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...
faith worship
Even those devotees who worship demigods with faith, they too worship Me, but in an improper way.
action confused wise
Even the wise are confused about what is action and what is inaction.
earth eight energies false intelligence material together
Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego-all together these eight contitute my separted material energies
anger free intellect liberation prime sage verily
With senses, mind, and intellect under control; having liberation as the prime goal; free from lust, anger, and fear; such a sage is verily liberated.
amidst attachment aversion free life move peace sorrows wisdom
When you move amidst the world of sense, free from attachment and aversion alike, there comes the peace in which all sorrows end, and you life in the wisdom of the Self.
austerity charity offer offering sacred unto whatever
Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer as oblation to the sacred fire, whatever charity you give, whatever austerity you perform, do all that as an offering unto Me.
appreciation food help offering sacrifices whatever
Whatever you do, make it an offering to me -- the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help you give, even your suffering.
action engage follow path people
Because, if I do not engage in action relentlessly, people would follow My path in every way.
bear father friend husband
Bear with me as a father to his son, as a friend to a friend, and as a husband to his wife, O Lord.
blazing fire karma self-knowledge wood
As the blazing fire reduces wood to ashes, similarly, the fire of Self-knowledge reduces all Karma to ashes.
ether seated self similarly tainted
As the all-pervading ether is not tainted because of its subtlety, similarly the Self, seated in everybody, is not tainted.
action attached produces selfish work
Attached action is selfish work that produces Karmic bondage.
grief grieve living neither nor speak wise words worthy
You grieve for those who are not worthy of grief, and yet speak the words of wisdom. The wise grieve neither for the living nor for the dead.
afflicted attain born creation knowledge neither nor refuge taken time unity
Those who have taken refuge in this knowledge attain unity with Me, and are neither born at the time of creation nor afflicted at the time of dissolution.