Category: Bhagavad Gita

Explanation Let’s take a look at the words Shri Krishna used. They weren’t pleasant words. They weren’t heartfelt sympathies or words of encouragement. They were harsh, provocative words intended to shock Arjuna out of his deep sleep. They were meant to show Arjuna that his assessment of the situation,...

Explanation Sanjaya uses the word kripaya, which means sympathy or compassion, to characterize Arjuna’s feelings. There are two types of compassion. One is God’s and the saints’ divine compassion for souls in the corporeal realm who are suffering because of their separation from God. The other is material compassion,...

When In Confusion Always Turn Inwards Towards Higher self for Guidance Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 46 सञ्जय उवाच | एवमुक्त्वार्जुन: सङ्ख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत् | विसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानस: || 46|| sañjaya uvācha evam uktvārjunaḥ saṅkhye rathopastha upāviśhat visṛijya sa-śharaṁ chāpaṁ śhoka-saṁvigna-mānasaḥ|| 46||  Shloka Translation...

Attachment Creates Illusions in Mind Thus One Cannot Know What is Right & Dharma Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 45 यदि मामप्रतीकारमशस्त्रं शस्त्रपाणय: | धार्तराष्ट्रा रणे हन्युस्तन्मे क्षेमतरं भवेत्|| 45|| yadi mām apratīkāram aśhastraṁ śhastra-pāṇayaḥ dhārtarāṣhṭrā raṇe hanyus tan me kṣhemataraṁ bhavet|| 45||  Shloka Translation...

 Victim Mentality & Lack of Confidence Always Leads to Negative Consequences Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 44 अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम् | यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यता: || 44|| aho bata mahat pāpaṁ kartuṁ vyavasitā vayam yad rājya-sukha-lobhena hantuṁ sva-janam udyatāḥ|| 44||  Shloka Translation BG...

Unlawful Behaviour From Individual Level to Society Level Ends Up Everyone in Hell for Eternity Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 43 उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन | नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम || 43|| utsanna-kula-dharmāṇāṁ manuṣhyāṇāṁ janārdana narake ‘niyataṁ vāso bhavatītyanuśhuśhruma|| 43||  Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 1- Ver....

Degradation of People From Dharma Leads to Individual, Societal & Spiritual Downfall Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 42 दोषैरेतै: कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकै: | उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्मा: कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वता: || 42|| doṣhair etaiḥ kula-ghnānāṁ varṇa-saṅkara-kārakaiḥ utsādyante jāti-dharmāḥ kula-dharmāśh cha śhāśhvatāḥ|| 42||  Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 1- Ver....

When Society Gets Deviated From Dharma Ancestors Are Denied Of Sacrificial Offerings And They Perish Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 41  सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च | पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रिया: || 41|| saṅkaro narakāyaiva kula-ghnānāṁ kulasya cha patanti pitaro hy eṣhāṁ lupta-piṇḍodaka-kriyāḥ|| 41||  Shloka...

A Deluded Mind Has Limitless Fear Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 40  अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रिय: | स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्कर: || 40|| adharmābhibhavāt kṛiṣhṇa praduṣhyanti kula-striyaḥ strīṣhu duṣhṭāsu vārṣhṇeya jāyate varṇa-saṅkaraḥ || 40||  Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 1- Ver. 40: When lawlessness dominates,...

A Deluded Mind Always Magnifies Problem Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 39  कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्मा: सनातना: | धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत || 39|| kula-kṣhaye praṇaśhyanti kula-dharmāḥ sanātanāḥ dharme naṣhṭe kulaṁ kṛitsnam adharmo ’bhibhavaty uta 39||  Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 1- Ver. 39: When a...