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...
compassion darkness destroy dispel lamp light wisdom within
Out of compassion I destroy the darkness of their ignorance. From within them I light the lamp of wisdom and dispel all darkness from their lives.
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Smoke, night, the dark lunar fortnight, and the six months of southern solstice of the sun; departing by these paths, the righteous person attains lunar light (or heaven) and reincarnates.
calls ignorance light night sage
The sage awakes to light in the night of all creatures. That which the world calls day is the night of ignorance to the wise.
light sun
The light that comes from the sun illuminates the whole world; and that which is in the moon, and in the fire; know that light to be Mine.
beyond darkness hearts light object realized seated
The light of all lights, He is said to be beyond darkness. He is the knowledge, the object of knowledge, and seated in the hearts of all beings, He is to be realized by the knowledge.
beyond darkness light
The light of all lights, He is said to be beyond darkness.
attains free freedom karma mind perfection subdued supreme whose
The person whose mind is always free from attachment, who has subdued the mind and senses, and who is free from desires, attains the supreme perfection of freedom from Karma through renunciation.
attains beings diverse perceives resting spreading variety
When one perceives diverse variety of beings resting in One and spreading out from That alone, then one attains Brahman.
attainable beings devotion supreme universe within
This Supreme abode, O Arjuna, is attainable by unswerving devotion to Me within which all beings exist, and by which all this universe is pervaded.
attains body cease death deluded nor time wise
There has never been a time when you and I have not existed, nor will there be a time when we will cease to exist. As the same person inhabits the body through childhood, youth, and old age, so too at the time of death he attains another body. The wise are not deluded by these changes.
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Why shouldn't we, who clearly see evil in the destruction of the family, think about turning away from this sin, O Krishna?
determination firm mental practiced yoga
This yoga should be practiced with firm determination and perseverance, without any mental reservation or doubts.
eats keeps sleeps yoga
This yoga is not possible, for the one who eats too much, or who does not eat at all; who sleeps too much, or who keeps awake.
personally remember responsibility worship
To those ever steadfast devotees, who always remember or worship Me with single-minded contemplation, I personally take responsibility for their welfare.