Chapter 4. Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga (Transcendental Knowledge) In the third chapter Lord Krishna explained that only karma yoga or the performance of prescribed Vedic activities was suitable for the materialistic person aspiring for moksha or liberation from the cycle of birth and death and that such an aspirant was not competent to follow the […]
Bhagavad Gita for Executives – Chapter 3 Summary – Part 2 Common people who attach importance to wealth and position, follow the examples set by millionaires and leaders, regarding them as great, though they may not be really so. The rich people and leaders, resort to evil practices such as falsehood, forgery, dishonesty, thefts and […]
Summary of Gita Chapter 3 – Part 1 The Gita teaches a man, how to attain spiritual perfection by performing one’s duty. It inspires him to perform actions, rather than to renounce them. Chapter three establishes the fact by various points of view that the performance of prescribed duties is obligatory for everyone. Here Lord […]
Gita 3.41 tasmat tvam indriyany adau niyamya bharatarsabha papmanam prajahi hy enam jnana-vijnana-nasanam Meaning Therefore, O best of Bharata (Arjuna), first control the senses then, kill, this sinful destroyer, of wisdom and realization. Explanation So long as, a man is swayed by his senses, he cannot have an eye on the goal of life. Without […]
Gita 3.36 arjuna uvaca atha kena prayukto ‘yam papam carati purusah anicchann api varsneya balad iva niyojitah Meaning But, why is a man impelled to commit sin, as if by force, even against his will, O Varsneya (Krishna)? Explanation Arjuna wants to know from Lord Krishna exactly what it is that forcibly impels a person […]
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Gita 3.35 sreyan sva-dharmo vigunah para-dharmat svanusthitat sva-dharme nidhanam sreyah para-dharmo bhayavahah Meaning It is far better to discharge one’s prescribed duties, even though they may be faulty, than another’s duties. Destruction in the course of performing one’s own duty is better than engaging in another’s duties, for to follow another’s path is dangerous. Explanation […]
Gita 3.31 ye me matam idam nityam anutisthanti manavah sraddhavanto ‘nasuyanto mucyante te ‘pi karmabhih Meaning Persons who always follow this teaching of Mine, with faith and without question, are released from the bondage of all actions. Explanation Krishna gives three qualifications to attain freedom from action and bondage. It is to be noted that […]
Gita 3.26 na buddhi-bhedam janayed ajnanam karma-sanginam josayet sarva-karmani vidvan yuktah samacaran Meaning Let not the wise disrupt the minds of the ignorant who are attached to action, they should not be encouraged to refrain from work, but to engage in work in the spirit of devotion. Explanation It may be put forth that if […]
Gita 3.21 yad yad acarati sresthas tat tad evetaro janah sa yat pramanam kurute lokas tad anuvartate Meaning Whatever action is performed by a great man, common men follow in his footsteps. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues. Explanation Whatever actions a great personality performs is accepted by the […]