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...
absence divine qualities
Splendor, forgiveness, fortitude, cleanliness, absence of malice, and absence of pride; these are the qualities of those endowed with divine virtues, O Arjuna.
alone describe divine exist fully
You alone are able to fully describe Your own divine glories, the manifestations, by which You exist pervading all the universe.
attain beyond control describe divine lasting mind spirit-and-spirituality stillness tame trying union
O Krishna, the stillness of divine union which you describe is beyond my comprehension. How can the mind, which is so restless, attain lasting peace? Krishna, the mind is restless, turbulent, powerful, violent; trying to control it is like trying to tame the wind.
chain creator depend divine energy matter mystery power remain though
And yet beings, in reality, do not remain in Me. Look at the power of My divine mystery. Though the sustainer and creator of all beings, I do not remain in them. (In reality, the chain does not depend on gold; the chain is nothing but gold. Also, matter and energy are different as well as non-different).
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Wearing divine garlands and apparel, anointed with celestial perfumes and ointments, full of all wonders, the limitless God with faces on all sides.
cosmic divine supreme wish
O Lord, You are as You have said, yet I wish to see Your divine cosmic form, O Supreme Being.
brief divine extent
There is no end of My divine manifestations, O Arjuna. This is only a brief description by Me of the extent of My divine manifestations.
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.
attains divine practice supreme
By contemplating on Me with an unwavering mind, disciplined by the practice of meditation, one attains the Supreme divine spirit, O Arjuna.
divine eye majestic physical power
But, you are not able to see Me with your physical eye; therefore, I give you the divine eye to see My majestic power and glory.
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.
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When your mind becomes fixed on Me, you shall overcome all difficulties by My grace. But, if you do not listen to Me due to ego, you shall perish.
attain confused doctrine firm opinions shall stay steady
When your intellect, that is confused by the conflicting opinions and the ritualistic doctrine of the Vedas, shall stay steady and firm with the Self, then you shall attain Self-realization.