Gita 02.66 explained
In next verse Krishna says if we will not do this then what will happen BG 2.66 nasti buddhir ayuktasya na cayuktasya bhavana na cabhavayatah [...]
What we see depends on what we want to see
Suppose an alcoholic visits a new city. Though the city may have many attractive sights, the alcoholic will look for bars. Similarly, when we function [...]
Gita 01.06 – Explanation from Bhakti Shastri Class
Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan das Bg 1.6 yudhāmanyuś ca vikrānta uttamaujāś ca vīryavān saubhadro draupadeyāś ca sarva eva mahā-rathāḥ [...]
Gita 01.42 – 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 1.42 doṣair etaiḥ kula-ghnānāṁ [...]
Gita 01.41 – 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 1.41 saṅkaro narakāyaiva kula-ghnānāṁ [...]
Gita 01.40- 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 1.40 adharmābhibhavāt kṛṣṇa praduṣyanti [...]
Gita 04.33 explained
BG 4.33 These are all different kinds of Yajna, now Krishna will tell which kind of Yajna is better Bg 4.33 śreyān dravya-mayād yajñāj jñāna-yajñaḥ [...]
Gita 04.12 explained
Bg 4.12 kāṅkṣantaḥ karmaṇāṁ siddhiṁ yajanta iha devatāḥ kṣipraṁ hi mānuṣe loke siddhir bhavati karma-jā Synonyms: kāṅkṣantaḥ — desiring; karmaṇām — of fruitive activities; siddhim — perfection; yajante — they worship by [...]
Gita 04.16 explained
Bg 4.16 kiṁ karma kim akarmeti kavayo ’py atra mohitāḥ tat te karma pravakṣyāmi yaj jñātvā mokṣyase ’śubhāt Synonyms: kim — what is; karma — action; kim — what is; akarma — [...]
Gita 05.26 explained
Bg 5.26 kāma-krodha-vimuktānāṁ yatīnāṁ yata-cetasām abhito brahma-nirvāṇaṁ vartate viditātmanām Word for word: kāma — from desires; krodha — and anger; vimuktānām — of those who [...]
Gita 04.22 explained
Bg 4.22 yadṛcchā-lābha-santuṣṭo dvandvātīto vimatsaraḥ samaḥ siddhāv asiddhau ca kṛtvāpi na nibadhyate Synonyms: yadṛcchā — out of its own accord; lābha — with gain; santuṣṭaḥ — satisfied; dvandva — duality; atītaḥ — surpassed; vimatsaraḥ — free [...]
Gita 04.32 explained
BG 4.32 Now Shri Krishna explains further how this Yajna takes place, where this yajna originates from and where it takes us. Bg 4.32 [...]
Gita 04.14 explained
Bg 4.14 na māṁ karmāṇi limpanti na me karma-phale spṛhā iti māṁ yo ’bhijānāti karmabhir na sa badhyate Word for word: na — never; mām [...]
Gita 04.06 explained
Bg 4.6 ajo ’pi sann avyayātmā bhūtānām īśvaro ’pi san prakṛtiṁ svām adhiṣṭhāya sambhavāmy ātma-māyayā Word for word: ajaḥ — unborn; api — although; san [...]
Gita 04.31 explained
Bg 4.31 nāyaṁ loko ’sty ayajñasya kuto ’nyaḥ kuru-sattama Word for word: na — never; ayam — this; lokaḥ — planet; asti — there is; [...]
Gita 04.25 explained
Bg 4.25 daivam evāpare yajñaṁ yoginaḥ paryupāsate brahmāgnāv apare yajñaṁ yajñenaivopajuhvati Synonyms: daivam — in worshiping the demigods; eva — like this; apare — some others; yajñam — sacrifices; yoginaḥ — mystics; paryupāsate — worship perfectly; brahma — [...]
Gita 04.20 explained
Bg 4.20 tyaktvā karma-phalāsaṅgaṁ nitya-tṛpto nirāśrayaḥ karmaṇy abhipravṛtto ’pi naiva kiñcit karoti saḥ Synonyms: tyaktvā — having given up; karma-phala-āsaṅgam — attachment for fruitive results; nitya — always; tṛptaḥ — being satisfied; nirāśrayaḥ — [...]
Gita 04.19 explained
Bg 4.19 yasya sarve samārambhāḥ kāma-saṅkalpa-varjitāḥ jñānāgni-dagdha-karmāṇaṁ tam āhuḥ paṇḍitaṁ budhāḥ Synonyms: yasya — one whose; sarve — all sorts of; samārambhāḥ — attempts; kāma — based on desire for sense gratification; saṅkalpa — [...]
Gita 04.30 explained
Bg 4.30 sarve ’py ete yajña-vido yajña-kṣapita-kalmaṣāḥ yajña-śiṣṭāmṛta-bhujo yānti brahma sanātanam Synonyms: sarve — all; api — although apparently different; ete — these; yajña-vidaḥ — conversant with the purpose of performing sacrifices; yajña-kṣapita — [...]
Gita 04.28 explained
Bg 4.28 dravya-yajñās tapo-yajñā yoga-yajñās tathāpare svādhyāya-jñāna-yajñāś ca yatayaḥ saṁśita-vratāḥ Synonyms: dravya-yajñāḥ — sacrificing one’s possessions; tapaḥ-yajñāḥ — sacrifice in austerities; yoga-yajñāḥ — sacrifice in eightfold mysticism; tathā — thus; apare — others; svādhyāya — sacrifice [...]
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 [...]