Bless me to stand on your side in restoring dharma (4.07)
Bhagavad Gita 4.7 yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmy aham "Whenever righteousness fades away, And unrighteous forces hold their [...]
Bless me to marvel at your miraculous presence in this world (4.06)
Bhagavad Gita 4.6 ajo ’pi sann avyayātmā bhūtānām īśvaro ’pi san prakṛtiṁ svām adhiṣṭhāya sambhavāmy ātma-māyayā "Though unborn and changeless I ever remain, The [...]
Bless me to trust your infinite plan beyond my finite vision (4.05)
Bhagavad Gita 4.5 śrī-bhagavān uvāca bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava cārjuna tāny ahaṁ veda sarvāṇi na tvaṁ vettha parantapa "The Lord said: Many births [...]
Help me reclaim the power of desire and direct it toward you (3.43)
Bhagavad Gita 3.43 evaṁ buddheḥ paraṁ buddhvā saṁstabhyātmānam ātmanā jahi śatruṁ mahā-bāho kāma-rūpaṁ durāsadam "Thus, knowing with your intelligence that the soul is transcendental, [...]
Help me strengthen my defences against temptations (3.42)
Bhagavad Gita 3.42 indriyāṇi parāṇy āhur indriyebhyaḥ paraṁ manaḥ manasas tu parā buddhir yo buddheḥ paratas tu saḥ "The senses are powerful, the scriptures [...]
Let me see standards as guideposts for my growth (3.41)
Bhagavad Gita 3.41 tasmāt tvam indriyāṇy ādau niyamya bharatarṣabha pāpmānaṁ prajahi hy enaṁ jñāna-vijñāna-nāśanam "Therefore, right in the beginning, It is the senses that [...]
Make me self-aware and strong to combat the inner enemy (3.40)
Bhagavad Gita 3.40 indriyāṇi mano buddhir asyādhiṣṭhānam ucyate etair vimohayaty eṣa jñānam āvṛtya dehinam "The senses, the mind, the intelligence— These all are lust's [...]
Help me to remember how temptation is treacherous (3.39)
Bhagavad Gita 3.39 āvṛtaṁ jñānam etena jñānino nitya-vairiṇā kāma-rūpeṇa kaunteya duṣpūreṇānalena ca "Covered is wisdom by this eternal foe, Desire which tends to endlessly [...]
Help me to stay on guard, whatever be the enemy’s garb (3.38)
Bhagavad Gita 3.38 dhūmenāvriyate vahnir yathādarśo malena ca yatholbenāvṛto garbhas tathā tenedam āvṛtam "As fire is covered by rising smoke, As dust on a [...]
Protect me from the desire that rejects boundaries (3.37)
Bhagavad Gita 3.37 śrī-bhagavān uvāca kāma eṣa krodha eṣa rajo-guṇa-samudbhavaḥ mahāśano mahā-pāpmā viddhy enam iha vairiṇam "It is desire that turns into a relentless [...]
Let awareness of inner danger drive me toward your shelter (3.36)
Bhagavad Gita 3.36 arjuna uvāca atha kena prayukto ’yaṁ pāpaṁ carati pūruṣaḥ anicchann api vārṣṇeya balād iva niyojitaḥ "Arjuna said: What is this force [...]
Protect me from the twin thieves of attachment and aversion (3.34)
Bhagavad Gita 3.34 indriyasyendriyasyārthe rāga-dveṣau vyavasthitau tayor na vaśam āgacchet tau hy asya paripanthinau "Desire and aversion dwell within, Bound to the senses, pulling [...]
Let me serve you with my nature, not serve my nature (3.33)
Bhagavad Gita 3.33 sadṛśaṁ ceṣṭate svasyāḥ prakṛter jñānavān api prakṛtiṁ yānti bhūtāni nigrahaḥ kiṁ kariṣyati "All act according to their own nature’s call, Even [...]
Let me express my love for you with the entire being (3.30)
Bhagavad Gita 3.30 mayi sarvāṇi karmāṇi saṁnyasyādhyātma-cetasā nirāśīr nirmamo bhūtvā yudhyasva vigata-jvaraḥ "Offer all your deeds to me, With mind absorbed in spiritual identity. [...]
Free me from the delusion that I am the sole doer (3.27)
Bhagavad Gita 3.27 prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā kartāham iti manyate "All actions arise from nature’s play, The modes of matter lead the [...]
Help me to learn how to help others to learn (3.26)
Bhagavad Gita 3.26 na buddhi-bhedaṁ janayed ajñānāṁ karma-saṅginām joṣayet sarva-karmāṇi vidvān yuktaḥ samācaran "The wise should not disturb the mind, Of those to worldly [...]
Bless me to lead with dignity and dedication during duress (3.21)
Bhagavad Gita 3.21 yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute lokas tad anuvartate "Whatever the noble ones do and [...]
Let my obligations not become my obsessions (3.20)
Bhagavad Gita 3.20 karmaṇaiva hi saṁsiddhim āsthitā janakādayaḥ loka-saṅgraham evāpi sampaśyan kartum arhasi "Through selfless work, the wise have grown, Like Janaka, who virtue [...]
Let me not waste the potential for joy unending (3.16)
Bhagavad Gita 3.16 evaṁ pravartitaṁ cakraṁ nānuvartayatīha yaḥ aghāyur indriyārāmo moghaṁ pārtha sa jīvati "Those who break this sacred chain, Living only for instant [...]
Let food remind me of your love for me (3.13)
Bhagavad Gita 3.13 yajña-śiṣṭāśinaḥ santo mucyante sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ bhuñjate te tv aghaṁ pāpāḥ ye pacanty ātma-kāraṇāt "Those who honor what sacrifice bestows, Are freed from [...]
Help me to act for a cause bigger than my selfish pleasure (3.09)
Bhagavad Gita 3.9 yajñārthāt karmaṇo ’nyatra loko ’yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ tad-arthaṁ karma kaunteya mukta-saṅgaḥ samācara "Work done as a sacrifice comes with no chain, But [...]