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...
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.
equal greater three
No one is even equal to You in the three worlds; how can there be one greater than You? O Being of Incomparable Glory.
charity food preferred three
The food preferred by all is also of three types. So are the sacrifice, austerity, and charity.
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.
clearly evil turning
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.
gold man
To the illumined man or woman, a clod of dirt, a stone, and gold are the same.
anger free intellect liberation prime sage verily
With senses, mind, and intellect under control; having liberation as the prime goal; free from lust, anger, and fear; such a sage is verily liberated.
amidst attachment aversion free life move peace sorrows wisdom
When you move amidst the world of sense, free from attachment and aversion alike, there comes the peace in which all sorrows end, and you life in the wisdom of the Self.