Bhagavad Gita - Class 053 - Chapter 02 Slokas 07-07 - Arjuna Sharanagati - Class taken on 18 Jun 2023

Sloka 07: Arjuna's Sharanagati At which stage (within the 4 stages of Vedanta) was Arjuna in? Why will people not seek help? How do we conclude that Arjuna has become an adhikaari (qualified)? What do we need to recognize Samsara? What makes us say that Arjun was helpless? What important change is Arjuna going through here? What is Sharanagati / Prapatti / Surrender? What kind of person will surrender? What is important in a person when he has to surrender? Is surrender an activity? What is being surrendered in Sharanagati? Why is it difficult to surrender our intellect? What is the highest form of Sharanagati? To whom should one surrender? Does Arjuna know that Bhagavan has what he wants? Does Arjuna know what he wants? Does a Guru know the solution and knows that he knows? What does a Sishya know? What do most people know? What do we call people who do not know and think they know? How do we know the right Guru? How does Ishvara help us in getting the right Guru? What should we do to get the right Guru? What happens if we meet the right Guru but we do not have the right qualifications? What happens if we are qualified and meet the wrong Guru? What happens if we do Sharanagati at the wrong place? What is the meaning of Kārpaṇya dōṣam? Why does Arjuna feel that he is suffering from Miserliness?