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Gopalavedha Geetha Bhagavad Gita - Sravanam, Keertanam & Smaranam Bhagavad Gita - Read, listen & meditate! |
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Sloka 41 |
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vyavasayatmika buddhir ekeha kuru-nandana | |
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Meaning 41 |
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In this [Karma Yoga] ,O Arjuna, the resolute mind is one-pointed; the minds of the irresolute are many -branched and endless. |
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Sloka 42, 43 & 44 |
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yam imam puspitam vacam pravadanty avipascitah | |
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Meaning 42 |
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O! Partha, the unwise, who rejoice in the letterof the Vedas, say , 'There is nothing else.' They are full only of worldly desires and they hanker for heaven. They speak flowery wordswhich offer rebirth as fruit of work. They look upon Vedas as consisting entirely of varied ritesfor the attainment of pleasure and power. Those who cling so to pleasure and power are attracted by that speech[offering heavenly rewards] and are unable to develop the resolute will of a concentrated mind. |
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Sloka 45 |
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trai-gunya-visaya veda nistraigunyo bhavarjuna | |
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Meaning 45 |
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The vedas have the three Gunas for their sphere, O Arjuna. You must be free from the three Gunas and be free from the pairs of opposites. Abide in pure Sattva; never care to acquire things and to protect what has been acquired, but be established in the self. |
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Sloka 46 |
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yavan artha udapane sarvatah samplutodake | |
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Meaning 46 |
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What use a thirsty person has for a water reservoir when all sides of it are flooded - that much alone is the use of all the Vedas for a Brahmana who knows. |
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Sloka 47 |
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karmany evadhikaras te ma phalesu kadacana | |
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Meaning 47 |
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To work alone you have the right, and not to the fruits. Do not be impelled by the fruits of work. Nor have attachment to inaction. |
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Sloka 48 |
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yoga-sthah kuru karmani sangam tyaktva dhananjaya | |
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Meaning 48 |
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Abandoning attachment and established in Yoga, perform works, viewing success and failure with an even mind. Evenness of mind is said to be Yoga. |
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Sloka 49 |
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durena hy avaram karma buddhi-yogad dhananjaya | |
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Meaning 49 |
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Action with attachment is far interior, O Arjuna, to action done with evenness of mind. Seek refuge in evenness of mind. Miserable are they who act with a motive for results. |
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Sloka 50 |
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buddhi-yukto jahatiha ubhe sukrta-duskrte | |
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Meaning 50 |
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A man with evenness of mind discards here and now good and evil. Therefore endeavour for Yoga. Yoga is skill in action. |
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