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...
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Seers whose sins (or imperfections) are destroyed, whose doubts have been dispelled by knowledge, whose disciplined minds are attached with the Self, and who are engaged in the welfare of all beings attain Supreme Brahman.
discipline doubt heart ignorant observe sword
Sever the ignorant doubt in your heart with the sword of self-knowledge. Observe your discipline. Arise.
cut doubt heart resort sword
Therefore, resort to Karma-yoga and cut the ignorance-born doubt abiding in your heart by the sword of Self-knowledge, and get up (to fight), O Arjuna.
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Karma does not bind one who has renounced work (by renouncing the fruits of work) through Karma-yoga; whose doubt is completely destroyed by knowledge; and who is Self-realized, O Arjuna.
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.
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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.
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I shall fully explain to you the Self-knowledge together with Self-realization after knowing that nothing more remains to be known in this world.
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I shall fully describe the object of knowledge, knowing which one attains immortality.
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I shall be the cause of confusion and destruction of all these people.
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They all attain perfection When they find joy in their work.