Heal within me whatever is wounded, let me no longer stay blinded
Bhagavad Gita 16.24 tasmāc chāstraṁ pramāṇaṁ te kāryākārya-vyavasthitau jñātvā śāstra-vidhānoktaṁ karma kartum ihārhasi Let scripture guide what’s right to do, And what must be [...]
Help me nourish my soul, not what nourishes the destroyers of my soul
Bhagavad Gita 16.22 etair vimuktaḥ kaunteya tamo-dvārais tribhir naraḥ ācaraty ātmanaḥ śreyas tato yāti parāṁ gatim Freed from these three gates dark and dire, [...]
Protect me from the inner demons that make my life a living hell
Bhagavad Gita 16.21 tri-vidhaṁ narakasyedaṁ dvāraṁ nāśanam ātmanaḥ kāmaḥ krodhas tathā lobhas tasmād etat trayaṁ tyajet Three gates lead the soul to destruction, Desire, [...]
Let me never use you to stay away from you
Bhagavad Gita 16.17 ātma-sambhāvitāḥ stabdhā dhana-māna-madānvitāḥ yajante nāma-yajñais te dambhenāvidhi-pūrvakam Self-glorified, rigid with pride, By wealth and honor fortified; They offer rites for name [...]
Protect me from the distraction that drags me into destruction
Bhagavad Gita 16.16 aneka-citta-vibhrāntā moha-jāla-samāvṛtāḥ prasaktāḥ kāma-bhogeṣu patanti narake ’śucau With minds confused by countless schemes, Ensnared within delusion’s dreams; Attached to pleasures, bound [...]
Let my good deeds express the good within me, not conceal the bad within me
Bhagavad Gita 16.15 āḍhyo ’bhijanavān asmi ko ’nyo ’sti sadṛśo mayā yakṣye dāsyāmi modiṣye ity ajñāna-vimohitāḥ “I am wealthy, noble, of high birth, Who [...]
Help me protect my boundaries so they protect me
Bhagavad Gita 16.14 asau mayā hataḥ śatrur haniṣye cāparān api īśvaro ’ham ahaṁ bhogī siddho ’haṁ balavān sukhī “That foe by me was laid [...]
Let my ambition be fueled by my devotion, not by my illusion
Bhagavad Gita 16.13 idam adya mayā labdham imaṁ prāpsye manoratham idam astīdam api me bhaviṣyati punar dhanam “This today I gained,” they proclaim, “That [...]
Release me from running after the desires that are ruining me
Bhagavad Gita 16.12 āśā-pāśa-śatair baddhāḥ kāma-krodha-parāyaṇāḥ īhante kāma-bhogārtham anyāyenārtha-sañcayān Bound by hundreds of desire-shackles, Falling to lust and anger’s tackles; They seek pleasure, driven [...]