Bhagavad Gita Bhasya (Gambhirananada)

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English Translation of Sri Sankaracharya's Sanskrit Commentary - Swami Gambhirananda 6.34 Hi, for, O Krsna-the word krsna is derived from the root krs [Another derivative meaning may be-'the capacity to draw towards Himself all glorious things of this and the other world'.], in the sense of 'uprooting'; He is Krsna because He uproots the defects such as sin etc. of devotees-; manah, the mind; is cancalam, unsteady. Not only is it very unsteady, it is also pramathi, turbulent. It torments, agitates, the body and the organs. It brings them under extraneous control. Besides, it is balavat, strong, not amenable ot anybody's restraint. Again, it is drdham, obstinate, hard as the (large shark called) Tantu-naga (also known as Varjuna-pasa). Aham, I; manye, consider; tasya, itsof the mind which is of this kind; nigrahah, control, restraint; to be (suduskaram, greatly difficult;) vayoh iva, as of the wind. Control of the wind is difficult. I consider the control of the mind to be even more difficult than that. This is the idea. 'This is just as you say.' 6.35 The Blessed Lord said -- O mighty-armed one, undoubtedly the mind is untractable and restless. 287
But, O son of Kunti, it is brought under control through practice and detachment. English Translation of Sri Sankaracharya's Sanskrit Commentary - Swami Gambhirananda 6.35 Mahabaho, O mighty-armed one; asamsayam, undoubtedly-there is no doubt with regard to this; that the manah, mind; is durnigraham, untractable; and calm, restless. Tu, but; it-the modifications of the mind in the form of distractions-grhyate, is brought under control; abhyasena, through practice- abhyasa means repetition of some idea or thought of the mind one some mental plane ['Some mental plane' suggests some object of concentration.]-; and vairagyena, through detachment-vairagya means absence of hankering for enjoyment of desirable things, seen or unseen, as a result of the practice of discerning their defect. That mind is thus brought undr control, restrained, i.e. completely subdued. By him, however, who has not controlled his mind- 6.36 My conviction is that Yoga is difficult to be attained by one of uncontrolled mind. But it is 288
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Srimad Bhagavad Gita English Transl
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kinsmen (1.37), relatives (1.34) an
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(rites and duties) alone' (47); 'Th
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imparted to you from the standpoint
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Vedas and then enquires into their
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Nor even do all the statements abou
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they are to be understood analytica
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'Tattvamasi, thou art That', with a
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English Translation of Sri Sankarac
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2.14 But the contacts of the organs
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happiness and sorrow when subjected
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unreal is dependent on awareness, t
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punah sadbuddheh, etc. so, the next
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the A.A. adds 'tatha dhana-nase-apy
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2.19 He who thinks of this One as t
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having experienced the process of o
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does he cause to be killed! [This i
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stump of a tree?! Vedantin: No, bec
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enlightened one, does not stand to
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continues (happily in the town of n
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e argued that from the expression,
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2.22 As after rejecting wornout clo
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stationary, i.e. fixed like a stump
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2.26 This (verse), 'On the other ha
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nonperception, as their beginning (
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2.30 O descendant of Bharata, this
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maranat, death. The meaning is that
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with determination; yuddhaya, for f
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listen to this (wisdom) from the st
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ighteousness in the form of Yoga (o
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2.43 Partha, O son of Prtha; those
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2.44 And vyavasayatmika, one-pointe
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and protection. Yoga means acquisit
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2.47 Your right is for action alone
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which it is said, 'undertake'? This
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which, through equanimity, makes ac
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samadhau, in samadhi, that is to sa
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in the Yoga of Knowledge after havi
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2.56 Moreover, that munih, monk [Sa
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absolute firmness in withdrawal, an
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Brahman cannot arise until attachme
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indriyani, organs; are vase, under
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seeking Liberation cannot avoid thi
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2.64 But by perceiving objects with
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2.66 For the unsteady there is no w
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etc. (60), and having established t
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who are really asleep; are said to
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It towards Itself. [Does the injunc
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coming from all sides; pravisanti,
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this, in the state of Brahman-hood
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own distinct result. Arjuna's quest
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Knowledge had been spoken of at all
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y the name of righteousness and are
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that in such texts as-'Extending to
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3.6 One, who after withdrawing the
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inaction, to non-performance (of du
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panca-maha-yajnas, five great offer
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knowledge of the Self, it is the bo
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and santosa means happiness in gene
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(you should perform your duty) for
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3.21 Yat yat, [This is according to
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yuktah, merged in yoga.-Tr.], he sh
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yuddhyasva, engage in battle; sanny
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3.33 Even a man of wisdom behaves a
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ecomes mindful only of the scriptur
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sin, a sinful act; api, even; anicc
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3.38 Yatha, as; vahnih, fire, which
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the embodied being; avrtya, by veil
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error, etc.-V.S.A.] is param, super
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Chapter 4 English Translation - Swa
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of their organs, and that the world
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yours. Aham, I; veda know; tani, th
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austerity. 'In that case, You have
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such Vedic texts as, 'The Brahmanas
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should taint them. Owing to the abs
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to; kim karma, what is action; and
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certainly on the plane of ignorance
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a totally opposite perception. And
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karmas) is inaction; since this pro
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His own words that there is no resu
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4.19 The wise call him learned whos
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away by the fire of wisdom. By way
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without possessions, he incurs no s
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accomplished with the mind and spee
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action...' (20). Of that very perso
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a compound word-) in the fire of Br
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differences among actions, accessor
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full realization. This is supported
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which is associated with all the qu
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withdrawal (samyama) [Samyama consi
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either inside or outside) ['Three s
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sacrifices. What to speak of the ot
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detached'-You will be freed from wo
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4.34 Viddhi, know; tat, that, the p
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4.36 Even if you be the worst sinne
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life) prior to the rise of Knowledg
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achieving; jnanam, Knowledge; adhig
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enounced actions through yoga, atma
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Chapter 5 5.1 Arjuna said -- O Krsn
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5.3 He who does not hate and does n
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of the results of the path of Knowl
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Knowledge). How does it lead to tha
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vijitatma, controlled in body; jite
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not for my gain'; apnoti, attains;
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is: The embodied one, however, who
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8.8 Partha, O son of Prtha; anu-cin
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as also the strength of concentrati
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Immutable (Brahman) is that' (ibid)
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six months, nor even a year! What t
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Why are all the worlds together wit
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same multitude of beings continues
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the Unmanifested. He is bhavah, the
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there is nothing superior-; yasya,
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krsnah, the dark fornight, means th
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English Translation - Swami Gambhir
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Chapter 9 English Translation - Swa
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knowledge of Brahman shines most br
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ound;-where?-mrtyu-samsara-vartmani
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9.7 O son Kunti, all the beings go
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[During creation, continuance and d
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9.12 Of vain hopes, of vain actions
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9.18 (I am) the gatih, fruit of act
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worshpping Me according to the resp
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Vedas-merely the Vedic rites and du
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O son of Kunti, worship Me alone (t
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ignorantly out of their devotion to
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9.27 O son of Kunti, whatever you d
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9.29 I am impartial towards all bei
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9.31 Having given up his external e
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this human life which is a means to
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10.5 Buddhih, intelligence-the powe
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manasa; from My mind-they were crea
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their hearts-atmabhavah means the s
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y the words 'all the sages', still
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alone; vettha, know; atmanam, Yours
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again, though spoken of earlier; at
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10.21 Among the Adityas [viz Dhata,
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10.23 Rudranam, among the eleven Ru
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10.26 Sarva-vrksanam, among all tre
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things possessed of souls were spok
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10.34 And I am Death, the destroyer
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10.36 Chalayatam, of the fraudulent
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10.39 Ca, moreover; O Arjuna, yat a
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10.42 Athava, or, on the other hand
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And they are nana-vidhani, of diffe
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form; eva, merely; anena, with this
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celestial flowers and clothings; di
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end. Becoming filled with humility,
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glowing all around, difficult to lo
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11.19 Pasyami, I see; tvam, You; as
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e of great purity and holiness, and
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11.24 O Visnu, verily, seeing Your
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ulers (pala) of the earth (avani);
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haste; into a pradiptam, glowing; j
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Even without you, all the warriors
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11.34 By saying, 'who have been kil
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good as dead when the four unconque
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salutation as well. Ananta, O infin
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sasankah, the moon; prajapatih, the
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Yours, of God; yat, whatever; uktam
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world, You are also pujyah, worthy
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11.45 Asmi, I am; hrsitah, delighte
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tava, to you; maya, by Me-who am ra
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11.52 Idam, this; rupam, form; mama
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is devoid of attachment and free fr
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Chapter 12 12.1 Arjuna said -- Thos
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is free from purblindness caused by
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e the supreme God' (Sv. 4.10), 'The
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greater. We shall speak later of th
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12.8 Adhatsva, fix manah, the mind-
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enounce the results of all works by
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existence together with its cause;
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ecome identified with God, they wou
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12.14 Santustah satatam, he who is
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understand in the right way the dut
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12.19 Narah, the person; tulya-nind
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above in, 'He who is not hateful to
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ksetram iti, as the field-because i
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mundance existence. And both these
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God who is present alike everywhere
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decrepitude, death, etc. do not. (O
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experiencer, and the very fact of b
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Liberation of the Self are real in
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Therefore, such being the case, the
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understands he is different from ca
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e knower of the field,' as also, 'K
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illustration was cited that a deser
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of ignorance? Opponent: Since ignor
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way by the gunas of Nature' (3.27),
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different branches of Vedic texts.]
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categories. The dasa, ten; indriyan
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samasena, briefly; udahrtam, spoken
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13.9 Non-attachment with regard to
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special kind of attachment consisti
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gathering of pure and modest person
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and because they are auxiliary caus
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strongly girding up the loins and d
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is meant to present Brahman as inde
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through th adjuncts in the form of
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Knowable gets expressed through det
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13.16 Existing, bahih, outside- the
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13.18 That is the Light even of the
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Gita. Who is fit for this true know
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ecause, there being nothing to rule
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to be; the hetuh, cause, in the sen
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with the qualities is the cause of
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vere 13 with the superimposition of
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Experiencer: As heat is by fire, si
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dawn of Knowledge, still is not ill
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not be that 'all actions' means tho
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atmanam, Self; atmani, in (their) i
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which one attains Immortality' (12)
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elephant created by magic, a thing
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established that the supreme Lord i
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another. In this way they destroy t
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But this One is not an agent. Hence
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Chapter 14 14.1 The Blessed Lord sa
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Knowledge; na, are not; upajayante,
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desposits the seed, the agent of im
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association of happiness, which is
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attachment-hankering is the longing
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subduing both rajas and tamas. When
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14.13 O descendant of the Kuru dyna
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Tatha, similarly, in that very way;
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orn; undhavam, higher up, in the wo
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14.20 Having transcended these thre
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into body, organs and objects; vart
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sah, he; ucyate, is said to have; g
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absolute, unfailing Bliss by nature
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in the sense of stambha, perhaps me
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15.2 The branches of that (Tree), e
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15.5 The wise ones who are free fro
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come to that Abode? Reply: As to th
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15.8 Yat, when; isvarah, the master
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unseen objects; na, do not; anu-pas
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light, brilliance, radiance; which
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ecoming; somah, Soma; rasatmakah, w
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knowledge of those who perform evil
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15.17 But different is th supreme P
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hence, by virtue of being the most
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under-standing; etat, this, the scr
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or Karma-yoga have sattvika qualiti
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16.3 Tajah, vigour, not the brightn
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Lord says-asurim, demoniacal; sampa
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Prtha, srnu, hear of, understand; t
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ighteousness, unrigtheousness, etc.
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with cares; pralayantam, which end
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16.14 Asau, that; unconquerable sat
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lood, hair, bones etc., and running
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mam, Me, God-transgression of My co
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ejected, and which is the root of a
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Chapter 17 17.1 Arjuna said -- But,
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threefold-born of sattva, rajas and
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17.4 Sattvikah, those having the sa
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espectively being shown here so tha
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just as it should be-with the firm
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austerity, austerity accomplished t
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gentleness-that which is called kin
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name, being honoured and worshipped
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17.24 Tasmat, therefore; yajna-dana
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17.27 And the steadfastness in sacr
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Brahman, who have fully purified th
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18.2 The Blessed Lord said -- The l
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18.3 Eke, some; manisinah, learned
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enounced ever undertaking,' 'who is
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ondage; and also because they are f
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internal organ has become purified
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emaining at without doing or causin
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after death to those who do not res
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the mind and the intellect.] in num
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18.16 Tatra is used for connecting
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absolute, unchanging witness of the
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accepted, It should have a change t
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18.19 Jnanam, knowledge; karma, act
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ased on rajas and tamas, those that
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tamas predominates. Now is being st
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consideration of its consequence, l
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esults of actions; lubdhah, covetou
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anything; and prthaktvena, severall
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understands; ayathavat, wrongly, no
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according as the situation arises f
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the end (of enjoyment); is mohanam,
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18.41 Parantapa, O scorcher of enem
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to have been classified according t
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18.44 The natural duties of the Vai
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karma-niratah, one devoted to his o
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For all undertakings are surrounded
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is not ever-changing, nor is action
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origination, they (the Viasesikas)
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(material) causes and becomes fit f
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two moons, etc. superimposed by the
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arises from the performance of one'
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The sentences, 'radiant like the su
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(momentary) consciousness have conc
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cannot be that pleasure is for plea
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(delusion); and niyamya, controllin
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18.53 (That person) vimucya, having
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eings', for this will be spoken of
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the culmination of Knowledge-which
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to coexistence with duties, like go
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anything else-; buddhi-yogam, to th
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actions performed in previous birth
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sasvatam, eternal; sthanam, Abode,
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18.65 Bhava manmana, have your mind
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the dark-ness born of ignorance wit
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form of sanke etc. and darkness fro
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then, since Liberation cannot come
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eing exhausted without creating ano
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performing nityakarmas is the resul
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circumstantial inference that, sinc
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the kamya-Agnihotra). Therefore, it
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mendicants belonging to the Order o
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case of a stump and a man, when the
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and even in the life preceding that
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ceases in the absence of the false
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knowledge of Brahman, the realizati
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Reply: No, for in the case of the '
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18.67 Idam, this Scripture; which h
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the supreme Teacher'-. Tho him come
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various sacrifices, viz rituals, lo
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ewilderment, natural indiscriminati
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narrated; vasudevasya, of Vasudeva;
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struck with great wonder. And hrsya
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