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...
becomes body compassion dear desire fail fathers great hairs limbs mouth overcome ranks seeing standing
Seeing fathers-in-law, all those kinsmen, and other dear ones standing in the ranks of the two armies, / Arjuna was overcome with great compassion and sorrowfully said: O Krishna, seeing my kinsmen standing with a desire to fight, / My limbs fail and my mouth becomes dry. My body quivers and my hairs stand on end.
becomes body fail hairs limbs mouth stand
My limbs fail and my mouth becomes dry. My body quivers and my hairs stand on end.
armies cease shall standing warriors
Even without your participation all the warriors standing arrayed in the opposing armies shall cease to exist.
causing dialogue hair heard lord stand thus wonderful
Thus I heard this wonderful dialogue between Lord Krishna and Mahatma Arjuna, causing my hair to stand on end.
filled hairs head lord prayed standing wonder
Then Arjuna, filled with wonder and his hairs standing on end, bowed his head to the Lord and prayed with folded hands.
noble others persons standard whatever
Because, whatever noble persons do, others follow. Whatever standard they set up, the world follows.
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.
explain fully knowing known remains self-knowledge shall together
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.