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...
action indeed obligatory perform
Perform your obligatory duty, because action is indeed better than inaction.
action confused wise
Even the wise are confused about what is action and what is inaction.
action engage follow path people
Because, if I do not engage in action relentlessly, people would follow My path in every way.
action attached produces selfish work
Attached action is selfish work that produces Karmic bondage.
actions attains becomes faith free hears heaven higher regions whoever whose
Whoever hears this with faith and without cavil becomes free from sin, and attains heaven (or the higher regions for those whose actions are pure).
action bodily free mere mind senses sin
Free from desires, mind and senses under control, renouncing all proprietorship, doing mere bodily action, one does not incur sin (or Karmic reaction).
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.
action becomes behind motive selfish
No one becomes a Karma-yogi who has not renounced the selfish motive behind an action.
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.
abandon action attached attachment attain bound consciousness desires results supreme unified whose
Those who consciousness is unified abandon all attachment to the results of action and attain supreme peace. But those whose desires are fragmented, who are selfishly attached to the results of their work, are bound in everything they do.
action attain born karma knowing sacrifice shall thus types
Thus many types of sacrifice are described in the Vedas. Know them all to be born from Karma or the action of body, mind, and senses. Knowing this, you shall attain nirvana.
action deluded dwell mentally organs
The deluded ones, who restrain their organs of action but mentally dwell upon the sense enjoyment, are called hypocrites.
action among discipline inaction man men sees understanding
A man who sees action in inaction and inaction in action has understanding among men and discipline in all action he performs.
actions entirety
All actions in their entirety culminate in knowledge.