Lead my love for truth to victory over my lust for power
Bhagavad Gita 11.2 bhavāpyayau hi bhūtānāṁ śrutau vistaraśo mayā tvattaḥ kamala-patrākṣa māhātmyam api cāvyayam Of birth and death I’ve heard your lore, Your endless [...]
Please enrich my life with meaning before I die and after it too
Bhagavad Gita 11.28 yathā nadīnāṁ bahavo ’mbu-vegāḥ samudram evābhimukhā dravanti tathā tavāmī nara-loka-vīrāḥ viśanti vaktrāṇy abhivijvalanti As rivers rush in roaring streams, All racing [...]
Free me from all pain, even the pain for which I have no name
Bhagavad Gita 12.19 tulya-nindā-stutir maunī santuṣṭo yena kenacit aniketaḥ sthira-matir bhaktimān me priyo naraḥ Alike in praise and blame, Silent, content in any frame; [...]
Knowing you, O Lord, is both an experiment and an exploration
Bhagavad Gita 11.48 na veda-yajñādhyayanair na dānair na ca kriyābhir na tapobhir ugraiḥ evaṁ-rūpaḥ śakya ahaṁ nṛ-loke draṣṭuṁ tvad-anyena kuru-pravīra Not by study, gifts, [...]
You are so selfless that you cherish my small attempts at selflessness, even if I am still godless
Bhagavad Gita 12.11 athaitad apy aśakto ’si kartuṁ mad-yogam āśritaḥ sarva-karma-phala-tyāgaṁ tataḥ kuru yatātmavān If this path still feels too steep, And my yoga [...]
Lead me, as destructive time, to become creative in holding on while letting go
Bhagavad Gita 11.32 śrī-bhagavān uvāca kālo ’smi loka-kṣaya-kṛt pravṛddho lokān samāhartum iha pravṛttaḥ ṛte ’pi tvāṁ na bhaviṣyanti sarve ye ’vasthitāḥ pratyanīkeṣu yodhāḥ I [...]
Grant me entry into the inexhaustible mystery and infinite love that define your divinity
Bhagavad Gita 12.8 mayy eva mana ādhatsva mayi buddhiṁ niveśaya nivasiṣyasi mayy eva ata ūrdhvaṁ na saṁśayaḥ Let your mind rest in me alone, [...]
From the desires that are trouble, lead me to the desire that is a treasure
Bhagavad Gita 12.9 atha cittaṁ samādhātuṁ na śaknoṣi mayi sthiram abhyāsa-yogena tato mām icchāptuṁ dhanañjaya If you can't be absorbed steadily, Then just focus [...]
You are both the sun without which nothing can be seen and the sunrise that needs to be seen
Bhagavad Gita 11.47 mayā prasannena tavārjunedaṁ rūpaṁ paraṁ darśitam ātma-yogāt tejo-mayaṁ viśvam anantam ādyam yan me tvad-anyena na dṛṣṭa-pūrvam Out of my grace this [...]
From longing born of lack, lead me to longing born of love
Bhagavad Gita 11.46 kirīṭinaṁ gadinaṁ cakra-hastam icchāmi tvāṁ draṣṭum ahaṁ tathaiva tenaiva rūpeṇa catur-bhujena sahasra-bāho bhava viśva-mūrte I long to see you in your [...]
Help me marvel at the miracle of my existence and at the greater miracle of your benevolence
Bhagavad Gita 11.37 kasmāc ca te na nameran mahātman garīyase brahmaṇo ’py ādi-kartre ananta deveśa jagan-nivāsa tvam akṣaraṁ sad-asat tat paraṁ yat Why would [...]
By understanding your position, may my vision of life be deepened, broadened, and enlivened
Bhagavad Gita 11.38 tvam akṣaraṁ paramaṁ veditavyaṁ tvam asya viśvasya paraṁ nidhānam tvam avyayaḥ śāśvata-dharma-goptā sanātanas tvaṁ puruṣo mato me You are the Imperishable [...]
My spiritual practices are meant not to earn your love, but to realize that you already love me
Bhagavad Gita 11.45 adṛṣṭa-pūrvaṁ hṛṣito ’smi dṛṣṭvā bhayena ca pravyathitaṁ mano me tad eva me darśaya deva rūpaṁ prasīda deveśa jagan-nivāsa Seeing what none [...]
You honor your relationship with me even when I dishonor my relationship with you
Bhagavad Gita 11.43 pitāsi lokasya carācarasya tvam asya pūjyaś ca gurur garīyān na tvat-samo ’sty abhyadhikaḥ kuto ’nyo loka-traye ’py apratima-prabhāva You are the [...]
Grant me the remembrance that reveals the richness of all being
Bhagavad Gita 11.39 vāyur yamo ’gnir varuṇaḥ śaśāṅkaḥ prajāpatis tvaṁ prapitāmahaś ca namo namas te ’stu sahasra-kṛtvaḥ punaś ca bhūyo ’pi namo namas te [...]
Please reveal how everything is in place when everything seems to be falling out of place
Bhagavad Gita 11.36 sthāne hṛṣīkeśa tava prakīrtyā jagat prahṛṣyaty anurajyate ca rakṣāṁsi bhītāni diśo dravanti sarve namasyanti ca siddha-saṅghāḥ Rightly, O Lord, your praise [...]
Your presence extends everywhere, from my unpalatable realities to my unreachable dreams
Bhagavad Gita 11.40 namaḥ purastād atha pṛṣṭhatas te namo ’stu te sarvata eva sarva ananta-vīryāmita-vikramas tvaṁ sarvaṁ samāpnoṣi tato ’si sarvaḥ From front and [...]
May I be driven by an eternal passion while I drive with a temporary passion
Bhagavad Gita 11.34 droṇaṁ ca bhīṣmaṁ ca jayadrathaṁ ca karṇaṁ tathānyān api yodha-vīrān mayā hatāṁs tvaṁ jahi mā vyathiṣṭhā yudhyasva jetāsi raṇe sapatnān Drona, [...]
Make me tough enough to be tender
Bhagavad Gita 11.51 dṛṣṭvedaṁ mānuṣaṁ rūpaṁ tava saumyaṁ janārdana idānīm asmi saṁvṛttaḥ sa-cetāḥ prakṛtiṁ gataḥ Seeing now your gentle form, Divine and human, soft [...]
Let me see love not just as attraction and absorption, but also as aspiration and attention
Bhagavad Gita 12.7 teṣām ahaṁ samuddhartā mṛtyu-saṁsāra-sāgarāt bhavāmi na cirāt pārtha mayy āveśita-cetasām For them I swiftly become the guide, Lifting them from death’s [...]
Let me remember you for guiding my life, not for hiding from life
Bhagavad Gita 11.55 mat-karma-kṛn mat-paramo mad-bhaktaḥ saṅga-varjitaḥ nirvairaḥ sarva-bhūteṣu yaḥ sa mām eti pāṇḍava Working for my purpose, making me the goal, Serving with [...]