Parampara and Divine Nature
To whom did Kṛṣṇa originally speak this yoga, according to BG 4.1?
Vivasvān, the sun-god (BG 4.1)
What do all different yajñas ultimately aim at?
Liberation from bodily consciousness (BG 4.32)
What is the central confusion addressed in BG 4.16?
Understanding what is action, inaction, and forbidden action (Karma, Akarma and Vikarma)
What three qualities must be given up to attain Kṛṣṇa’s nature?
Attachment, fear, and anger (BG 4.10)
What three attitudes are required to receive knowledge from a guru?
Submission, inquiry, and service (BG 4.34)
Why did this knowledge become lost over time?
Because the disciplic succession (paramparā) was broken (BG 4.2)
Which yajña is declared superior to material sacrifice?
Jñāna-yajña (BG 4.33)
According to BG 4.18, who is truly wise?
One who sees inaction in action and action in inaction
According to BG 4.11, how does Kṛṣṇa reciprocate with living beings?
As they surrender unto Him, He reciprocates accordingly
What illusion is destroyed by true knowledge, according to BG 4.35?
The idea that we are separate from Kṛṣṇa
Why does Kṛṣṇa choose Arjuna to speak this knowledge again?
Because Arjuna is His devotee and friend (BG 4.3)
What does “yajña-śiṣṭa” signify in BG 4.30?
Living on the remnants of sacrifice, not exploitation
What inner quality makes action non-binding in BG 4.19?
Absence of desire for sense gratification
Why do people worship demigods, according to BG 4.12?
For quick material results
What metaphors describe material existence in BG 4.36?
Ocean of nescience and blazing forest
Which concept resolves the doubt of how Kṛṣṇa could teach this knowledge millions of years ago?
Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental nature and divine memory (BG 4.5)
Why are sacrifices designed differently for different people?
Because people operate at bodily, mental, and intellectual levels (BG 4.32)
What is the defining lifestyle of a self-controlled sage in BG 4.21?
No accumulation, no expectation, controlled mind and body
Who actually creates the four varṇas, and based on what?
Kṛṣṇa creates them based on guṇa and karma (BG 4.13)
Why does knowledge destroy both pious and impious karma?
Because it burns all karmic reactions (BG 4.37)
Someone says, “Kṛṣṇa was a great historical personality but not eternal.”
Which verse directly refutes this idea?
Kṛṣṇa’s divine, unborn, eternal nature BG 4.6
Krishna explains many kinds of yajña in BG 4.25–4.32. Why does He then declare jñāna-yajña superior in BG 4.33?
Because all forms of yajña purify the performer, but only knowledge completes purification by revealing truth; therefore all karma ultimately culminates in jñāna.
Two people perform the same action. One becomes bound, the other does not.
Which verses explain why?
BG 4.19–4.21 (desire, doership, inner renunciation)
How can Kṛṣṇa create the varṇāśrama system and yet remain non-doer?
Because He acts without attachment or karma (BG 4.13–4.14)
A sincere student keeps delaying action despite understanding the philosophy.
Which verse directly addresses this problem?
BG 4.42 — Cut doubt with knowledge and stand up and act.