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...
action indeed obligatory perform
Perform your obligatory duty, because action is indeed better than inaction.
amongst attain certainly highest performing philosophy secret service shall supreme
The one who shall propagate this supreme secret philosophy amongst My devotees, shall be performing the highest devotional service to Me and shall certainly attain Me.
ancient duties duty liberation performed seekers
The ancient seekers of liberation also performed their duties with this understanding. Therefore, you should do your duty as the ancients did.
born deluded ignorance noble perform rich shall thus
I am rich and born in a noble family. I am the greatest. I shall perform sacrifice, I shall give charity, and I shall rejoice. Thus deluded by ignorance
authority duty following perform scripture
Let the scripture be your authority in determining what should be done and what should not be done. You should perform your duty following the scriptural injunction.
attachment attains duty perform work
Always perform your duty efficiently and without attachment to the results, because by doing work without attachment one attains the Supreme.
attains benefits beyond eternal goes knows performance study supreme yogi
The yogi who knows all this goes beyond getting the benefits of the study of the Vedas, performance of sacrifices, austerities, and charities, and attains the Supreme eternal abode.
attains beings duty natural performing universe whom
He from whom all beings originate, and by whom all this universe is pervaded; worshipping Him by performing one's natural duty for Him one attains perfection.
action five performs whatever whether
Whatever action, whether right or wrong, one performs by thought, word, and deed; these are its five causes.
inspire others performing works
The enlightened one should inspire others by performing all works efficiently without attachment.
action attachment performs
A Karma-yogi performs action by body, mind, intellect, and senses, without attachment (or ego), only for self-purification.
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.