Swami Ramsukhdas Ji Blog

Indian education teaches us that a man should never be unmanly, faint hearted, cowardly and negligent of his duty, not in  the least bit, rather, he should remain enthusiastic and dutiful in all circumstances. In the twenty sixth verse of the eighteenth chapter while mentioning the marks of the good (Sattvika) agent, the Lord mentions […]

All should wake up before the sunrise.   Immediately on waking up, one must remember God and praise the glories of God by reciting –   tvameva   mata   cha   pita   tvameva;  tvameva bandhuscha sakha tvameva  |   tvameva  vidyaa   dravinam tvameva; tvameva sarvam mama   devadeva  || You alone are my mother […]

yatba sarvesu sastresu proktascatvara asramah gitaya na tatba proktah samkete naiva darsitah In the Gita there is a clear description of the four social orders – priest class, warrior class, mercantile class and labor class as ‘The four social orders were created by Me’. (4/13); ‘The duties of Brahmanas, Kshtriyas, Vaisyas and Sudras have been […]

janmana manyate jaatih karmana manyate krtih  tasmaat svakiya kartavyam paalaniyam prayatnatah   Contact with the modes of nature and actions is responsible for the birth of this soul in good and evil wombs (13/21; 14/16, 18). The attachment to the modes and the evolutes and the past actions decide the nature of a man’s rebirth. The […]

yasya nihshvasita veda yasya vai maarga darshakaah  sa krushnah svasva rupaanstaan svayam khandayate katham  The term ‘Veda’ stands for knowledge which is useful not only for the mundane affairs but also for salvation. That knowledge in the world is known in the form of four Vedas – Rig Veda, Saama Veda, Yajur Veda, and Artha […]

granthasya krshnasya krpa satam ca sarvatra sarveshu ca vidyamana  yavanna taanchraddadhate manusyas tavanna saakshaat kurute svabodham  Arjuna accompanied Lord Krishna every time and was a close friend of His but he preached him the gospel of the Gita only when the desire for salvation was aroused in him. So he asks “Pray, tell me definitely […]