Contacts

Dipika Sota	dsota@hotmail.com
Mukesh Dave	m57d@hotmail.com
Praveen Mehrotra	mehrotra@optonline.net

Rules

Following young scholars have volunteered to present their thoughts on Chapter 12, Yoga of Devotion. In order to streamline the presentations, we’re suggesting the following:

1. Each student should recite the assigned verse followed by a very brief explanation and perhaps an example that can be related to by young students.
2. The presentation should be approximately one minute, but no more than 80 seconds.
3. Please forward us the write-up ahead of time we might be able to use this later as well, when we compile our various publications.
4. Dipika Sota, Mukesh Dave and Praveen Mehrotra are available through emails and/or phone for any help with the subject matter.

December 6, 2015

Verse 1: Nehal Singhal
	Evam   sa ta t   yuk taa   ye Bhak taa s   t waa m   par yu paa sa te Ye   chaa p ya   a ksha r   mav yak tam Te shaa m   ke   yo g   vit tamaa h.	Those devotees (bhaktaas) who, ever steadfast (satat yukta), thus worship Thee and those also (ye) who worship (paryupaasate) the imperishable (aksharam) and (chaa) the unmanifested (avyaktam) -which (ke) of them (tesham) are better versed (vittmah) in Yoga (yog)?
Verse 2: Keshav Khandelwal
	Mayya   aveshya   mano   ye   maam Ni t ya   yu k taa   upaa sa te Shrad-dhayaa   pa ra yo   pe taas Te   me   yu k ta   ta maa   ma taa h.	Those who, fixing (aveshya) their mind (mano) on Me (mayya), worship Me (upaaste), ever steadfast (nitya yukta) and endowed (parayo petaas) with supreme faith (shradhdaya), are the best (yuktatmatah) in Yoga in My (me) opinion (mataah).
Verse 3: Anikait Sota
	Ye   twa-kshara   manir   deshya Mavyaktam   paryu-paasate Sarvatra   gam   chintyam   cha Kootastha   machalam   dhruvam	Those who worship the imperishable, the indefinable, the unmanifest, the omnipresent, the unthinkable, the immovable and the eternal.
Verse 4: Laya Neelisetty
	Sanniyam   yendriya   graamam Sarvatra   sam   buddhayah Te   prapnu   vanti   mame   va Sarva   bhoota   hite   rataah.	Having restrained all the senses, even-minded everywhere, intent on the welfare of all beings-verily they also come unto Me.
Verse 6: Aneesha Panigrahi
	Ye   tu   sarvaani   karmaani Mayi   sanyasya   matparaah Ananye-naiva   yogena Maam   dhyaayanta   upaasate	But to those who worship Me, renouncing all actions in Me, regarding Me as the supreme goal, meditating on Me with single-minded Yoga,
Verse 12: Anika Arora
	Shreyo   hi   gyaanam   abhyaasaaj Gyaanaad   dhyaanam   vishishyate Dhyaanaat   karma   phala   tyaagas Tyaagaach   chhantir   anantaram	Better indeed is knowledge than practice; than knowledge meditation is better; than meditation the renunciation of the fruits of actions: peace immediately follows renunciation.

December 13, 2015

Verse 5: Aarush Khanna
	Klesho   dhik   taras   teshaa Mavyaktaa   sakt   chetasaam Avyaktaa   hi   gatir   dukham Deh   vad   bhir   avaapyate.	Greater is their trouble whose minds are set on the unmanifested; for the goal, the unmanifested, is very hard for the embodied to reach.
Verse 7: Prisha Khanna
	Teshaam   aham   samuddhartaa Mrityu   sansaar   saagaraat Bhavaami   nachiraat   paartha Mayyaa   veshit   chetasaam	To those whose minds are set on Me, O Arjuna, verily I become ere long the savior out of the ocean of Samsara
Verse 8: Varun Kumar
	Mayyev   mana   aadhatsva Mayi   buddhim   niveshaya Niva-sishyasi   maiyev At   oordhvam   na   sanshayah	Fix (aadhatsva) thy mind (mana) in Me only (mayyev), thy intellect (buddhim) in Me (mayi), (then) thou shalt no (na) doubt (sanshayah) live in (niva sishyasi) Me(maiyev) alone hereafter (at oordhvam).
Thoughts	In this verse Lord Krishna is telling Arjun, Focus the mind upon me and worship me. Apply the spiritual intelligence for me.Certainly without doubt ,you will reside with me after this physical existence. And you will not be separated from the Supreme Lord ever again.
Verse 9: Vaishnavi Swarna
	Atha   chittam   samaa   dhaatum Na   shaknoshi   mayi   sthiram Abhyaas   yogen   tato Maam   ichchhaptum   dhananjaya	If thou art unable to fix thy mind steadily on Me, then by the Yoga of constant practice do thou seek to reach Me, O Arjuna.
Verse 10: Palak Maheshwari
	Abhyaasepya   samarthosi Mat   karma   paramo   bhava Madartha-mapi   karmaani Kurvan   siddhim   avaapsyasi	If thou are unable to practice even this Abhyasa Yoga, be thou intent on doing actions for My sake; even by doing actions for My sake, thou shalt attain perfection.
Thoughts	It means when you want to get in touch with me (Krishna) think about me while you are doing the thing you are doing. You can practice this verse anywhere you go. If you like to cook, you can think like you are cooking for God.
Verse 11: Aarushi Singhal
	Athai   tadapya   shaktosi Kartum   madyo   gamaashritah Sarva   karma   phala   tyaagam Tatah   kuru   yataatmavaan	If thou art unable to do even this, then, resorting to union with Me, renounce the fruits of all actions with the self controlled.
Verse 13: Samhitha Swarna
	Adveshtaa   sarva   bhootaanaam Maitrah   karun   eva   cha Nir-mamo   nirahan-kaarah Sama   dukhah   sukhah   kshamee	He who hates no creature, who is friendly and compassionate to all, who is free from attachment and egoism, balanced in pleasure and pain, and forgiving,