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SRIMADBHAGAVADGITA

Summary on

Eighteenth Chapter

bySwami Paramarthananda

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Topic

Sattvic

Rajasic

Tamasic

1.Sannysa

Renuniationof

Renunciationofnithyakarmas

Renunciationof

(Renunciation)results

ofnityakarmas.

dueto

fearofbodilystrain.

nithyakarmasduetoth

e

(9)

(8)

ignoranceoftheirvalue.(7)

2.Jnam

Thatbywhichone

Thatb

ecauseofwhichone

Thatbecauseofwhich

one

(Knowledge)

seesth

eundivided

takestheSelftobedistinctin

takesthebodyastheSelf.

Selfin

andthroughall

every

being.

(21)

(22)

thebeings.

(20)

3.Karma

Dutyp

erformed

Actiondonewithegoismfor

Indiscriminateactiond

one

(Action)

withou

tattachment

thesakeofresults.

(24)

withoutconsideringthe

andexpectations.

(23)

consequences.

(25)

4.Kart

Onewhoisdetached,

Onew

hoisattached,greedy,

Onewhoisundisciplin

ed,

(Doer)

perseverant,enthusia-

harmf

ul,andsubjectto

uncultured,arrogant,

stic,un

assurring,and

elationanddepression.

harmfuldull,and

calminsuccess

(27)

procrastinating.

andfailure.

(26)

(28)

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Topic

Sattvic

Rajasic

Tamasic

5

.Buddhi

Thatw

hichknows

Thatw

hichimproperly

Thatwhichknows

dharma,

(Intellect)

dharmaandadharma,

knows

dharmaandadharma,

adharma,e

tc.,perverse

ly.

rightandwrongas

aswellasrightandwrong.

wellthebondage

(31)

(32)

andliberation.

(30)

6

.Dhti

Thatbywhichone

Thatb

ywhichonepursues

Thatbywhichonedoes

(Will)

sustainsthefunctions

dharm

a,artha,andkama

notgiveupsleep,fear,

ofallo

rgansinthe

cravin

gfortheirbenefits.

grief,andindulgence.

spiritualpathandwhich

(34)

(35)

ismadeunswerving

throughyoga.

(33)

7

.Sukham

Thatw

hichislike

Thatw

hichislikenectarin

Thatwhichdeludesthe

(Happiness)

poison

inthebeginning,thebeginning,likepoisonin

mindinthebeginningand

likenectarintheend,

theend,andwhichisbornof

intheend,andwhichis

andwh

ichisbornof

contac

tbetweensenseorgans

bornofindolence,and

Self-kn

owledge.(37)

andob

jects.

(38)

negligence.

(39)

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