Bhagavad Gita

  March 31 – Day 91 Verse 4.11-4.12 ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम् । मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः ॥ ४-११॥   ye yathā mā ṁ prapadyante tāns tathaiva bhajāmyaham mama vartmānuvartante manu ṣ hyā ḥ pārtha sarvaśha ḥ (4.11)   யே யதா 2   மாம் ப் 1 ரப 1 த் 3 யன்தே 1   தா 1 ம்ஸ்த 1 தை 2 வ ப 4 ஜாம்யஹம் | மம வர்த் 1 மானுவர்த 1 ன்தே 1   மனுஷ்யா: பா 1 ர்த 2   ஸர்வஶ: ||4.11||   11. In whatever way men approach Me, even so do I reward them; My path do men tread in all ways, O Arjuna!   Commentary: I reward men by bestowing on them the objects they desire in accordance with their ways and the motives with which they seek Me.   If anyone worships Me with selfish motives I grant him the objects he desires. If he worships Me unselfishly for attaining knowledge of the Self, I grant him Moksha or final liberation.   I am not at all partial to anyone.   ( Cf . VII. 21 and IX. 23)   काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मण...

  March 30 – Day 90 Verse 4.10 वीतरागभयक्रोधा मन्मया मामुपाश्रिताः । बहवो ज्ञानतपसा पूता मद्भावमागताः ॥ ४-१०॥   vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhā man-mayā mām upāśhritā ḥ bahavo jñāna-tapasā pūtā mad-bhāvam āgatā ḥ (4.10)   வீத 1 ராக 3 ப 4 யக் 1 ரோதா 4  மன்மயா மாமுபா 1 ஶ்ரிதா 1 : | ப 3 ஹவோ ஞானத 1 ப 1 ஸா பூ 1 தா 1   மத் 3 பா 4 வமாக 3 தா 1 : ||4.10||   10. Freed from attachment, fear and anger, absorbed in Me, taking refuge in Me, purified by the fire of knowledge, many have attained to My Being.   Commentary: When one gets knowledge of the Self, attachment to sense-objects ceases.   When he realizes he is the constant, indestructible, eternal Self and that change is simply a quality of the body, then he becomes fearless.   When he becomes desireless, when he is free from selfishness, when he beholds the Self only everywhere, how can anger arise in him? He who takes refuge in Brahman or the Absolute becomes firmly devoted to Him.   H...

  March 29 – Day 89 Verse 4.09 जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः । त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन ॥ ४-९॥   janma karma cha me divyam eva ṁ yo vetti tattwata ḥ tyaktwā deha ṁ punarjanma naiti mām eti so ’rjuna (4.09)   ஜன்ம க 1 ர்ம ச 1   மே தி 3 வ்யமேவம் யோ வேத் 1 தி 1   த 1 த் 1 த் 1 வத 1 : | த் 1 யக் 1 த் 1 வா தே 3 ஹம் பு 1 னர்ஜன்ம னைதி 1   மாமேதி 1   ஸோ ‌ ர்ஜுன ||4.09||     9. He who thus knows in true light My divine birth and action, after having abandoned the body is not born again; he comes to Me, O Arjuna!   Commentary: The Lord, though apparently born, is always beyond birth and death; though apparently active for firmly establishing righteousness, He is ever beyond all actions.   He who knows this is never born again.   He attains knowledge of the Self and becomes liberated while living. The birth of the Lord is an illusion.   It is Aprakrita (beyond the pale of Nature)....

  March 28 – Day 88 Verse 4.08 परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् । धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे ॥ ४-८॥   paritrā ṇ āya sādhūnā ṁ vināśhāya cha du ṣ hk ṛ itām dharma-sansthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge (4.08)   ப 1 ரித் 1 ராணாய ஸாதூ 4 னாம் வினாஶாய ச 1   து 3 ஷ்க் 1 ருதா 1 ம் | த 4 ர்மஸம்ஸ்தா 2 ப 1 னார்தா 2 ய ஸம்ப 4 வாமி யுகே 3   யுகே 3  ||4.08||   8. For the protection of the good, for the destruction of the wicked, and for the establishment of righteousness, I am born in every age.   Commentary: Sadhunam: The good who lead a life of righteousness, who utilize their bodies in the service of humanity, who are free from selfishness, lust and greed, and who devote their lives to divine contemplation. Dushkritam: Evil-doers who lead a life of unrighteousness, who break the laws of the society, who are vain and are dishonest and greedy, who injure others, who take possession of the property of others by force, and who ...

  March 27 – Day 87 Verse 4.07 यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत । अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम् ॥ ४-७॥   yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmāna ṁ s ṛ ijāmyaham (4.07)   யதா 3   யதா 3   ஹி த 4 ர்மஸ்ய க் 3 லானிர்ப 4 வதி 1   பா 4 ரத 1  | அப் 4 யுத் 1 தா 2 னமத 4 ர்மஸ்ய த 1 தா 3 த் 1 மானம் ஸ்ருஜாம்யஹம் ||4.07||   7. Whenever there is a decline of righteousness, O Arjuna, and rise of unrighteousness, then I manifest Myself!   Commentary: That which elevates a man and helps him to reach the goal of life and attain knowledge is Dharma (righteousness); that which drags him into worldliness is unrighteousness. That which helps a man to attain liberation is Dharma ; that which makes him irreligious is Adharma or unrighteousness.   Dharma is that which sustains and holds together.   There is no proper equivalent for this term in the English language.   That which h...

  March 26 – Day 86 Verse 4.04-4.06 अर्जुन उवाच । अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः । कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति ॥ ४-४॥ Arjuna uvācha apara ṁ bhavato janma para ṁ janma vivaswata ḥ katham etad vijānīyā ṁ twam ādau proktavān iti (4.04)   அர்ஜுன உவாச 1  | அப 1 ரம் ப 4 வதோ 1   ஜன்ம ப 1 ரம் ஜன்ம விவஸ்வத 1 : | க 1 த 2 மேத 1 த் 3 விஜானீயாம் த் 1 வமாதௌ 3   ப் 1 ரோக் 1 த 1 வானிதி 1  ||4.04||   Arjuna said: 4. Later on was Thy birth, and prior to it was the birth of Vivasvan (the Sun); how am I to understand that Thou taught this Yoga in the beginning?   Commentary: Thy birth took place later in the house of Vasudeva; Vivasvan or Vivasvat (the Sun) was born earlier in the beginning of evolution. How am I to believe that Thou taught this Yoga in the beginning to Vivasvan, and that Thou, the self-same person, has now taught it to me? I am not able to reconcile this.   Be kind enough to enlighten me, O my Lord!   ...

  Chapter 4 – The Yoga of the Division of Wisdom Summary of Fourth Discourse By Swami Sivananda   Lord Krishna declares that He is born from age to age, in order to raise man and take him to the Supreme. Whenever there is a prevalence of unrighteousness and the world is ruled by the forces of darkness, the Lord manifests Himself to destroy these adverse forces and to establish peace, order and harmony. Hence, we see the appearance of the great saviors of the world. What is the secret of Yogic action? This the Lord proceeds to explain to Arjuna. Even though one is not engaged in action, but if the mind is active with the idea of doership and egoism, then it is action in inaction. On the other hand, though engaged physically in intense action, if the idea of agency is absent, if one feels that Prakriti does everything, it is inaction in action. The liberated man is free from attachment and is always calm and serene though engaged in ceaseless action. He is unaffected by ...

  Chapter 4 – The Yoga of the Division of Wisdom (Jnāna Yoga) March 25 – Day 85 Verse 4.01-4.03 अथ चतुर्थोऽध्यायः ।    ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोगः Chapter 4 – The Yoga of the Division of Wisdom (Jnana Yoga)   श्रीभगवानुवाच । इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम् । विवस्वान्मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत् ॥ ४-१॥   Śhrī Bhagavān uvācha ima ṁ vivaswate yoga ṁ proktavān aham avyayam vivaswān manave prāha manur ik ṣ hwākave ’bravīt (4.01)   ஶ்ரீப 4 க 3 வானுவாச 1  | இமம் விவஸ்வதே 1   யோக 3 ம் ப் 1 ரோக் 1 த 1 வானஹமவ்யயம் | விவஸ்வான்மனவே ப் 1 ராஹ மனுரிக்ஷ்வாக 1 வே ‌ ப் 3 ரவீத் 1  || 4.01 ||   The Blessed Lord said: 1. I taught this imperishable Yoga to Vivasvan; he told it to Manu; Manu proclaimed it to Ikshvaku.   Commentary: Vivasvan means the sun.   Ikshvaku was the son of Manu. Ikshvaku was the reputed ancestor of the solar dynasty of Kshatriyas . This Yoga is said to be imperishable because the res...

  March 24 – Day 84 Verse 3.42-3.43 इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहुरिन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनः । मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर्यो बुद्धेः परतस्तु सः ॥ ३-४२॥   indriyā ṇ i parā ṇ yāhur indriyebhya ḥ para ṁ mana ḥ manasas tu parā buddhir yo buddhe ḥ paratas tu sa ḥ (42)   இந்த் 3 ரியாணி ப 1 ராண்யாஹுரின்த் 3 ரியேப் 4 ய: ப 1 ரம் மன: | மனஸஸ்து 1   ப 1 ரா பு 3 த் 3 தி 4 ர்யோ பு 3 த் 3 தே 4 : ப 1 ரத 1 ஸ்து 1   ஸ: ||42||   42. They say that the senses are superior (to the body); superior to the senses is the mind; superior to the mind is the intellect; and one who is superior even to the intellect is He—the Self.   COMMENTARY: When compared with the physical body which is gross, external and limited, the senses are certainly superior as they are more subtle, internal and have a wider range of activity.   The mind is superior to the senses, as the senses cannot do anything independently without the help of the mind.   The mind can perform the functions of...