Sloka 43 - Caste Traditions and Family Traditions What happens to Caste traditions and Family traditions when there is inter-mixture of varnas? What is important when looking for a bride or groom? What is being seen as important in present days? Sloka 44 - Final outcome of war Where, according to Arjuna, will people end up because of the war? Why will people go to hell if they do not follow family traditions? What happens if we let go of Dharma? Sloka 45 - Great Sin Why does Arjuna think that he is going to commit a great sin? Why does he think he is fighting this war? What is Arjuna's delusion here? Sloka 46 - Arjuna's final statement How does Arjuna conclude his arguments? What does he think is a better outcome than he fighting the war? How has Arjuna changed his position from how he was when he indicated that he was ready for the war? How does Bhagavan react to Arjuna's statements? What are the key emotions of Arjuna that showed up in his Monologue? Sloka 47 - Sanjay's description of Arjuna's state What did Arjuna do after providing his arguments? Why had to Arjuna sit? What does his throwing of Bow and Arrows indicate? What was Arjuna's mental state, according to Sanjaya? Chapter End Explanation - Thanksgiving to Ishvara What is the meaning of Om? What is the meaning of Tat? What is the meaning of Sat? What is the meaning of Vāda? What is the meaning of Vidandāda? What is the meaning of Samvāda? What is the meaning of Upanishad? Why is Gita called Upanishad Saara? Can Religion be without Spirituality? Can Spirituality be without Religion? Is Bhagavad Gita a religious text or a Spiritual text? Chapter 01 - Summary 01-01 Slokas - Dhrithirashtra s question 02-20 Slokas - Battlefield description 21-23 Slokas - Arjuna s Command 24-25 Slokas - Bhagavan fulfilling the command 26-28 Slokas - Arjuna's first emotion / weakness: Attachment 29-31 Slokas - Arjuna's second emotion / weakness: Sorrow 31-46 Slokas - Arjuna's third emotion / weakness: Delusion 47-47 Slokas - Arjuna's state of mind

Destruction of Families, Family traditions perish, Adharma takes over, Women become corrupt, Ancestors fall, Cause for hell Sloka 38 (Contd) - Arjuna's third line of defense What is Arjuna's argument? And is it correct? Should we behave the same way as others behave to us? Can a mistake be corrected by another mistake? Sloka 39 - Families are destroyed; Sinful action What is our tendency when it comes to mistakes committed by others? Why does Arjuna want to withdraw from the war? What is the sinful action according to Arjuna here? Sloka 40 - Family traditions perish What is the consequence when families are destroyed? What happens when there are no family or broken families? What will happen when Dharma is destroyed? What does adharmic lifestyle mean? Should family traditions be followed only if we understand? What happens if we do not follow family traditions? Sloka 41 - Women become corrupt What happens when adharma enters the family? Why is the woman in the family important? What does Dharma Shastra say with regards to the importance of the woman of the family? Who is the first role model for the child? What happens when a girl child grows up without any cultural values? Why is the inter-mixture of varnas not advised then? On what basis should profession be chosen? Sloka 42 - Ancestors fall; Everybody goes to hell What is the consequence of inter-mixture of varnas? What will happen to ancestors if they are deprived of shraddham and tarpanam? Why is shraddham and tarpanam performed? How does it help the ancestors when we do shraddham and tarpanam? What happens to the people who do not do shraddham and tarpanam?

Sloka 35 - Arjuna's Fourth reason How does Arjuna pre-empt Krishna's question? Will Arjuna kill these people even if they are willing to kill him? Will Arjuna kill even if he is given 3 worlds? What is the meaning of Madhusudana? Why does Arjuna address Bhagavan as Madhusudana? Sloka 36 - Arjuna's second line of defense Does Arjuna feel they (Krishna and Arjuna) will be happy in killing the Kauravas? What does Arjuna have an answer if Bhagavan asked that it should be done for Dharma? How can the duties be divided? What is our general attitude towards duties that we like? What is our general attitude towards duties that we don't like? How does Arjuna call the kauravas? What does Arjuna claim that Krishna and Arjuna will incur if they kill ātatāyinaḥ? What does ātatāyinaḥ mean? What are the pañcamahāpāthakāni? What is Agnida? What is Garadah? What is Aśastrapānir? What is Dhanāpahaḥ? Waht is Ksētradhāraapaharthācha? When Dharma Shastras mean when they say ātatāyinam āyāntam hanyāt avhicharayan ? How are Duryodhana and Duśasana ātatāyinaḥ? Why is Arjuna completely deluded? Sloka 37 - Arjuna's Indirect conclusion Why does Arjuna not want to kill Kauravas? Does Arjuna have any confusion on Dharma-Adharma matters? How do we behave when it comes to Dharma matters? Do we have the same scale when it comes to dealing with people who belong to us and others? How does Arjuna include Krishna in the guilt trip? Is Kumbhakarna better than Vibeeshana? Did Karna do the right thing by supporting Duryodhana? When given a choice between relation and Dharma - what do we need to choose? Is happiness more important than Dharma? What is Arjuna's indirect conclusion and What is Gita's teaching? Sloka 38 - Arjuna's third line of defense What is the viewpoint through which Arjuna wants Krishna to see? How is Arjuna trying to pre-empt Krishna's possible question? How do we react when someone uses a harsh word on us? Is the feeling of revenge inherent in all of us? When will the fight end? What happens if we do not retaliate and are magnanimous to forgive the other person? How do many people see that today? What growth does it actually bring? How does Arjuna see the Kauravas? What is it that the Kauravas are overpowered with, according to Arjuna? What are the consequences of war? What is the sin that Arjuna sees in this war?