2:48 योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनंजय | सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते || २ ४८ || yogasthaha kuru karmaaNi sangam thyakthvaa dhananjaya siddhya siddhyoho samo bhuutvaa samatvam yoga uchyathe (SBG 2:48) You have to be established in Yoga, O Arjuna. You have to do your duty without any attachment to its success or to its failure. This kind of an equanimity is known as Yoga. ———————————————————————— 2:49 दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनंजय | बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः || २ ४९ || duureNa hyavaram karma buddhi yogaad-dhananjaya buddhau sharaNa-man-viccha krpaNaaha phala-hetavaha (SBG 2:49) Work done which is prompted by desire is much lower than work done through wisdom, O Dhananjaya. Those who perform actions with a selfish motive or for gains remain disappointed. However, those who practise Karmayoga are free from disappointments and sorrows because they have a balanced mind and are not worried about the results.
SBG 2:41 व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन | बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम् || २ ४१ || vyavasaa-yaatmikaa buddhir- ekeha kuru-nandana bahu-shaakhaa hya-nantaas-cha buddhayo ‘vyavasaa-yinaam (SBG 2:41) In this path, O descendant of the Kurus (Arjuna) there is a single point of focus and determination. The thoughts of the undecided are branched and are infinite.
SBG 2:47 कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन | मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि || २ ४७ || karmaNye vaadhikaras te maa phaleshu kadaachana maa-karma-phala-hetur-bhuur- maa te sango ‘stva karmaNi (SBG 2:47) You only have the right to work but never to claim its results. The results of your actions should never be your motive but at the same time, you should not be attached to inaction.
SBG 2:37 हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम् | तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः || २ ३७ || hatho va praapsyasi svargam jitvaa vaa bhokshyase mahim tasmaa-duttist-ha kaunteya yuddhaaya krta nischayaha (SBG 2:37) Either you will be killed in the battle, and you will attain the celestial abodes or, you will win this battle and enjoy the kingdom on earth. Therefore, arise and fight with resolution. ———————————————————————— SBG 2:38 सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ | ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापमवाप्स्यसि || २ ३८ || sukhaduh-khe same krtvaa laabhaa-laabhau jayaa-jayau thatho yuddhaaya yujyasva naivam paapam-avaapsyasi (SBG 2:38) Fight the battle treating alike pleasure and pain, gain and loss as well as victory and defeat. By doing so, you will not sin.
धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाच्छ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते || २ ३१ ||
svadharma-mapi chaavekshya
na vikampitu-marhasi
dharmyaaddhi yuddhaach reyo ‘nyat-
kshatriyasya na vidhyate (SBG 2:31)
Considering your duty as a Kshatriya, you should not falter, as there is no greater work for you than a battle which protects Dharma (righteousness).
SBG 2:33
अथ चेत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि |
ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि || २ ३३ ||
atha chettva-mimam dharmyam
sangraamam na karishyasi
tatah svadharmam kiirtim cha
hitvaa paapam-avaapsyasi (SBG 2:33)
If you don’t fight this battle of Dharma (righteousness), you will be a sinner by failing in your duty, and it will cause the loss of your standing as a warrior.
धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाच्छ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते || २ ३१ ||
svadharma-mapi chaavekshya
na vikampitu-marhasi
dharmyaaddhi yuddhaach reyo ‘nyat-
kshatriyasya na vidhyate (SBG 2:31)
Considering your duty as a Kshatriya, you should not falter, as there is no greater work for you than a battle which protects Dharma (righteousness).
SBG 2:33
अथ चेत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि |
ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि || २ ३३ ||
atha chettva-mimam dharmyam
sangraamam na karishyasi
tatah svadharmam kiirtim cha
hitvaa paapa-mavaapsyasi (SBG 2:33)
If you don’t fight this battle of Dharma (righteousness), you will be a sinner by failing in your duty, and it will cause the loss of your standing as a warrior.
SBG 2:23 नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः | न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः || २ २३ || nainam chindanti shastraaNi nainam dahati paavakaha na chainam kledayanty-aapo na shoshayati maarutaha (SBG 2:23) The soul cannot be cut by weapons, it can’t be burned by fire, water cannot wet it nor can wind dry it. ———————————————————————— SBG 2:24 अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च | नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः || २ २४ || acchedyo ‘yama daahyo ‘yam akledyo ‘shoshya eva cha nityaha sarva gatah sthaaNur- achalo ‘yam sanaatanaha (SBG 2:24) The soul or the Self is indeed incombustible, it cannot be cut, nor moistened nor dried. It is eternal and it has been there forever.
SBG 2:17 अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम् | विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित्कर्तुमर्हति || २ १७ || avinaashi tu tadviddhi yena sarva midam tatam vinaasham-avyayas-yaasya na kash-chit kartu marhati (SBG 2:17)
You must know that, that which pervades the body can never be destroyed. The soul is indestructible and imperishable.
SBG 2:20 न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचिन् नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः | अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे || २ २० || na jaayate mriyate vaa kadaachin naayam bhutva bhavitaa vaa na bhuuyaha ajo nityaha shaashvato ‘yam puraaNo na hanyate hanyamaane shariire (SBG 2:20)
The Self is never born, nor does it die at any time. It does not come into existence by being born. The Self is constant. It is not killed when the body dies.
2:12 नत्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपाः | न चैव न भविष्यामः सर्वे वयमतः परम् || २ १२ || na tvevaaham jaatu naasam na tvam neme janaadhi-paaha na chaiva na bhavishyaa-maha sarve vayam-ataha param (SBG 2:12) There was never a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these kings. We will also never cease to exist. —————————————————————————- 2:14 मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः | आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत || २ १४ || maatra-sparshaas-tu kaunteya sheetoshNa-sukhad-duhkhadaaha aagamaa-paayino -‘nityaas- taam-sthithikshasva-bhaarata (SBG 2:14) O son of Kunti, transitory perceptions such as happiness and sadness arise from the contact of the senses with sense objects. Like the heat and cold in summer and winter, they too come and go. They are temporary, so learn to endure them.
In Shloka 11:33 of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Krishna calls Arjuna a निमित्तमात्रं ‘Nimitta Maatram’, meaning Arjuna was merely an instrument in the ‘hands’ of Krishna.
तस्मात्त्वमुत्तिष्ठ यशो लभस्व जित्वा शत्रून् भुङ्क्ष्व राज्यं समृद्धम् | मयैवैते निहताः पूर्वमेव निमित्तमात्रं भव सव्यसाचिन् || ११ ३३ || tasmaat-tvam-uttisht-ha yasho labhasva jitvaa shatroon bhungkshva raajyam samriddham mayaivaite nihataaha poorvameva nimitta-maatram bhava savya-saachin (SBG 11:33) Therefore, get up and attain glory. Conquer your enemies and enjoy a prosperous kingdom. All these warriors have already been destroyed by Me. You are merely an instrument, O Arjuna the ambidextrous one.
I just now took a look at the stats of this website and I must say that I am humbled to know that this site has had visitors from 189 countries of the world! Of course, most of them must be people of Indian origin. This is a website that I started in the year 2014 as my personal loud-thinking platform, which I thought would be also useful to others who were facing challenges in life and were becoming victims of fraudulent astrologers and fake spiritual teachers. I feel blessed to be a simple ‘Nimitta Maatram’ in the ‘hands’ of Krishna.
Click on the images below to see the list of countries, the order of which is based on the volume of traffic from those respective countries. The top six are India, the USA, the UK, Canada, Germany, and the UAE.
As per Wikipedia there are 206 listed states in the world out of which this site has had visitors from 189! This is a moment of joy for me, although I am not sure how successful I have been in carrying out my mission of leading people towards the Srimad Bhagavad Gita, so far.
18:68 य इदं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति | भक्तिं मयि परां कृत्वा मामेवैष्यत्यसंशयः || १८ ६८ || ya idam paramam guhyam madbhaktesh-vabhidhaa-syati bhaktim mayi paraam krutvaa maame-vaishya-tyasam-shayaha (SBG 18: 68) The one who teaches this Supreme Philosophy to My devotees has the greatest form of love for Me and offers to Me the highest form of service. Such a person shall undoubtedly come to Me. —————————— 18:69 न च तस्मान्मनुष्येषु कश्चिन्मे प्रियकृत्तमः | भविता न च मे तस्मादन्यः प्रियतरो भुवि || १८ ६९ || na cha tasmaan-manu-shyeshu kash-chinme priya-krutta-maha bhavitaa na cha me tasmaad- anyah priyataro bhuvi (SBG 18:69) There is no one who does dearer service to Me than such a person, nor will there be another who is dearer to Me than them.
Never look down upon yourself or belittle yourself, because your SELF is the same Supreme Brahman personified as KRISHNA. Take inspiration from the following quote by Swami Vivekananda.
All challenges, however serious they may be, are nothing but great learning experiences. Moreover, whatever happens in your life is, somehow or the other, a direct result of the choices you made. So, never get into the habit of blaming others, deities,’god’, planets or black magic. This is because by doing so, you are bound to develop a victim attitude which will only lead you to become an even more hapless victim of fraudsters masquerading as religious people, astrolgers, and other charlatans. You will soon find yourself falling into an endless pit of misery, pain and sufferings. Accept responsibility and think calmly. Krishna will guide you through your intellect.
Please click on the thumbnail below to watch a one-minute video to know which crucial step Arjuna, who represents the whole of humankind, took to handle his dilemma, face the massive challenge that stood before him, and emerge victorious.
Remember that no one, no deity, no ‘god’, or no planet is doing anything unto you. In case you have been harbouring fears of ‘god punishing you’ for your ‘past sins’ simply get such thoughts out of your mind right now. Doing so will make you feel so powerful that you would not even believe it. Try it.
Do you remember the important Bhagavad Gita analogies that I speak about often?
Going through the following description will help you better understand and internalise the essence of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita.
The Chariot:
Shareeram – The body
Arjuna:
Jiva – The master of the chariot
Krishna:
Sarathy – the Charioteer – Buddhi – The intellect
The Reins:
The mind that controls the senses, represented by the horses
The Horses:
The Indriyas – The senses that tend to pull in different directions unless controlled by the charioteer using the reins
The Path or the field in which the chariot travels:
The physical and material world in which the body lives.
The moment you convince yourself that there is no one out there who is controlling or affecting your life, your intellect will be free to function to its fullest, and you will begin to manage your life in a highly intelligent manner.
Vedanta is the greatest science of all sciences. There is nothing religious in Vedanta. It is science based on pure reason and logic. Understanding even the basics of Vedanta will make you tremendously powerful.
Here is a short course introducing Vedanta. Watching the videos of this course as well as the Srimad Bhagavad Run-through video given below, will surely have a major impact on your way of thinking and perception of life in general. Tell me – Who wouldn’t want to be healthy, happy, cool, fearless, and successful?
Tavamithram Sarvada 