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...
attain bright departing fire gods months northern path six
Fire, light, daytime, the bright lunar fortnight, and the six months of the northern solstice of the sun; departing by the path of these gods the yogis, who know Brahman, attain nirvana.
act due filled holding impure insatiable views wrong
Filled with insatiable desires, hypocrisy, pride, and arrogance; holding wrong views due to delusion; they act with impure motives.
action austerity faith sake supreme verily
Faith in sacrifice, charity, and austerity is also called SAT. The action for the sake of the Supreme is verily termed as SAT.
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).
accept devotion eat offering offers water
Whosoever offers Me a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or water with devotion; I accept and eat the offering of devotion by the pure-hearted.
deity desires faith steady whatever worship
Whosoever desires to worship whatever deity with faith, I make their faith steady in that very deity.
author though
Though I am the author of this system, one should know that I do nothing and I am eternal.
separated
Those who see Me in everything and see everything in Me, are not separated from Me and I am not separated from them.
body demonic dwell egotism elements following hypocrisy ignorant persons practice severe within
Those who practice severe austerities without following the scriptures, with hypocrisy and egotism, impelled by lust, and attachment; / Senselessly torturing the elements in their body and also Me who dwell within the body; know these ignorant persons to be of demonic nature.
celestial divine faces full garlands god limitless perfumes wearing
Wearing divine garlands and apparel, anointed with celestial perfumes and ointments, full of all wonders, the limitless God with faces on all sides.
attains beings diverse perceives resting spreading variety
When one perceives diverse variety of beings resting in One and spreading out from That alone, then one attains Brahman.
personally remember responsibility worship
To those ever steadfast devotees, who always remember or worship Me with single-minded contemplation, I personally take responsibility for their welfare.
gold man
To the illumined man or woman, a clod of dirt, a stone, and gold are the same.
attains free freedom karma mind perfection subdued supreme whose
The person whose mind is always free from attachment, who has subdued the mind and senses, and who is free from desires, attains the supreme perfection of freedom from Karma through renunciation.