The Bhakti Podcast

This is a discourse on Bhagavad Gītā 9.3. aśraddadhānāḥ puruṣādharmasyāsya paran-tapaaprāpya māṁ nivartantemṛtyu-saṁsāra-vartmani“Those who are not faithful in this devotional service cannot attain Me, O conqueror of enemies. Therefore they return to the path of birth and death in this material world.”

This discourse discusses the Bhagavad Gītā verse 9.5. na ca mat-sthāni bhūtānipaśya me yogam aiśvarambhūta-bhṛn na ca bhūta-sthomamātmā bhūta-bhāvanaḥ“And yet everything that is created does not rest in Me. Behold My mystic opulence! Although I am the maintainer of all living entities and although I am everywhere, I am not a part of this cosmic manifestation, for My Self is the very source of creation.”

Discourse on Bhagavad Gītā 9.4mayā tatam idaṁ sarvaṁjagad avyakta-mūrtināmat-sthāni sarva-bhūtānina cāhaṁ teṣv avasthitaḥ“By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All beings are in Me, but I am not in them.”

This discourse is on Bhagavad Gītā 9.2rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁpavitram idam uttamampratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyaṁsu-sukhaṁ kartum avyayam“This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest knowledge, and because it gives direct perception of the self by realization, it is the perfection of religion. It is everlasting, and it is joyfully performed.”

This discourse is based on Bhagavad Gītā 9.1 where Lord Krishna speaks about the most confidential knowledge to His dear disciple Arjuna.