11. Verily, it is not possible for an embodied being to abandon actions entirely; but he who relinquishes the rewards of actions is verily called a man of renunciation. COMMENTARY: Nature, a... Read more
Summary of Eighteenth Discourse The eighteenth discourse, which is the conclusion of the divine discourse of Lord Krishna, is in many ways a summary of the foregoing portions of the Gita. It... Read more
There, O king, is the celebrated tirtha called Yakshini. O king, repairing to that tirtha and bathing there, one obtaineth fruition of all his desires. O bull of the Bharata race, that tirth... Read more
12. The sacrifice which is offered, O Arjuna, seeking a reward and for ostentation, know thou that to be a Rajasic Yajna! Vidhiheenam asrishtaannam mantraheenam adakshinam; Shraddhaavirahita... Read more
Summary of Seventeenth Discourse This discourse is termed the “Yoga of the Division of the Three Kinds of Faith”. The theme of this discourse arises out of the question asked by Arjuna in Ve... Read more
12. Bound by a hundred ties of hope, given over to lust and anger, they strive to obtain by unlawful means hoards of wealth for sensual enjoyment. Idamadya mayaa labdham imam praapsye manora... Read more
That sin-destroying tirtha known by the name of Vitasta, is situate in the country of the Kasmiras and is the abode of the Naga Takshaka. Bathing there, a man certainly obtaineth the fruit o... Read more
Summary of Sixteenth Discourse This discourse is important and very instructive to all persons who wish to attain happiness, prosperity and blessedness, and to seekers in particular, who wis... Read more
“Having dwelt for twelve nights at Pushkara with regulated diet and vows, and having walked round (the place), one must go to Jamvu-marga. One that goeth to Jamvu-marga which is resort... Read more
12. That light which residing in the sun, illumines the whole world, that which is in the moon and in the fire—know that light to be Mine. Gaam aavishya cha bhootaani dhaarayaamyaham ojasaa;... Read more
