This is the daily Bhagvadgita reading selection from उत्थान पथ (Path to a Spiritual High) for Fridays. The first three shlokas highlight the acts that can be categorized as tapas for body, speech and mind. Later, continuing the theme of the three gunas, Lord Krishna classifies happiness into three categories.
वास्तविक तप और सुख
vāstavika tapa aura [...]
This is the daily reading selection from Bhagvadgita from उत्थान पथ (Path to a Spiritual High) for Thursdays. You’ll remember related discussion for chapter 16- दैवासुर सम्पद विभाग योग (Classification between Divine and Demoniacal Qualities). Like an experienced counselor, the Lord gives us a positive role model to follow, lists the traits to avoid and highlights the need for ‘Anger Management’.
This is the daily reading selection from Bhagvadgita from उत्थान पथ (Path to a Spiritual High) for Fridays. In these shlokas, Lord Krishna highlights the three types actions and the three types of doers, under the influence of the three gunas – Satva, Rajas and Tamas.
सात्विक कर्म व कर्ता
sātvika karma va kartā
नियतं सङ्गरहितं अरागद्वेषतः कृतम्।
अफलप्रेप्सुना [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 – [...]
In the last post, we saw that the Lord gives the devotees four alternatives that we can practice. Firstly the lord said, that we should try and keep the mind and intellect on the Lord. But if this is difficult for us, then the Lord said, “Don’t worry, it will be possible if you practice”. [...]
In this Sloka, the qualities of such a yogi who has realized God is described.
ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्मा कूटस्थो विजितेन्द्रियः ।
युक्त इत्युच्यते योगी समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः ॥६- ८॥
GYaanaviGYaanatR^iptaatmaa kuuTastho vijitendriyaH
yukta ityuchyate yogii samaloshhTaashmakaa.nchanaH .. 6.8.
The yogi who completely understands God, who is unmoved under all circumstances, whose senses are fully under control and to whom, mud, stone and Gold are [...]
In the previous Sloka, the Lord told us to employ the mind and intellect on the Lord. However, Arjuna’s expression revealed the thought “Where do I have control over the mind and intellect?” We want our mind to think on the Lord but it wants something else. So the Lord says “Do not be alarmed. [...]
The Lord explains about what qualities are required in order to be able to mediate on the lord who is undescribable, unimaginable, unmanifest..
सन्नियम्येन्द्रियग्रामं सर्वत्र समबुद्धयः |
ते प्राप्नुवन्ति मामेव सर्वभूतहिते रताः ||
SaMniyamyendriyagraamaM sarvatra samabuddhayaH
Te praapnuvanti maameva sarvabhuutahite rataaH
lndriyagraamaM – all the senses put together : Samniyaya – controlling : Sarvatra – in all conditions : SamabuddhayaH [...]
