15. Astronomy in the Gita

maha pralaya par yantam kala cakram prakirtitam  kala cakra vimo ksartham sri krishnam saranam vraja  Time plays an important role in astronomy. Lord Krsna has called time His manifestation by declaring, “of reckoners I am time” (10/30). The time is calculated by the sun. The sun has been called His manifestation – ‘of the luminaries, […]

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14. Sanatana (Eternal) Dharma in the Gita

Varistho’khila dharmesu dharma eva sanatanah   Jayante sarva dharmaastu shaashvato’ hi sanatanah   In the world. mainly four Dharmas are prevalent. They are Sanatana (Eternal), Muslim, Baudha and Christian. Millions of people follow each of them. There are also several sub-Dharmas out of them. Except the Sanatana Dharma, the origin of each of the other three religions […]

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Generosity of God in the Gita

udara ye srstau sahita mamata paashnihata ataste sainyaata janimarana duhkhesu satatam  vina swaartham kaamam svasakala jananaam hitakaro bhavanekah krsna stri bhuvana yudaro varatamah Arjuna having sacrificed prosperity (in the form of one aksauhini armed Narayani army consisting of 1,09,350 foot soldiers, 65,610 horses, 21,870 chariots and 21,870 elephants) accepted Lord Krsna with the result that […]

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An Easy and Quick Means to Realize God

A man can realize God very easily and quickly. However, it is because of the attachment to the world that it seems that God will be realized with great difficulty and will take a very long time. In fact, God-realization is not difficult; however, renunciation of attachment to the world is difficult. If we reflect […]

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Brief description of Sankhya Yog, Dhyana Yog and Bhakti Yog

लभन्ते ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृषयः क्षीणकल्मषाः । छिन्नद्वैधा यतात्मानः सर्वभूतहिते रताः ॥२५॥ labhante brahma-nirvāṇam ṛṣayaḥ kṣīṇa-kalmaṣāḥ chinna-dvaidhā yatātmānaḥ sarva-bhūta-hite ratāḥ Those holy men whose mind, intellect and the senses are under their control, whose doubts (dualities) have been dispelled, whose all sins have been washed away and who are delightfully engaged in promoting the welfare of all beings, […]

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Gita on Supreme State and Duty

यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके। तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः॥४६॥ yāvān artha uda-pāne, sarvataḥ samplutodake tāvān sarveṣu vedeṣu, brāhmaṇasya vijānataḥ As on obtaining a reservoir of water flooded from all sides, there is no use of a small tank of water. Likewise, an enlightened being who has knowledge of Brāhma, who has experienced the ultimate reality (described […]

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