Srimad Bhagavad - Gita: Gita : Ch-2. Slo-3.
Srimad Bhagavad - Gita: Gita : Ch-2. Slo-3. : Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-2. ( Samkya-yogam ) Slokam-3. ( O son of Prtha, do not yield to this degrading impotence. It doe...
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Gita : Ch-2. Slo-3.
Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-2. ( Samkya-yogam ) Slokam-3. ( O son of Prtha, do not yield to this degrading impotence. It does not become you. Give up such petty weakness of heart and arise, O chastiser of the enemy. ) klaibyam ma sma gamah partha naitat tvayy upapadyate, kshudram hrdaya-daurbalyam tyaktvottishtha parantapa. partha! = hey Arjuna! klaibyam = a state of nabhumsakam ( neutral gender/ neither male nor female ); ma-sma gamah = you should not attain; etat tvayy na upapadyate = this will not suit you; parantapa = a man of fear to the enemies, hey Arjuna! kshudram hrdaya-daurbalyam = very little weakness ( your heart ); ( the cause for the retreat from the war ) tyaktva uttishtha = discard it and getup. The Supreme Lord Krishna instructs Arjuna to yield not
Srimad Bhagavad - Gita: Gita : Ch-2. Slo-2.
Srimad Bhagavad - Gita: Gita : Ch-2. Slo-2. : Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-2. ( Samkya-yogam ) Slokam-2. ( The Supreme Lord said: 'Wherefrom came this impurity o...
Gita : Ch-2. Slo-2.
Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-2. ( Samkya-yogam ) Slokam-2. ( The Supreme Lord said: 'Wherefrom came this impurity of lamentation at this hour of crisis? This practice of the uncivilized that does not lead to a better world, is the cause of infamy, O Arjuna. ) Sri-Bhagavnn uvaca : kutas tva kasmalam idam vishame samupasthitam, anarya-justam asvargyam akirti-karam arjuna. Sri-Bhagavnn uvaca : = Lord Krishna said (asked ) : Arjuna = O Arjuna; vishame = this hour of crisis; anarya jushtam = aryas ( Sreshta persons ), who do not practice; asvargyam = that which does not lead to Swargham ( heaven ); akirti karam = which cause, bad name; Idam kasmalam = this moudyam ( foolishnes / weakness ); Tva kutah samupasthitam = wherefrom arrived unto you. The Supreme Person [Bhagavan] said: My dear Arjuna
Srimad Bhagavad - Gita: Gita : Ch-2. Slo-1.
Srimad Bhagavad - Gita: Gita : Ch-2. Slo-1. : Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-2. ( Samkya-yogam ) The first 10 slokams narrate the state of ( fully surrendered ) Arjuna to...
Gita : Ch-2. Slo-1.
Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-2. ( Samkya-yogam ) The first 10 slokams narrate the state of ( fully surrendered ) Arjuna to the Lord. From 11th to 46 slokams are the sum of Samkya Sidhantham. Here Samkyam means "Logic thinking in Tattva - Sastram". From 47 to 60 slokams are about Karma yogam, 61 to 70 Bhakti yogam, and last 71 and 72 are about Sanyasa yogam, the so told yogams are following in the chapters 3 to 18. Hence chapter-2 is the most important in Srimad Bhagavadgeeta as it reflects the whole scripture. In chapter two Arjuna accepts the position as a disciple of Lord Krishna and taking complete of Him requests the Lord to instruct him in how to dispel his lamentation and grief. This chapter is oftened deemed as a summary to the emtire Bhagavad-Gita. Here many subjects are explained such as: karma yoga, jnana yoga, sankhya yoga, buddih yoga and the atma which is the soul. Predominance has been given to the immortal nature of the soul existing
Srimad Bhagavad - Gita: Gita : Ch-1. Slo-47.
Srimad Bhagavad - Gita: Gita : Ch-1. Slo-47. : Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-1. ( Arjuna-vishada-yogam ) Slokam-47. ( In this slokam at Dhritarastra's curiosity request...
Gita : Ch-1. Slo-47.
Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-1. ( Arjuna-vishada-yogam ) Slokam-47. ( In this slokam at Dhritarastra's curiosity requesting to know what happened then, Sanjaya spoke that Arjuna whose mind was agitated by grief cast aside his bow and arrows and sank down despondently in the back of the chariot. ) Evamuktvarjunah Samkhye rathopastha upavisat, Visarjya sasaram capam soka-samvigna-manasah. sanjaya uvaca = sanjaya said: samkhye = In the war - in the battle-field; evam uktva = thus having spoken; soka-samvigna-manasah arjuna = arjuna's mind overwhelmed with deep sorrow; sasaram capam visarjya = dropped down his bow and arrows; rathopastha upavisat = and sat down on the seat of the chariot. Sanjaya said : Anticipating the question: What happened then? This ver
Srimad Bhagavad - Gita: Gita : Ch-1. Slo-46.
Srimad Bhagavad - Gita: Gita : Ch-1. Slo-46. : Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-1. ( Arjuna-vishada-yogam ) Slokam-46. ( Arjuna argument turns into philosophical ) yadi ...
Gita : Ch-1. Slo-46.
Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-1. ( Arjuna-vishada-yogam ) Slokam-46. ( Arjuna argument turns into philosophical ) yadi mam apratikaram asastram sastra-panayah, dhartarashtra rane hanyus tat me kshemataram bhavet. apratikaram asastram mam = unarmed and without resisting ( opposing / fighting ), unto me; sastra-panayah Dhartarashtra = ( those ) armed kouravas ( sons of Dhartarashtra ); rane hanyuh yadi = if ( the kouravas ), kill ( me ) in the battlefield; tat me kshemataram bhavet = that ( act ) will become highest welfare done to me. I would consider it better for the sons of Dhartarashtra to kill me unarmed and unresisting, rather than fight with them. It is the custom—according to kshatriya fighting principles—that an unarmed and unwilling foe should not be attacked. Arjuna, however, in s
Srimad Bhagavad - Gita: Gita : Ch-1. Slo-45.
Srimad Bhagavad - Gita: Gita : Ch-1. Slo-45. : Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-1. ( Arjna-vishadha-yogam ) Slokam-45. ( Arjuna continued , pity himself ) Aho ...
Gita : Ch-1. Slo-45.
Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-1. ( Arjna-vishadha-yogam ) Slokam-45. ( Arjuna continued , pity himself ) Aho bhata mahat papam kartum vyavasita vayam, Yad rajya-sukha-lobhena hantum sva-janam udyatah. Aho bhata vayam = alas! how strange it is! we; mahat papam kartum vyavasita = Decided to perform great sins; ( WAR AND AFTER EFFECTS ON FAMILIES) Yad rajya-sukha-lobhena = Why because, driven by greed for royal happiness by our kingdom; Sva-janam hantum udyatah = Prepared to kill our own kinsmen ( blood relatives ), by means of war. Alas, how strange it is that we are preparing to commit greatly sinful acts, driven by the desire to enjoy royal happiness. Arjuna who was aggrieved by the Kauravas determination to slay their relatives said: Alas we are ready to slay our ve
Srimad Bhagavad - Gita: Gita : Ch-1. Slo-44.
Srimad Bhagavad - Gita: Gita : Ch-1. Slo-44. : Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-1. ( Arjuna-vishadha-yogam ) Slokam- 44. { Arjuna continued further ( spell the evils of war ) ...
Gita : Ch-1. Slo-44.
Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-1. ( Arjuna-vishadha-yogam ) Slokam- 44. { Arjuna continued further ( spell the evils of war ) to avoid the war } Utsanna-kula-dharmanam manushyanam janardana, Narake-niyatam vaso bhavatity anususruma. janardana = O, Krishna; utsanna-kula-dharmanam manushyanam = those human-beings who spoiled their family traditions; niyatam narake vasah bhavati = always get experience ( living in ) of hell; iti anususruma = this we have heard. Of those men who spoiled the family traditions, o Janardana, one will always turn out to reside in hell, thus I heard from the learned. Arjuna is supporting his argument by affirming that he has heard from respectable sources in disciplic succession, that those who are responsible for destroying righteousness reside permanently in hellish existence. Therefore this decision to fight is not
Srimad Bhagavad - Gita: Gita : Ch-1. Slo-43.
Srimad Bhagavad - Gita: Gita : Ch-1. Slo-43. : Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-1. ( Arjuna-vishada-yogam ) Slokam-43. ( Arjuna's arguement continues.. ) Doshair eta...
Gita : Ch-1. Slo-43.
Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-1. ( Arjuna-vishada-yogam ) Slokam-43. ( Arjuna's arguement continues.. ) Doshair etaih kula-ghnanam varna-sankara-karakaih, Utsadyante jati-dharmah kula-dharmas ca sasvatah. kula-ghnanam = of the destroyer of a family; varna-sankara-karakaih = unwanted children by the doers; etaih Doshair = all these by such faults; sasvatah jati-dharmah = eternal community project; kula-dharmas ca Utsadyante = family tradition also causes devastation. Arjuna narrates ( to Lord Krishna ) about the results of the war :- Due to the evil deeds of the destroyers of family tradition, all kinds of community projects and family welfare activities are devastated. In the previous slokam the effects of the intermixture of castes as described in the Vedic scriptures regarding the ancestors has been determined. Now Arjuna describ
Srimad Bhagavad - Gita: Gita : Ch-1. Slo-42.
Srimad Bhagavad - Gita: Gita : Ch-1. Slo-42. : Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter- 1. ( Arjuna-vishadha-yogam) Slokam-42. ( When there is increase of unwanted population, a hel...
Gita : Ch-1. Slo-42.
Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter- 1. ( Arjuna-vishadha-yogam) Slokam-42. ( When there is increase of unwanted population, a hellish situation is created both for the family and for those who destroy the family tradition. In such corrupt families, there is no offering of oblations of food and water to the ancestors. ) sankaro narakayaiva kulaghnanam kulasya ca, patanti pitaro hyesham luptapindodakakriyah. sankarah = ( of the mixing of varnas ), such unwanted children; kulaghnanam kulasya ca = also of the kulam/vamsam/family/dynasity, of those who are the destroyer of kulam; narakaya eva = certainly attain the narakam ( hell ); hi esham pitarah = why because, their ( the destryers of kulam and the result of mixing of varnas/ the unwanted children) ancestors /fore-fathers ( pitru-s )
Srimad Bhagavad - Gita: Gita : Ch-1. Slo-41.
Srimad Bhagavad - Gita: Gita : Ch-1. Slo-41. : Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-1. ( Arjuna-vishada-yogam ) Slokam-41.( When there is increase of unwanted population, a hellis...
Gita : Ch-1. Slo-41.
Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-1. ( Arjuna-vishada-yogam ) Slokam-41.( When there is increase of unwanted population, a hellish situation is created both for the family and for those who destroy the family tradition. In such corrupt families, there is no offering of oblations of food and water to the ancestors.) Adharmabhibhavat krishna pradushyanti kula-striyah, Strishu dushtasu varshneya jayate varna-sankarah. Krishna adharmabhibhavat = Hey Krishna! affected by adharmam; Kula-striyah pradushyanti = Women in families completely spoiled by evil; Varshneya = O descendant of Vrishni ( from Vrishni kulam ), Hey Krishna; Strishu dushtasu = ( When ) Women spoiled by evil ( womanhood being so polluted ); Varna-sankarah jayate = It so becomes unwanted progeny. ( as men and wom
Gita : Ch-1. Slo-40.
Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-1 ( Arjuna-vishadha-yogam ) Slokam-40. ( With the destruction of dynasty, the eternal family tradition is vanquished, and thus the rest of the family becomes involved in irreligious practice.) kulakshaye pranasyanti kuladharmah sanatanah, dharme nashte kulam krtsnam adharmoabhibhavatyuta. kulakshaye = in then decay of dynasity; sanatanah kuladharmah = the eternal traditions of the dynasity; pranasyanti = will soon destroyed/decayed; dharma nashte = if dharma is lost; krtsnam kulam = the whole dynasity; adharmah abhibhavati uta = It is certain will be affected by adharma. Now the evil consequences of war are described in detail with this verse beginning kula-ksaye pranasyanti. The compound word kula-dharmah meaning the righteous family traditions prescribed in Vedic rites such as the fire ceremony agnihotra and oth
Srimad Bhagavad - Gita: Gita : Ch-1. Slo-38 & 39.
Srimad Bhagavad - Gita: Gita : Ch-1. Slo-38 & 39. : Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-1. ( Arjuna-vishadha-yogam ) Slokam-s- 38 & 39. ( O Janardana, although these men, overtake...
Gita : Ch-1. Slo-38 & 39.
Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-1. ( Arjuna-vishadha-yogam ) Slokam-s- 38 & 39. ( O Janardana, although these men, overtaken by greed, see no fault in killing one's family or quarreling with friends, why should we, with knowledge of the sin, engage in these acts? ) 38. yadyapyete na pasyanti lobhopahatacetasah, kulakshayakrtam dhosham mitradrohe ca patakam. lobhopahatacetasah ete = they who lost their vivekam ( discriminatory sense ) due to lobham ( greed); kulakshayakrtam dhosham = the sin due to destruction of the kulam ( kuru-vamsam ) /by dynasity too; mitradrohe patakam ca = the sin of cheating of dear friends, too; yadyapy na pasyanti = though do not see too; 39. katham na jneyamasmabhih papadasmannivarttitum, kulakshayakrtam dhosham prapasyadbhirjjnanrdhana. janardhana = hey krishna; kulakshayakrtam
Srimad Bhagavad - Gita: Gita : Ch-1. Slo-36 & 37.
Srimad Bhagavad - Gita: Gita : Ch-1. Slo-36 & 37. : Srimad Bhagavad-Gita Chapter-1. ( Arjuna-vishada-yogam ) Slokam-36. nihatya dhartarastran nah ka pritih sy...
Gita : Ch-1. Slo-36 & 37.
Srimad Bhagavad-Gita Chapter-1. ( Arjuna-vishada-yogam ) Slokam-36. nihatya dhartarastran nah ka pritih syajjanardana, papam evasrayed asman hatvaitan atatayinah. janardana dhartarastran nihatya = hey krishna! after killing kauravas; nah ka prtih sayat = what happiness we get; atatayinah (api) = even they are aggressors; etan hatva asman = if ( we ) kill them, for us; papam eva asrayet = sin will be effect. If it is put forth that in killing aggressors there is sin that argument can be nullified because in the Vasistha Samhita III.XI beginning: agnido garadas caiva sastra-panir it is stated that the following six types of aggressors can be slain. 1) one who administers poison 2) one who commits arson 3) one who attacks with deadly weapons 4) one who steals ones wealth 5) one who usurps another's property 6) and one who kidnaps anothe