Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita, often referred to as simply the Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture in Sanskrit that is part of the Hindu epic Mahabharata...
cause creation divine great possess qualities worship
But great souls, who possess divine qualities know Me as the cause of creation and imperishable, and worship Me single-mindedly.
equal greater three
No one is even equal to You in the three worlds; how can there be one greater than You? O Being of Incomparable Glory.
animate father greatest guru inanimate
You are the father of this animate and inanimate world, and the greatest guru to be worshipped.
blazing flame great mouths people rapidly rush rushing similarly speed
As moths rush with great speed into the blazing flame for destruction, similarly all these people are rapidly rushing into Your mouths for destruction.
commit great greed pleasures ready sin striving
Alas! We are ready to commit a great sin by striving to slay our kinsmen because of greed for the pleasures of the kingdom.
greatest moved self
Established in Self-Realization, one is not moved even by the greatest calamity.
awareness effort failure goes greatest path protect spiritual toward
On this path effort never goes to waste, and there is no failure. Even a little effort toward spiritual awareness will protect you from the greatest fear.
attained great highest home souls
After attaining Me the great souls do not incur rebirth, the impermanent home of misery, because they have attained the highest perfection.
great realizing resort soul wise
After many births the wise ones resort (or surrender) to Me by realizing that everything is (a manifestation of) Brahman indeed. Such a great soul is very rare.
eyes form frightened great large mouth neither nor open peace seeing shining touching wide
Seeing Your great effulgent and various-colored form touching the sky; Your mouth wide open and large shining eyes; I am frightened and find neither peace nor courage, O Krishna.
becomes body compassion dear desire fail fathers great hairs limbs mouth overcome ranks seeing standing
Seeing fathers-in-law, all those kinsmen, and other dear ones standing in the ranks of the two armies, / Arjuna was overcome with great compassion and sorrowfully said: O Krishna, seeing my kinsmen standing with a desire to fight, / My limbs fail and my mouth becomes dry. My body quivers and my hairs stand on end.
battle esteemed great greatly lose respect warriors
The great warriors will think that you have retreated from the battle out of fear. Those who have greatly esteemed you will lose respect for you.
assume disregard great human ignorant knowing lord natures supreme
The ignorant ones, not knowing My supreme natures as the great Lord of all beings, disregard Me when I assume human form.
again amazed dialogue form greatly lord marvelous rejoice repeated sacred thrilled
O King, by repeated remembrance of this marvelous and sacred dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna, I am thrilled at every moment; and / Recollecting again and again, O King, that marvelous form of Krishna I am greatly amazed and I rejoice over and over again.