Gita 01.30 – Explanation from Bhakti Shastri Class
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan So now Arjuna is describing [...]
Gita 01.27 – Explanation 1
Gita 01.27 The Sequence Of Perception Determines The Consequence On Our Emotion Audio Link 1: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-27-the-sequence-of-perception-determines-the-consequence-on-our-emotion/ tān samīkṣya sa kaunteyaḥ sarvān bandhūn avasthitān [...]
Gita 01.27 – Explanation 2
Gita 01.27 - Undiscerning Visual Perception Erodes Spiritual Conviction Audio Link 2: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-27-undiscerning-visual-perception-erodes-spiritual-conviction/ tān samīkṣya sa kaunteyaḥ sarvān bandhūn avasthitān kṛpayā parayāviṣṭo viṣīdann [...]
Gita 01.26 – Explanation 1
Gita 01.26 When We Can’t Fight The Circumstances That Make Us Fight Against Our Loved Ones Audio Link 1: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-26-when-we-cant-fight-the-circumstances-that-make-us-fight-against-our-loved-ones-we-have-to-fight-against-our-loved-ones/ tatrāpaśyat sthitān pārthaḥ [...]
Gita 01.26 – Explanation 2
Gita 01.26 - The Brutality Of The Imminent Fratricide Sinks In Audio Link 2: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-26-the-brutality-of-the-imminent-fratricide-sinks-in/ tatrāpaśyat sthitān pārthaḥ pitṝn atha pitāmahān ācāryān mātulān [...]
Gita 01.24 – Explanation 1
Gita 01.24- Position Of Maximum Vulnerability Audio Link 1: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-24-the-position-of-maximum-visibility-is-also-the-position-of-maxiumum-vulnerability/ sañjaya uvāca evam ukto hṛṣīkeśo guḍākeśena bhārata senayor ubhayor madhye sthāpayitvā rathottamam [...]
Gita 01.25 – Explanation 1
Gita 01.25 What Catches Our Attention Is Determined By What Is Prominent In Our External Situation Audio Link 1: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-25-what-catches-ouar-attention-is-determined-by-what-is-prominent-in-our-external-situation-and-in-our-internal-disposition/ bhīṣma-droṇa-pramukhataḥ sarveṣāṁ ca [...]
Gita 01.25 – Explanation 2
Gita 01.25 - Over - Reliance On Visual Perception Ends In Illusion Audio Link 2: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-25-over-reliance-on-visual-perception-ends-in-illusion/ bhīṣma-droṇa-pramukhataḥ sarveṣāṁ ca mahī-kṣitām uvāca pārtha paśyaitān [...]
Gita 01.24 – Explanation 2
Gita 01.24 - Conquer Lethargy To Attain Excellence In Service Audio Link 2: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-24-conquer-lethargy-to-attain-excellence-in-service/ sañjaya uvāca evam ukto hṛṣīkeśo guḍākeśena bhārata senayor ubhayor [...]
Gita 01.23 – Explanation 1
Gita 01.23: Virtue Doesn't Count When Determining The Military Count In A Fight Audio Link 1: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-23-virtue-doesnt-count-when-determining-the-military-count-in-a-fight/ yotsyamānān avekṣe ’haṁ ya ete ’tra [...]
Gita 01.23 – Explanation 2
Gita 01.23 - How The Evil Got So Many Allies Audio Link 2: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-23-how-the-evil-got-so-many-allies/ yotsyamānān avekṣe ’haṁ ya ete ’tra samāgatāḥ dhārtarāṣṭrasya durbuddher [...]
Gita 01.22 – Explanation 1
Gita 01.22 Asking to see something that is already known points to a dynamic that is not known. Audio link 1: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-22-asking-to-see-something-that-is-already-known-points-to-a-dynamic-that-is-not-known/ kair [...]
Gita 01.22 – Explanation 2
Gita 01.22 – A last sight of the battling brethren Audio link 2: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-22-a-last-sight-of-the-battling-brethren/ kair mayā saha yoddhavyam asmin raṇa-samudyame Word for [...]
Gita 01.21 – Explanation 1
Gita 01.21 The non-partisan position of the Gita’s revelation points to its universality Audio Link 1 : https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-21-the-non-partisan-position-of-the-gitas-revelation-points-to-its-universality/ arjuna uvāca senayor ubhayor madhye [...]
Gita 01.21 – Explanation 2
Gita 01.21 – The surprising request to see what is already known Audio Link 2: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-21-the-surprising-request-to-see-what-is-already-known/ arjuna uvāca senayor ubhayor madhye rathaṁ sthāpaya [...]
Gita 01.20 – Explanation 1
Gita 01.20 Life is so unpredictable that it can unbalance the unflappably balanced. Audio link 1: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-20-life-is-so-unpredictable-that-it-can-unbalance-the-unflappably-balanced/ atha vyavasthitān dṛṣṭvā dhārtarāṣṭrān kapi-dhvajaḥ pravṛtte [...]
Gita 01.20 – Explanation 2
Gita 01.20 – The monkey standard is permeated with the divine monkey’s presence. Audio link 2: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-20-the-monkey-standard-is-permeated-with-the-divine-monkeys-presence/ atha vyavasthitān dṛṣṭvā dhārtarāṣṭrān kapi-dhvajaḥ pravṛtte [...]
Gita 01.16 – Explanation 1
Gita 01.16 - Yudhishthira doesn’t come first in the list of warriors but is still their undisputed leader. Audio link 1: Gita 01.16 Yudhishthira [...]
Gita 01.16 – Explanation 2
Gita 01.16 – The individual conches manifest individual warrior’s virility. Audio link 2: Gita 01.16 – The individual conches manifest individual warrior’s virility [...]
Gita 01.19 – Explanation 1
Gita 01:19 The Pandavas win the mental battle before the physical battle Audio Link 1: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-19-the-pandavas-win-the-mental-battle-before-the-physical-battle/ sa ghoṣo dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṁ hṛdayāni vyadārayat nabhaś [...]
Gita 01.19 – Explanation 2
Gita 1.19 – Kauravas’ bravado battered and shattered by Pandavas’ bravery Audio Link 2 - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-01-19-kauravas-bravado-battered-and-shattered-by-pandavas-bravery/ sa ghoṣo dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṁ hṛdayāni vyadārayat nabhaś ca [...]