SrimadBhagavadGita | Chapter 12 - Bhakti Yogaḥ (with English Introduction) | Challakere Brothers

SrimadBhagavadGita - Chapter 12 - Bhakti Yogaḥ Srimadbhagavadgītā, one among the Prasthāna Traya, serves as a universal scripture that unravels the mysteries of the self, the impermanence of the material world, and the eternal nature of the soul. We feel immensely blessed to have recorded all the 18 chapters of this profound text and tried to convey the essence of every chapter in the simplest possible way. The main topics of the twelfth chapter (Bhakti Yogaḥ) explained in the corresponding verses of the chapter are provided below: 1. Arjuna’s question and Kṛṣṇa’s answer . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 2 2. The five stages of bhakti (prasādabuddhi, īśvarārpaṇabuddhi, iṣṭadevatā-upāsanā, virāḍ-upāsanā and akṣara-upāsanā viz. jñānayoga) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 12 3. Traits of parābhakta (parābaktalakṣaṇa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 to 19 4. Glory of the teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Chapters (contents): 0:00 - Introduction (Narration) of SrimadBhagavadgita Chapter 12 - Bhakti Yogaḥ 05:15 - SrimadBhagavadgita Chapter 12 - Bhakti Yogaḥ With deepest reverence and gratitude, we offer our humble pranāms to Swami Paramarthananda Ji for his invaluable guidance and blessings on our Srimadbhagavadgītā project. His profound teachings, clarity of exposition, and unwavering commitment to Advaita Vedānta have been a source of immense inspiration. With his blessings, we have used a summary of his talks in our narration. May we always remain steadfast in this sacred pursuit under his benevolent guidance. We also would like to show our gratitude to Lakshminarayana Balasubramanya (Sharan ji), for clarifying many intricate details about shlokas at every stage. Rendered by: Sri M. S. Venugopal, Sri. M. S. Sreenivasan, Kum. Shreeraksha Sreenivasan Narration by: Sri Aravind Koratagere Recorded at: Aravind Studio, Bengaluru Our sincere thanks to the following students of Trayee Veda Vidyalaya for their unwavering cooperation in the following aspects: Recording Assistance: Sri Bharath Kallur, Smt Madhu Sreenivasan, Sri Aravind Koratagere, Sri Pushkar Parthakudi, Sri Krishnaswamy, Smt Meghana Kulakarni, Sri Harsha Sound Engineer: Sri Nagaraj, Aravind Studios Video compilation: Sri Pushkar Parthakudi, Smt Sindhoora R, Sri Krishnaswamy, Kum Anjali Agarwal, Smt Rajni Mathur, Smt Minal Jindal, Smt Ritu Mathur, Sri Aravind Koratagere, Kum Shreeraksha All rights reserved and any form of copying and sharing is strictly prohibited. #bhagavadgita #srimadbhagvadgeeta #krishna #mantra #hindu #epic #sanskrit #challakerebrothers