Gita 4.16 kim karma kim akarmeti kavayo ‘py atra mohitah tat te karma pravaksyami yaj jnatva moksyase ‘subhat Meaning What is action? What is inaction? As to this, even the wise are confused. Therefore, I will explain to you what action is, by knowing which, you shall be liberated, from its evil […]
Gita 4.11 ye yatha mam prapadyante tams tathaiva bhajamy aham mama vartmanuvartante manusyah partha sarvasah Meaning O Partha! However, the way devotees worship Me, so do I approach them; for all men ultimately follow My path. Explanation In whatever form one seeks the Lord, He appears in the same form to […]
Gita 4.6 ajo ‘pi sann avyayatma bhutanam isvaro ‘pi san prakrtim svam adhisthaya sambhavamy atma-mayaya Meaning Though I am unborn, of imperishable nature, the Lord of all beings, yet, subordinating My nature (prakriti), I manifest Myself, through My Yogamaya (divine potency). Explanation The Supreme Lord Krishna assumes forms suitable to […]
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 […]
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