Bhagavad-Gita As It Is.

Chapter 4.
Text 1 - 3

History of Bhagavad-
Gita.
Creation and time cycle
of creation.
Importance of disciplic
succession.
Qualifications to
understand Bg.
 Text 1
çré-bhagavän uväca  Knowledge of Yoga
imaà vivasvate yogaà (ref. in previous
proktavän aham avyayam chapter) coming
vivasvän manave präha down in chain of
manur ikñväkave 'bravét disciplic succession.
The Personality of Godhead,
Lord Çré Kåñëa, said: I  Two kinds of
instructed this imperishable succession –
science of yoga to the sun-god, successions of
Vivasvän, and Vivasvän
instructed it to Manu, the Kings and
father of mankind, and Manu successions of
in turn instructed it to sages.
Ikñväku.
 History of Bhagavad-Gita
 Krsna says, “I instructed this imperishable
science of yoga to the sun-god, Vivasvän.”
 Iksavaku son of Manu and Manu son of
Vivasvan.
 Purpose of Bg. to save mankind from lust.
 Kings suppose to educate subjects in
knowledge of Bg. – thus kings were known
as raja-rishis (saintly kings).
E.g. Maharaja Rishabdeva, Yudhishthira.
 Process of educating people in
science of God.
 First education in knowledge of god.
 Then create an environment – culture –
where everyone practices that knowledge.
 The result will be, - revival of Devotion to
Krsna.
 Kings play important role in education and
culture.
E.g. Sun as king of all planets.
 Position of Sun God in relation to
Krsna.
yac-cakñur eña savitä sakala-grahäëäà
räjä samasta-sura-mürtir açeña-tejäù
yasyäjïayä bhramati sambhåta-käla-cakro
govindam ädi-puruñaà tam ahaà bhajämi
"Let me worship," Lord Brahmä said, "the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, Govinda [Kåñëa], who is
the original person and under whose order the
sun, which is the king of all planets, is assuming
immense power and heat. The sun represents the
eye of the Lord and traverses its orbit in obedience
to His order."
 History of Creation
 In spiritual sky, topmost
abode – Goloko Vrindaban.
 Below innumerable spiritual
planets.
 One corner a dark cloud – in
that cloud ocean and there
lies Maha-Vishnu.
 Innumberable universes
coming out from body of
Maha-Vishnu.
 In each universe, Lord
Garbodakshayi Vishnu and
Brahma born from His naval.
 Brahma’s life = one
breathing of Maha-Vishnu.
 History of knowledge of Bg.
 Krsna spoke to Sun god Vivasvan:
Universe created by Lord Life of Brahma 100 years
Brahma and life duration of of his calculation.
universe is equal to life duration
of Brahma

1 day (12 hrs) of

1 Yuga cycle = Sat Yuga + Brahma = 1000
Treta Yuga + Dvapara yuga cycles
Yuga + Kali Yuga

Kali Yuga = 4,32,000 Earthly Years

Dvapar Yuga = 8,64,000 Earthly Years (Twice of Kali-Yuga)
Treta Yuga = 12,96,000 Earthly Years (Thrice of Kali-Yuga)
Sat Yuga = 17,28,000 Earthly Years (Four times of Kali-Yuga)
Thus 1 Yuga cycle = 43,20,000 (10 times of Kali-Yuga)
Cont…
A day of Brahma is
divided in 14 parts called
Manvantras, thus each
Manvantra = 1000/14 =
71.43 yuga cycles.
Present Manu is son
of Vivasvan, the Sun
God. Manu’s age
presently is
43,20,000*27 (aprox.)
Krsna told Bg. to his
father Vivasvan.
Each Manvantra ruled by a King
who lives that long is called
Manu. Thus there are 14 Manus
in a day of Brahma.
We are in 28th Kali Yuga
of 7th Manu and this is
51st year of Brahma’s
life. We have passed
5000 years in Kali Yuga.
Thus we can roughly
estimate the history of
Bg.
Importance of accepting Gita As It Is.
 Knowledge of Bg. is apaurashya.
 No need of speculation on subject of Bg.
 Bg. Text is like illuminating sun, no need of
lamp or torch light to see the sun. But
interpretations of mundane wranglers are
compared to dark clouds.
 Thus need of true saintly descendants to
impart the teachings of Bg.
 Text 2
evaà paramparä-präptam
imaà räjarñayo viduù
sa käleneha mahatä
yogo nañöaù parantapa
This supreme science was thus received
through the chain of disciplic succession,
and the saintly kings understood it in that
way. But in course of time the succession
was broken, and therefore the science as it is
appears to be lost.
 Bg. In Parampara – A boon for
human society.
 Bhagavad-Gita has to be accepted in
Parampara,
e.g. Knowledge in modern society
received from bonafide university.

 Bhagavad-Gita by whims of mental

speculator, simply waste of time,
e.g. liking honey bottle from outside
 Text 3
sa eväyaà mayä te 'dya
yogaù proktaù purätanaù
bhakto 'si me sakhä ceti
rahasyaà hy etad uttamam
That very ancient science of the relationship
with the Supreme is today told by Me to
you because you are My devotee as well
as My friend and can therefore understand
the transcendental mystery of this science.
Qualification to understand Bg.
 Must be a devotee of Krsna,
Bhakto asi me……
 Opposite is demon,
Vishnu bhakta bhave daiva, asuras tad
viparyay….
 This is very same science and nothing new is
invented by Lord Krishna.
 Similarly, same old Hare Krishna Maha-mantra
brought by Lord Chaitanya, nothing new in that.