Bhagwad Gita by Vasudha madam | july 09 | Deep Roots online shloka classes

This video captures a Bhagavad Gita shloka class led by Vasudha madam from Deep Roots online. The class begins with an introduction where a student shares her background as a businesswoman and her long-standing interest in scriptures and meditation, which led her to Deep Roots. She expresses her desire to learn the Bhagavad Gita, which she previously found difficult to understand on her own.

Vasudha madam then outlines the structure of the Bhagavad Gita, mentioning its 18 chapters and 700 shlokas, and explains that they will start with the 12th chapter, "Bhakti Yoga," which focuses on how to practice devotion to God. The session proceeds with chanting "Om" three times and a Ganesh shloka.

The core of the class involves reciting and understanding the first five shlokas of the 12th chapter. Vasudha madam recites each shloka, explains its meaning, and then breaks it down into parts for the student to repeat, focusing on pronunciation and combining words. She clarifies that the breaks are for learning purposes and not for continuous recitation.

Key discussions include:

First Shloka (12.1) [05:44]: Arjuna's question to Lord Krishna about whether devotees who worship His formless aspect or His manifest form are considered more perfect.

Second Shloka (12.2) [15:21]: Lord Krishna's response, stating that those who fix their minds on Him with unwavering faith are considered the best yogis, emphasizing that devotion and faith are paramount regardless of the form worshipped.

Third and Fourth Shlokas (12.3-12.4) [20:47]: Lord Krishna elaborates that while worshipping the formless, imperishable, all-pervading aspect is also a path to Him, it is more difficult.

Fifth Shloka (12.5) [27:22]: The Lord explains that the path of realizing the unmanifest is very difficult for embodied beings, using the analogy of a baby monkey clinging to its mother versus a kitten being carried by its mother to illustrate the difference in fear and freedom in devotion.

The class concludes with a discussion about rescheduling the next session due to Guru Purnima.