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...
birth born second
We are born into the world of nature; our second birth is into the world of spirit.
again attains birth body born leaving truly
The one who truly understands My transcendental birth and activities, is not born again after leaving this body and attains My abode.
birth born certain death grieve inevitable therefore thou
For certain is death for the born and certain is birth for the dead; Therefore over the inevitable thou should not grieve
attached birth destroyed firmly intellect mind remain self sins supreme whose
They, whose mind and intellect are absorbed in the Self, who remain firmly attached with the Self, who have Self as their supreme goal, whose sins have been destroyed by the knowledge, do not take birth again.
birth death grieve sure therefore
Death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable.
achieve acquired again birth knowledge previous strives taking
After taking such a birth, O Arjuna, one regains the knowledge acquired in the previous life, and strives again to achieve perfection.
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.
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.
creation creator hear powers source
What the creation is, what it is like, what its transformations are, where the source is, who that creator is, and what His powers are, hear all these from Me in brief.
men questions wisest work
What is work and what is not work are questions that perplex the wisest of men.
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.
blazing brilliance difficult mass shining sun
I see You with Your crown, club, discus; and a mass of radiance, difficult to behold, shining all around with immeasurable brilliance of the sun and the blazing fire.