-Deva Narayan One of the holiest books in Hinduism, The Bhagavad Gita, gives a detailed explanation of how to live a life of loyalty, spirituality, and devotion. Within the many ways of spiritual enlightenment, Bhakti Yoga, ‘the path of devotion’, is very prominent. This route puts love and devotion above all else as the means […]
(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) Detachment Leads to Liberation कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिण: | जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ता: पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम् || 2.51|| karma-jaṁ buddhi-yuktā hi phalaṁ tyaktvā manīṣhiṇaḥ janma-bandha-vinirmuktāḥ padaṁ gachchhanty-anāmayam||2.51|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 2- Ver. 51: The enlightened, who are endowed with intellectual serenity, let go of their attachment to the fruits of their activities, […]
(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) Those Who Aim For Liberation Should Free Themselves From Desires यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चित: | वेदवादरता: पार्थ नान्यदस्तीति वादिन: || 2.42|| कामात्मान: स्वर्गपरा जन्मकर्मफलप्रदाम् | क्रियाविशेषबहुलां भोगैश्वर्यगतिं प्रति || 2.43|| yāmimāṁ puṣhpitāṁ vāchaṁ pravadanty-avipaśhchitaḥ veda-vāda-ratāḥ pārtha nānyad astīti vādinaḥ|| 2.42|| kāmātmānaḥ swarga-parā janma-karma-phala-pradām kriyā-viśheṣha-bahulāṁ bhogaiśhwarya-gatiṁ prati|| 2.43|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. […]