important bhagavad gita verses

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Important Bhagavad gitaverses

CHAPTERS 1-2

1.1dhtarra uvcadharma-ketre kuru-ketresamavet yuyutsavammak pav caivakim akurvata sajayadhtarra uvcaKing Dhtarra said; dharma-ketrein theplace of pilgrimage; kuru-ketrein the place named Kuruketra;samavetassembled; yuyutsavadesiring to fight; mmakmyparty (sons); pavthe sons of Pu; caand; evacertainly;kimwhat; akurvatadid they do; sajayaO Sajaya.TRANSLATIONDhtarra said: O Sajaya, after my sons and the sons of Puassembled in the place of pilgrimage at Kuruketra, desiring to fight,what did they do?

2.7krpaya-doopahata-svabhvapcchmi tv dharma-sammha-cetyac chreya syn nicita brhi tan meiyas te ha dhi m tv prapannamSYNONYMSkrpayaof miserliness; doaby the weakness; upahatabeingafflicted; sva-bhvacharacteristics; pcchmiI am asking; tvmunto You; dharmareligion; sammhabewildered; cetin heart;yatwhat; reyaall-good; sytmay be; nicitamconfidently;brhitell; tatthat; meunto me; iyadisciple; teYour; ahamI am; dhijust instruct; mmme; tvmunto You; prapannamsurrendered.TRANSLATIONNow I am confused about my duty and have lost all composurebecause of miserly weakness. In this condition I am asking You to tellme for certain what is best for me. Now I am Your disciple, and a soulsurrendered unto You. Please instruct me.

2.11r-bhagavn uvcaaocyn anvaocas tvapraj-vd ca bhase


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gatsn agats cannuocanti paitSYNONYMSr-bhagavn uvcathe Supreme Personality of Godhead said;aocynnot worthy of lamentation; anvaocayou are lamenting;

tvamyou; praj-vdnlearned talks; caalso; bhasespeaking;gatalost; asnlife; agatanot past; asnlife; caalso; nanever; anuocantilament; paitthe learned.TRANSLATIONThe Supreme Personality of Godhead said: While speaking learnedwords, you are mourning for what is not worthy of grief. Those whoare wise lament neither for the living nor for the dead.

2.12na tv evha jtu nsana tva neme jandhip

na caiva na bhaviymasarve vayam ata paramSYNONYMSnanever; tubut; evacertainly; ahamI; jtuat any time; nadid not; samexist; nanot; tvamyou; nanot; imeall these;jana-adhipkings; nanever; caalso; evacertainly; nanot;bhaviymashall exist; sarve vayamall of us; ata paramhereafter.TRANSLATIONNever was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all thesekings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be.

2.13dehino smin yath dehekaumra yauvana jartath dehntara-prptirdhras tatra na muhyatiSYNONYMSdehinaof the embodied; asminin this; yathas; dehein thebody; kaumramboyhood; yauvanamyouth; jarold age; tathsimilarly; deha-antaraof transference of the body; prptiachievement; dhrathe sober; tatrathereupon; nanever;

muhyatiis deluded.TRANSLATIONAs the embodied soul continuously passes, in this body, from boyhoodto youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body atdeath. A sober person is not bewildered by such a change.

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ts titikasva bhrataSYNONYMSmtr-sparsensory perception; tuonly; kaunteyaO son ofKunt; tawinter; uasummer; sukhahappiness; dukhaandpain; dgiving; gamaappearing; apyinadisappearing;

anitynonpermanent; tnall of them; titikasvajust try totolerate; bhrataO descendant of the Bharata dynasty.TRANSLATIONO son of Kunt, the nonpermanent appearance of happiness anddistress, and their disappearance in due course, are like theappearance and disappearance of winter and summer seasons. Theyarise from sense perception, O scion of Bharata, and one must learn totolerate them without being disturbed.

2.15ya hi na vyathayanty ete

purua puruarabhasama-dukha-sukha dhraso mtatvya kalpateSYNONYMSyamone to whom; hicertainly; nanever; vyathayantiaredistressing; eteall these; puruamto a person; purua-abhaObest among men; samaunaltered; dukhain distress; sukhamandhappiness; dhrampatient; sahe; amtatvyafor liberation;kalpateis considered eligible.TRANSLATIONO best among men (Arjuna), the person who is not disturbed by

happiness and distress and is steady in both is certainly eligible forliberation.

2.16nsato vidyate bhvonbhvo vidyate sataubhayor api do ntastv anayos tattva-daribhiSYNONYMSnanever; asataof the nonexistent; vidyatethere is; bhvaendurance; nanever; abhvachanging quality; vidyatethere is;

sataof the eternal; ubhayoof the two; apiverily; daobserved; antaconclusion; tuindeed; anayoof them; tattvaofthe truth; daribhiby the seers.TRANSLATIONThose who are seers of the truth have concluded that of thenonexistent (the material body) there is no endurance and of theeternal (the soul) there is no change. This they have concluded bystudying the nature of both.

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avini tu tad viddhiyena sarvam ida tatamvinam avyayasysyana kacit kartum arhatiSYNONYMS

aviniimperishable; tubut; tatthat; viddhiknow it; yenabywhom; sarvamall of the body; idamthis; tatampervaded;vinamdestruction; avyayasyaof the imperishable; asyaof it; nakacitno one; kartumto do; arhatiis able.TRANSLATIONThat which pervades the entire body you should know to beindestructible. No one is able to destroy that imperishable soul.

2.18antavanta ime dehnityasyokt arria

anino prameyasyatasmd yudhyasva bhrataSYNONYMSanta-vantaperishable; imeall these; dehmaterial bodies;nityasyaeternal in existence; uktare said; arriaof theembodied soul; aninanever to be destroyed; aprameyasyaimmeasurable; tasmttherefore; yudhyasvafight; bhrataOdescendant of Bharata.TRANSLATIONThe material body of the indestructible, immeasurable and eternalliving entity is sure to come to an end; therefore, fight, O descendant

of Bharata.

2.20na jyate mriyate v kadcinnya bhtv bhavit v na bhyaajo nitya vato ya purona hanyate hanyamne arreSYNONYMSnanever; jyatetakes birth; mriyatedies; veither; kadcitatany time (past, present or future); nanever; ayamthis; bhtvhaving come into being; bhavitwill come to be; vor; nanot;

bhyaor is again coming to be; ajaunborn; nityaeternal;vatapermanent; ayamthis; purathe oldest; nanever;hanyateis killed; hanyamnebeing killed; arrethe body.TRANSLATIONFor the soul there is neither birth nor death at any time. He has notcome into being, does not come into being, and will not come intobeing. He is unborn, eternal, ever-existing and primeval. He is notslain when the body is slain.

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vssi jrni yath vihyanavni ghti naro paritath arri vihya jrnyanyni sayti navni dehSYNONYMS

vssigarments; jrniold and worn out; yathjust as; vihyagiving up; navninew garments; ghtidoes accept; naraaman; apariothers; tathin the same way; arribodies;vihyagiving up; jirniold and useless; anynidifferent; saytiverily accepts; navninew sets; dehthe embodied.TRANSLATIONAs a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soulsimilarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and uselessones.

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naina chindanti astrinaina dahati pvakana caina kledayanty pona oayati mrutaSYNONYMSnanever; enamthis soul; chindantican cut to pieces; astriweapons; nanever; enamthis soul; dahatiburns; pvakafire;nanever; caalso; enamthis soul; kledayantimoistens; pawater; nanever; oayatidries; mrutawind.TRANSLATIONThe soul can never be cut to pieces by any weapon, nor burned by

fire, nor moistened by water, nor withered by the wind.

2.24acchedyo yam adhyo yamakledyo oya eva canitya sarva-gata sthuracalo ya santanaSYNONYMSacchedyaunbreakable; ayamthis soul; adhyaunable to beburned; ayamthis soul; akledyainsoluble; aoyanot able tobe dried; evacertainly; caand; nityaeverlasting; sarva-gata

all-pervading; sthuunchangeable; acalaimmovable; ayamthis soul; santanaeternally the same.TRANSLATIONThis individual soul is unbreakable and insoluble, and can be neitherburned nor dried. He is everlasting, present everywhere,unchangeable, immovable and eternally the same.

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tasmd eva viditvainannuocitum arhasiSYNONYMSavyaktainvisible; ayamthis soul; acintyainconceivable; ayamthis soul; avikryaunchangeable; ayamthis soul; ucyateis said;

tasmttherefore; evamlike this; viditvknowing it well; enamthis soul; nado not; anuocitumto lament; arhasiyou deserve.TRANSLATIONIt is said that the soul is invisible, inconceivable and immutable.Knowing this, you should not grieve for the body.

2.27jtasya hi dhruvo mtyurdhruva janma mtasya catasmd aparihrye rthena tva ocitum arhasi

SYNONYMSjtasyaof one who has taken his birth; hicertainly; dhruvaafact; mtyudeath; dhruvamit is also a fact; janmabirth;mtasyaof the dead; caalso; tasmttherefore; aparihryeofthat which is unavoidable; arthein the matter; nado not; tvamyou; ocitumto lament; arhasideserve.TRANSLATIONOne who has taken his birth is sure to die, and after death one is sureto take birth again. Therefore, in the unavoidable discharge of yourduty, you should not lament.

2.40nehbhikrama-no stipratyavyo na vidyatesv-alpam apy asya dharmasyatryate mahato bhaytSYNONYMSnathere is not; ihain this yoga; abhikramain endeavoring; naloss; astithere is; pratyavyadiminution; nanever; vidyatethere is; su-alpama little; apialthough; asyaof this; dharmasyaoccupation; tryatereleases; mahatafrom very great; bhaytdanger.

TRANSLATIONIn this endeavor there is no loss or diminution, and a littleadvancement on this path can protect one from the most dangeroustype of fear.

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SYNONYMSvyavasya-tmikresolute in Ka consciousness; buddhiintelligence; ekonly one; ihain this world; kuru-nandanaObeloved child of the Kurus; bahu-khhaving various branches; hiindeed; anantunlimited; caalso; buddhayaintelligence;

avyavasyinmof those who are not in Ka consciousness.TRANSLATIONThose who are on this path are resolute in purpose, and their aim isone. O beloved child of the Kurus, the intelligence of those who areirresolute is many-branched.

2.44bhogaivarya-prasaktntaypahta-cetasmvyavasytmik buddhisamdhau na vidhyate

SYNONYMSbhogato material enjoyment; aivaryaand opulence; prasaktnmfor those who are attached; tayby such things; apahta-cetasmbewildered in mind; vyavasya-tmikfixed in determination;buddhidevotional service to the Lord; samdhauin the controlledmind; nanever; vidhyatedoes take place.TRANSLATIONIn the minds of those who are too attached to sense enjoyment andmaterial opulence, and who are bewildered by such things, theresolute determination for devotional service to the Supreme Lorddoes not take place.

2.45trai-guya-viay vednistrai-guyo bhavrjunanirdvandvo nitya-sattva-sthoniryoga-kema tmavnSYNONYMStrai-guyapertaining to the three modes of material nature; viayon the subject matter; vedVedic literatures; nistrai-guyatranscendental to the three modes of material nature; bhavabe;arjunaO Arjuna; nirdvandvawithout duality; nitya-sattva-stha

in a pure state of spiritual existence; niryoga-kemafree from ideasof gain and protection; tma-vnestablished in the self.TRANSLATIONThe Vedas deal mainly with the subject of the three modes of materialnature. O Arjuna, become transcendental to these three modes. Befree from all dualities and from all anxieties for gain and safety, andbe established in the self.

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sarvata samplutodaketvn sarveu vedeubrhmaasya vijnataSYNONYMSyvnall that; arthais meant; uda-pnein a well of water;

sarvatain all respects; sampluta-udakein a great reservoir ofwater; tvnsimilarly; sarveuin all; vedeuVedic literatures;brhmaasyaof the man who knows the Supreme Brahman;vijnatawho is in complete knowledge.TRANSLATIONAll purposes served by a small well can at once be served by a greatreservoir of water. Similarly, all the purposes of the Vedas can beserved to one who knows the purpose behind them.

2.47karmay evdhikras te

m phaleu kadcanam karma-phala-hetur bhrm te sago stv akarmaiSYNONYMSkarmaiin prescribed duties; evacertainly; adhikraright; teofyou; mnever; phaleuin the fruits; kadcanaat any time; mnever; karma-phalain the result of the work; hetucause; bhbecome; mnever; teof you; sagaattachment; astuthereshould be; akarmaiin not doing prescribed duties.TRANSLATIONYou have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not

entitled to the fruits of action. Never consider yourself the cause ofthe results of your activities, and never be attached to not doing yourduty.

2.59viay vinivartantenirhrasya dehinarasa-varja raso py asyapara dv nivartateSYNONYMSviayobjects for sense enjoyment; vinivartanteare practiced to

be refrained from; nirhrasyaby negative restrictions; dehinaforthe embodied; rasa-varjamgiving up the taste; rasasense ofenjoyment; apialthough there is; asyahis; paramfar superiorthings; dvby experiencing; nivartatehe ceases from.TRANSLATIONThe embodied soul may be restricted from sense enjoyment, thoughthe taste for sense objects remains. But, ceasing such engagementsby experiencing a higher taste, he is fixed in consciousness.

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yatato hy api kaunteyapuruasya vipacitaindriyi pramthniharanti prasabha manaSYNONYMS

yatatawhile endeavoring; hicertainly; apiin spite of; kaunteyaO son of Kunt; puruasyaof a man; vipacitafull ofdiscriminating knowledge; indriyithe senses; pramthniagitating; harantithrow; prasabhamby force; manathe mind.TRANSLATIONThe senses are so strong and impetuous, O Arjuna, that they forciblycarry away the mind even of a man of discrimination who isendeavoring to control them.

2.62dhyyato viayn pusa

sagas tepajyatesagt sajyate kmakmt krodho bhijyateSYNONYMSdhyyatawhile contemplating; viaynsense objects; pusaofa person; sagaattachment; teuin the sense objects; upajyatedevelops; sagtfrom attachment; sajyatedevelops; kmadesire; kmtfrom desire; krodhaanger; abhijyatebecomesmanifest.TRANSLATIONWhile contemplating the objects of the senses, a person develops

attachment for them, and from such attachment lust develops, andfrom lust anger arises.

2.63krodhd bhavati sammohasammoht smti-vibhramasmti-bhrad buddhi-nobuddhi-nt praayatiSYNONYMSkrodhtfrom anger; bhavatitakes place; sammohaperfectillusion; sammohtfrom illusion; smtiof memory; vibhrama

bewilderment; smti-bhratafter bewilderment of memory;buddhi-naloss of intelligence; buddhi-ntand from loss ofintelligence; praayatione falls down.TRANSLATIONFrom anger, complete delusion arises, and from delusionbewilderment of memory. When memory is bewildered, intelligence islost, and when intelligence is lost one falls down again into thematerial pool.


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IMPORTANT BHAGAVAD-GTVERSES

CHAPTERS 3-4

3.5na hi kacit kaam apijtu tihaty akarma-ktkryate hy avaa karmasarva prakti-jair guaiSYNONYMSnanor; hicertainly; kacitanyone; kaama moment; apialso;jtuat any time; tihatiremains; akarma-ktwithout doingsomething; kryateis forced to do; hicertainly; avaahelplessly;karmawork; sarvaall; prakti-jaiborn of the modes of materialnature; guaiby the qualities.TRANSLATIONEveryone is forced to act helplessly according to the qualities he hasacquired from the modes of material nature; therefore no one canrefrain from doing something, not even for a moment.

3.6karmendriyi sayamyaya ste manas smaranindriyrthn vimhtmmithycra sa ucyateSYNONYMSkarma-indriyithe five working sense organs; sayamyacontrolling; yaanyone who; steremains; manasby the mind;smaranthinking of; indriya-arthnsense objects; vimhafoolish;tmsoul; mithy-crapretender; sahe; ucyateis called.TRANSLATIONOne who restrains the senses of action but whose mind dwells onsense objects certainly deludes himself and is called a pretender.

3.9yajrtht karmao nyatraloko ya karma-bandhanatad-artha karma kaunteyamukta-saga samcaraSYNONYMSyaja-arthtdone only for the sake of Yaja, or Viu; karmaathan work; anyatraotherwise; lokaworld; ayamthis; karma-bandhanabondage by work; tatof Him; arthamfor the sake;


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karmawork; kaunteyaO son of Kunt; mukta-sagaliberatedfrom association; samcarado perfectly.TRANSLATIONWork done as a sacrifice for Viu has to be performed, otherwisework causes bondage in this material world. Therefore, O son of

Kunt, perform your prescribed duties for His satisfaction, and in thatway you will always remain free from bondage.

3.10saha-yaj praj svpurovca prajpatianena prasaviyadhvamea vo stv ia-kma-dhukSYNONYMSsahaalong with; yajsacrifices; prajgenerations; svcreating; puranciently; uvcasaid; praj-patithe Lord of

creatures; anenaby this; prasaviyadhvambe more and moreprosperous; eathis; vayour; astulet it be; iaof alldesirable things; kma-dhukbestower.TRANSLATIONIn the beginning of creation, the Lord of all creatures sent forthgenerations of men and demigods, along with sacrifices for Viu, andblessed them by saying, Be thou happy by this yaja [sacrifice]because its performance will bestow upon you everything desirable forliving happily and achieving liberation.

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yaja-iina santomucyante sarva-kilbiaibhujate te tv agha ppye pacanty tma-kratSYNONYMSyaja-iaof food taken after performance of yaja; ainaeaters;santathe devotees; mucyanteget relief; sarvaall kinds of;kilbiaifrom sins; bhujateenjoy; tethey; tubut; aghamgrievous sins; ppsinners; yewho; pacantiprepare food; tma-kratfor sense enjoyment.TRANSLATION

The devotees of the Lord are released from all kinds of sins becausethey eat food which is offered first for sacrifice. Others, who preparefood for personal sense enjoyment, verily eat only sin.

3.14annd bhavanti bhtniparjanyd anna-sambhavayajd bhavati parjanyoyaja karma-samudbhavaSYNONYMS


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anntfrom grains; bhavantigrow; bhtnithe material bodies;parjanytfrom rains; annaof food grains; sambhavaproduction;yajtfrom the performance of sacrifice; bhavatibecomes possible;parjanyarain; yajaperformance of yaja; karmaprescribedduties; samudbhavaborn of.

TRANSLATIONAll living bodies subsist on food grains, which are produced from rains.Rains are produced by performance of yaja [sacrifice], and yaja isborn of prescribed duties.

3.18yad yad carati rehastat tad evetaro janasa yat prama kurutelokas tad anuvartateSYNONYMS

yat yatwhatever; caratihe does; rehaa respectable leader;tatthat; tatand that alone; evacertainly; itaracommon; janaperson; sahe; yatwhichever; pramamexample; kurutedoes perform; lokaall the world; tatthat; anuvartatefollows inthe footsteps.TRANSLATIONWhatever action a great man performs, common men follow. Andwhatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.

3.27prakte kriyamni

guai karmi sarvaaahakra-vimhtmkartham iti manyateSYNONYMSprakteof material nature; kriyamnibeing done; guaibythe modes; karmiactivities; sarvaaall kinds of; ahakra-vimhabewildered by false ego; tmthe spirit soul; kartdoer;ahamI; itithus; manyatehe thinks.TRANSLATIONThe spirit soul bewildered by the influence of false ego thinks himselfthe doer of activities that are in actuality carried out by the three

modes of material nature.

3.28tattva-vit tu mah-bhogua-karma-vibhgayogu gueu vartantaiti matv na sajjateSYNONYMStattva-vitthe knower of the Absolute Truth; tubut; mah-bhoOmighty-armed one; gua-karmaof works under material influence;


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vibhgayodifferences; gusenses; gueuin sensegratification; vartanteare being engaged; itithus; matvthinking;nanever; sajjatebecomes attached.TRANSLATIONOne who is in knowledge of the Absolute Truth, O mighty-armed, does

not engage himself in the senses and sense gratification, knowing wellthe differences between work in devotion and work for fruitive results.

3.34indriyasyendriyasyrtherga-dveau vyavasthitautayor na vaam gacchettau hy asya paripanthinauSYNONYMSindriyasyaof the senses; indriyasya arthein the sense objects; rgaattachment; dveaualso detachment; vyavasthitauput under

regulations; tayoof them; nanever; vaamcontrol; gacchetone should come; tauthose; hicertainly; asyahis; paripanthinaustumbling blocks.TRANSLATIONThere are principles to regulate attachment and aversion pertaining tothe senses and their objects. One should not come under the controlof such attachment and aversion, because they are stumbling blockson the path of self-realization.

3.37r-bhagavn uvca

kma ea krodha earajo-gua-samudbhavamahano mah-ppmviddhy enam iha vairiamSYNONYMSri-bhagavn uvcathe Personality of Godhead said; kmalust;eathis; krodhawrath; eathis; raja-guathe mode ofpassion; samudbhavaborn of; mah-aanaall-devouring; mah-ppmgreatly sinful; viddhiknow; enamthis; ihain the materialworld; vairiamgreatest enemy.TRANSLATION

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: It is lust only, Arjuna, whichis born of contact with the material mode of passion and latertransformed into wrath, and which is the all-devouring sinful enemy ofthis world.

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manur ikvkave bravtSYNONYMSr-bhagavn uvcathe Supreme Personality of Godhead said; imamthis; vivasvateunto the sun-god; yogamthe science of onesrelationship to the Supreme; proktavninstructed; ahamI;

avyayamimperishable; vivasvnVivasvn (the sun-gods name);manaveunto the father of mankind (of the name Vaivasvata); prhatold; manuthe father of mankind; ikvkaveunto King Ikvku;abravtsaid.TRANSLATIONThe Personality of Godhead, Lord r Ka, said: I instructed thisimperishable science of yoga to the sun-god, Vivasvn, and Vivasvninstructed it to Manu, the father of mankind, and Manu in turninstructed it to Ikvku.

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eva parampar-prptamima rjarayo vidusa kleneha mahatyogo naa parantapaSYNONYMSevamthus; paramparby disciplic succession; prptamreceived;imamthis science; rja-ayathe saintly kings; viduunderstood; sathat knowledge; klenain the course of time; ihain this world; mahatgreat; yogathe science of ones relationshipwith the Supreme; naascattered; parantapaO Arjuna, subduerof the enemies.

TRANSLATIONThis supreme science was thus received through the chain of disciplicsuccession, and the saintly kings understood it in that way. But incourse of time the succession was broken, and therefore the scienceas it is appears to be lost.

4.3sa evya may te dyayoga prokta purtanabhakto si me sakh cetirahasya hy etad uttamam

SYNONYMSsathe same; evacertainly; ayamthis; mayby Me; teuntoyou; adyatoday; yogathe science of yoga; proktaspoken;purtanavery old; bhaktadevotee; asiyou are; meMy; sakhfriend; caalso; ititherefore; rahasyammystery; hicertainly;etatthis; uttamamtranscendental.TRANSLATIONThat very ancient science of the relationship with the Supreme istoday told by Me to you because you are My devotee as well as My


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friend and can therefore understand the transcendental mystery ofthis science.

4.5r-bhagavn uvca

bahni me vyattnijanmni tava crjunatny aha veda sarvina tva vettha parantapaSYNONYMSr-bhagavn uvcathe Personality of Godhead said; bahnimany;meof Mine; vyattnihave passed; janmnibirths; tavaofyours; caand also; arjunaO Arjuna; tnithose; ahamI; vedadoknow; sarviall; nanot; tvamyou; vetthaknow; parantapaOsubduer of the enemy.TRANSLATION

The Personality of Godhead said: Many, many births both you and Ihave passed. I can remember all of them, but you cannot, O subduerof the enemy!

4.6ajo pi sann avyaytmbhtnm varo pi sanprakti svm adhihyasambhavmy tma-myaySYNONYMSajaunborn; apialthough; sanbeing so; avyayawithout

deterioration; tmbody; bhtnmof all those who are born;varathe Supreme Lord; apialthough; sanbeing so; praktimin the transcendental form; svmof Myself; adhihyabeing sosituated; sambhavmiI do incarnate; tma-myayby My internalenergy.TRANSLATIONAlthough I am unborn and My transcendental body never deteriorates,and although I am the Lord of all living entities, I still appear in everymillennium in My original transcendental form.

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yad yad hi dharmasyaglnir bhavati bhrataabhyutthnam adharmasyatadtmna sjmy ahamSYNONYMSyad yadwhenever and wherever; hicertainly; dharmasyaofreligion; glnidiscrepancies; bhavatibecome manifested; bhrataO descendant of Bharata; abhyutthnampredominance;adharmasyaof irreligion; tadat that time; tmnamself; sjmimanifest; ahamI.


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TRANSLATIONWhenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, Odescendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligionat thattime I descend Myself.

4.8paritrya sdhnvinya ca duktmdharma-sasthpanrthyasambhavmi yuge yugeSYNONYMSparitryafor the deliverance; sdhnmof the devotees;vinyafor the annihilation; caand; duktmof the miscreants;dharmaprinciples of religion; sasthpana-arthyato reestablish;sambhavmiI do appear; yugemillennium; yugeafter millennium.TRANSLATION

To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as toreestablish the principles of religion, I Myself appear, millennium aftermillennium.

4.9janma karma ca me divyameva yo vetti tattvatatyaktv deha punar janmanaiti mm eti so rjunaSYNONYMSjanmabirth; karmawork; caalso; meof Mine; divyam

transcendental; evamlike this; yaanyone who; vettiknows;tattvatain reality; tyaktvleaving aside; dehamthis body; punaagain; janmabirth; nanever; etidoes attain; mmunto Me; etidoes attain; sahe; arjunaO Arjuna.TRANSLATIONOne who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance andactivities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in thismaterial world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.

4.10vta-rga-bhaya-krodh

man-may mm upritbahavo jna-tapaspt mad-bhvam gatSYNONYMSvtafreed from; rgaattachment; bhayafear; krodhandanger; mat-mayfully in Me; mmin Me; upritbeing fullysituated; bahavamany; jnaof knowledge; tapasby thepenance; ptbeing purified; mat-bhvamtranscendental love forMe; gatattained.TRANSLATION


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Being freed from attachment, fear and anger, being fully absorbed inMe and taking refuge in Me, many, many persons in the past becamepurified by knowledge of Meand thus they all attainedtranscendental love for Me.

4.11ye yath m prapadyantets tathaiva bhajmy ahammama vartmnuvartantemanuy prtha sarvaaSYNONYMSyeall who; yathas; mmunto Me; prapadyantesurrender; tnthem; tathso; evacertainly; bhajmireward; ahamI; mamaMy; vartmapath; anuvartantefollow; manuyall men; prthaO son of Pth; sarvaain all respects.TRANSLATION

As all surrender unto Me, I reward them accordingly. Everyone followsMy path in all respects, O son of Pth.

4.13ctur-varya may sagua-karma-vibhgaatasya kartram api mviddhy akartram avyayamSYNONYMSctu-varyamthe four divisions of human society; mayby Me;samcreated; guaof quality; karmaand work; vibhgaain

terms of division; tasyaof that; kartramthe father; apialthough;mmMe; viddhiyou may know; akartramas the nondoer;avyayamunchangeable.TRANSLATIONAccording to the three modes of material nature and the workassociated with them, the four divisions of human society are createdby Me. And although I am the creator of this system, you should knowthat I am yet the nondoer, being unchangeable.

4.14na m karmi limpanti

na me karma-phale sphiti m yo bhijntikarmabhir na sa badhyateSYNONYMSnanever; mmMe; karmiall kinds of work; limpantido affect;nanor; meMy; karma-phalein fruitive action; sphaspiration;itithus; mmMe; yaone who; abhijntidoes know; karmabhiby the reaction of such work; nanever; sahe; badhyatebecomes entangled.TRANSLATION


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There is no work that affects Me; nor do I aspire for the fruits of action.One who understands this truth about Me also does not becomeentangled in the fruitive reactions of work.

4.34

tad viddhi praiptenaparipranena sevayupadekyanti te jnajninas tattva-darinaSYNONYMStatthat knowledge of different sacrifices; viddhitry to understand;praiptenaby approaching a spiritual master; paripranenabysubmissive inquiries; sevayby the rendering of service;upadekyantithey will initiate; teyou; jnaminto knowledge;jninathe self-realized; tattvaof the truth; darinaseers.TRANSLATION

Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquirefrom him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realizedsouls can impart knowledge unto you because they have seen thetruth.

4.35yaj jtv na punar mohameva ysyasi pavayena bhtny aeidrakyasy tmany atho mayiSYNONYMS

yatwhich; jtvknowing; nanever; punaagain; mohamtoillusion; evamlike this; ysyasiyou shall go; pavaO son ofPu; yenaby which; bhtniliving entities; aeiall;drakyasiyou will see; tmaniin the Supreme Soul; atha uor inother words; mayiin Me.TRANSLATIONHaving obtained real knowledge from a self-realized soul, you willnever fall again into such illusion, for by this knowledge you will seethat all living beings are but part of the Supreme, or, in other words,that they are Mine.

4.36api ced asi ppebhyasarvebhya ppa-kt-tamasarva jna-plavenaivavjina santariyasiSYNONYMSapieven; cetif; asiyou are; ppebhyaof sinners; sarvebhyaof all; ppa-kt-tamathe greatest sinner; sarvamall such sinfulreactions; jna-plavenaby the boat of transcendental knowledge;


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evacertainly; vjinamthe ocean of miseries; santariyasiyou willcross completely.TRANSLATIONEven if you are considered to be the most sinful of all sinners, whenyou are situated in the boat of transcendental knowledge you will be

able to cross over the ocean of miseries.

4.42tasmd ajna-sambhtaht-stha jnsintmanachittvaina saaya yogamtihottiha bhrataSYNONYMStasmttherefore; ajna-sambhtamborn of ignorance; ht-sthamsituated in the heart; jnaof knowledge; asinby the weapon;tmanaof the self; chittvcutting off; enamthis; saayam

doubt; yogamin yoga; tihabe situated; uttihastand up tofight; bhrataO descendant of Bharata.TRANSLATIONTherefore the doubts which have arisen in your heart out of ignoranceshould be slashed by the weapon of knowledge. Armed with yoga, OBhrata, stand and fight.

IMPORTANT BHAGAVAD-GTVERSES

CHAPTERS 5-7

5.18vidy-vinaya-sampannebrhmae gavi hastiniuni caiva va-pke capait sama-darinaSYNONYMSvidywith education; vinayaand gentleness; sampannefullyequipped; brhmaein the brhmaa; gaviin the cow; hastiniinthe elephant; uniin the dog; caand; evacertainly; va-pkeinthe dog-eater (the outcaste); carespectively; paitthose whoare wise; sama-darinawho see with equal vision.TRANSLATIONThe humble sages, by virtue of true knowledge, see with equal visiona learned and gentle brhmaa, a cow, an elephant, a dog and a dog-eater [outcaste].


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5.22ye hi saspara-j bhogdukha-yonaya eva tedy-antavanta kaunteyana teu ramate budha

SYNONYMSyethose; hicertainly; saspara-jby contact with the materialsenses; bhogenjoyments; dukhadistress; yonayasources of;evacertainly; tethey are; dibeginning; antaend; vantasubject to; kaunteyaO son of Kunt; nanever; teuin those;ramatetakes delight; budhathe intelligent person.TRANSLATIONAn intelligent person does not take part in the sources of misery,which are due to contact with the material senses. O son of Kunt,such pleasures have a beginning and an end, and so the wise mandoes not delight in them.

5.26kma-krodha-vimuktnyatn yata-cetasmabhito brahma-nirvavartate vidittmanmSYNONYMSkmafrom desires; krodhaand anger; vimuktnmof those whoare liberated; yatnmof the saintly persons; yata-cetasmwhohave full control over the mind; abhitaassured in the near future;brahma-nirvamliberation in the Supreme; vartateis there; vidita-

tmanmof those who are self-realized.TRANSLATIONThose who are free from anger and all material desires, who are self-realized, self-disciplined and constantly endeavoring for perfection,are assured of liberation in the Supreme in the very near future.

5.29bhoktra yaja-tapassarva-loka-mahevaramsuhda sarva-bhtnjtv m ntim cchati

SYNONYMSbhoktramthe beneficiary; yajaof sacrifices; tapasmandpenances and austerities; sarva-lokaof all planets and the demigodsthereof; mah-varamthe Supreme Lord; su-hdamthebenefactor; sarvaof all; bhtnmthe living entities; jtvthusknowing; mmMe (Lord Ka); ntimrelief from material pangs;cchatione achieves.TRANSLATIONA person in full consciousness of Me, knowing Me to be the ultimatebeneficiary of all sacrifices and austerities, the Supreme Lord of all


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planets and demigods, and the benefactor and well-wisher of all livingentities, attains peace from the pangs of material miseries.

6.17yukthra-vihrasya

yukta-ceasya karmasuyukta-svapnvabodhasyayogo bhavati dukha-hSYNONYMSyuktaregulated; hraeating; vihrasyarecreation; yuktaregulated; ceasyaof one who works for maintenance; karmasuindischarging duties; yuktaregulated; svapna-avabodhasyasleep andwakefulness; yogapractice of yoga; bhavatibecomes; dukha-hdiminishing pains.TRANSLATIONHe who is regulated in his habits of eating, sleeping, recreation and

work can mitigate all material pains by practicing the yoga system.

6.30yo m payati sarvatrasarva ca mayi payatitasyha na praaymisa ca me na praayatiSYNONYMSyawhoever; mmMe; payatisees; sarvatraeverywhere;sarvameverything; caand; mayiin Me; payatisees; tasyaforhim; ahamI; nanot; praaymiam lost; sahe; caalso; me

to Me; nanor; praayatiis lost.TRANSLATIONFor one who sees Me everywhere and sees everything in Me, I amnever lost, nor is he ever lost to Me.

6.34cacala hi mana kapramthi balavad dhamtasyha nigraha manyevyor iva su-dukaramSYNONYMS

cacalamflickering; hicertainly; manamind; kaO Ka;pramthiagitating; bala-vatstrong; dhamobstinate; tasyaits;ahamI; nigrahamsubduing; manyethink; vyoof the wind; ivalike; su-dukaramdifficult.TRANSLATIONFor the mind is restless, turbulent, obstinate and very strong, OKa, and to subdue it, I think, is more difficult than controlling thewind.

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r-bhagavn uvcaasaaya mah-bhomano durnigraha calamabhysena tu kaunteyavairgyea ca ghyate

SYNONYMSr-bhagavn uvcathe Personality of Godhead said; asaayamundoubtedly; mah-bhoO mighty-armed one; manathe mind;durnigrahamdifficult to curb; calamflickering; abhysenabypractice; tubut; kaunteyaO son of Kunt; vairgyeabydetachment; caalso; ghyatecan be so controlled.TRANSLATIONLord r Ka said: O mighty-armed son of Kunt, it is undoubtedlyvery difficult to curb the restless mind, but it is possible by suitablepractice and by detachment.

6.46tapasvibhyo dhiko yogjnibhyo pi mato dhikakarmibhya cdhiko yogtasmd yog bhavrjunaSYNONYMStapasvibhyathan the ascetics; adhikagreater; yogthe yog;jnibhyathan the wise; apialso; mataconsidered; adhikagreater; karmibhyathan the fruitive workers; caalso; adhikagreater; yogthe yog; tasmttherefore; yogatranscendentalist; bhavajust become; arjunaO Arjuna.

TRANSLATIONA yog is greater than the ascetic, greater than the empiricist andgreater than the fruitive worker. Therefore, O Arjuna, in allcircumstances, be a yog.

6.47yoginm api sarvemad-gatenntar-tmanraddhvn bhajate yo msa me yuktatamo mataSYNONYMS

yoginmof yogs; apialso; sarvemall types of; mat-gatenaabiding in Me, always thinking of Me; anta-tmanwithin himself;raddh-vnin full faith; bhajaterenders transcendental lovingservice; yaone who; mmto Me (the Supreme Lord); sahe; meby Me; yukta-tamathe greatest yog; matais considered.TRANSLATIONAnd of all yogs, the one with great faith who always abides in Me,thinks of Me within himself, and renders transcendental loving serviceto Mehe is the most intimately united with Me in yoga and is thehighest of all. That is My opinion.


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7.1r-bhagavn uvcamayy sakta-man prthayoga yujan mad-raya

asaaya samagra myath jsyasi tac chuSYNONYMSr-bhagavn uvcathe Supreme Lord said; mayito Me; sakta-manmind attached; prthaO son of Pth; yogamself-realization; yujanpracticing; mat-rayain consciousness of Me(Ka consciousness); asaayamwithout doubt; samagramcompletely; mmMe; yathhow; jsyasiyou can know; tatthat;utry to hear.TRANSLATIONThe Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Now hear, O son of Pth,

how by practicing yoga in full consciousness of Me, with mind attachedto Me, you can know Me in full, free from doubt.

7.3manuy sahasreukacid yatati siddhayeyatatm api siddhnkacin m vetti tattvataSYNONYMSmanuymof men; sahasreuout of many thousands; kacitsomeone; yatatiendeavors; siddhayefor perfection; yatatmof

those so endeavoring; apiindeed; siddhnmof those who haveachieved perfection; kacitsomeone; mmMe; vettidoes know;tattvatain fact.TRANSLATIONOut of many thousands among men, one may endeavor for perfection,and of those who have achieved perfection, hardly one knows Me intruth.

7.4bhmir po nalo vyukha mano buddhir eva ca

ahakra itya mebhinn praktir aadhSYNONYMSbhmiearth; pawater; analafire; vyuair; khamether;manamind; buddhiintelligence; evacertainly; caand;ahakrafalse ego; itithus; iyamall these; meMy; bhinnseparated; praktienergies; aadheightfold.TRANSLATIONEarth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false egoalltogether these eight constitute My separated material energies.


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7.5apareyam itas tv anyprakti viddhi me parmjva-bht mah-bho

yayeda dhryate jagatSYNONYMSaparinferior; iyamthis; itabesides this; tubut; anymanother; praktimenergy; viddhijust try to understand; meMy;parmsuperior; jva-bhtmcomprising the living entities; mah-bhoO mighty-armed one; yayby whom; idamthis; dhryateisutilized or exploited; jagatthe material world.TRANSLATIONBesides these, O mighty-armed Arjuna, there is another, superiorenergy of Mine, which comprises the living entities who are exploitingthe resources of this material, inferior nature.

7.7matta paratara nnyatkicid asti dhanajayamayi sarvam ida protastre mai-ga ivaSYNONYMSmattabeyond Me; para-taramsuperior; nanot; anyat kicitanything else; astithere is; dhanajayaO conqueror of wealth; mayiin Me; sarvamall that be; idamwhich we see; protamis strung;streon a thread; mai-gapearls; ivalike.

TRANSLATIONO conqueror of wealth, there is no truth superior to Me. Everythingrests upon Me, as pearls are strung on a thread.

7.8raso ham apsu kaunteyaprabhsmi ai-sryayopraava sarva-vedeuabda khe paurua nuSYNONYMSrasataste; ahamI; apsuin water; kaunteyaO son of Kunt;

prabhthe light; asmiI am; ai-sryayoof the moon and thesun; praavathe three letters a-u-m; sarvain all; vedeutheVedas; abdasound vibration; khein the ether; pauruamability; nuin men.TRANSLATIONO son of Kunt, I am the taste of water, the light of the sun and themoon, the syllable o in the Vedic mantras; I am the sound in etherand ability in man.

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tribhir gua-mayair bhvairebhi sarvam ida jagatmohita nbhijntimm ebhya param avyayamSYNONYMS

tribhithree; gua-mayaiconsisting of the guas; bhvaiby thestates of being; ebhiall these; sarvamwhole; idamthis; jagatuniverse; mohitamdeluded; na abhijntidoes not know; mmMe; ebhyaabove these; paramthe Supreme; avyayaminexhaustible.TRANSLATIONDeluded by the three modes [goodness, passion and ignorance], thewhole world does not know Me, who am above the modes andinexhaustible.

7.14

daiv hy e gua-maymama my duratyaymm eva ye prapadyantemym et taranti teSYNONYMSdaivtranscendental; hicertainly; ethis; gua-mayconsisting of the three modes of material nature; mamaMy; myenergy; duratyayvery difficult to overcome; mmunto Me; evacertainly; yethose who; prapadyantesurrender; mym etmthisillusory energy; tarantiovercome; tethey.TRANSLATION

This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of materialnature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered untoMe can easily cross beyond it.

7.15na m duktino mhprapadyante nardhammyaypahta-jnsura bhvam ritSYNONYMSnanot; mmunto Me; duktinamiscreants; mhfoolish;

prapadyantesurrender; nara-adhamlowest among mankind;myayby the illusory energy; apahtastolen; jnwhoseknowledge; suramdemonic; bhvamnature; ritaccepting.TRANSLATIONThose miscreants who are grossly foolish, who are lowest amongmankind, whose knowledge is stolen by illusion, and who partake ofthe atheistic nature of demons do not surrender unto Me.

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jan suktino rjunarto jijsur arthrthjn ca bharatarabhaSYNONYMScatu-vidhfour kinds of; bhajanterender services; mmunto

Me; janpersons; su-ktinathose who are pious; arjunaOArjuna; rtathe distressed; jijsuthe inquisitive; artha-arthone who desires material gain; jnone who knows things as theyare; caalso; bharata-abhaO great one amongst the descendantsof Bharata.TRANSLATIONO best among the Bhratas, four kinds of pious men begin to renderdevotional service unto Methe distressed, the desirer of wealth, theinquisitive, and he who is searching for knowledge of the Absolute.

7.19

bahn janmanm antejnavn m prapadyatevsudeva sarvam itisa mahtm su-durlabhaSYNONYMSbahnmmany; janmanmrepeated births and deaths; anteafter; jna-vnone who is in full knowledge; mmunto Me;prapadyatesurrenders; vsudevathe Personality of Godhead,Ka; sarvameverything; itithus; sathat; mah-tmgreatsoul; su-durlabhavery rare to see.TRANSLATION

After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledgesurrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and allthat is. Such a great soul is very rare.

7.20kmais tais tair hta-jnprapadyante nya-devatta ta niyamam sthyaprakty niyat svaySYNONYMSkmaiby desires; tai taivarious; htadeprived of; jn

knowledge; prapadyantesurrender; anyato other; devatdemigods; tam tamcorresponding; niyamamregulations; sthyafollowing; praktyby nature; niyatcontrolled; svayby theirown.TRANSLATIONThose whose intelligence has been stolen by material desiressurrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules andregulations of worship according to their own natures.

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antavat tu phala tetad bhavaty alpa-medhasmdevn deva-yajo yntimad-bhakt ynti mm apiSYNONYMS

anta-vatperishable; tubut; phalamfruit; temtheir; tatthat;bhavatibecomes; alpa-medhasmof those of small intelligence;devnto the demigods; deva-yajathe worshipers of thedemigods; yntigo; matMy; bhaktdevotees; yntigo; mmto Me; apialso.TRANSLATIONMen of small intelligence worship the demigods, and their fruits arelimited and temporary. Those who worship the demigods go to theplanets of the demigods, but My devotees ultimately reach Mysupreme planet.

7.24avyakta vyaktim pannamanyante mm abuddhayapara bhvam ajnantomamvyayam anuttamamSYNONYMSavyaktamnonmanifested; vyaktimpersonality; pannamachieved; manyantethink; mmMe; abuddhayaless intelligentpersons; paramsupreme; bhvamexistence; ajnantawithoutknowing; mamaMy; avyayamimperishable; anuttamamthefinest.

TRANSLATIONUnintelligent men, who do not know Me perfectly, think that I, theSupreme Personality of Godhead, Ka, was impersonal before andhave now assumed this personality. Due to their small knowledge,they do not know My higher nature, which is imperishable andsupreme.

7.25nha praka sarvasyayoga-my-samvtamho ya nbhijnti

loko mm ajam avyayamSYNONYMSnanor; ahamI; prakamanifest; sarvasyato everyone; yoga-myby internal potency; samvtacovered; mhafoolish;ayamthese; nanot; abhijntican understand; lokapersons;mmMe; ajamunborn; avyayaminexhaustible.TRANSLATIONI am never manifest to the foolish and unintelligent. For them I amcovered by My internal potency, and therefore they do not know that Iam unborn and infallible.


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7.27vedha samattnivartamnni crjunabhaviyi ca bhtni

m tu veda na kacanaSYNONYMSvedaknow; ahamI; samattnicompletely past; vartamnnipresent; caand; arjunaO Arjuna; bhaviyifuture; caalso;bhtniall living entities; mmMe; tubut; vedaknows; nanot;kacanaanyone.TRANSLATIONO Arjuna, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, I know everythingthat has happened in the past, all that is happening in the present,and all things that are yet to come. I also know all living entities; butMe no one knows.

7.28icch-dvea-samutthenadvandva-mohena bhratasarva-bhtni sammohasarge ynti parantapaSYNONYMSicchdesire; dveaand hate; samutthenaarisen from; dvandvaof duality; mohenaby the illusion; bhrataO scion of Bharata;sarvaall; bhtniliving entities; sammohaminto delusion; sargewhile taking birth; yntigo; parantapaO conqueror of enemies.

TRANSLATIONO scion of Bharata, O conqueror of the foe, all living entities are borninto delusion, bewildered by dualities arisen from desire and hate.

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