Sri Krishna remained established in His Supreme Self at all times
Among the saviours of mankind there is an exemplary trait which is common to all. Their life embodies the message they bring to mankind. Their precept is primarily through...
Sri Krishna: The epitome of absolute glory and greatness
All traditions assert that God is great. Lord Sri Krishna graphically demonstrates that Greatness. In the eleventh chapter of the Bhagavad-gita, Sri Krishna gives Arjuna a glimpse of His awe-inspiring greatness by displaying...
The Dilemma of Arjuna
Until he made his appearance on the battle-field Arjuna was actually panting for a deadly encounter with the wicked. He was erstwhile a stranger to doubts and despair. Just as an arrow darts through a...
Allegory of the Mahabharata
The Mahabharata warfare allows itself to be viewed allegorically. Laws of nature are eternal and uniform. What happens once is bound to repeat itself under similar circumstances. The Law of Incarnation of God is equally...
Mahabharata condensed into philosophy becomes Bhagavad Geeta
The Mahabharata or the Great Epic is held to be the fifth Veda. The Bhagavad Gita finds a place in this stupendous record of human activities, aspirations and achievements. Chapters twenty-five to forty-two...
The Four Types of Devotees
Bhagawaan Sri Krishna says:‘Four types of virtuous people worship Me, O Arjuna: (a) those in distress, (b) the seeker of material prosperity, (c) the seeker of knowledge, and, (d) the wise.’ (Gita 7.16)
The first type is...
Bhagavad Geeta 18:4-5—Moksha Sanyasa Yoga—The Path of Liberation by Renunciation
निश्चयं शृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम |
त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविध: सम्प्रकीर्तित: || 4||
niśhchayaṁ śhṛiṇu me tatra tyāge bharata-sattama
tyāgo hi puruṣha-vyāghra tri-vidhaḥ samprakīrtitaḥ
Learn from Me the truth about this abandonment,...
Bhagavad Geeta 18:03—Moksha Sanyasa Yoga—The Path of Liberation by Renunciation
त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिण: |
यज्ञदानतप:कर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे || 3||
tyājyaṁ doṣha-vad ity eke karma prāhur manīṣhiṇaḥ
yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-karma na tyājyam iti chāpare
Some sages declare that all action should be relinquished as...
