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...
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Thus this most secret science has been explained by Me, O sinless Arjuna. Having understood this, one becomes enlightened and one's all duties are accomplished.
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Thus the knowledge that is more secret than the secret has been explained to you by Me. After fully reflecting on this, do as you wish.
explain fully knowing known remains self-knowledge shall together
I shall fully explain to you the Self-knowledge together with Self-realization after knowing that nothing more remains to be known in this world.
alone describe divine exist fully
You alone are able to fully describe Your own divine glories, the manifestations, by which You exist pervading all the universe.
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Yoga is difficult for the one whose mind is not subdued.
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We have been told, O Krishna, that people whose family traditions are destroyed necessarily dwell in hell for a long time.
flaming licking swallowing worlds
You are licking up all the worlds with Your flaming mouths, swallowing them from all sides.
boundless everywhere infinite therefore valor
You are infinite valor and the boundless might. You pervade everything, and therefore You are everywhere and in everything.
compassion darkness destroy dispel lamp light wisdom within
Out of compassion I destroy the darkness of their ignorance. From within them I light the lamp of wisdom and dispel all darkness from their lives.
born compassion darkness destroy dwell ignorance lamp shining within
Out of compassion for them I, who dwell within their heart, destroy the darkness born of ignorance by the shining lamp of knowledge.
carry mind restless striving wise
Restless senses, O Arjuna, forcibly carry away the mind of even a wise person striving for perfection.
fruit work
Renunciation of the fruit of work is better than meditation.
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Remembering whatever object one leaves the body at the end of life, one attains that object, O Arjuna, because of the constant thought of that object (one remembers that object at the end of life and achieves it).
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It is better to do thine own duty, however lacking in merit, than to do that of another, even though efficiently. It is better to die doing one's own duty, for to do the duty of another is fraught with danger.