Attachment In Any Form Makes One Weak and Diverts His Mind From Dharma Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 24 सञ्जय उवाच | एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत | सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम् || 24|| sañjaya uvācha evam ukto hṛiṣhīkeśho guḍākeśhena bhārata senayor ubhayor madhye sthāpayitvā rathottamam||24|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 1- Ver. […]
Following Dharma and Total Surrenderance to God Is the Greatest Strength Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 23 योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागता: | धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षव: || 23|| yotsyamānān avekṣhe ’haṁ ya ete ’tra samāgatāḥ dhārtarāṣhṭrasya durbuddher yuddhe priya-chikīrṣhavaḥ|| 23|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 1- Ver. 23: I’d like to see […]
“Love” is the Greatest & Sacred Bond that “God & Devotee share” Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verses 21 & 22 अर्जुन उवाच | सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत || 21|| यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान् | कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन् रणसमुद्यमे || 22|| Arjuna uvācha senayor ubhayor madhye rathaṁ sthāpaya me ’chyuta || 21|| yāvadetān nirīkṣhe […]
Challenges Are Part of Life – One Should Learn to Stand and Face Them Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verses 15 पाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनञ्जय: | पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदर: || 15|| pāñchajanyaṁ hṛiṣhīkeśho devadattaṁ dhanañjayaḥ pauṇḍraṁ dadhmau mahā-śhaṅkhaṁ bhīma-karmā vṛikodaraḥ|| 15|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 1- Ver. 15: Hrishikesha […]
A Leader Under All Circumstances Needs To Be Enthusiastic & Fearless Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 14 तत: श्वेतैर्हयैर्युक्ते महति स्यन्दने स्थितौ | माधव: पाण्डवश्चैव दिव्यौ शङ्खौ प्रदध्मतु: || 14|| tataḥ śhvetairhayairyukte mahati syandane sthitau mādhavaḥ pāṇḍavaśhchaiva divyau śhaṅkhau pradadhmatuḥ|| 14|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 1- Ver. 14: Then from […]
Leader’s Attitude & Approach Has a Huge Impact on Followers Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 13 तत: शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखा: | सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत् || 13|| tataḥ śhaṅkhāśhcha bheryaśhcha paṇavānaka-gomukhāḥ sahasaivābhyahanyanta sa śhabdastumulo ’bhavat || 13|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 1- Ver. 13: Following that, conches, kettledrums, bugles, trumpets, and […]
Lack of Internal Confidence Leads to Dependency on Many External Factors Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 12 तस्य सञ्जनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्ध: पितामह: | सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चै: शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान् || 12|| tasya sañjanayan harṣhaṁ kuru-vṛiddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ siṁha-nādaṁ vinadyochchaiḥ śhaṅkhaṁ dadhmau pratāpavān|| 12|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 1- Ver. 12: The wonderful grandfather […]
Knowing One’s Strengths And Working On Them, Is Important In Any Situation Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 11 अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिता: | भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्त: सर्व एव हि || 11|| ayaneṣhu cha sarveṣhu yathā-bhāgamavasthitāḥ bhīṣhmamevābhirakṣhantu bhavantaḥ sarva eva hi|| 11|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 1- Ver. 11: Duryodhana said: Therefore, […]
The study of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita begins with the recital of the Bhagavad Gita dhyana shlokas. By doing Gita Dhyanam, one pays homage to the Divine that brought us this wisdom. The Bhagavad Gita Dhyana Shlokas, exalt the Divine virtues. Some say they were written by Madhusudana Saraswati while others attribute it to Shridhara […]
Emotionally Im-balanced State of Mind Leads to Im-balance in Everything Else Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 8 भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जय: | अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च || 8|| Bhavānbhīṣhmaśhcha karṇaśhcha kṛipaśhcha samitiñjayaḥ aśhvatthāmā vikarṇaśhcha saumadattis tathaiva cha|| 8|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 1- Ver. 8: Duryodhana said: We have victorious […]