Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita, often referred to as simply the Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture in Sanskrit that is part of the Hindu epic Mahabharata...
among dear devotion single united whose wise
Among them the wise one, who is ever united with Me and whose devotion is single minded, is the best. Because, I am very dear to the wise, and the wise is very dear to Me.
among knowledge logic supreme
Among the knowledge I am knowledge of the supreme Self. I am logic of the logician.
among feminine nouns
Among the feminine nouns I am fame, prosperity, speech, memory, intellect, resolve, and forgiveness.
action among discipline inaction man men sees understanding
A man who sees action in inaction and inaction in action has understanding among men and discipline in all action he performs.
among lord wind
I am the wind among the purifiers, and Lord Rama among the warriors.
among shark
I am the shark among the fishes, and the Ganges among the rivers.
conflict self
A man's own self is his friend. A man's own self is his foe.
attains benefits beyond eternal goes knows performance study supreme yogi
The yogi who knows all this goes beyond getting the benefits of the study of the Vedas, performance of sacrifices, austerities, and charities, and attains the Supreme eternal abode.
blazing brilliance difficult mass shining sun
I see You with Your crown, club, discus; and a mass of radiance, difficult to behold, shining all around with immeasurable brilliance of the sun and the blazing fire.
blazing entering mortal rivers rush toward warriors
As many torrents of the rivers rush toward the ocean, similarly, those warriors of the mortal world are entering Your blazing mouths.
devoid lust
I am the strength, that is devoid of lust and attachment, of the strong.
attains describe fully knowing object shall
I shall fully describe the object of knowledge, knowing which one attains immortality.
discovers enjoys eternal joy mind sensual union whose
A person whose mind is unattached to sensual pleasures, who discovers the joy of the Self, and whose mind is in union with Brahman through meditation, enjoys eternal bliss.
armed heroes lives risked skilled various
And many other heroes who have risked their lives for me. They are armed with various weapons, and all are skilled in warfare.