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...
bliss constantly contact easily enjoys infinite mind
A sinless yogi, who constantly engages the mind with the Self, easily enjoys the infinite bliss of contact with Brahman.
beyond full given hate heart ill incapable living love mind pain reach returns
That one I love who is incapable of ill will, and returns love for hatred. Living beyond the reach of I and mind, and of pain and pleasure, full of mercy, contented, self-controlled, with all his heart and all his mind given to Me / with such a one I am in love.
beings born delusion due ignorance likes utter
All beings in this world are in utter ignorance due to the delusion of dualities born of likes and dislikes, O Arjuna.
according act beings follow value wise
All beings follow their nature. Even the wise act according to their own nature. What, then, is the value of sense restraint?
commit great greed pleasures ready sin striving
Alas! We are ready to commit a great sin by striving to slay our kinsmen because of greed for the pleasures of the kingdom.
actions entirety
All actions in their entirety culminate in knowledge.
burning entire filling powerful radiance universe
Your powerful radiance is burning the entire universe, and filling it with splendor, O Krishna.
ability determination earth enemies enjoy heaven painful scorn speak words
Your enemies will speak many unmentionable words and scorn your ability. What could be more painful than this? / You will go to heaven if killed, or you will enjoy the earth if victorious. Therefore, get up with a determination to fight, O Arjuna.
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.
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.
easy king knowledge perceived
This knowledge is the king of all knowledge, is the most secret, is very sacred, it can be perceived by instinct, conforms to Dharma, is very easy to practice, and is imperishable.
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They prescribe various specific rites for the attainment of pleasure and power to those who are full of desires, and hold the attainment of heaven as the highest goal of life. The rebirth is their fruit of action.
attainment contrary desirable devotion distaste equanimity god knowledge love object perception social supreme true yoga
Detachment, non-fondness with son, wife, and home; unfailing equanimity upon attainment of the desirable and the undesirable; and / Unswerving devotion to Me by the yoga of exclusivity, love for solitude, distaste for social gossips; and / Steadfastness in knowledge of the Supreme Spirit, and the perception of (the omnipresent God as) the object of true knowledge is called knowledge; what is contrary to this is ignorance.