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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I look upon all creatures equally; none are less dear to me and none more dear. But those who worship me with love live in me, and I come to life in them.
inferior inherent natural nature ordained superior unnatural work
One's inferior natural work is better than superior unnatural work. One who does the work ordained by one's inherent nature incurs no sin.
nature people true
People do not know My true transcendental nature. Therefore, they fall.
action attached detached difficult forbidden nature true
The true nature of action is very difficult to understand. Therefore, one should know the nature of attached action, the nature of detached action, and also the nature of forbidden action.
compel due ego nature resolve shall yours
If due to ego you think: I shall not fight; this resolve of yours is vain. Your own nature will compel you.
conduct demonic good nature neither nor persons purity
Persons of demonic nature do not know what to do and what not to do. They neither have purity nor good conduct nor truthfulness.
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The ignorant ones, not knowing My supreme natures as the great Lord of all beings, disregard Me when I assume human form.
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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.
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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.
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I am the strength, that is devoid of lust and attachment, of the strong.
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I shall fully describe the object of knowledge, knowing which one attains immortality.
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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.