sacred contemplation - Chaitanya Charan Das, Bhagavad Gita ISKCON

Please deepen my determination with devotion and strengthen my devotion with determination

Chaitanya Charan2026-06-01T13:50:46+05:30May 12, 2026|Chapter 18, Chapter 18, Text 33, Prayer – Chapter 18, Prayers|

Bhagavad Gita 18.33 dhṛtyā yayā dhārayate manaḥ-prāṇendriya-kriyāḥ yogenāvyabhicāriṇyā dhṛtiḥ sā pārtha sāttvikī That determination which sustains; Mind, life-breath, senses—all it restrains; Through yoga practice [...]

Protect me from chasing the cause of my dissatisfaction as its cure

Bhagavad Gita 18.32 adharmaṁ dharmam iti yā manyate tamasāvṛtā sarvārthān viparītāṁś ca buddhiḥ sā pārtha tāmasī Shrouded in darkness, it takes wrong for right, [...]