Online Shrimad Bhagwad Gita Course

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Master of Arts ( Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta) (SMBG)

GITA MANISHI SAWAMI GAYANANAD JI MAHARAJ

Online Shrimad Bhagwad Gita Course
18 Weeks
18 Hours
18 Chapters

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 Our Focus

 Global

The world is in Gods heart! Is it on yours? Sun does not discriminate; its rays fall on every
spot alike. GITA is a major guidebook. It is an eirenicona work that harmonizes the
conflicting views of life.

 Inspiration

GITA says It is better to perform one’s own duties imperfectly than to master the duties of
another. By fulfilling the obligations he is born with, a person never comes to grief.

 Enlightment

GITA is sometimes a lesson, sometimes a warning, sometimes an inspiration and sometimes

motivation. It teaches, happiness is not something to be postponed for the future instead it is
something to be experienced every second in the present.
BHAGWAD GITA ONLINE COURSE

ABOUT THE COURSE / COURSE OVERVIEW

Swami Gayananad ji Maharaj, the creator of Gieo gita, pioneered a novel approach to
Vedanta study that included simple Vedanta courses. Foundation and Advanced Gita
Courses, as well as Sanskrit Courses, are already available for home study through the Gieo
gita's Online Mode only.

Pujya Swami Gayananad ji Maharaj was known as the modern-day Gita Acharya. 'The Holy
Geeta,' his commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, is regarded as a philosophical masterpiece and
a manual for spiritual living. His teachings, which he called Gita Jnana Yagnas, or
transformation through the fire of knowledge, as opposed to the age-old Vedic practise of
purification through a ritualistic havan presided over by a priest, did indeed convert an entire
generation.

Gieo Geeta considers itself fortunate to be able to currently provide the Bhagavad Gita
Course to Vedanta students, spiritual seekers, and everyone seeking to live a life of quality
and purity.The Bhagavad Gita Course is available in online formats.To take this course, you
do not need to change your faith, religion, or spiritual master.

Introduction to Bhagvad Gita

Bhagavad Gita, also called as Gitopanishad, is the crest jewel of all Vedic compositions. It is
unique in the sense that no other Vedic or Western spiritual literature has God Himself
speaking. It is actually a dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna on the battlefield of
Kurukshetra. It impels one to undertake a serious search for the Absolute truth. It is incorrect
to label Bhagavad Gita as a Hindu religious book. In fact the word ‘Hindu’ appears nowhere
in the Vedas.

It would be more apt to call Bhagavad Gita a science – the science of the self. The science
that is spoken here is applicable for all irrespective of caste, creed, religion or gender.It is
meant for thinkers from all walks of life and it turns every reader into a positive thinker.
Through the ages, Bhagavad Gita has inspired and guided hosts of philosophers and scientists
all across the world. It has been translated into almost every language of the modern world.
Just like the Quran and the Bible are known all across the globe, Bhagavad Gita is also
widely respected as the topmost theistic science.
The essence of Bhagavad Gita can be well understood by knowing its five main topics –
Isvara (God), Jiva (living entity), Prakriti (Material Nature), Kala (time) and Karma (Action).

1.Ishvara (God) - Our Supreme Father

All of us are controlled by someone or the other in our lives. A child is controlled by the
teacher at the school and by the parents at home. A man or woman is controlled by the boss at
the office. Even the head of the state is also controlled by many factors. Ultimately, everyone
is under the strict control of Nature and its laws. At the most, one can perceive the unfailing
control of Nature over everyone. But even in nature, we see perfect orderliness – seasons
come on time; Sun and moon appear and disappear at definite times of the day.Thus, one can
further ask, “Who is the ultimate controller of everything?”
In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna declares that He is the ultimate proprietor, controller and
enjoyer of everything. He explains that the material nature is functioning under His guidance.
He declares that the entire cosmic manifestation is created, maintained and annihilated
repeatedly under His will. He is the source of all spiritual and material worlds. All material
manifestations emanate from Him and enter into Him at the time of annihilation.
Everything that is animate or inanimate is a manifestation of one of His energies – material or
spiritual.In His unmanifested form, He pervades everything and all beings are in Him. He
explains that He is the Supersoul, sitting in the heart of all living entities – giving them the
power to remember, understand and forget. He declares that He is the supreme object of
meditation and the supreme goal to be attained. He declares that the supreme attainable
destination for anyone is His personal abode – Goloka Vrindavana. He explains that one can
reach this abode only by rendering unalloyed devotional service unto Him.
The Bhagavad Gita is very clear that God is neither abstract nor impersonal. It declares God
to be Krishna, the Supreme Person. He is not judgmental or envious but a loving and lovable
person. The sweetest aspect of Bhagavad Gita is that it glorifies the relationship between
Krishna and His devotees – how they serve Him unconditonally and how He reciprocates
with them affectionately.
2.Living entity (Jiva) – Who we are?
Almost all of us identify ourselves with the body that we inhabit. We consider ourselves to be
either male or female; Punjabi or Gujarati; Indian or American; Hindu or Muslim. But these
are just the identities that our bodies assume. Sometimes we say, “My body is aching today”.
At other times, we say, “My mind is disturbed today”. ‘Whose’ body or mind are we
referring to here? Have we ever wondered who this real “I” is? Similarly, when someone
dies, it is common to say, “He has passed away”. Why do we say this if the body is lying
right in front of us? Actually, it is the soul that has passed away.In Bhagavad Gita, Lord
Krishna explains that we are spirit souls and not these material bodies. Our bodies are
composed of matter and will be destroyed in no time. However, the spirit soul, the inhabitant
or the occupant of the body is indestructible.
It is the soul that energizes the body and makes it work. When the soul leaves the body, it
exhibits no symptoms of consciousness. The soul cannot be seen or heard; it cannot be felt or
perceived; Just for an estimate, it is said that the soul is very tiny in size – as small as one-
thousandth the tip of a strand of hair. The presence of soul can be understood only by the
symptom of consciousness that it produces in a material body. It is this soul that moves or
migrates from one body to the other. This process of migration of the soul from one body to
the other is called ‘reincarnation’. When the soul migrates from one body to the other, it
carries along with it different impressions from the current body. This concept of
reincarnation alone can explain for the differences we see around us.
In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna further explains that every living entity (jiva or the soul)
is His eternal part and parcel. Krishna is the Supreme Whole and we are His eternal parts and
parcels. All our present suffering is due to our disdainful ignorance of this aspect in our life.
For example, a key that opens a lock has no separate existence of its own. If we lose it
somewhere, no one can use it for any purpose.
3.Nature (Prakriti)- Like our Mother
Material nature and God can be compared to the mother and father of all living entities. In
this world, we can see that the father impregnates the mother with the child. Similarly,Lord
Krishna declares in the Bhagavad Gita that he is the seed-giving father of all living entities.
He impregnates the material nature with all living entities. Just like the mother nourishes the
child by providing all eatables, Mother Naturenourishes all living beings with everything
necessary for their sustenance. Food for all is amply provided by nature. Any scarcity is to be
understood as artificial or man-made.
Everyone can more or less relate to the fact that Nature is like the mother. However, most ill-
informed people are tricked to think that material nature acts independently without any
controlling authority. Lord Krishna, in the Bhagavad Gita, however, declares that the material
nature is working under His direction. This is easy to understand. We can judge by our day-
to-day experience how a material object cannot move on its own.
For example, a car transports us from one place to the other. However, it does not move on its
own – it is driven by a living force – a person. Similarly, matter cannot act on its own; it has
to be driven by a living force. Sometimes, out of foolishness, man thinks that he can control
nature. He might control nature to a very small extent. But he is completely controlled by
nature. A heavy downpour of rain for few hours could drown even the most sophisticated
cities of the world! Furthermore, nature controls every living being through the three modes –
goodness, passion and ignorance
4.Kala (Time)- The Invincible Power-Time, as a feature of Lord Krishna, destroys
everything. In our day-to-day experience, we can see how everything deteriorates with time.
Everything and everyone are subject to the cruel laws of time. Time and tide wait for none!
Bhagavad Gita further explains that time is relative and cyclical – A set of four Yugas namely
Satya, Treta, Dwapara and Kali repeat themselves in a cyclic fashion. One day of Brahma
constitutes 1000 such cycles and the same number makes his one night.
The lifetime of a universe is 100 years of Brahma’s lifetime. After this, the universe is
destroyed and created again. That Brahma lives for 311 trillion and 40 billion earth years
might seem wonderful to many and even silly to some. However, this is not difficult to
understand. There are many flies and worms that take birth, grow, reproduce and die in a
matter of few hours of our time. For these creatures, our lifetime of 70 or 80 years might also
seem too long!
5.Karma (Action)- What is Yoga-Karma is the most discussed topic of the Bhagavad Gita.
Karma means the form of duty that liberates us from the influence of ignorance. In our
current situation, we are suffering due to forgetting our relationship with God. This lost
relationship can be re-established by the process of ‘Yoga’. There are different methods of
Yoga described in the Bhagavad Gita – Karma Yoga (path of action where one works only
for the Supreme), Jnana Yoga (path of knowledge about the Supreme), Dhyana Yoga (path of
meditation on the Supreme) and Bhakti Yoga (path of loving devotional service unto the
Supreme). Of all these paths, Bhakti Yoga is the direct, easiest and quickest path to attain the
Supreme Lord – Sri Krishna.
Conclusion
The most important message of Bhagavad Gita is that one should perfect one’s life and purify
one’s existence by connecting to God – Krishna, by the process of rendering devotional
service unto Him. By doing so, one becomes happy and satisfied under all circumstances.
One is not disturbed by any testing situation.
A sincere reader of the Gita keeps depression at a distance. Failures do not affect such a
person. He moves ahead in life with faith and confidence in the Supreme. By regular reading
of the Bhagavad Gita one becomes cool and clear in his thought process. One becomes very
efficient in everything one does. One can take quick and correct decisions. By sincere
reading of the Bhagavad Gita and application of the same in one’s life, one becomes simple
and humble in one’s dealings in this world. Everyone is attracted to such a person. He
becomes successful in all his relationships. He is happy and contended in this world and
thereafter.

COURSE OBJECTIVES / REWARDS-The primary aim of the Bhagavad Gita Course is to

make life glorious by following the ‘Gita-way’ “Gieo Gita ke sang sikhe jeene ka dhang”
accessible to anyone who yearns for it. It provides holistic, insightful coverage of the entire
text in a lucid and simple style. It provides inputs for continuous improvement, and in the
modern context, it becomes a practical manual to live a transformed life of goodness and
greatness. This Bhagavad Gita Course is indeed the proverbial ‘philosopher’s stone’
transforming our lives from being ‘reactive’ to become ‘effective’.

This Course aims to harmoniously blend the subject matter of the Bhagavad Gita, with the
subjective disciplines of spirituality. Thus, besides a thematic and textual study, it encourages
contemplation. The two go hand in hand. Together, both will enable you to understand,
internalize, and actually live by abiding to the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita. It effectively
enables you, in the most endearing way, to actualize your immense potential and to tap into
your innate strengths. The true reward for the diligent study is the transformation of the
student’s life from some sort of an obligation to an exuberant celebration.

COURSE AUTHOR

The Bhagavad Gita Course is authored by Pujya Swami Gita Manishi Gyananand ji Maharaj
Pujya Swamiji is a master of Indian spiritual literature. He is a renowned teacher and
preacher of Gita and an author of many commentaries as well as independent texts on
Bhagvad Gita . This course indeed offers the crystallized, experiential wisdom and
insightfulness of Swamiji, in a style characterized by clarity, depth, and profundity couched
in the comforting style of simplicity, compassion, and accessibility. It bears the same mark of
understated elegance and excellence of which Pujya Swamiji is a living embodiment.

COURSE ELIGIBILITY

1 year PG Diploma in Shrimad Bhagwad Gita is Graduation.

6 month Certificate Course is 10+2

Mahatma Gandhi said: “The Gita is the universal mother. She turns away nobody. Her door is
wide open to anyone who knocks.” This encapsulates precisely the universal nature of the
eligibility criteria for this course. Gieo Gita welcomes anyone who wishes to bring about a
qualitative improvement in their way of life to take up this course. Though Sanskrit verses are
provided for further reference, knowledge of Sanskrit is not required, as the medium of
instruction is English.

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DISCUSSION FORUM / CHAT BLOG –

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with fellow students through the Gieo Gita Online Discussion Forum/Chat Blog. Visit
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COURSE MODES
The Bhagavad Gita Course is available in Online mode. In the Online mode, the lessons are
to be downloaded from the website and answers should be submitted online. In addition, the
students registered for the online mode will have access to the video recordings of each
lesson which they can watch and learn simultaneouslyThe scores obtained can be viewed
online.

BHAGAVAD GITA COURSE ONLINE GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR

ONLINE SESSIONS
1. The duration of the Bhagavad Gita Online Course is 1 year and 6 months.
2. The course comprises of —lessons (@ 2 lessons per month) and a total of —
questionnaires.
3. Online mode is available for those who register for this.
4. Registered students will be provided access credentials and links to the online platform.
5. You can register on our website. Once the payment is received, your registration for the
course will be activated
6. Log on to the website and then access your Course through the ‘My Courses’ section.
7. Download your first lesson, attend the session and then submit your answers through the
‘Take Exam’ option.
8. Attendance will be tracked through the system.
9. You have to submit your answers online within 15 days of downloading your lesson.
10. Your answers are checked by the Tutor and the score is provided.
11. Once your answers are submitted, you will be able to download the next set of lessons.
12. Those who successfully complete the course will be given a ‘Course Completion
Certificate’ of merit signed by Pujya Swami ji . You could collect the ‘Course Completion
Certificate’ either during our convocation program on Gita Jayanti day (around November–
December every year) or opt for postal delivery.
DISCUSSION FORUM WITH MODERATOR
Guidance notes for the students to use the ‘Discussion Forum’ for both Online and Postal
modes, will be mailed separately on registration for the Course.

BHAGAVAD GITA COURSE

Please note: All Course Fees are non-refundable. We recommend you to view the sample
lessons provided in each Course before you register.

Master of Arts ( Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta) (SMBG)

Minimum Duration: 2 years

Maximum Duration: 5 years

Course Fee: Rs…….

Minimum Age: No bar

Maximum Age: No bar

Eligibility: Bachelor’s Degree

Programme overview

Master of Arts (Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta) (SMBG) Course and Syllabus

The GIEO GITA Sansthan Kurukshetra offers admission to Master of Arts (Shrimad
Bhagwad Geeta) Distance Learning Programme in both January and July academic sessions.
It is a Two year Master degree programme which includes the course worth 64 credits.
Credits where one credit is equivalent to 30 study hours, which consist of all the learning
activities. It is a dual degree Programme. After successfull completion of 1 st year course, PG
Diploma in SMBG will be awarded. Those who successfully complete 1 st and 2nd year
courses will be awarded M.A. degree in Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta. (M.A. in Shrimad
Bhagwad Geeta is equivalent to M.A.in Religious Studies.)

Courses:-
MA SMBG First Year courses

Course Code Course Name Credits

SMBG-01 गीता का उद्भव एवं प्रासंगगकता:

SMBG-02 कर्म एवं ज्ञान योग की अवधारणा

SMBG-03 आत्र् संयर् से आत्र् उद्धार

SMBG-04 गीता

SMBG-05 गीता के प्रर्ुख गसद्धांत

SMBG-06 गीता के प्रर्ुख गसद्धांत

SMBG-07

SMBG-08

MA SMBG Second Year courses

Course Code Course Name Credits

SMBG-09

SMBG-10 अनेकता र्ें एकता गीता की गवशेषता

SMBG-11

SMBG-12

SMBG-13

SMBG-14

SMBG-15

SMBG-16 ”

Related Information:
Assignments: 30% of the maximum marks will be allocated for internal
assessment in each theory paper based on two assignments (handwritten) of the
15% marks each.

SMBG 1 गीता का उद्व एवं प्रासंगगकता:

1: गीता और र्हाभारत का वैचाररक गवश्लेषण ।

II: उद्व

इकाई III:

इकाई IV: (i)

(ii)

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SMBG 2: कर्म एवं ज्ञान योग की अवधारणा।

इकाई -I:

इकाई -II:

इकाई -III: कर्म सन्यास योग।

संख्या योग और कर्म योग र्ें अंतर, लक्षण और र्हत्व, ज्ञान योग के गवषय ध्यान योग एवं
भगि योग।

इकाई -IV: आत्र् संयर् योग।

आत्र् संयर् एवं योग आत्र् द्वार और ईश्वर प्रागि र्नुष्य के लक्ष्र्ण, ध्यानयोग, र्न के गनग्रह
के कारण योग भ्रष्ट पुरुष की गगत और ध्यान योग का र्हत्व।

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SMBG 3: आत्र् संयर् से आत्र् उद्धार।

इकाई -I:( i) ज्ञान गवज्ञान योग।

(ii) अक्षरब्रह्म, भगि योग और अर्ुमन के प्रश्नों के उत्तर शुक्ल और कृ ष्ण र्ागम का गववेचन।

इकाई -II: रार् गवद्या रार् ग्रह योग।

प्रभाव सगहत ज्ञान का गववेचन, र्गत की उत्पगत्त, आसुरी वृगत्त की ननंदा और देवी प्रकृ गत
वाले लक्षण और प्रकार, भगवान का सवोत्तर् रूप और प्रभाव का वणमन, सकार् और
गनष्कार् उपासना का फल गनष्कार् भगि का र्हत्व।

इकाई -III: गवभूगत योग।

अर्ुमन द्वारा ईश्वर के गवश्व पुरुष स्वरूप दशमन की प्रार्मना, उनका गववेचन, संर्य द्वारा
धृतराष्ट्र को भगवान के भी स्वरूप का वणमन, अर्ुमन का गवश्वरूप दशमन एवं स्तुगत, भगवान
द्वारा अपने प्रभाव और अर्ुमन को युद्ध के गलए प्रेररत करना, अर्ुमन का भय और कृ ष्ण के
चतुभुमर् रूप के ददखाने हेतु प्रार्मना, कृ ष्ण द्वारा गवश्वरूप की र्गहर्ा और चतुभुमर् रूप के
दशमन एवं उसकी दुलमभता, अन्य फल सगहत अन्य भगि के स्वरूप का कर्न।

इकाई -IV: गवश्वरूप दशमन योग।

साकार और गनराकार उपासकों की उत्तर्ता का गनणमय और भगवतप्रागि के उपायों के

गवषय, भगवत प्राि पुरुषों के लक्षण।

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, गीता प्रैस, गोरखपुर, 1984
र्हाभारत, गीता प्रैस, गोरखपुर, 1984
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SMBG 4: गीता

इकाई -I: (i) भगि योग।

ज्ञान सगहत क्षेत्र क्षेत्रज्ञ गवषय का गववेचन, ज्ञान सगहत और प्रकृ गत और पुरुष।

(ii) क्षेत्रक्षेत्रग्यगवभागयोग।

ज्ञान की र्गहर्ा, प्रकृ गत पुरुष और र्गत की उत्पगत्त, सत, रर्, तर्, गुणों का उल्लेख, भगवत
प्रागि के उपाय और गुनातीत पुरुष के लक्षण।

इकाई –II(i) पुरुषोत्तर् योग।

फु ल सगहत देवी और आसुरी संपदा का कर्न, आसुरी संपदा वालों के लक्षण और अधोगगत,
शास्त्र गवपरीत आचरण का त्याग, शास्त्रोंनुकुलन आचरण के गलए प्रेरणा।

(ii)गुणत्रय गवभाग योग।

संसार की अवधारणा, भगवत प्रागि के उपाय, र्ीवात्र्ा प्रभाव सगहत परर्ेश्वर के स्वरूप का
गववेचन, क्षर, अक्षर और पुरुषोत्तर् का स्वरूप।

इकाई -III: (i) देवासुर संपदद भाग योग।

श्रद्धा और शास्त्र गवपरीत गोरा करने वालों की गस्र्गतयां।

आहर यज्ञ तब कर दान के प्रर्क प्रर्क भेद ओर् तत्सत का प्रयोग और व्याख्या।

(ii): श्रद्धात्रय गवभाग योग।

त्याग का होना और असंख्य गसद्धांत का कर्न, ज्ञान, कर्म, कताम, बुगद्ध, धुगत और सुख के
अलग-अलग भेद, फल सगहत वणमधर्म, भगि और कर्म योग, गीता का र्हात््य।

इकाई -IV: र्ोक्ष सन्यास योग।

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2. एर्. के . शर्ाम, भगवद्गीता और गहन्दू सर्ार्शास्त्र, भारत-भारती बन्धन
पगललके शन,
नई ददल्ली, 1977
3. र्हेन्रनार् श्रीकर, भगवद्गीता र्ें रहस्यवाद, कोसर्ो पगललके शन,नई ददल्ली, 2003
4. भगवद्गीता - चक्रवती रार्गोपालाचायम, भारतीय गवद्या भवन- र्ु्बई – 2012
5. गीता प्रैस, गोरखपुर,
SMBG 5 : गीता के प्रर्ुख गसद्धांत

इकाई-I & II : ।

इकाई –III & IV: कर्म गसद्धांत।

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इकाई- I & II :

इकाई –III & IV:

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I & II

III & IV

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SMBG 8 :

I & II

III & IV

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SMBG 10: अनेकता र्ें एकता गीता की गवशेषता

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SMBG 11:

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SMBG 12:
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IV

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7- भागवत् धर्म : हररभाऊ उपाध्याय (दो भाग) सस्ता सागहत्य र्ण्डल प्रकाशन
ददल्ली

SMBG 13:

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SMBG 14:

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SMBG 15:

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SMBG 16: विश्ि

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