Regulate Excess to achieve Success - Dhyana Yoga 17
The theme of moderation which was advocated in the previous sloka is now extended to this Sloka as well..
युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु ।
युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य योगो भवति दुःखहा ॥६- १७॥yuktaahaaravihaarasya yuktacheshhTasya karmasu .
yuktasvapnaavabodhasya yogo bhavati duHkhahaa .. 6.17..
Yoga, which removes sorrow is possible only for that person who is regulated in diet and recreation, regulated in performing [...]Moderation is the Key to Meditation - Dhyana Yoga 16
नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः ।
न चाति स्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन ॥६- १६॥
The Lord now describes the regulations that a yogi must follow in the next two verses.
naatyashnatastu yogo.asti na chaikaantamanashnataH .
na chaatisvapnashiilasya jaagrato naiva chaarjuna .. 6.16..
Arjuna, this yoga is neither for one who overeats, nor for one who starves himself. It is neither for [...]Love is the gift of Oneself - Bhakti Yoga 20
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते ।
श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः ॥१२- २०॥
ye tu dharmyaamR^itamidaM yatokthaM paryupaasate
shraddhadhaana matparama bhaktaaH atiivamepriyaaH
ye tu idaM– Indeed this : dharmyaamR^itam – nectar of dharma
yatokthaM – that has been said : parama shraddhadhaana – with supreme faith : mat – towards Me : paryupaasate – who follow : bhaktaaH – those [...]Of Bouquets & Brickbats - Bhakti Yoga 19
तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनी सन्तुष्टो येन केनचित् ।
अनिकेतः स्थिरमतिर्भक्तिमान्मे प्रियो नरः ॥१२- १९॥
Tulyanindaastuthirmauni santushhTo yenakenachit.h
AniketaH sthiramati bhaktimaan me priyo naraH
Tulyanindaastuthi – one who treats praise and censure equally : mauni - one who is peaceful : santushhTo - one who is happy / contented :
yenakenachit.h – by whatever means possible : AniketaH – one who is [...]To Love & to be Loved - Bhakti Yoga 18
In the following Sloka, the lord talks about the greatness of samata, or equanimity
समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः ।
शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः ॥१२- १८॥
SamaH shatrau cha mitre cha tathaa maanaapamaanayoH
ShiitoshhNasukhadukheshhu samaH saN^gavivarjitaH
SamaH – Behaves in the same fashion : shatrau cha mitre cah - towards enemies and friends : tathaa - in [...]The Road to Eternal Peace - Dhyana Yoga 15
In slokas 10 to 13, there are detailed descriptions of the setting and process of meditation. The Lord describes, where the yogi must sit, how he must sit and how he should focus his mind and concentration. Then, the fourteenth verse describes the process of meditation on God. The Lord asks the yogi to keep [...]
Live Life - Don’t Judge It! - Bhakti Yoga 17
यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि न शोचति न काङ्क्षति ।
शुभाशुभपरित्यागी भक्तिमान्यः स मे प्रियः ॥१२- १७॥
Yo na hR^ishhyati na dveshhTi na shochati na kaaN^gshati
Shubaashuba parityaagi bhaktimaan yaH sa me priyaH
Yo na hR^ishhyati - one who does not rejoice excessively : na dveshhTi - one who does not hate : na shochati - [...]Calmness is the key to Meditation - Dhyana Yoga 14
प्रशान्तात्मा विगतभीर्ब्रह्मचारिव्रते स्थितः ।
मनः संयम्य मच्चित्तो युक्त आसीत मत्परः ॥६- १४॥
prashaantaatmaa vigatabhiirbrahmachaarivrate sthitaH .
manaH sa.nyamya machchitto yukta aasiita matparaH .. 6.14.
The yogi should sit absorbed in thoughts of Me, firm in the vow of brahmacharya and fearless, keeping himself perfectly calm and with the mind held in restraint and fixed on Me (the Lord).
brahmachaarivrite - [...]अभयदान - Assurance of Protection
I am going to continue posting regarding उत्थान पथ (Path to a Spiritual High). The daily prayer, that I posted previously, consisted of shlokas from chapter 11 of the Bhagvadgita. Arjuna regarded Shri Krishna as a dear friend and guide. However, after विश्वरूप दर्शन (Vision of the Cosmic Form) when he experienced the divine majesty of [...]
Bhagavadgita in Large-print
Sanskritweb, maintained by Ulrich Stiehl, Heidelberg (Germany), has links to large-print editions of the Gita. Here is the information from his website:
“This large-print Devanagari edition also including the transliterated text and downloadable as Gita-big.pdf (560 KB, 117 pages, 1 column) is designed for (a) readers with bad eyesight, (b) learners of the Devanagari script, (c) [...]
Sowmya’s Gitaaonline
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