Gita 02.35 explained
So Arjuna says no why I will get infamy I am doing this out of virtue and people will honor this, so Krishna says no [...]
Gita 02.22 explained
BG 2.22 vasamsi jirnani yatha vihaya navani grihnati naro 'parani tatha sarirani vihaya jirnany anyani samyati navani dehi SYNONYMS vasamsi -- garments; jirnani -- old [...]
Gita 02.28 explained
And Krishna says that all things are… BG 2.28 avyaktadini bhutani vyakta-madhyani bharata avyakta-nidhanany eva tatra ka paridevana SYNONYMS avyakta-adini -- in the beginning unmanifested; [...]
Gita 02.48 explained
BG 2.48 yoga-sthah kuru karmani sangam tyaktva dhananjaya siddhy-asiddhyoh samo bhutva samatvam yoga ucyate SYNONYMS yoga-sthah -- equipoised; kuru -- perform; karmani -- your duties; [...]
Gita 02.25 explained
Now Sri Krishna gives some further description of soul. BG 2.25 avyakto 'yam acintyo 'yam avikaryo 'yam ucyate tasmad evam viditvainam nanusocitum arhasi SYNONYMS avyaktah [...]
Gita 02.31 explained
So this is the first section of the Bhagavad Gita (BG) in terms of Krishna’s instruction to Arjuna. From 2.11 to 2.30, Krishna describes to [...]
Gita 02.42-43 explained
So after describing Karma-Yoga (it can be Karma Yoga or Bhakti Yoga also these characters can apply to all paths) in 2.40 & 2.41 now [...]
Gita 02.46 explained
So now Krishan will conclude this contrast between Karma Kanda and Karma Yoga with the verse from an example drawn from the Vedic cultural situation [...]
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