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Bhagavadgeeta - Adhyaya 18

Bhagavadgeeta - Adhyaya 18 Chapter #:  18 Chapter Name:  Moksha Sanyasa Yoga (  ಮೋಕ್ಷಸಂನ್ಯಾಸಯೋಗಃ  ) Total verses (slokas) in this chapter: 78 Adhyaya - 18, Moksha Sanyasa Yoga    Chapter of Gita (here after referred as BG) -  DVG calls this chapter as : "Tadeka Sharanata Yoga". This is the final chapter and is the longest with 78 slokas. While chapter 2 is like Introduction chapter, this chapter serves as conclusion chapter for Bhagavad Geeta summarizing all the details in earlier chapter. Lord Krsishna sums up the conclusion of the previous chapters and describes the attainment of salvation by the paths of karma (in chapters one through six) and jnana yoga (which are chapters thirteen through eighteen). The Lord explains that while doing so one must offer without reservation everything to God. The knowledge revealed gets progressively more and more confidential then in all the previous chapters. Thus this chapter is entitled: Final Revelations of the Ultimate Truth. BG: The

Bhagavadgeeta - Adhyaya 17

    Bhagavadgeeta - Adhyaya 17 Chapter #:  17 Chapter Name:  Śhraddhā Traya Vibhāga Yoga (  ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾತ್ರಯವಿಭಾಗಯೋಗಃ  ) Total verses (slokas) in this chapter:  28 Adhyaya - 17, Śhraddhā Traya Vibhaga Yoga    Chapter of Gita (here after referred as BG) -  DVG calls this chapter as : "Śhraddhā Traya Viveka Yoga". This chapter details on "Shraddha". This chapter has answers for Arjuna's following question: "If every detail can be understood by scriptures, how many people would really have wisdom to understand all those details? Would it be considered superstitious if one just follows a belief without understanding scriptures because the belief / faith comes from ancestors who would have understood shastras?" BG: These are the Arjuna's questions for this chapter details. "Arjun said: O Krishna, where do they stand who disregard the injunctions of the scriptures, but still worship with faith? Is their faith in the mode of goodness(Sattvic) , passion (R