The document outlines chapters and sections from the Bhagavad Gita. It discusses Arjuna's confusion regarding renunciation versus duty. It then covers Krishna explaining the difference between material and spiritual bodies. Krishna reveals that the goal is to develop love for Him through bhakti yoga, not just karma yoga. The document also discusses the topics of Krishna's appearances, transcendental knowledge about Krishna, applying knowledge to work, performing sacrifices to gain knowledge, and a summary of spiritual knowledge.

4. qConfusion: Renunciation or Work? (3.1-2)
qFight! Do your duty without attachment (3.3-9)
qFrom Karma kanda to Karma yoga (3.10-16)
qAct in Nishkama Karma yoga to set correct
example (3.17-32)
qBeware of Lust and Anger (3.36-42)

9. A. 4.1-3
Parampara
4.Arjuna has a doubt -
Krishna (or His body)
was not around at that
time.
This opens the discussion on
transcendental knowledge.
5.The reason is that
Krishna body is
different from ours.
6.By His own internal
energy - atma-mayaya
By His mercy - He
comes and goes as He
likes
By becoming fully conscious one goes beyond 3
conditions attachment, fear and anger. Then one
develops love for Him. Here Lord Krishna reveals that
prema is the goal.
This is only achieved through bhakti, not through
karma yoga.
So the real idea of this transcendental knowledge is
that it is knowledge of Krishna
B. 4.4-6
Krishna's
Body
C 4. 7-8
Why He Appears
4. 9-10
Benefit of
Understanding This
4.3. “Bhakto’si me, sakhe ceti.”
So the system is really bhakti,
not just nishkama karma yoga.
One cannot achieve level of
being KRISHNA’s friend
through karma yoga, only.
4.2. Explain how the knowledge was
lost
4.1 Lord Krishna explains that
He has already explained “this
imperishable process of yoga”
to the sungod etc. That process
is nishkama karma yoga or
bhakti yoga..
SECTION A:
Transcendental
Knowledge about
Krishna (4.1-10)
SECTION B:
Transcendental
Knowledge applied
to Work (4.11-15)
SECTION C. Nishkama
Karma Yoga — (NKKY)
Understanding How to
Work as a Sacrifice
(4.16-24):
SECTION D Sacrifices
Properly Done lead to
Transcendental Knowledge
(4.25-33)
SECTION E
Summary of
Transcendental
Knowledge (4.34-42)
Gita - Chapter 4 - Outline of Sections:
4.7. manifest Himself for re-
establishing Dharma

18. I create the
varnasrama
s y s t e m
b a s e d o n
q u a l i t i e s
a n d w o r k
(BG. 4.13)

19. When one meditates
in the morning, he is
a brahmana. .
For the kshatriya
class, (warriors
and protectors),
courage, valour,
braveness,
cleverness, charity,
authority, and able
to fight without
receding are the
expected qualities.
For a Brahmana
(scholars or priestly
class), it should be
natural to have the
qualities such as
self control,
tranquility, penance,
cleanliness, patience,
straightforwardnes s,
knowledge,
experience and care.
When he fights for
the country, he is
indeed a kshatriya.
When he undertakes
trade activity later in
the day, he is a
vysya.
When he is doing
work for the
societies benefit, he
is a sudra.
Everyone has all these four qualities.
When we categorize people based on action, with their innate
tendencies guiding them, there are no life-long brahmana or
life-long sudras
Protecting cows,
looking after
farming and trade
are the duties of
Vysya (farmers
and tradesmen)
class.
To serve everyone is
the duty of Sudras.
Sudras are entitled
to attain the goal
dharma (duty)
Vysyas, the arthha
(wealth).
Brahmanas aspire
for moksha
(liberation).
Kshatriyas are
entitled to
kamas
(aspirations)

23. • BG 4.22: Content with whatever gain comes of its own accord,
and free from envy, they are beyond the dualities of life. Being
equipoised in success and failure, they are not bound by their
actions, even while performing all kinds of activities.
• BG 4.23: They are released from the bondage of material
attachments and their intellect is established in divine
knowledge. Since they perform all actions as a sacrifice (to
God), they are freed from all karmic reactions.
• BG 4.24: For those who are completely absorbed in God-
consciousness, the oblation is Brahman, the ladle with which
it is offered is Brahman, the act of offering is Brahman, and
the sacrificial fire is also Brahman. Such persons, who view
everything as God, easily attain him.

27. The Benefits of Transcendental Knowledge 35-37
• Never fall again into such illusion
• You will see that all living beings are but part and parcel of the Supreme- We
belong to Krishna!
In the boat of transcendental
knowledge you will be able to
cross the ocean of miseries
and Burn up the reactions
to material activities