Category: Bhagavad Gita

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) Yogi Sees All Beings With Equal Vision, Realizing That Brahman Is The Foundation Of All Life ब्रह्मभूत: प्रसन्नात्मा न शोचति न काङ् क्षति | सम: सर्वेषु भूतेषु मद्भक्तिं लभते पराम् || 18.54|| brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā na śhochati na kāṅkṣhati samaḥ sarveṣhu bhūteṣhu mad-bhaktiṁ labhate parām|| 18.54|| Shloka...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) Quality Is Necessary For Brahman-Realization To Be Complete बुद्ध्या विशुद्धया युक्तो धृत्यात्मानं नियम्य च | शब्दादीन्विषयांस्त्यक्त्वा रागद्वेषौ व्युदस्य च || 18.51|| विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानस: | ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रित: || 18.52|| अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं परिग्रहम् विमुच्य निर्मम: शान्तो ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते || 18.53|| buddhyā viśhuddhayā...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) Regular Karma Yoga Practice Leads To The Realization Of Spiritual Insight सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे | समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा || 18.50|| siddhiṁ prāpto yathā brahma tathāpnoti nibodha me samāsenaiva kaunteya niṣhṭhā jñānasya yā parā|| 18.50|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch....

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) Accepting God’s Will Allows One To Be Detached From Results असक्तबुद्धि: सर्वत्र जितात्मा विगतस्पृह: | नैष्कर्म्यसिद्धिं परमां सन्न्यासेनाधिगच्छति || 18.49|| asakta-buddhiḥ sarvatra jitātmā vigata-spṛihaḥ naiṣhkarmya-siddhiṁ paramāṁ sannyāsenādhigachchhati|| 18.49|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 18- Ver. 49: The ultimate level of action freedom is attained by those...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) According To Shree Krishna, No Work Is Error-Free सहजं कर्म कौन्तेय सदोषमपि न त्यजेत् | सर्वारम्भा हि दोषेण धूमेनाग्निरिवावृता: || 18.48|| saha-jaṁ karma kaunteya sa-doṣham api na tyajet sarvārambhā hi doṣheṇa dhūmenāgnir ivāvṛitāḥ|| 18.48|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 18- Ver. 48: O son of Kunti,...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) Swa-Dharma Is Appropriate For How We Are Feeling And Can Almost Be Done Automatically श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुण: परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात् | स्वभावनियतं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम् || 18.47|| śhreyān swa-dharmo viguṇaḥ para-dharmāt sv-anuṣhṭhitāt svabhāva-niyataṁ karma kurvan nāpnoti kilbiṣham|| 18.47|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 18- Ver. 47: Even if it...

In God’s Creation, No Soul Is Useless According To His Perfect Plan All Living Things Will Gradually Become Flawless (Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) यत: प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम् | स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानव: || 18.46|| yataḥ pravṛittir bhūtānāṁ yena sarvam idaṁ tatam sva-karmaṇā tam abhyarchya siddhiṁ vindati mānavaḥ ||...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) Getting One’s Obligations Done Can Lead To Nirvana स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरत: संसिद्धिं लभते नर: | स्वकर्मनिरत: सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु || 18.45|| sve sve karmaṇy abhirataḥ sansiddhiṁ labhate naraḥ sva-karma-nirataḥ siddhiṁ yathā vindati tach chhṛiṇu|| 18.45|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 18- Ver. 45: Humans can...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) Kshatriyas Were Those With Mostly Rajasic Natures Combined With Sattva Guna शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम् | दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम् || 18.43|| śhauryaṁ tejo dhṛitir dākṣhyaṁ yuddhe chāpy apalāyanam dānam īśhvara-bhāvaśh cha kṣhātraṁ karma svabhāva-jam|| 18.43|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 18- Ver. 43: For...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) The Brahmins Were Largely Sattvic-Natured People शमो दमस्तप: शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च | ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम् || 18.42|| śhamo damas tapaḥ śhauchaṁ kṣhāntir ārjavam eva cha jñānaṁ vijñānam āstikyaṁ brahma-karma svabhāva-jam|| 18.42|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 18- Ver. 42: For Brahmins, the inherent attributes of...