Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita, often referred to as simply the Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture in Sanskrit that is part of the Hindu epic Mahabharata...
beauty destroyed ignorance objects reveals sun supreme whose
But their knowledge, whose ignorance is destroyed by the Self-knowledge, reveals the Supreme like the sun (reveals the beauty of objects of the world).
elsewhere happiness neither nor store
Neither in this world nor elsewhere is there any happiness in store for him who always doubts.
beginning middle neither nor universal
Neither do I see the beginning nor the middle nor the end of Your Universal Form.
charity form neither nor seen study
Neither by study of the Vedas, nor by austerity, nor by charity, nor by ritual, can I be seen in this form as you have seen Me.
For he who has no tranquility there is no concentration.
birth born certain death grieve inevitable therefore thou
For certain is death for the born and certain is birth for the dead; Therefore over the inevitable thou should not grieve
behold cheerful deluded fearless form mine seeing terrible
Do not be perturbed and deluded by seeing such a terrible form of Mine as this. With fearless and cheerful mind, now behold My four-armed form.
appearance due happiness permanent summer winter
The non permanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance and disappearance of summer and winter seasons.
armies cease shall standing warriors
Even without your participation all the warriors standing arrayed in the opposing armies shall cease to exist.
attain beyond control describe divine lasting mind spirit-and-spirituality stillness tame trying union
O Krishna, the stillness of divine union which you describe is beyond my comprehension. How can the mind, which is so restless, attain lasting peace? Krishna, the mind is restless, turbulent, powerful, violent; trying to control it is like trying to tame the wind.
detail glory heard origin
O Krishna, I have heard from You in detail about the origin and dissolution of beings, and Your imperishable glory.
again amazed dialogue form greatly lord marvelous rejoice repeated sacred thrilled
O King, by repeated remembrance of this marvelous and sacred dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna, I am thrilled at every moment; and / Recollecting again and again, O King, that marvelous form of Krishna I am greatly amazed and I rejoice over and over again.
body dwelling immortal
The body is mortal, but the person dwelling in the body is immortal and immeasurable.
carried desires gods practice religious resort various whose wisdom
They, whose wisdom has been carried away by various desires impelled by their own deeds, resort to other gods and practice various religious rites.