Bhakti Throughout the Gītā

1. Kṛṣṇa always protects His surrendered devotees, the Pāṇḍavas, and thus they are ensured of victory regardless of all material odds (1.14-19).
2. Kṛṣṇa is called Acyuta, as He never fails in affection for His devotees (1.21).
3. Kṛṣṇa becomes a servant of His devotees, Arjuna’s charioteer (1.21-25).

1. Effects of bhakti are never lost (2.40 nehābhikramanāśo ‘sti...)
2. Bhaktas are resoulte in their purpose (2.41 vyavasāyātmikā buddhi...)
3. Bhakti is beyond the material modes (2.45 traiguṇya viṣayā vedā...)
4. Sense control is possible only by dedicated bhakti unto Kṛṣṇa – mat-paraḥ (2.61 tāni sarvāṇi saṁyamya...)

1. Work, which is not done for satisfaction of Viṣṇu, causes bondage in this material world (3.9 yajñārthāt karmaṇo 'nyatra...)
2. One has to devote all works in Kṛṣṇa’s service (3.30 mayi sarvāṇi karmāṇi...)

1. Kṛṣṇa’s divine appearance and activities are understood only by bhakti

(4.1-10)

1. Kṛṣṇa is the only enjoyer of all sacrifices, proprietor of all and true friend of all living entities (5.29 bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ...)

friend of all living entities (5.29 bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ....)

1. Bhakti-yogī is the topmost of all yogīs. (6.47 yoginām api sarveṣāṁ...)

1. Surrender unto Kṛṣṇa is the only way to transcend māyā, His material energy (7.14 daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī...)
2. Surrender to Kṛṣṇa is the ultimate goal of jñāna (7.19 bahūnāṁ janmanām...)
3. Devotees of Kṛṣṇa go to Kṛṣṇa’s planet (7.23 mad-bhakā yānti mām api)
4. Pious and sinless souls can engage in bhakti with determination (7.28 yeṣāṁ tv anta-gataṁ pāpaṁ.)

1. One should always remember Kṛṣṇa in devotion (8.7 tasmāt sarveṣu kāleṣu...)
2. Constant remembrance of Kṛṣṇa in bhakti, Kṛṣṇa is easy to obtain (8.14 ananya-cetāḥ satataṁ...)
3. By ananya-bhakti, Kṛṣṇa is easy to obtain (8.22 bhaktyā labhyas tv ananyayā)
4. A bhakta automatically and effortlessly achieves all the results of jñāna, yoga, karma and all the Vedic forms of purification (8.28 vedeṣu yajñeṣu tapaḥsu caiva...)

1. Bhakti-yoga is the king of all knowledge, most confidential, purest, topmost and is joyfully performed. (9.2 rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ...)
2. Pure devotees under the shelter of Kṛṣṇa’s divine energy worship Kṛṣṇa and know Him (9.13 mahātmānas tu māṁ pārtha...)
3. Great devotees perpetually chant the glories of Kṛṣṇa, worship and remember Him (9.14 satataṁ kīrtayanto māṁ...)
4. Kṛṣṇa protects and supplies the necessities of His pure devotees (9.22 ananyāś cintayanto māṁ...)
5. Kṛṣṇa is never lost for His pure devotees. (9.29 samo 'haṁ sarva-bhūteṣu...)
6. Kṛṣṇa excuses accidental mistakes of devotees (9.30-31 api cet su-durācāro...)
7. Kṛṣṇa advises full absorption in Him (9.34 man-manā bhava mad-bhakto...)

topmost and is joyfully performed. (9.2 rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ...) and know Him (9.13 mahātmānas tu māṁ pārtha...) remember Him (9.14 satataṁ kīrtayanto māṁ...) ananyāś cintayanto māṁ...) bhūteṣu...) durācāro...) bhakto...)

1. One in full knowledge engages in unalloyed devotional service (10.7 etāṁ vibhūtiṁ yogaṁ ca...)
2. A truly intelligent person takes to the practice of pure bhakti (10.8 ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo...)
3. The four essential verses of the Gītā (Catuḥ-ślokī) describe the reciprocation between Kṛṣṇa and His devotees (10.8-11)

1. Only by ananya-bhakti can one know or see Kṛṣṇa (11.54 bhaktyā tv ananyayā śakya...)
2. By working for Kṛṣṇa with devotion, detachment and non-envy, one attains Kṛṣṇa (11.55 mat-karma-kṛn mat-paramo...)

ananyayā śakya...) attains Kṛṣṇa (11.55 mat-karma-kṛn mat-paraṁo...)

1. Bhakti is superior to impersonalism and Kṛṣṇa directly takes charge of His devotees (12.1-7 evaṁ satata-yuktā ye...)
2. Kṛṣṇa recommends pure bhakti, yet He presents simpler forms of bhakti to accommodate everyone. (12.8-12 mayy eva mana ādhatsva...)
3. Pure devotees have divine qualities that make them extremely dear to Kṛṣṇa (12.13-20 adveṣṭā sarva-bhūtānāṁ...)

Kṛṣṇa (12.13-20 adveṣṭā sarva-bhūtānāṁ...)

1. All good qualities are meant to develop unalloyed bhakti, which is the ultimate goal (13.8-12 amānitvam adambhitvam...)
2. Only a devotee of Kṛṣṇa can properly understand the subjects of kṣetra, kṣetrajña and jñānaṁ. (13.19 iti kṣetraṁ tathā jñānaṁ...)

ultimate goal (13.8-12 amānitvam adambhitvam...) kṣetrajña and jñānaṁ. (13.19 iti kṣetraṁ tathā jñānaṁ...)

1. Uninterrupted bhakti is the method to transcend three material modes (14.26 māṁ ca yo 'vyabhicāreṇa...)

(14.26 māṁ ca yo 'vyabhicāreṇa...)

1. The process of surrendering unto Kṛṣṇa includes pridelessness etc. (15.6 nirmāna-mohā jita-saṅga-doṣā...)
2. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the goal of all Vedas (15.15 sarvasya cāhaṁ hṛdi sanniviṣṭo...)
3. One who knows Kṛṣṇa engages in His bhakti (15.19 yo mām evam asammūḍho...)

1. Aversion to the principles of understanding the Supreme Lord is the cause of all degradation, which leads to demoniac life (16.23-24 yaḥ śāstra-vidhim utsṛjya...)

cause of all degradation, which leads to demoniac life (16.23-24 yaḥ śāstra-vidhim utsṛjya...)

1. One’s activities can be free from the influence of material modes by dedicating them for pleasure of the Supreme (17.23-28 oṁ tat sad iti nirdeśo...)

dedicating them for pleasure of the Supreme (17.23-28 oṁ tat sad iti nirdeśo...)

1. The supreme instruction on morality: ‘Give up all other processes and just surrender unto Kṛṣṇa’ (18.65 man-manā bhava mad-bhakto..., 18.66 sarva-dharmān parityajya...)

just surrender unto Kṛṣṇa’ (18.65 man-manā bhava mad-bhakto..., 18.66 sarva-dharmān parityajya...) Ananya-bhakti or kevala-bhakti is pure devotional service unto Lord Kṛṣṇa, which is unmixed with any selfish material motivations or intellectual persuits. Such ananya-bhakti has been directly discussed in 8.14; 9.13, 9.22, 9.26, 9.30 and 9.34; 10.8-11; 11.54-55; 15.19-20; 18.65- 66.