The Yoga of Wisdom – Bhagavad Gita – Chapter 4 Sanjaya recounts the condition of Arjuna, who was agitated due to attachment, fear and confusion. Lord Krishna rebukes Arjuna for his dejection, which was due to Desire or attachment, and urges him to fight. After failing to convince Sri Krishna through his seemingly wise thoughts, Arjuna […]
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The Yoga of Action – Bhagavad Gita – Cha
The Yoga of Action – Bhagavad Gita – Chapter 3 Sanjaya recounts the condition of Arjuna, who was agitated due to attachment, fear and confusion. Lord Krishna rebukes Arjuna for his dejection, which was due to Desire or attachment, and urges him to fight. After failing to convince Sri Krishna through his seemingly wise thoughts, Arjuna […]
Bhagavad Gita Verses – Selected by Raman
Bhagavad Gita Verses – Selected and Arranged by Sri Ramana Maharshi Sri Ramana Maharshi often encouraged Devotees to study the Bhagavad Gita. These verses may not come from the chapters in their numerical order, but they have been arranged by Ramana in the order of significance according to Him. Sanskrit Verses and English […]
Sankhya Yoga – Bhagavad Gita – Chapter 2
Sankhya Yoga – Bhagavad Gita – Chapter 2 In brief, in a nutshell, Bhagavad Gita starts when King Arjuna becomes despondent when he sees that he has to fight his own relatives, uncles, cousins and so on in the war. He puts down his Great Bow and Arrows on the ground, and becomes, grief-stricken, confused […]
The Yoga of the Despondency of Arjuna –
The Yoga of the Despondency of Arjuna – Bhagavad Gita – Chapter 1 THE YOGA OF THE DESPONDENCY OF ARJUNA The great Mahabharata war between the Pandavas and the Kauravas took place on the holy plain of Kurukshetra. After the failure of Lord Krishna’s peace mission, when He Himself went to Hastinapura as the emissary […]
Glory of Bhagavad Gita
GEETA MAHATMYA – GLORY OF THE GEETA Sri Ganeshaaya Namah! Gopaalakrishnaaya Namaha 1. Dharovaacha: Bhagavan parameshaana bhaktiravyabhichaarinee; Praarabdham bhujyamaanasya katham bhavati he prabho. The Earth said: O Bhagavan, the Supreme Lord! How can unflinching devotion arise in him who is immersed in his Prarabdha Karmas (worldly life), O Lord? 2. Sri Vishnuruvaacha: Praarabdham bhujyamaano hi […]
Bhagavad Gita Invocations
Bhagavad Gita Invocations PRAYER TO VYASA Namostu te vyaasa visaalabuddhe phullaaravindaa yatapatranetra, Yena twayaa bhaaratatailapoornah prajwaalito jnaanamayah pradeepah. Salutations unto thee, O Vyasa, of broad intellect and with eyes large like the petals of a full-blown lotus, by whom the lamp of divine knowledge, filled with the oil of the Mahabharata, has been lighted! PRAYER […]
Bhagavad Gita Introduction
Bhagavad Gita Introduction One should always read the Bhagavad Gita. Ramana Maharshi. The Bhagavad Gita is a bouquet composed of the beautiful flowers of spiritual truths collected from the Upanishads. Swami Vivekananda The Grand Epic Mahabharata is basically GOOD against […]
Contemplation on Bhagavad Gita
Contemplation on Bhagavad Gita 1. Om paarthaaya pratibodhitaam bhagavataa naaraayanenaswayam, Vyaasena grathitaam puraanamuninaa madhye mahaabhaaratam; Advaitaamritavarshineem bhagavateem ashtaadashaa dhyaayineem, Amba twaam anusandadhaami bhagavadgeete bhavadweshineem. Om. O Bhagavad Gita, with which Partha was illumined by Lord Narayana Himself, and which was composed within the Mahabharata by the ancient sage, Vyasa, O Divine Mother, the destroyer of […]
Bhagavad Gita – Contents
Bhagavad Gita – CONTENTS Introduction Prayer to Vyasa Prayer to the Guru Prayer to Lord Krishna Geeta Mahatmya (Glory of Bhagavad Gita) Geeta Dhyanam (Contemplation on Bhagavad Gita) 1. The Yoga of the Despondency of Arjuna 2. Sankhya Yoga 3. The Yoga of Action 4. The Yoga of Wisdom 5. The Yoga of Renunciation of […]