The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 02 The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 02 Shloka 2 The Blessed Lord replied: If one entirely gives up all selfish motives, desires and actions, this is called true RENUNCIATION, and he who has given up all desires for rewards for all work he has accomplished, is …
The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 01 The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 01 Shloka 1 Arjuna asked the Almighty Krishna: Please explain to me, Dear Lord, what it means to have truly RENOUNCED (surrendered from a materialistic nature) in this life. अर्जुन बोले ——हे महाबाहो ! हे अन्तर्यामिन् ! हे वासुदेव ! …
The Gita – Chapter 17 – Complete The Gita – Chapter 17 – Complete Thus in the glorious Upanishads of the Bhagavad Gita, the science of the Eternal, the Scripture of Yoga, the dialogue between Shri Krishna and Arjuna, the seventeenth discourse, “The Yoga of the Division of Threefold Faith.” Sraddhatraya-Vibhaga yoga -17
The Gita – Chapter 17 – Shloka 28 The Gita – Chapter 17 – Shloka 28 Shloka 28 If any of these acts, O Arjuna, whether it is Spiritual Sacrifice, Self-perfection or the offering of pure and pleasant gifts, is done without faith and good incentives, Asat (all that is untrue and representative of darkness) …
The Gita – Chapter 17 – Shloka 27 The Gita – Chapter 17 – Shloka 27 Shloka 27 Everlasting faithfulness is Spiritual Sacrifice, Self-harmony, and the giving of gifts, lead one on the pathway to achieving Sat, O Arjuna. This is a fact because all of these divisions of faith ultimately lead to Me, the …
The Gita – Chapter 17 – Shloka 26 The Gita – Chapter 17 – Shloka 26 Shloka 26 Sat (derived from term Satya), is the word that literally means Supreme Truth and goodness. It is the end or final step in the actual Spiritual sacrifice and signifies the ultimate or final goal to be reached …
The Gita – Chapter 17 – Shloka 25 The Gita – Chapter 17 – Shloka 25 Shloka 25 The word Tat describes the actual performance of the Spiritual Sacrifice, the presentation of gifts, and all acts of self perfection and self-harmony. The performance of these acts (by those who seek true, infinite liberty from the …
The Gita – Chapter 17 – Shloka 24 The Gita – Chapter 17 – Shloka 24 Shloka 24 Therefore, dear Arjuna, he who is a devoted follower of the Brahman, begins all acts of spiritual sacrifice, gift-giving, or self-perfection (which is really the achievement of inner-peace with the self), with the word Aum (Aum or …
The Gita – Chapter 17 – Shloka 23 The Gita – Chapter 17 – Shloka 23 Shloka 23 AUM, TAT, SAT (literal translation: the Lord who is the truth). Dear Partha, each one of these sacred words represents the three stages of the Brahman (the Brahman is the single word that describes where all Brahmins …
The Gita – Chapter 17 – Shloka 22 The Gita – Chapter 17 – Shloka 22 Shloka 22 A gift that is given to an unworthy (evil) person, at an improper time and place, given not from kindness in the heart, but with feelings of extreme pride and with contempt towards the other person, this …