न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः । अहमादिर्हि देवानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः ॥१०-२॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna addresses King Arjuna thus… my origination (that stems from big bang) cannot be understood by gods and goddesses and saints and sages of different era. My origination is not a matter of speculation by physical manifest beings who could never understand process […]
यो मामजमनादिं च वेत्ति लोकमहेश्वरम् । असंमूढः स मर्त्येषु सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥१०-३॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna tells Arjuna, those who believed God Almighty did not have a birth… exists since beginning of time and was Anadi as per Hinduism scriptures… was the knower of absolute truth. Truthfully God Almighty also termed Brahman, Parmatman, Ishwar, khuda, Bhagwan, Sanatana Purusha etc. in […]
बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः । सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च ॥१०-४॥ अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः । भवन्ति भावा भूतानां मत्त एव पृथग्विधाः ॥१०-५॥ Transliteration: In Bhagavad Gita chapter 10 verse 4 – 5 Lord Krishna eulogizes various aspects of God Almighty (termed Brahman in Hinduism)… the one and only one! Lord Krishna tells Arjuna that whatever […]
महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा । मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः ॥१०-६॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna further says: O Arjuna, the entire mankind originated by grace of God Almighty. Initially came four great sages including Sanaka. Then came 14 Manu including Svayambhuva Manu. Followed them the great seven Maharishis’! All these jnanis (men of wisdom)… travelers of spiritual […]
एतां विभूतिं योगं च मम यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः । सोऽविकम्पेन योगेन युज्यते नात्र संशयः ॥१०-७॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna tells Arjuna… one who recognized celestial power of God Almighty; one who believed in existence of God Almighty; one who believed in doctrine of Maya (veil of illusion) propagated by Adi Shankaracharya; that apart from God Almighty nothing exists in cosmos […]
अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते । इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विताः ॥१०-८॥ Transliteration: In Bhagavad Gita chapter 10 Verse 8, it was through Lord Krishna God Almighty again emphasized that he alone was the originator of entire cosmos that consisted of many universes, billions of galaxies, billions of stars and millions of life supporting planets like mother […]
मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम् । कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च ॥१०-९॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna tells Arjuna: a serious seeker of spirituality all the time remains focused on God Almighty. Trying to establish absolute control over five senses, a serious seeker of spirituality all the time focused on establishing absolute control over mind power. One inherently realized, unless […]
भोक्तारं यज्ञतपसां सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम् । सुहृदं सर्वभूतानां ज्ञात्वा मां शान्तिमृच्छति ॥५-२९॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna says: O Arjuna, a seeker of God who finally sees essence of God in everything, all living beings after travelling path of jnana yoga (absolute wisdom) realized that the Advaita Vedanta principle of Hinduism propagated by Adi Shankaracharya was an absolute fact of life! Other than […]
स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः । प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ ॥५-२७॥ यतेन्द्रिय मनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः । विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः ॥५-२८॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna says: O Arjuna, when a traveler of spiritual path finally conquered five senses, all sense objects became meaningless! A human being gets affected by sense objects as long as we indulged in them. By concentrating our thoughts […]
कामक्रोधवियुक्तानां यतीनां यतचेतसाम् । अभितो ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं वर्तते विदितात्मनाम् ॥५-२६॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna tells Arjuna: human beings who succeed in establishing absolute control over sense objects Kama (feelings of desire) and Krodha (feelings of excessive anger)… by travelling path of absolute truthfulness, those who took absolute control of subconscious within… one who could commune with God Almighty on one-to-one basis […]
लभन्ते ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृषयः क्षीणकल्मषाः । छिन्नद्वैधा यतात्मानः सर्वभूतहिते रताः ॥५-२५॥ Transliteration: In Bhagavad Gita chapter 5 verse 25 Lord Krishna emphasized to Arjuna importance of human beings working for welfare of mankind. None could travel spiritual path sincerely and diligently unless we worked for welfare of all living beings including mankind. Self realization, God realization does not mean realizing God […]
योऽन्तःसुखोऽन्तरारामस्तथान्तर्ज्योतिरेव यः । स योगी ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं ब्रह्मभूतोऽधिगच्छति ॥५-२४॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna says to Arjuna: one determined to reach God in present life could never be swayed from path of jnana yoga (absolute wisdom)… no matter what! Such a human being finally succeeds in establishing absolute control over five senses and mind. Reaching stage of Nirvikalpa Samadhi (absolute nothingness)… one […]
शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात् । कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः ॥५-२३॥ Transliteration: In Bhagavad Gita chapter 5 verse 23 Lord Krishna clearly emphasizes that God Almighty could only be reached in human form… never lower forms of life! The two entities of physical manifest world, obstacles on path of pure spirituality… Kama (inherent feelings of desire) and […]
ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते । आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः ॥५-२२॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna says to Arjuna: the pleasures experienced through senses and sense objects were ephemeral… fleeting in nature! Every single sense object had limited life. There were never perennial in nature. In the circumstances, how can a true seeker of spirituality pursue path […]
बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत् सुखम् । स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षयमश्नुते ॥५-२१॥ Transliteration: When human beings transcend material nature, rise above fold of five senses and mind; one gained absolute purity forever! Devoid of dross impurities within… our soul atman, the spirit within regains its lost original pure prime pristine primordial form. Such a human being, who works with an unattached attitude, […]
न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम् । स्थिरबुद्धिरसंमूढो ब्रह्मविद्ब्रह्मणि स्थितः ॥५-२०॥ Transliteration: One who maintains equipoise in both happiness and sufferings, one who does not get affected by gains or losses of worldly life… such a one who maintains equanimity in all circumstances of life has finally reached stage of an enlightened one (kaivalya jnani) forever! Firmly established in God… […]
इहैव तैर्जितः सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः । निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद्ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिताः ॥५-१९॥ Transliteration: One who after controlling five senses and mind established self in oneness of mankind, such a one truly liberates self from cycle of birth and death forever… reaches stage of Mukti! An enlightened one devoid of dross impurities within finally reached […]
विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि । शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः ॥५-१८॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna tells Arjuna that seekers of spirituality who after establishing absolute control over five senses and mind via path of jnana yoga (absolute wisdom)… finally established self, identified self with God Almighty were true Jnana Yogis who finally realized oneness with all living beings. […]
तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः । गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः ॥५-१७॥ Transliteration: One who after directing one’s (buddhi) intellect and mind power towards God Almighty, establishing self in thoughts of God Almighty… finally reached stage of Nirvikalpa Samadhi (stage of absolute nothingness), and nothing to achieve further finally crosses over ocean of Samsara (worldly life) to reach God Almighty forever! Having become a pure soul […]
ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः । तेषामादित्यवज्ज्ञानं प्रकाशयति तत्परम् ॥५-१६॥ Transliteration: In Bhagavad Gita chapter 5 verse 16 Lord Krishna further says: human beings who succeeded in permanent removal of their ignorance did it via path of jnana yoga (path of absolute wisdom). By travelling spiritual path, moment human beings realized hidden inner truths of life… they reached stage […]
नादत्ते कस्यचित्पापं न चैव सुकृतं विभुः । अज्ञानेनावृतं ज्ञानं तेन मुह्यन्ति जन्तवः ॥५-१५॥ Transliteration: In Bhagavad Gita chapter 5 verse 15 Lord Krishna clearly says that law of karma was self rotating… independent of all other cosmic laws! It further clarifies that God Almighty never interfered with creation of his. Neither did God Almighty interfere with established laws of […]
न कर्तृत्वं न कर्माणि लोकस्य सृजति प्रभुः । न कर्मफलसंयोगं स्वभावस्तु प्रवर्तते ॥५-१४॥ Transliteration: In Bhagavad Gita chapter 5 verse 14 Lord Krishna confirms non-interference by God Almighty in the creation of his. At no stage of life does God Almighty interfere. Right from first manifestation by the soul atman as an amoeba (single cell formation) to last as […]
सर्वकर्माणि मनसा संन्यस्यास्ते सुखं वशी । नवद्वारे पुरे देही नैव कुर्वन्न कारयन् ॥५-१३॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna says: O Arjuna, a Sankhya Yogi… who had all five senses and mind under control, a traveler of path of absolute truthfulness… remaining unattached to karma and fruits of karma performed finally lives life of a recluse… an enlightened one, a bodhi… a […]
युक्तः कर्मफलं त्यक्त्वा शान्तिमाप्नोति नैष्ठिकीम् । अयुक्तः कामकारेण फले सक्तो निबध्यते ॥५-१२॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna says to Arjuna: A Nishkama Karma Yogi by offering fruits of karma performed to God Almighty finally reached stage of Nirvikalpa Samadhi (stage of absolute nothingness), when not a single thought flowed through our brain uninvoked. This is the stage of unparalleled bliss experienced […]
कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि । योगिनः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वात्मशुद्धये ॥५-११॥ Transliteration: Through Bhagavad Gita chapter 5 verse 11 Lord Krishna again emphasizes importance of path of karma yoga to reach God in one’s lifetime. Lord Krishna says… a true Karma Yogi can always indulge in karma knowing well that, all indulgences by five senses, mind, buddhi (intellect) and […]
ब्रह्मण्याधाय कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा करोति यः । लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा ॥५-१०॥ Transliteration: In Bhagavad Gita chapter 5 verse 10 Lord Krishna tells Arjuna that human beings who saw karma as part of God Almighty never attached self to fruits of karma performed! Remaining unattached to karma performed, one could live in Grihastha ashram (family life) as […]
नैव किंचित्करोमीति युक्तो मन्येत तत्त्ववित् । पश्यञ्श्रृण्वन्स्पृशञ्जिघ्रन्नश्नन्गच्छन्स्वपञ्श्वसन् ॥५-८॥ प्रलपन्विसृजन्गृह्णन्नुन्मिषन्निमिषन्नपि । इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेषु वर्तन्त इति धारयन् ॥५-९॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna says: O Arjuna, when a traveler of spiritual path finally conquered five senses, all sense objects became meaningless! A human being gets affected by sense objects as long as we indulged in them. By concentrating our thoughts in centre of two […]
योगयुक्तो विशुद्धात्मा विजितात्मा जितेन्द्रियः । सर्वभूतात्मभूतात्मा कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते ॥५-७॥ Transliteration: In Bhagavad Gita chapter 5 verse 7 Lord Krishna enumerates advantages of following path of nishkama karma yoga. One who had established absolute control over mind, one who had become a Jitendriya (conqueror of five senses)… one who was absolutely truthful in all affairs of life… one who […]
संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः । योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म नचिरेणाधिगच्छति ॥५-६॥ Transliteration: In Bhagavad Gita chapter 5 verse 6 Lord Krishna again emphasizes to Arjuna that stage of sanyasa was difficult to reach unless we practiced karma yoga! In a nutshell, in layman terms… Lord Krishna makes it absolutely clear to Arjuna that indulgence in karma by all living beings including human […]
यत्सांख्यैः प्राप्यते स्थानं तद्योगैरपि गम्यते । एकं सांख्यं च योगं च यः पश्यति स पश्यति ॥५-५॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna says to Arjuna: by travelling spiritual path whatever ultimate goal of life is achieved by a Jnana Yogi, the same is also achieved by a Karma Yogi. Lord Krishna emphatically confirms, though path of jnana yoga and karma yoga appear […]
सांख्ययोगौ पृथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः । एकमप्यास्थितः सम्यगुभयोर्विन्दते फलम् ॥५-४॥ Transliteration: While deliberating on karma yoga in Bhagavad Gita chapter 5 verse 3… Lord Krishna clearly indicates that for reaching God in present life… path of nishkama karma yoga was an absolute must! In Bhagavad Gita chapter 5 verse 4 Lord Krishna tells Arjuna that path of Sankhya Yoga […]
ज्ञेयः स नित्यसंन्यासी यो न द्वेष्टि न काङ्क्षति । निर्द्वन्द्वो हि महाबाहो सुखं बन्धात्प्रमुच्यते ॥५-३॥ Transliteration: Emphasizing importance of karma yoga in human life, lord Krishna says to Arjuna: Seeker of spirituality who lived a life of equipoise, one who vanquished his desires and also refrained from all kinds of enmities was a true Karma Yogi indeed! Only a […]
संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ । तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते ॥५-२॥ Transliteration: In Bhagavad Gita chapter 5 verse 1 Arjuna express to Lord Krishna his dilemma about which path to follow… path of karma sanyasa or nishkama karma yoga. As per Lord Krishna both paths of karma ultimate led one towards God Almighty. In bhagavad gita chapter 5 verse 2 Lord Krishna […]
धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः । मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत संजय ॥१-१॥ Transliteration: The sacred Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism is considered epitome of spirituality. Why? The sermon of Bhagavad Gita by Lord Krishna details everything worth knowable by human beings in this cosmic world. The entire Bhagavad Gita is an allegory… what exists beyond (in cosmos) also exists within our body. To […]
एषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिः पार्थ नैनां प्राप्य विमुह्यति । स्थित्वास्यामन्तकालेऽपि ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृच्छति ॥२-७२॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna addresses Arjuna thus… whatever I explained to you before now is the state when a human being reached state of Brahma jnana… became knower of all! A Brahma jnani is one who reached Brahman in his lifetime… one who became a self realized soul… an […]
मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम् । यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम ॥११-१॥ Transliteration: After hearing sermon from Lord Krishna, king Arjuna states thus… out of compassion and love for me… the extremely confidential dictate (that which is hidden from normal intellect) relating to spirituality given by you has awakened me from within. It has successfully dispelled the darkness within me. I […]
यस्मान्नोद्विजते लोको लोकान्नोद्विजते च यः । हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैर्मुक्तो यः स च मे प्रियः ॥१२-१५॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna tells Arjuna: one who was not cause for inner agitation by others, one who remained unperturbed, composed in all circumstances of life… such a Bhakta, seeker of God was dear to me! One who had an established goal in life… how could he be […]
spअद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च । निर्ममो निरहंकारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी ॥१२-१३॥ संतुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः । मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः ॥१२-१४॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna says: a human being free of enmity and hatred, one free of self-interest… a lover of humanity, compassionate… one free from emotional attachments of all kinds, one free of ego (Ahamkara in Hinduism)… […]
श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते । ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम् ॥१२-१२॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna says: literal reading of scriptural texts carried no meaning! Going to temples and praying to God carried meaning only when we understood the meaning of prayers. Most human beings world over indulged in prayers and worship of God without ever realizing that unless we contemplated on religious texts… we […]
अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रितः । सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं ततः कुरु यतात्मवान् ॥१२-११॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna says: if you are unable to follow path of yoga which was a sure shot method of reaching God in present life… you must indulge in nishkama karma yoga, offering fruits of karma performed to God Almighty all the time! When you become unattached to karma and […]
अभ्यासेऽप्यसमर्थोऽसि मत्कर्मपरमो भव । मदर्थमपि कर्माणि कुर्वन्सिद्धिमवाप्स्यसि ॥१२-१०॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna tells Arjuna: if you find indulgence in yoga not within your competence, if after all your efforts you find it difficult to establish control over five senses and mind then indulge in karma yoga (not nishkama karma yoga)… with an inherent feeling that all karma was directed towards […]
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम् । अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनंजय ॥१२-९॥ Transliteration: In Bhagavad Gita chapter 12 verse 9 Lord Krishna says to Arjuna… if you find mastering mind power difficult for you, if you find concentrating on mind not within your reach… if you cannot still your mind… then O Arjuna, whichever path of yoga suits […]
मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय । निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः ॥१२-८॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna further advises Arjuna thus: O Arjuna! Invest your mind and intellect (buddhi) in me in totality. In spiritual parlance this means… absolute submission to God Almighty! Unless you submit to me in totality… you would never reach me, says Lord Krishna! Total […]
ये तु सर्वाणि कर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्पराः । अनन्येनैव योगेन मां ध्यायन्त उपासते ॥१२-६॥ तेषामहं समुद्धर्ता मृत्युसंसारसागरात् । भवामि नचिरात्पार्थ मय्यावेशितचेतसाम् ॥१२-७॥ Transliteration: Continuing discussion on Nirakaar (having no form) and Sakaar (having a form) form of God, Lord Krishna emphasizes that serious seekers of spirituality (who truly wanted to reach God in their lifetime), those having absolute faith in […]
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम् । अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते ॥१२-५॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna says: to realize the unmanifest, to realize the omnipresent, Nirakaar (having no form) is difficult… very difficult! Even one who had established self in thoughts of God Almighty, for a worshipper of formless… to comprehend reality of Brahman (God Almighty) was truly a mammoth task, that required sheer hard […]
ये त्वक्षरमनिर्देश्यमव्यक्तं पर्युपासते । सर्वत्रगमचिन्त्यं च कूटस्थमचलं ध्रुवम् ॥१२-३॥ संनियम्येन्द्रियग्रामं सर्वत्र समबुद्धयः । ते प्राप्नुवन्ति मामेव सर्वभूतहिते रताः ॥१२-४॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna while expounding the difference between worshipping God in Sakaar form (having a form) and Nirakaar form of God (having no form) tells Arjuna that human beings who after establishing absolute control over five senses finally succeeded in […]
मय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते । श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः ॥१२-२॥ Transliteration: When Arjuna sought guidance from Lord Krishna to understand difference between worshipping God in Sakaar form (having a form) or Nirakaar form of God (having no form)… Lord Krishna said: O Arjuna, one who while concentrating ones mind on me indulges in Bhajan Kirtans and […]
एवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते । ये चाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः ॥१२-१॥ Transliteration: King Arjuna asks Lord Krishna thus… One who had infinite faith in God Almighty, those indulging in karma nishkama karma way… for whom nothing other than God existed in cosmos, human beings devoid of feelings of hatred towards one and all… such devotees of God Almighty […]
ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वामृतमश्नुते । अनादि मत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते ॥१३-१२॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna addresses King Arjuna thus… that which is worth knowable and after knowing which (realizing which) human beings experienced stage of permanent bliss (param ananda in Hinduism)… reached stage of ecstasy, stage of extreme happiness (something that could never be described in words)… I shall explain all […]
महाभूतान्यहंकारो बुद्धिरव्यक्तमेव च । इन्द्रियाणि दशैकं च पञ्च चेन्द्रियगोचराः ॥१३-५॥ Transliteration: Explaining concept of Kshetra to Arjuna, Lord Krishna further says… whatever has been experienced and expressed by learned sages and saints of different era, whatever is explicitly detailed in different Vedas and which is further confirmed by Brahma sutras of Hinduism… I shall further detail it for you […]
ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक् । ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्चितैः ॥१३-४॥ Transliteration: In Bhagavad Gita chapter 13 verse 4, Lord Krishna (an avatar of his era) makes it amply clear that essence of Kshetra and Kshetrajna had its base in statements of various sages and saints of different era, in various Vedas (primary of which are… Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda […]
तत्क्षेत्रं यच्च यादृक्च यद्विकारि यतश्च यत् । स च यो यत्प्रभावश्च तत्समासेन मे शृणु ॥१३-३॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna briefs Arjuna about different forms of Kshetras and that internally all Kshetras had same entity. This simply means that all souls’ atmans in cosmos at the time of start of their cosmic journey had absolutely similar properties. How these souls atmans […]
क्षेत्रज्ञं चापि मां विद्धि सर्वक्षेत्रेषु भारत । क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोर्ज्ञानं यत्तज्ज्ञानं मतं मम ॥१३-२॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna says, O Arjuna: at the core of every Kshetra exists a Kshetrajna and that Kshetrajna (knower of all) is me that exists within all living beings including human beings. Other than me (the knower of all) nothing else existed within every living being. […]
इदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते । एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः ॥१३-१॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna addresses King Arjuna… O Arjuna! In spiritual parlance this human body is also called Kshetra… field where one can work out ones karma. And one who realizes this sublime truth is called Kshetrajna… the knower of absolute truth! As per Bhagavad Gita, […]
सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः संभवन्ति याः । तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता ॥१४-४॥ Transliteration: In bhagavad gita chapter 14 verse 4 Lord Krishna confirms to Arjuna that manifestation was part of cosmic life. In absence of reincarnation, rebirth… life simply could not move in cosmic system. In all 1.1 million manifestations in human form by our soul atman, the […]
मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन्गर्भं दधाम्यहम् । संभवः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत ॥१४-३॥ Transliteration: In bhagavad gita chapter 14 verse 3 Lord Krishna details to Arjuna process of creation of life in cosmic system. As per Lord Krishna… the entire manifest creation, entire cosmos was the womb wherein life was created with help of God Almighty, the creative power of cosmos! […]
इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागताः । सर्गेऽपि नोपजायन्ते प्रलये न व्यथन्ति च ॥१४-२॥ Transliteration: In bhagavad gita chapter 14 verse 2 Lord Krishna emphasizes on Arjuna importance of path of jnana yoga (absolute wisdom) following which human beings came closer to God. It was only by following path of Tattva jnana human beings finally reached God, realized God forever! […]
परं भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम् । यज्ज्ञात्वा मुनयः सर्वे परां सिद्धिमितो गताः ॥१४-१॥ Transliteration: In Bhagavad Gita chapter 14 verse 1 Lord Krishna says: O Arjuna, knowing which even an ardent seeker of spirituality finally gained release from cycle of birth and death forever… such a path of jnana (wisdom) can only be known by one who practiced […]
यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः । तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसङ्गः समाचर ॥३-९॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna advises Arjuna that a seeker of spirituality who indulged in karma relating to yagna always remained free from bondages of karma. While indulging in yagna… we were all the time propitiating Agni God Surya Devta. Paying homage to God Almighty through yagnas was common during Vedic […]
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः । शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः ॥३-८॥ Transliteration: In Bhagavad Gita chapter 3 verse 8 Lord Krishna advises Arjuna to indulge in karma as ordained in scriptures. Lord Krishna extols virtues of indulgence in karma compared to non-indulgence, renunciation! Arjuna was representing his kingdom in the battle of Mahabharata. How could he […]
यस्त्विन्द्रियाणि मनसा नियम्यारभतेऽर्जुन । कर्मेन्द्रियैः कर्मयोगमसक्तः स विशिष्यते ॥३-७॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna tells Arjuna that control over five senses could only be established through mind power. As no human being ever had an independent mind… everything was governed by our brain that worked as a receiving and transmitting station. Based on invocation of thoughts, our senses indulged in sense […]
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन् । इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते ॥३-६॥ Transliteration: Ignorant in matters spiritual… a follower of path of religion (rituals) always pretends following path of spirituality! One who did not understand even basics of spirituality, how could one realize anything about God Almighty in ones lifetime? Just by forcibly stopping usage of five senses, one […]
न हि कश्चित्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत् । कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः ॥३-५॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna tells Arjuna in explicit terms that none could forego workings of karma, no matter what! By remaining inactive, by act of renunciation… why could not human beings dissuade from workings of karma! As per Lord Krishna… karma was inbuilt into psyche of all living […]
न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते । न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति ॥३-४॥ Transliteration: In Bhagavad Gita chapter 3 verse 4 Lord Krishna discusses different aspects of karma yoga. Refusal to indulge in act of karma does not lead one towards stage of zero karma. We just could not abandon karma… no matter what! Karma was ingrained into every living being including human […]
लोकेऽस्मिन्द्विविधा निष्ठा पुरा प्रोक्ता मयानघ । ज्ञानयोगेन सांख्यानां कर्मयोगेन योगिनाम् ॥३-३॥ Transliteration: When Arjuna insists Lord Krishna to define what was right him, path of jnana yoga or nishkama karma yoga… Lord Krishna enumerates merits of the two. Lord Krishna addresses Arjuna as Nishpap (one who does not attract sin while indulging in karma). Lord Krishna knew well that […]
व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे । तदेकं वद निश्चित्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम् ॥३-२॥ Transliteration: In a dilemma as to which path to follow, Arjuna asks Lord Krishna to explicitly detail what path Arjuna must finally follow to win battle of Mahabharata and also succeed in life. Arjuna wanted Lord Krishna to decide his goal of life. This was a wrong […]
ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम् । मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः ॥४-११॥ Transliteration: In Bhagavad Gita chapter 4 verse 11 Lord Krishna emphasizes on Arjuna the importance of law of karma on path of pure spirituality. As our karma… accordingly the results! We just could not expect mangoes to grow on a guava tree. As we sow so […]
वीतराग भयक्रोधा मन्मया मामुपाश्रिताः । बहवो ज्ञानतपसा पूता मद्भावमागताः ॥४-१०॥ Transliteration: In Bhagavad Gita chapter 4 verse 10 Lord Krishna tells Arjuna… those who succeeded in establishing absolute control over raag (attachments, passions), fear and anger; one dwelling in God Almighty all the time by practicing nishkama karma yoga… travelers of spiritual path who followed path of jnana […]
जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः । त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन ॥४-९॥ Transliteration: In Bhagavad Gita chapter 4 verse 9 Lord Krishna tells Arjuna: my birth was Divya (divine). Anything related to Lord Krishna could only be understood by a serious seeker of spirituality. The constitution of divine was beyond perception of normal human […]
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् । धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे ॥४-८॥ Transliteration: Through Bhagavad Gita chapter 4 verse 8 Lord Krishna emphasizes to Arjuna reasons for coming of an avatar (God manifest in human form). What cosmic phenomenon… what upheavals in society mandated coming of an avatar (God manifest in human form)! Lord Krishna for himself never even […]
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत । अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम् ॥४-७॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna addressed Arjuna thus: O Bharata (descendant of Emperor Bharata in whose name India was called Bharatvarsha in earlier times)… in times of distress, tribulation… extreme strife, in times of adharma (lawlessness) when evil seems triumphing over Dharma (righteousness) would I manifest human form to […]
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन् । प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया ॥४-६॥ Transliteration: Manifestation of cosmic power that is what is illustrated in Bhagavad Gita chapter 4 verse 6 by Lord Krishna to Arjuna! Lord Krishna says… I was always eternal, had no beginning in time! I could never be destructed, which proves that there was nothing more competent than God […]
बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन । तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप ॥४-५॥ Transliteration: In Bhagavad Gita chapter 4 verse 5 Lord Krishna emphasizes immanence of cosmic life. The absolute reality was far different than manifest physical reality seen from senses point of view. On earthly domain governed by senses everything that appeared solid was in […]
अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः । कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति ॥४-४॥ Transliteration: Through Bhagavad Gita chapter 4 verse 4 Lord Krishna explains to Arjuna celestial process of continuity of life in cosmic system. Lord Krishna was a manifest physical human being, termed an avatar (God manifest in human form)… a messiah, saviour! He is personified as an avatar (God […]
स एवायं मया तेऽद्य योगः प्रोक्तः पुरातनः । भक्तोऽसि मे सखा चेति रहस्यं ह्येतदुत्तमम् ॥४-३॥ Transliteration: In Bhagavad Gita chapter 4 verse 3 Lord Krishna eulogizes the importance of Arjuna following path of jnana yoga, nishkama karma yoga to reach God in his lifetime! The primary purpose of Lord Krishna advising Arjuna does not relate to Arjuna becoming a […]
एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः । स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप ॥४-२॥ Transliteration: Lord Krishna addressed Arjuna thus: O traveler of path of jnana yoga, follower of absolute truth… the doctrine of jnana yoga was further passed by King Ikshvaku (scion of solar dynasty) to his most able follower down the line. After King Ikshvaku, many other competent […]
ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन । तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव ॥३-१॥ Transliteration: King Arjuna addressed Lord Krishna thus… ‘O’ savior of mankind, give unto me jnana (wisdom) knowing which I could differentiate between karma and path of jnana yoga! Give me inner understanding to realize that path of jnana yoga was superior to path of karma yoga. […]
इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम् । विवस्वान्मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत् ॥४-१॥ Transliteration: Extolling virtues of path of jnana yoga, Lord Krishna tells Arjuna: The doctrine of jnana yoga was first given to Surya (Sun) who in turn gave it to Manu. In Hinduism Manu stands for first cosmic being that lived on mother earth… also considered progenitor of mankind. The sacred […]