Gita 04.23 explained
Bg 4.23 gata-saṅgasya muktasya jñānāvasthita-cetasaḥ yajñāyācarataḥ karma samagraṁ pravilīyate Synonyms: gata-saṅgasya — of one unattached to the modes of material nature; muktasya — of the liberated; jñāna-avasthita— situated in [...]
Gita 04.27 explained
Bg 4.27 sarvāṇīndriya-karmāṇi prāṇa-karmāṇi cāpare ātma-saṁyama-yogāgnau juhvati jñāna-dīpite Synonyms: sarvāṇi — of all; indriya — the senses; karmāṇi — functions; prāṇa-karmāṇi — functions of the life breath; ca — also; apare — others; ātma-saṁyama — of controlling the [...]
Gita 04.29 explained
Bg 4.29 apāne juhvati prāṇaṁ prāṇe ’pānaṁ tathāpare prāṇāpāna-gatī ruddhvā prāṇāyāma-parāyaṇāḥ apare niyatāhārāḥ prāṇān prāṇeṣu juhvati Synonyms: apāne — in the air which acts downward; juhvati — offer; prāṇam — [...]
Gita 01.26 – 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 Arjun Vishad Yoga (Arjuna’s lamentation) [...]
Gita 01.20 – 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 Now Arjuna comes into action. [...]
Gita 01.15 – 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 Bg 1.15 pāñcajanyaṁ hṛṣīkeśo devadattaṁ [...]
Gita 01.13 – 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 Bg 1.13 tataḥ śaṅkhāś ca [...]
Gita 01.12 – 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 Seeing all these Bhisma feel [...]
Gita 01.11 – 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 Bg 1.11 ayaneṣu ca sarveṣu [...]
Gita 01.07 – 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 das Bg 1.7 asmākaṁ tu [...]
Devotion increases our self-worth through purification and our social worth through contribution
Some people feel that devotion is too other-worldly, for it seeks only to attain liberation to another world. While spiritual liberation is the ultimate fruit [...]
Gita 03.03 explained
Bg 3.3 śrī-bhagavān uvāca loke ’smin dvi-vidhā niṣṭhā purā proktā mayānagha jñāna-yogena sāṅkhyānāṁ karma-yogena yoginām Word for word: śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of [...]
Gita 03.12 explained
Bg 3.12 ishtan bhogan hi vo deva dasyante yajna-bhavitah tair dattan apradayaibhyo yo bhunkte stena eva sah SYNONYMS ishtan -- desired; bhogan -- necessities of [...]
Gita 03.14 explained
Bg 3.14 annād bhavanti bhūtāni parjanyād anna-sambhavaḥ yajñād bhavati parjanyo yajñaḥ karma-samudbhavaḥ Word for word: annāt — from grains; bhavanti — grow; bhūtāni — the material bodies; parjanyāt — from rains; anna — of [...]
Gita 04.07 explained
Bg 4.7 yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmy aham Word for word: yadā yadā — whenever and wherever; hi — [...]
Gita 03.25 explained
Now Krishna will tell the difference between KK and KY. For example now Arjuna may say OK you said I should set example but if [...]
Gita 03.08 explained
Now Krishna will give one more reason why Arjuna should do his duty: Bg 3.8 niyataṁ kuru karma tvaṁ karma jyāyo hy akarmaṇaḥ śarīra-yātrāpi [...]
Gita 03.02 explained
Bg 3.2vyāmiśreṇeva vākyenabuddhiṁ mohayasīva metad ekaṁ vada niścityayena śreyo ’ham āpnuyāmWord for word:vyāmiśreṇa — by equivocal; iva — certainly; vākyena — words; buddhim — intelligence; [...]
Gita 03.28 explained
Bg 3.28 tattva-vit tu mahā-bāho guṇa-karma-vibhāgayoḥ guṇā guṇeṣu vartanta iti matvā na sajjate Word for word: tattva-vit — the knower of the Absolute Truth; tu [...]
Gita 04.01 explained
BG 4 SP called this chapter Transcendental Knowledge it deals with spiritual knowledge, Gita Press BG has called it is Jayana-Karma-Sanyas Yoga. Different Acharyas has [...]
Gita 04.05 explained
Bg 4.5 śrī-bhagavān uvāca bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava cārjuna tāny ahaṁ veda sarvāṇi na tvaṁ vettha paran-tapa Word for word: śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the [...]