04.04 Arjuna’s fifth question (Exploring the Gita chapter 4 series – 2)
04.04 Arjuna’s fifth question - In the Bhagavad-gita’s fourth chapter, when Krishna states that he gave spiritual knowledge long ago to the solar deity, that [...]
Gita 04.03 explained
Bg 4.3 sa evāyaṁ mayā te ’dya yogaḥ proktaḥ purātanaḥ bhakto ’si me sakhā ceti rahasyaṁ hy etad uttamam Word for word: saḥ — the [...]
The link between the psychological and the cosmological (Exploring the Gita chapter 4 series – 1)
The link between the psychological and the cosmological - The Bhagavad-gita’s third chapter ends by describing how to conquer the inner enemy of lust (03.43). [...]
Gita 03.33 explained
1-9: KY is better than JY 10-16: If you are not qualified even for KY then practice KK 17-24: If you are qualified for JY, [...]
The difference between repression and regulation (Exploring the Gita chapter 3 series – 8)
The difference between repression and regulation - Toward the end of the Bhagavad-gita’s third chapter, Krishna declares that repression is futile (03.33). Yet in the [...]
Gita 03.43 explained
BG 3.43 evam buddheh param buddhva samstabhyatmanam atmana jahi satrum maha-baho kama-rupam durasadam SYNONYMS evam -- thus; buddheh -- to intelligence; param -- superior; buddhva [...]
Gita 03.36 explained
Bg 3.36 arjuna uvāca atha kena prayukto ’yaṁ pāpaṁ carati pūruṣaḥ anicchann api vārṣṇeya balād iva niyojitaḥ Word for word: arjunaḥ uvāca — Arjuna said; [...]
Gita 03.24 explained
Bg 3.24 utsīdeyur ime lokā na kuryāṁ karma ced aham saṅkarasya ca kartā syām upahanyām imāḥ prajāḥ Word for word: utsīdeyuḥ — would be put [...]
Arjuna’s fourth question (Exploring Gita chapter 3 series – 6)
Arjuna’s fourth question - “What makes us do things that we know aren’t good for us?” Most of us have probably asked ourselves this question [...]
Gita 03.22 explained
Now Krishna will give one more example of a Person who act to set good example. Bg 3.22 na me pārthāsti kartavyaṁ triṣu lokeṣu [...]
Krishna overturns Arjuna’s argument (Exploring Gita chapter 3 series – 5)
Krishna overturns Arjuna’s argument - Through the Bhagavad-gita, Krishna exhorts Arjuna to do his difficult duty of fighting aggressors, even if they happen to be [...]
Gita 03.31 explained
Now Krishna will talk in next two verses about faith Bg 3.31 ye me matam idaṁ nityam anutiṣṭhanti mānavāḥ śraddhāvanto ’nasūyanto mucyante te ’pi karmabhiḥ [...]
Krishna’s second indirect self-revelation (Exploring Gita chapter 3 series – 4)
Krishna’s second indirect self-revelation - In the Gita’s third chapter, Arjuna wonders whether renunciation can free him from accountability for not doing his duty. His [...]
Krishna’s first instance of educating by contrasting (Exploring Gita chapter 3 series – 2)
Krishna’s first instance of educating by contrasting - Choices that seem small and inconsequential to an uninformed person are seen as sizable and consequential by [...]
Gita 03.01 explained
Sure, here's the punctuated text: "BG Ch3 – Karma Yoga BG Ch 3 summary 3.1-3.10: Karma Yoga is better than Jnana Yoga. 3.10-3.16: If [...]
03.01 Arjuna’s third question (Exploring Gita chapter 3 series – 1)
03.01 Arjuna’s third question - At the start of the Gita’s second chapter, Arjuna asks a question, which essentially means: “Should he fight or not?” [...]
Gita 02.38 explained
Bhakti Sastri -> 054 2nd Ch - 1st sec -> Arjuna surrender & enquiry 2nd ch - 2nd sec verse 11 to 13 -> [...]
Krishna’s stark self-contradiction (Exploring the Gita chapter 2 series – 7)
Krishna’s stark self-contradiction - In the Bhagavad-gita second chapter, we encounter one of its starkest self-contradictions in two successive verses. First, it urges Arjuna to [...]
Gita 02.54 explained
Overview of second chapter (5 sections): 1-10 Arjuna’s question and further surrender. 11-30: Atma Jnana: Fight: As the soul is eternal, compassion for the [...]
Arjuna’s second question (Exploring Gita chapter 2 series – 6)
Arjuna’s second question - In the Bhagavad-gita’s second chapter, Krishna outlines the process of working with detachment (karma-yoga). He concludes by describing the state of [...]
Krishna’s first indirect self-revelation (Exploring Gita chapter 2 series – 5)
Krishna’s first indirect self-revelation - The Bhagavad-gita develops its message gradually and systematically. It starts by stressing our spiritual identity (02.13) and concludes by proclaiming [...]