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...
attain joy perfection
They all attain perfection When they find joy in their work.
perfection persons scarcely strives thousands
Scarcely one out of thousands of persons strives for perfection of Self-realization.
attained knowledge learn perfection state supreme
Learn from Me briefly, O Arjuna, how one who has attained such perfection realizes Brahman, the supreme state of knowledge.
attains devotion engaged highest listen natural perfection
One attains the highest perfection by devotion to one's natural work. Listen to Me how one attains perfection while engaged in natural work.
attain attains bondage freedom giving karma merely perfection
One does not attain freedom from the bondage of Karma by merely abstaining from work. No one attains perfection by merely giving up work.
attains giving merely perfection
No one attains perfection by merely giving up work.
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.
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A person is said to have attained yogic perfection when there is no desire for sensual pleasures, or attachment to the fruits of work, and has renounced all personal selfish motives.
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.
blazing brilliance difficult mass shining sun
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.