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Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 37 & 38

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Attachment Suppresses Viveka Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 37 & 38  यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतस: | कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम् || 37|| कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभि: पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम् | कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन || 38|| yady apy ete na paśhyanti lobhopahata-chetasaḥ kula-kṣhaya-kṛitaṁ doṣhaṁ mitra-drohe cha pātakam|| 37|| kathaṁ na jñeyam asmābhiḥ pāpād asmān […]

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Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 30

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Fearfulness And Loss Of Mental Stability Are Symptoms Of Those Who Are Too Affected By Material Circumstances Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 30  न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मन: || 30|| निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव | na cha śhaknomy avasthātuṁ bhramatīva cha me manaḥ|| 30|| nimittāni cha paśhyāmi viparītāni […]

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Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 29

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When One Allows Their Emotions To Run Wild Rationality Is Destroyed Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 29 वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते || 29|| गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चै व परिदह्यते | vepathuśh cha śharīre me roma-harṣhaśh cha jāyate|| 29|| gāṇḍīvaṁ sraṁsate hastāt tvak chaiva paridahyate Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 1- Ver. […]

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Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verses 6

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Life Is A Constant State Of Change So Are Relationships Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verses 6 युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्त उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान् | सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथा: || 6|| yudhāmanyuśhcha vikrānta uttamaujāśhcha vīryavān saubhadro draupadeyāśhcha sarva eva mahā-rathāḥ|| 6|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 1- Ver. 6: Duryodhana said: There are the […]

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Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verses 5

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 When The Question of Relationship or Dharma Arises One Should Choose Dharma Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verses 5 धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितान: काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान् | पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गव: || 5|| dhṛiṣhṭaketuśhchekitānaḥ kāśhirājaśhcha vīryavān purujit kuntibhojaśhcha śhaibyaśhcha nara-puṅgavaḥ|| 5|| Shloka Translation BG 1. 5: Duryodhana said: Great, brave, and strong fighters like Dhrstaketu, Cekitana, Kasiraja, […]

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Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 34 and 35

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Bonds Lead Man to opt not to adhere to Dharma Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 34 – 35 आचार्या: पितर: पुत्रास्तथैव च पितामहा: | मातुला: श्वशुरा: पौत्रा: श्याला: सम्बन्धिनस्तथा || 34|| एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन | अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यस्य हेतो: किं नु महीकृते || 35|| āchāryāḥ pitaraḥ putrās tathaiva cha pitāmahāḥ mātulāḥ […]

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Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 31

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Conditioned Souls Seek Happiness In Physical Connections And Are Drawn To Them Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 31 न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे | न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च || 31|| na cha śhreyo ’nupaśhyāmi hatvā sva-janam āhave na kāṅkṣhe vijayaṁ kṛiṣhṇa na cha rājyaṁ sukhāni cha|| […]

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Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 25

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A Good Leader and Mentor Creates A Conducive Atmosphere For Teaching Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 25 भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखत: सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम् | उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति || 25|| bhīṣhma-droṇa-pramukhataḥ sarveṣhāṁ cha mahī-kṣhitām uvācha pārtha paśhyaitān samavetān kurūn iti || 25|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 1- Ver. 25: O descendant of Bharat, […]

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Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verses 2

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Explanation Lord Krishna, as the Supersoul, understood Arjuna’s thoughts completely,  here the use of the term Hrisikesa is used to signify his omniscience. Referring to Arjuna as Partha highlighted their familial relationship, with Arjuna being the son of Krishna’s aunt, Kunti. Krishna playfully reminded Arjuna of their family bond when he agreed to be Arjuna’s […]