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...
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.
austerity mind purity serenity
The serenity of mind, gentleness, silence, self-restraint, and the purity of mind are called the austerity of thought.
known name sorrow state union
The state of severance of union with sorrow is known by the name of yoga.
equally present self
The Self is present equally in all beings.
bad dear either grief lord supreme yogi
The Supreme Lord said: There is no destruction, O Arjuna, for such a yogi either here or hereafter. A transcendentalist is never put to grief (or bad state), My dear friend.
fire nor reached sun supreme
The sun does not illumine there, nor the moon, nor the fire. That is My supreme abode. Having reached there they do not come back.
perfection persons scarcely strives thousands
Scarcely one out of thousands of persons strives for perfection of Self-realization.
scarcely truly
Scarcely any one of the striving, or even the perfected persons, truly understands Me.
action indeed obligatory perform
Perform your obligatory duty, because action is indeed better than inaction.
actions devoted fix mentally mind offering
Mentally offering all actions to Me, be devoted to Me. Resorting to equanimity, always fix your mind on Me.