1. Preserving, Promoting, and Practicing Dharm
~ The Bhagavad Geeta Way ~
धर रक , धर पच र और धर प लन
~ भगवद ग त क र द र स ~
Sanjay Mehrotra
Professor, Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences
Northwestern University
geeta.mandir@yahoo.com
The opinion presented here are personal and they do not reflect the position of Northwestern University

2. Bhagavad Geeta
Chapter 1 verse 1
धतर ष उव च
धरकत करकत सरवत तसव" I
र रक " प ण$व शव ककरकवत स'ज II १:१
Dritarastra Said:
O Sanjaya, in the field of dharm, and in the
field of karm, what did my and Pandav
children, who are ready to fight with the
understanding of equanimity do?

3. Bhagavad Geeta
Chapter 1:40, Chapter 2:7:1.2
अजन उव च
कलक पणश न.त कल धर " सन तन " | १:४०:१
पचछ मर तव ' धर समर4ढचत " || २:७:१.२
Arjuna Said
With the destruction of kula, the eternal
kula-dharm will disappear …
I am asking for your guidance because I
have now become confused about my
dharm ?

4. Last 200 Years
Vinoba Bhave Einstein Vivekananda
Gandhi ji Tilak ji RadhaKrishnan
Subhas Chandra Bose Tagore Sri Aurobindo
Bhagavad Geeta

5. Last 2000 Years
Jyaneshwar Guru Nanak Chanakya
Madhavacharya Shankaracharya Vallabhacharya
Tulsidas Meera Bai Surdas
Bhagavad Geeta

6. Last 20000 Years: 9 Avatars
Bhagavad Geeta

7. Last ???? Years
Bhagavad Geeta

8. These Beings Stood For
Devotion
Peace Love
Equality
Equanimity Knowledge
Arts Science
Respect
Protection of the Weak
Selfless Service Divinity Purity
Culture
Defense against oppression
Heritage
Tolerance Patience
They are our Role Models

9. Bhagavad Geeta
Chapter 18 verse 70
श भगव न उव च
अ श9त च इर' धर; स'व दर व <: |
ज न जन तन हमरष" स मरमत र रमत" || १८:७०
The Blessed Lord (Shri Krishn) Said:
It is My suggestion that one who preserves,
promotes, and practices the dharm as discussed
in this dialogue (of Bhagavad Geeta), that
extremely beloved devotee of Mine will worship
me with knowledge.

10. Message of Bhagavad Geeta
धर
Promotion रक
प लन Practice
Preservation पच र
Dharm
Preservation is Promotion is Practice is Dharma