Thursday, March 06, 2008

Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Eighteen (18) - What it is about?



Chapter Eighteen of Bhagwat Gita is entitled "The Yoga of Liberation through the Path of Knowledge and Self-Surrender."

Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Eighteen (18) is entitled "The Yoga of Liberation through the Path of Knowledge and Self-Surrender." This Chapter has a total of 78 verses.

Verses 1 to 12
discusses the subject of Tyaga or Relinquishment.

Verses 13 to 18
discusses the cause of Karma according to the Sankhya system.

Verses 19 to 40
are about the Classification of Knowledge, Action, Doer, Reason, Firmness and Joy according to the three Gunas.

Verses 41 to 48
describe about the Duties attaching to each Caste and the fruits of their
performance.
Verses 49 to 55 describe about the path of Knowledge.

Verses 56 to
66 describe about the path of Karmayoga or Selfless Action, together with
Devotion.

Verses 67 to 78
describe about the glory of Gita/Bhagwat Gita/Bhagwad Gita.

To read complete Chapter Eighteen (18) Verse by Verse in Original Sanskrit Language Text & its English Translation......Click here to read...........Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Eighteen (Chapter-18)

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