arjuna uvāca:sannyāsam karmanām krsna punaryogam ca śansasi|yacchreya etayorekam tanme brūhi suniścitam||5-1||[5.1]:Arjun said,”You have so far commended, O Krishn, both the Way of knowledge through Renunciation and then the Way of Selfless Action; so now tell me which one of the … Continue reading →
At the outset of the chapter,Sri Krishn says that he had imparted knowledge of yog to Vivaswat in the beginning. Vivaswat taught it to Manu and Manu to Ikshwaku, and thus the knowledge evolved to the stage of rajas. The … Continue reading →
api ced asi pāpebhyaḥsarvebhyaḥ pāpakṛittamaḥ,sarvam jñānaplavenai’vavṛijinam santariṣyasi (4.36)[4.36]”Even if you are the most heinous sinner, the ark of knowledge will carry you safely across all evils.”We should not make the error of concluding from this that we will know salvation … Continue reading →
yajnaśiṣṭamṛtabhujoyanti brahma sanatanam,nā’yam loko’sty ayajnasyakuto’nyaḥ kurusattama (4.31)[4.31]:”O the best of Kuru, the yogi who have tasted the nectar flowing from yagya attain to the eternal supreme God, but how can the next life of men bereft of yagya be happy … Continue reading →
śrotrādīnī’ndriyāṇy anyesanyamāganiṣu juhvati,śabdādīn viṣsayān anyaindriyāgniṣu juhvati (4.26)[4.26]:”While some offer their hearing and other senses as sacrifice to the fire of self-restraint, others offer speech and other sense objects to the fire of the senses.”Yet other yogi offer all their senses … Continue reading →
