Bhagavad Gita

Moksa Opadesa Yoga: Bhagavad Gita Ch 18

Moksa Opadesa Yoga: Bhagavad Gita Ch 18

Moksa Opadesa Yoga: Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 [Final Revelations of the Ultimate Truth] Arjun Said > Shaloka: 1 English Arjuna said, O mighty-armed one, I wish to understand the purpose of renunciation [tyaga] and of the renounced order of life [sannyasa], O killer of the Kesi demon, Hrsikesa. Purport Actually the Bhagavad-gita is finished in seventeen chapters. The Eighteenth Chapter …

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Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga: Gita Ch 16

Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga: Gita Ch 16

Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga: Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16 [The Divine and Demoniac Defined] Krishna Said > Shaloka: 1 English Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga: The Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purification of one’s existence, cultivation of spiritual knowledge, charity, self-control, performance of sacrifice, study of the Vedas, austerity and simplicity; nonviolence, truthfulness, freedom from anger; renunciation, tranquility, aversion to faultfinding, compassion and …

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Raja Vidya Guhya Yoga: Bhagavad Gita Ch 9

Raja Vidya Guhya Yoga - Bhagavad Gita Ch 9

Raja Vidya Guhya Yoga: Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 [Confidential Knowledge of the Ultimate Truth] Krishna Said > Shaloka: 1 English My dear Arjuna, because you are never envious of Me, I shall impart to you this most secret wisdom, knowing which you shall be relieved of the miseries of material existence. Purport Raja Vidya Guhya Yoga: As a devotee hears …

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Sraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17

Sraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17 [The Three Divisions of Material Existence] Arjun Said > Shaloka: 1 English Arjuna said, O Krishna, what is the situation of one who does not follow the principles of scripture but who worships according to his own imagination? Is he in goodness, in passion or in ignorance? Purport In the Fourth Chapter, thirty-ninth verse, …

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Purusottama Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15

Purusottama Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 [Realization of the Ultimate Truth] Krishna Said > Shaloka: 1 English There is a banyan tree which has its roots upward and its branches down and whose leaves are the Vedic hymns. One who knows this tree is the knower of the Vedas. Purport After the discussion of the importance of bhakti-yoga, one may question, …

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Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14

Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 [The Three Qualities of Material Nature] Krishna Said > Shaloka: 1 English Again I shall declare to you this supreme wisdom, the best of all knowledge, knowing which all the sages have attained the supreme perfection. Purport From the Seventh Chapter to the end of the Twelfth Chapter, Sri Krishna in detail reveals the …

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Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaga Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13

Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaga Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 [The Individual and the Ultimate Consiousness] Krishna Said > Shaloka: 1 English O my dear Krishna, I wish to know about prakrti [nature], purusa [the enjoyer], and the field and the knower of the field, and of knowledge and the end of knowledge. The Blessed Lord then said: This body, O son of …

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Bhakti Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12

Bhakti Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 [The Path of Devotion] Arjun Said > Shaloka: 1 English Which is considered to be more perfect, those who are properly engaged in Your devotional service, or those who worship the impersonal Brahman, the unmanifested? Purport Krishna has now explained about the personal, the impersonal and the universal and has described all kinds of devotees …

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Visvarupa Darsana Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11

Visvarupa Darsana Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 [The Vision of the Universal Form] Arjun Said > Shaloka: 1 English I have heard Your instruction on confidential spiritual matters which You have so kindly delivered unto me, and my illusion is now dispelled. Purport This chapter reveals Krishna as the cause of all causes. He is even the cause of the Maha-Visnu, …

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Vibhuti Vistara Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10

Vibhuti Vistara Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 [The Infinite Glories of the Ultimate Truth] Krishna Said > Shaloka: 1 English My dear friend, mighty-armed Arjuna, listen again to My supreme word, which I shall impart to you for your benefit and which will give you great joy. Purport The word paramam is explained thus by Parasara Muni: one who is full …

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