Reading Time: 6 minutesWhen you recognize the innate divinity in yourself and others, what could possibly compel you to commit a harmful deed? Harmful deeds are motivated by raga-dvesha—the compulsions to get what we want and run away from what…
Reading Time: 5 minutesअपि चेदसि पापेभ्य: सर्वेभ्य: पापकृत्तम: | सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि || 4.36|| Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4 Verse 36 Even those who are considered the most immoral of all sinners can cross over this ocean of material existence…
Reading Time: 5 minutesयज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम् | नायं लोकोऽस्त्ययज्ञस्य कुतोऽन्य: कुरुसत्तम || 4.31|| Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4 verse 31 Those who know the secret of sacrifice, and engaging in it, partake of its remnants that are like nectar, advance…
Reading Time: 5 minutesश्रोत्रादीनीन्द्रियाण्यन्ये संयमाग्निषु जुह्वति | शब्दादीन्विषयानन्य इन्द्रियाग्निषु जुह्वति || 4.26|| Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4 Verse 26 Others offer hearing and other senses in the sacrificial fire of restraint. Still others offer sound and other objects of the senses…
Reading Time: 5 minutesयदृच्छालाभसन्तुष्टो द्वन्द्वातीतो विमत्सर: | सम: सिद्धावसिद्धौ च कृत्वापि न निबध्यते || 4.22|| Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4 Verse 22 Content with whatever gain comes of its own accord, and free from envy, they are beyond the dualities of…
Reading Time: 8 minutesIn the coming verses, Shri Krishna wants to address Arjuna’s confusion regarding his statement that he does not do anything even though he is the creator of the universe. Such a statement sounds contradictory. Shri Krishna acknowledges…
Reading Time: 5 minutesचातुर्वर्ण्यं मया सृष्टं गुणकर्मविभागश: | तस्य कर्तारमपि मां विद्ध्यकर्तारमव्ययम् || 4.13|| Bhagvad Gita, Chapter 4 Verse 13 The world created by Me has four groups divided according to qualities and actions. Even though I am their creator,…
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe doctrine of karmaThe force generated by a person’s actions in Hinduism that perpetuates transmigration and determines the nature of the person’s next existence. is not a truth taught by Vedanta; instead, it’s a belief. The difference…
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Bhagavad Gita is a timeless Hindu scripture that has been popular for centuries. It is a text that can be read and interpreted in many ways, making it perfect for people of all ages and backgrounds.…
Reading Time: 6 minutesChapter 4 is titled jnana-karma-sannyasa yoga. JnanaJnana yoga (ज्ञान योग, Yoga of Knowledge) is one of the three main paths (मार्ग, margas), which are supposed to lead towards mokshaFreedom from the cycle of rebirth by breaking the law of karma itself. (मोक्ष, liberation) from material miseries. The other two…
