The eighteenth chapter, `Moksha SanyasaYogah’, starts with a question from Arjuna who asks,`I want to know the truth ofsanyasa and tyaga.’ Sanyasasyamahabahotattvamicchamiveditum | Tyagasyacahrsikeshaprtakkesinisadana || 18.1 ||
The 17th chapter is called Sraddhatraya vibhaga yogah, Topic of the description of the three types of Sraddha. It starts with a question from Arjuna in the
Krishna starts Chapter 15 with an image of a tree. Urdhvamulam adhahshakham ashvattham prahuravyayam || Chandamsi yasya parnani yastam veda sa vedavit ||15.1|| They say the imperishable ashvatha
After having dealt with food in the 17th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna speaks of worship and the Sattvik, Rajasic, Tamasic attitudes to worship. In the 11th verse, he
In the fourth verse of the 18th chapter, Krishna says that all tyaga can be classified as Sattvic, Rajasic, or Tamasic. What is Tamasic tyaga? In the Indian context, the concept of
Further, in the fifteenth chapter, Krishna goes on to say that it is the all-pervading Reality that is manifest as a human being. As we have
The fifteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita gets its name from what Krishna says in the next couple of verses. Dvavimau purushau loke ksharaschakshara eva cha
After dealing with knowledge, Krishna speaks about action. Sattvic actions are those that are done with karma yoga buddhi and Ishvara arpanam (offering everything to the Lord) and prasada buddhi
After looking into worship, Krishna is looking into what is called `tapas’. Tapas is often taken as austerity, a different form of worship. It could be understood
Further, in Chapter 18, Krishna makes some more divisions. He talks about the sattvic intellect, meaning the power of reasoning. He says, `That reason which knows what is
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