Chapter 13 Kshetra-Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga Verse 14

Chapter 13 Kshetra-Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga Verse 14 Sarvatah paanipaadam tat sarvato’kshishiromukham;Sarvatah shrutimalloke sarvamaavritya tishthati. With hands and feet everywhere, with eyes, heads and mouths everywhere, with ears everywhere, He exists in the worlds, enveloping all. Interpretation Lord Krishna starts His discourse on the things to be known for a person to understand the field and heContinue reading “Chapter 13 Kshetra-Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga Verse 14”

Chapter 13 Kshetra-Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga Verse 13

Chapter 13 Kshetra-Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga Verse 13 Jneyam yattat pravakshyaami yajjnaatwaa’mritamashnute;Anaadimatparam brahma na sattannaasaduchyate. I will declare that which has to be known, knowing which one attains to immortality, the beginningless supreme Brahman, called neither being nor non-being. Interpretation After talking about the things that a person has to do to get an understanding of theContinue reading “Chapter 13 Kshetra-Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga Verse 13”

Chapter 13 Kshetra-Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga Verse 11

Chapter 13 Kshetra-Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga Verse 11 Mayi chaananyayogena bhaktiravyabhichaarinee;Viviktadesha sevitwam aratir janasamsadi. Unswerving devotion unto Me by the Yoga of non-separation, resort to solitary places, distaste for the society of men, Interpretation In this 4th part of the shloka Lord Krishna turns to few more things that a person should know to understand the fieldContinue reading “Chapter 13 Kshetra-Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga Verse 11”

Chapter 13 Kshetra-Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga Verse 5

Chapter 13 Kshetra-Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga Verse 5 Rishibhirbahudhaa geetam cchandobhirvividhaih prithak;Brahmasootrapadaishchaiva hetumadbhirvinishchitaih. Sages have sung in many ways, in various distinctive chants and also in the suggestive words indicative of the Absolute, full of reasoning and decisive. Interpretation As told in the previous shloka, Lord Krishna here started to explain the concept of the field andContinue reading “Chapter 13 Kshetra-Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga Verse 5”

Chapter 13 Kshetra-Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga Verse 4

Tat kshetram yaccha yaadrik cha yadvikaari yatashcha yat;Sa cha yo yatprabhaavashcha tatsamaasena me shrinu. What the Field is and of what nature, what its modifications are and whence it is, and also who He is and what His powers are—hear all that from Me in brief. Interpretation This shloka has Lord Krishna talking more about theContinue reading “Chapter 13 Kshetra-Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga Verse 4”

Chapter 11 Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga Verse 3

Chapter 11 Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga Verse 3 Pashya me paartha roopaani shatasho’tha sahasrashah;Naanaavidhaani divyaani naanaavarnaakriteeni cha. The Blessed Lord said:Behold, O Arjuna, My forms by the hundreds and thousands, of different sorts, divine and of various colors and shapes! Interpretation Lord Krishna in this shloka starts to reply to the request of Arjuna, where heContinue reading “Chapter 11 Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga Verse 3”

Chapter 7 Gnana – Vignana Yoga Verse 20

Chapter 7 Gnana-Vignana Yoga Verse 20 Shloka Icchaadweshasamutthena dwandwamohena bhaarata; Sarvabhootaani sammoham sarge yaanti parantapa. Translation By the delusion of the pairs of opposites arising from desire and aversion, O Bharata, all beings are subject to delusion at birth, O Parantapa! Interpretation In this sloka Lord Krishna after talking about Himself, talks about the secretContinue reading “Chapter 7 Gnana – Vignana Yoga Verse 20”

Chapter 7 Gnana-Vignana Yoga Verse 14

Chapter 7 Gnana-Vignana Yoga Verse 14 Shloka Bahoonaam janmanaamante jnaanavaanmaam prapadyate; Vaasudevah sarvamiti sa mahaatmaa sudurlabhah. Translation At the end of many births the wise man comes to Me, realising that all this is Vaasudevah; such a great soul or Mahatma is very hard to find. Interpretation After talking about the four kinds of menContinue reading “Chapter 7 Gnana-Vignana Yoga Verse 14”

Chapter 7 Gnana-Vignana Yoga Verse 12

Chapter 7 Gnana-Vignana Yoga Verse 12 Shloka Na maam dushkritino moodhaah prapadyante naraadhamaah; Maayayaapahritajnaanaa aasuram bhaavamaashritaah. Translation The evil-doers and the deluded, who are the lowest of men, do not seek Me; they whose knowledge is destroyed by illusion follow the ways of demons. Interpretation In this sloka Lord Krishna focuses His attention on theContinue reading “Chapter 7 Gnana-Vignana Yoga Verse 12”