Category: Bhagavad Gita

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) People Have Varied Natures, And As A Result, They Are Best Suited For Various Professional Task ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परन्तप | कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणै: || 18.41|| brāhmaṇa-kṣhatriya-viśhāṁ śhūdrāṇāṁ cha parantapa karmāṇi pravibhaktāni svabhāva-prabhavair guṇaiḥ|| 18.41|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 18- Ver. 41: O scorcher of...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) What Needs To Be Fixed Is Not Prakriti Itself But Our Association With It न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुन: | सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभि: स्यात्त्रिभिर्गुणै: || 18.40|| na tad asti pṛithivyāṁ vā divi deveṣhu vā punaḥ sattvaṁ prakṛiti-jair muktaṁ yad ebhiḥ syāt tribhir guṇaiḥ||...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) Tamasic Joy Has No Known Cure Outside Keeping A High Level Of Awareness यदग्रे चानुबन्धे च सुखं मोहनमात्मन: | निद्रालस्यप्रमादोत्थं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् || 18.39|| yad agre chānubandhe cha sukhaṁ mohanam ātmanaḥ nidrālasya-pramādotthaṁ tat tāmasam udāhṛitam|| 18.39|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 18- Ver. 39: Happiness that encompasses...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) The Excitement That Results From The Interaction Of The Senses With Their Objects Is What Rajasic Enjoyment Is Like विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम् | परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम् || 18.38|| viṣhayendriya-sanyogād yat tad agre ’mṛitopamam pariṇāme viṣham iva tat sukhaṁ rājasaṁ smṛitam|| 18.38|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch....

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) There Are Two Options The “Beneficial” Road And The “Pleasant” Path These Two Guide People In Very Opposite Directions सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं शृणु मे भरतर्षभ | अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दु:खान्तं च निगच्छति || 18.36|| यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम् | तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम् || 18.37|| sukhaṁ tv idānīṁ tri-vidhaṁ...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) Determination in the mode of ignorance is characterized by stubborn persistence driven by confusion or lack of understanding, where one clings to emotions and goals without grasping the full context or seeking clarity. यया स्वप्नं भयं शोकं विषादं मदमेव च | न विमुञ्चति दुर्मेधा धृति: सा...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) Dharma, Artha, Kaama, And Moksha Are The Four Main Goals Of A Human Life यया तु धर्मकामार्थान्धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन | प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ् क्षी धृति: सा पार्थ राजसी || 18.34|| yayā tu dharma-kāmārthān dhṛityā dhārayate ‘rjuna prasaṅgena phalākāṅkṣhī dhṛitiḥ sā pārtha rājasī|| 18.34|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch....

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) Confusion Will Arise If We Lose Sight Of Our Dharma And Allow Egoism And Attachment To Rule Us यया धर्ममधर्मं च कार्यं चाकार्यमेव च | अयथावत्प्रजानाति बुद्धि: सा पार्थ राजसी || 18.31|| yayā dharmam adharmaṁ cha kāryaṁ chākāryam eva cha ayathāvat prajānāti buddhiḥ sā pārtha rājasī||...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) Every Time We Exercise Our Free Will, We Make Choices, And The Sum Of Those Choices Defines Where We End Up In Life प्रवृत्तिंच निवृत्तिं च कार्याकार्ये भयाभये | बन्धं मोक्षं च या वेत्तिबुद्धि: सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी || 18.30|| pravṛittiṁ cha nivṛittiṁ cha kāryākārye bhayābhaye bandhaṁ...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) According To Shri Krishna, Prakriti Has Intelligence And Perseverance Among Her Gunaas बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं शृणु | प्रोच्यमानमशेषेण पृथक्त्वेन धनञ्जय || 18.29|| buddher bhedaṁ dhṛiteśh chaiva guṇatas tri-vidhaṁ śhṛiṇu prochyamānam aśheṣheṇa pṛithaktvena dhanañjaya|| 18.29|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 18- Ver. 29: Gunaas claims that there...