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...
men questions wisest work
What is work and what is not work are questions that perplex the wisest of men.
society welfare wise work
The wise should work without attachment, for the welfare of the society.
rejoice sensual wise
The wise do not rejoice in sensual pleasures.
beginning contact delight due man material pleasures sources wise
An intelligent person does not take part in the sources of misery, which are due to contact with material senses. Such pleasures have a beginning and an end, and so the wise man does not delight in them.
draws senses tortoise wise
Even as a tortoise draws in its limbs, the wise can draw in their senses at will.
action confused wise
Even the wise are confused about what is action and what is inaction.
grief grieve living neither nor speak wise words worthy
You grieve for those who are not worthy of grief, and yet speak the words of wisdom. The wise grieve neither for the living nor for the dead.
inaction sees wise
The one who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is a wise person.
four knowledge knows seek seeker types virtuous wise worship
Four types of virtuous ones worship or seek Me, O Arjuna. They are: the distressed, the seeker of Self-knowledge, the seeker of wealth, and the wise one who knows the Supreme.
love origin understanding wise worship
I am the origin of all. Everything emanates from Me. Understanding this, the wise ones worship Me with love and devotion.
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.
according act beings follow value wise
All beings follow their nature. Even the wise act according to their own nature. What, then, is the value of sense restraint?
great realizing resort soul wise
After many births the wise ones resort (or surrender) to Me by realizing that everything is (a manifestation of) Brahman indeed. Such a great soul is very rare.
carry mind restless striving wise
Restless senses, O Arjuna, forcibly carry away the mind of even a wise person striving for perfection.