Many loving expositors of the Geeta have given this chapter the title of “Karm Yog” (“Way of Action”), but this is not appropriate. Yogeshwar Krishn mentioned action in Chapter 2, and his elaboration of its significance created a reverent attitude towards … Continue reading →
tasmāt tvam indriyāṇyādau niyamya bharatarṣabha,pāpmānam prajahi hyenam jñānavijñānanāśanam (3.41)*[3.41]:”So, O the best of Bharat (Arjun), first subdue the senses and kill determinedly this desire, the heinous destroyer of both spiritual and physical knowledge.”Above all, Arjun must control the senses because … Continue reading →
arjuna uvāca:atha kena prayukto’yam pāpam carati pūruṣaḥ,anicchann api vārṣṣeya balād iva niyojitaḥ (3.36) [3.36] : Arjun said, “What, O Varshneya (Krishn), is that which drives man, forced against his will as it were and with reluctance, to act impiously?”Why does a … Continue reading →
ye me matam idam nityam anutiṣṭhanti mānavāḥ,śraddhāvanto’nasūyanto mucyante te’pi karmabhiḥ (3.31) 3.31:”Unquestioning and devoted men who always act according to this precept of mine are liberated from action.”Freed from illusion and possessed of feelings of adoration and self Surrender, men who … Continue reading →
na buddhibhedam janayed ajñānām karmasanginām,josayet sarvakaramāṇi vidvān yuktaḥ samācaran (3.26) [3.26] :”Rather than confusing and undermining the faith of the ignorant who are attached to action, the wise man should prompt them to dwell in God and act well as he … Continue reading →
