Gita 3.16 evam pravartitam cakram nanuvartayatiha yah aghayur indriyaramo mogham partha sa jivati Meaning My dear Arjuna, a man who does not follow this prescribed Vedic system of sacrifice certainly leads a life of sin, for a person delighting only in the senses lives in vain. Explanation Lord Krishna addresses Arjuna as ‘Partha’ to remind […]
Gita 3.11 devan bhavayatanena te deva bhavayantu vah parasparam bhavayantah sreyah param avapsyatha Meaning By this (Yajna) please the devas who will in turn please you! Thus supporting each other you will attain the highest good. Explanation By yajna or worship and appeasement one pleases the Devas or demi- gods, who in turn please you […]
Gita 3.6 karmendriyani samyamya ya aste manasa smaran indriyarthan vimudhatma mithyacarah sa ucyate Meaning One who restrains the senses and organs of action, but whose mind dwells on sense objects, certainly deludes himself and is called a pretender. Explanation One who is able to restrain their body from sense objects still may find their mind […]
Chapter three establishes the fact by various points of view that the performance of prescribed duties is obligatory for everyone. Here Lord Krishna categorically and comprehensively explains how it is the duty of each and every member of society to carry out their functions and responsibilities in their respective stage of life according to the […]
What we perceive as life existed even before we took this particular form of human body. When a baby is born, for instance, we do not know what it was before its birth and how many births it has gone through and similarly when a man dies we do not know where he goes and […]
Essence of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2. The essence of the Bhagavad Gita unfolds in the second chapter called Sankhya Yoga (Yoga of Knowledge). The chapter begins with the grief of Arjuna and concludes with the description of a Man of Perfection. The lesson here is that, it is only when we are prepared to abandon […]
Sanat Sujatiya In order to avert the impending war and yet give his sons the kingdom, Dhritarashtra sends his emissary to Yudhishthira with a message not to wage war and continue living in the forest for ever. However the Pandavas did not heed to his request and sends the emissary back with a stern message […]
Gita 2.67 indriyanam hi caratam yan mano ‘nuvidhiyate tad asya harati prajnam vayur navam ivambhasi Meaning As a boat on the water is swept away by a strong wind, even one of the senses on which the mind focuses can carry away a man’s intelligence. Explanation Senses are involuntarily drawn to the sense-objects. Mind that […]
Gita 2.61 tani sarvani samyamya yukta asita mat-parah vase hi yasyendriyani tasya prajna pratisthita Meaning One who restrains his senses and fixes his consciousness upon Me, is known as a man of steady intelligence. Explanation By controlling the senses, an aspirant should devote himself, heart and soul to Me. Moreover, he should not feel proud […]
Gita 2.56 duhkhesv anudvigna-manah sukhesu vigata-sprhah vita-raga-bhaya-krodhah sthita-dhir munir ucyate Meaning He, whose mind remains unperturbed in sorrow, who does not crave for pleasure, and who is free from passion, fear and anger is called a sage with stable wisdom. Explanation There is no end to sorrow, calumny, dishonour and unfavourable circumstances, in this world. […]