The Bhagavad-gita opens with blind King Dhritarashtra requesting his secretary, Sanjaya, to narrate the battle between his sons, the Kauravas, and their cousins, the Pandavas. Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, out of affection for His devotee, the Pandava … Continue reading
Chapter One: Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kurukshetra. As the opposing armies stand poised for battle, Arjuna, the mighty warrior, sees his intimate relatives, teachers and friends in both armies ready to fight and sacrifice their lives. Overcome … Continue reading
Text 28 arjuna uvaca drstvemam sva-janam krishna yuyutsum samupasthitam sidanti mama gatrani mukham ca parisusyati Translation Arjuna said: My dear Krishna, seeing my friends and relatives present before me in such a fighting spirit, I feel the limbs of my … Continue reading
Text 2 sri-bhagavan uvaca kutas tva kasmalam idam visame samupasthitam anarya-justam asvargyam akirti-karam arjuna Translation The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Arjuna, how have these impurities come upon you? They are not at all befitting a man who … Continue reading
Text 15 yam hi na vyathayanty ete purusham purusharsabha sama-duhkha-sukham dhiram so ’mrtatvaya kalpate Translation O best among men [Arjuna], the person who is not disturbed by happiness and distress and is steady in both is certainly eligible for liberation. … Continue reading
Text 72 esa brahmi sthitih partha nainam prapya vimuhyati sthitvasyam anta-kale ’pi brahma-nirvanam rcchati Translation That is the way of the spiritual and godly life, after attaining which a man is not bewildered. If one is thus situated even at … Continue reading
Text 33 sadrsam cestate svasyah prakriter jnanavan api prakritim yanti bhutani nigrahah kim karishyati Translation Even a man of knowledge acts according to his own nature, for everyone follows the nature he has acquired from the three modes. What can … Continue reading
Text 7 yada yada hi dharmasya glanir bhavati bharata abhyutthanam adharmasya tadatmanam srjamy aham Translation Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion—at that time I descend Myself. … Continue reading
Text 33 sreyan dravya-mayad yajnaj jnana-yajnah parantapa sarvam karmakhilam partha jnane parisamapyate Translation O chastiser of the enemy, the sacrifice performed in knowledge is better than the mere sacrifice of material possessions. After all, O son of Pritha, all sacrifices … Continue reading
Text 29 bhoktaram yajna-tapasam sarva-loka-maheshvaram suhridam sarva-bhutanam jnatva mam shantim rcchati Translation A person in full consciousness of Me, knowing Me to be the ultimate beneficiary of all sacrifices and austerities, the Supreme Lord of all planets and demigods, and … Continue reading