Episode 44 - Chapter 9 Part 4 - What Is Needed To Show Devotion To God?

In Episode 44, what is needed to show devotion to God is continued from the previous episode. In addition to that another major topic is discussed.In chapter four Bhagavan said that he is the creator of the four fold varna division. So far the focus was on kshatriyas, arjuna being a kshatriya. Since Arjuna wanted to take to sannyAsA, Bhagavan also talked about brAhmins who focus their life on Self knowledge and Self realization. So far he has not talked about the other two varnas viz., vaishyas (merchants) and sudras (workers). Also ArjunA brought up women becoming corrupt etc and Bhagavan has not said anything about women. What about all these people? Can they attain moksha? In addition to that, this episode also addresses the question of whether Bhagavan is partial to those who worship only Him?Lot of controversy has been created by one of the verses that addresses these questions. This episode will look into the controversy and give some common sense refutations before we will see the real meaning of that verse.