Monthly Archives: September 2014

At the beginning of chapter Arjun raised a question about Sri Krishn’s alternate praise of the Way of Selfless Action and the Way of Knowledge through Renunciation. He wished to know that which, according to Sri Krishn’s considered judgement, is … Continue reading →

kāmakrodhaviyuktānāmyatīnām yatacetasām,abhito brahmanirvāṇamvartate viditātmanām ||5.26||[5.26]:”Men who are free from passion and wrath, who have conquered their mind, and who have had a direct perception of God, see the all-tranquil Supreme Self wherever they look.”Sri Krishn thus repeatedly stresses the distinctive … Continue reading →

bāhyasparśeṣv asaktātmāvindaty ātmani yat sukham,sa brahmayogayuktātmāsukham akṣayam aśnute ||5.21||[5.21]:”That man becomes one with God and enjoys eternal bliss who is single-mindedly dedicated to him and whose heart is free from desire for worldly joys.”*The man who has renounced desire for … Continue reading →

jñānena tu tad ajñānamyeṣām nāśitam ātmanaḥ,teṣām ādityavaj jñānamprakāśayati tat param ||5.16||[5.16]:”But the knowledge of one whose ignorance has been dispelled by Self-perception shines like the sun and renders God brilliantly visible.”The mind, whose darkness has been pierced through by knowledge … Continue reading →

kāyena manasā buddhyākevalair indriyair api,yoginaḥ karma kurvantisangam tyaktvā’tmaśuddhaye ||5.11||[5.11]:”Sages give up the attachment of their senses, mind, intellect and body, and act for inner purification.”A sage abandons all desires of his senses, mind, intellect, and body, and practices selfless action … Continue reading →

sanyāsas to mahābāhodukḥam āptum ayogataḥ,yogayukto munir brahmanacireṇā’dhigacchati ||5.6||[5.6]:”But, O the mighty-armed, renunciation is well nigh impossible to achieve without selfless action, but the one whose mind is set on God is soon united with him.”The giving up of all that … Continue reading →