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...
becoming beings earth entering moon nourish scholars-and-scholarship support
Entering the earth I support all beings with My energy; becoming the sap-giving moon I nourish all the plants.
earth eight energies false intelligence material together
Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego-all together these eight contitute my separted material energies
alone earthly three wish
I do not wish to kill them, who are also about to kill, even for the sovereignty of the three worlds, let alone for this earthly kingdom, O Krishna.
austerity earth fragrance heat life living sweet
I am the sweet fragrance in the earth. I am the heat in the fire, the life in all living beings, and the austerity in the ascetics.
dear earth pleasing service shall
No other person shall do a more pleasing service to Me, and no one on the earth shall be more dear to Me.
ability determination earth enemies enjoy heaven painful scorn speak words
Your enemies will speak many unmentionable words and scorn your ability. What could be more painful than this? / You will go to heaven if killed, or you will enjoy the earth if victorious. Therefore, get up with a determination to fight, O Arjuna.
earth
The mind, intellect, ego, ether, air, fire, water, and earth are the eightfold transformation of My nature.
alone earth entire heaven space
The entire space between heaven and earth is pervaded by You alone in all directions.
earth gaining gods kingdom lordship perceive prosperous remove sorrow
I do not perceive that gaining an unrivaled and prosperous kingdom on this earth, or even lordship over the gods will remove the sorrow that is drying up my senses.
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.