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...
behold creation entire whatever
O Arjuna, now behold the entire creation; animate, inanimate, and whatever else you like to see; all at one place in My body.
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.
detailed entire fraction knowledge small support universe
What is the need for this detailed knowledge, O Arjuna? I continually support the entire universe by a small fraction of My energy.
action deluded dwell mentally organs
The deluded ones, who restrain their organs of action but mentally dwell upon the sense enjoyment, are called hypocrites.
blazing flame great mouths people rapidly rush rushing similarly speed
As moths rush with great speed into the blazing flame for destruction, similarly all these people are rapidly rushing into Your mouths for destruction.
becoming impartial neither nor serene supreme
Absorbed in Brahman, the serene one neither grieves nor desires; becoming impartial to all beings, one obtains My supreme devotion.
attains benefits beyond eternal goes knows performance study supreme yogi
The yogi who knows all this goes beyond getting the benefits of the study of the Vedas, performance of sacrifices, austerities, and charities, and attains the Supreme eternal abode.
appears beginning grace poison
This pleasure, appears as poison in the beginning but is like nectar in the end, comes by the grace of Self-knowledge.
cease exist kings nor shall time
There was never a time when I, you, or these kings did not exist; nor shall we ever cease to exist in the future.
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
desire devoid ill speaks spoken
This (knowledge) should never be spoken by you to one who is devoid of austerity, who is without devotion, who does not desire to listen, or who speaks ill of Me.