action

36-39: sukha-fruit of action, that is, happiness

41-48: Karma yoga offered to Krishna

49-55: Gyana yoga with bhakti offered to Krishna

56-78: Bhakti yoga

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