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...
front insulted whatever
In whatever way I may have insulted You in jokes; while playing, reposing in bed, sitting, or at meals; when alone, or in front of others; O Krishna, I implore You for forgiveness.
birth dies grieve takes
If you think that this (body) takes birth and dies perpetually, even then, O Arjuna, you should not grieve like this.
attainable difficult mind proper striving subdued whose yoga
In My opinion, yoga is difficult for the one whose mind is not subdued. However, yoga is attainable by the person of subdued mind by striving through proper means.
birth certain death lament
Because, death is certain for the one who is born, and birth is certain for the one who dies. Therefore, you should not lament over the inevitable.
attains fixed keeping mind nirvana peace subdued supreme whose yogi
By always keeping the mind fixed on the Self, the yogi whose mind is subdued attains peace of the Supreme nirvana by uniting with Me.
devotion known truly understand
By devotion one truly understand what and who I am in essence. Having known Me in essence, one immediately merges into Me.
attains divine practice supreme
By contemplating on Me with an unwavering mind, disciplined by the practice of meditation, one attains the Supreme divine spirit, O Arjuna.
attainable beings devotion supreme universe within
This Supreme abode, O Arjuna, is attainable by unswerving devotion to Me within which all beings exist, and by which all this universe is pervaded.
attains body cease death deluded nor time wise
There has never been a time when you and I have not existed, nor will there be a time when we will cease to exist. As the same person inhabits the body through childhood, youth, and old age, so too at the time of death he attains another body. The wise are not deluded by these changes.
clearly evil turning
Why shouldn't we, who clearly see evil in the destruction of the family, think about turning away from this sin, O Krishna?
determination firm mental practiced yoga
This yoga should be practiced with firm determination and perseverance, without any mental reservation or doubts.
eats keeps sleeps yoga
This yoga is not possible, for the one who eats too much, or who does not eat at all; who sleeps too much, or who keeps awake.
appears destroyer divided knowledge object
Undivided, yet appears as if divided in beings; He, the object of knowledge, is the creator, sustainer, and destroyer of (all) beings.
famous flame lamp meditation mind
When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place.