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...
creation help lives motion rejoices sinful wheel
The one who does not help to keep the wheel of creation in motion by sacrificial duty, and who rejoices in sense pleasures, that sinful person lives in vain.
attains creation knowledge object thus understanding
Thus the creation as well as the knowledge and the object of knowledge have been briefly described. Understanding this, My devotee attains Me.
animate creates creation inanimate keeps thus
The nature, under My supervision, creates all animate and inanimate objects; and thus the creation keeps on going.
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.
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.
acts bind creation remain
These acts of creation do not bind Me, O Arjuna, because I remain indifferent and unattached to those acts.
behold creation entire whatever
O Arjuna, now behold the entire creation; animate, inanimate, and whatever else you like to see; all at one place in My body.
creation creator ears exists face feet hands
Having hands and feet everywhere; having eyes, head, and face everywhere; having ears everywhere; the creator exists in the creation by pervading everything.
cause creation divine great possess qualities worship
But great souls, who possess divine qualities know Me as the cause of creation and imperishable, and worship Me single-mindedly.
again behold creation deluded entire knowing knowledge shall
Knowing that, O Arjuna, you shall not again get deluded like this. By this knowledge you shall behold the entire creation in your own Self/Lord, or in Brahman.
creation creator
Know Me to be the creator of all creation.
both considered creation creator true understanding
The true understanding of both the creator and the creation is considered by Me to be the transcendental or metaphysical knowledge.
bind desire fruits works
Works do not bind Me, because I have no desire for the fruits of work.
content lives minds remain talking unto
With their minds absorbed in Me, with their lives surrendered unto Me, always enlightening each other by talking about Me; they remain ever content and delighted.