Bhagavad Gita is Hindu scripture consisting of Lord Krishna’s 700 verses, Bhagavad Gita is the most revered work in the Indian literature. The advice of Lord Krishna at the Kurukshetra when confused Arjuna turned to his charioteer, Lord Krishna stated some rational philosophical concepts and so popular and even relevant for today. Bhagavad Gita was considered as a spiritual dictionary by Mahatma Gandhi and a book of inspiration for many leaders of the Independence movement. Let’s have a look at the some of these Bhagavad Gita quotes to bring your life back on the right track.
Bhagavad Gita Quotes By Lord Krishna
“Whenever dharma declines and the purpose of life is forgotten, I manifest myself on earth. I am born in every age to protect the good, to destroy evil, and to reestablish dharma.”
“As they approach me, so I receive them. All paths, Arjuna, lead to me.”
“I am the beginning, middle, and end of creation.”
“Those who possess this wisdom have equal regard for all. They see the same Self in a spiritual aspirant and an outcaste, in an elephant, a cow, and a dog.”
“Among animals I am the lion; among birds, the eagle Garuda. I am Prahlada, born among the demons, and of all that measures, I am time.”
“I am death, which overcomes all, and the source of all beings still to be born.”
“Just remember that I am, and that I support the entire cosmos with only a fragment of my being.”
“Behold, Arjuna, a million divine forms, with an infinite variety of color and shape. Behold the gods of the natural world, and many more wonders never revealed before. Behold the entire cosmos turning within my body, and the other things you desire to see.”
“I am time, the destroyer of all; I have come to consume the world.”
“Pleasures conceived in the world of the senses have a beginning and an end and give birth to misery, Arjuna. The wise do not look for happiness in them. But those who overcome the impulses of lust and anger which arise in the body are made whole and live in joy. They find their joy, their rest, and their light completely within themselves. United with the Lord, they attain nirvana in Brahman.”
“That one is dear to me who runs not after the pleasant or away from the painful, grieves not, lusts not, but lets things come and go as they happen.”
“Just as a reservoir is of little use when the whole countryside is flooded, scriptures are of little use to the illumined man or woman, who sees the Lord everywhere.”
“They alone see truly who see the Lord the same in every creature, who see the deathless in the hearts of all that die. Seeing the same Lord everywhere, they do not harm themselves or others. Thus they attain the supreme goal.”
“With a drop of my energy I enter the earth and support all creatures. Through the moon, the vessel of life-giving fluid, I nourish all plants. I enter breathing creatures and dwell within as the life-giving breath. I am the fire in the stomach which digests all food.”
“There are three gates to this self-destructive hell: lust, anger, and greed. Renounce these three.”
“Pleasure from the senses seems like nectar at first, but it is bitter as poison in the end.”
“That which seems like poison at first, but tastes like nectar in the end – this is the joy of sattva, born of a mind at peace with itself.”
“The Lord dwells in the hearts of all creatures and whirls them round upon the wheel of maya. Run to him for refuge with all your strength, and peace profound will be yours through his grace.”
“Whatever you do, make it an offering to me – the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help you give, even your suffering.”
“I am heat; I give and withhold the rain. I am immortality and I am death; I am what is and what is not.”
“Those who worship other gods with faith and devotion also worship me, Arjuna, even if they do not observe the usual forms. I am the object of all worship, its enjoyer and Lord.”
“Those who remember me at the time of death will come to me. Do not doubt this. Whatever occupies the mind at the time of death determines the destination of the dying; always they will tend toward that state of being.”
“When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place.”
“Those who renounce attachment in all their deeds live content in the ‘city of nine gates’, the body, as its master. They are not driven to act, nor do they involve others in action.”
“They are forever free who renounce all selfish desires and break away from the egocage of ‘I’, ‘me’, and ‘mine’ to be united with the Lord. This is the supreme state. Attain to this, and pass from death to immortality.”
“They live in wisdom who see themselves in all and all in them, who have renounced every selfish desire and sense-craving tormenting the heart.”
“The meaning of Karma is in the intention. The intention behind action is what matters. Those who are motivated only by desire for the fruits of action are miserable, for they are constantly anxious about the results of what they do.”
“You have the right to work, but never to the fruit of work. You should never engage in action for the sake of reward, nor should you long for inaction.”
“At the beginning of time I declared two paths for the pure heart: jnana yoga, the contemplative path of spiritual wisdom, and karma yoga, the active path of selfless service. There are the fundamental different types of yoga.”
“Do your work with the welfare of others always in mind. It was by such work that Janaka attained perfection; others too have followed this path.”
“There is nothing in the three worlds for me to gain, Arjuna, nor is there anything I do not have; I continue to act, but I am not driven by any need of my own.”
“Those who surrender to Brahman all selfish attachments are like the leaf of a lotus floating clean and dry in water. Sin cannot touch them.”
“Those who know me as their own divine Self break through the belief that they are the body and are not reborn as separate creatures. Such a one, Arjuna, is united with me.”
“The ignorant work for their own profit, Arjuna; the wise work for the welfare of the world, without thought for themselves.”
“It is better to strive in one’s own dharma than to succeed in the dharma of another. Nothing is ever lost in following one’s own dharma, but competition in another’s dharma breeds fear and insecurity.”
“The senses are higher than the body, the mind higher than the senses; above the mind is the intellect, and above the intellect is the Atman. Thus, knowing that which is supreme, let the Atman rule the ego. Use your mighty arms to slay the fierce enemy that is selfish desire.”
“You and I have passed through many births, Arjuna. You have forgotten, but I remember them all.”
“Even if you were the most sinful of sinners, Arjuna, you could cross beyond all sin by the raft of spiritual wisdom.”
“Delivered from selfish attachment, fear, and anger, filled with me, surrendering themselves to me, purified in the fire of my being, many have reached the state of unity in me.”
“My true being is unborn and changeless. I am the Lord who dwells in every creature. Through the power of my own maya, I manifest myself in a finite form.”
“Actions do not cling to me because I am not attached to their results. Those who understand this and practice it live in freedom.”
“The wise see that there is action in the midst of inaction and inaction in the midst of action. Their consciousness is unified, and every act is done with complete awareness.”
“Perform work in this world, Arjuna, as a man established within himself – without selfish attachments, and alike in success and defeat. For yoga is perfect evenness of mind.”
“The process of offering is Brahman; that which is offered is Brahman. Brahman offers the sacrifice in the fire of Brahman. Brahman is attained by those who see Brahman in every action.”
“The offering of wisdom is better than any material offering, Arjuna; for the goal of all work is spiritual wisdom.”
“Approach those who have realized the purpose of life and question them with reverence and devotion; they will instruct you in this wisdom.”
“Krishna delivers the Gita to Arjuna.”
“As the heat of a fire reduces wood to ashes, the fire of knowledge burns to ashes all karma.”
Bhagavad Gita Quotes on Life and Death
“Remembering me at the time of death, close down the doors of the senses and place the mind in the heart. Then, while absorbed in meditation, focus all energy upwards to the head. Repeating in this state the divine name, the syllable Om that represents the changeless Brahman, you will go forth from the body and attain the supreme goal.”
“The states of sattva, rajas, and tamas come from me, but I am not in them.”
“I am easily attained by the person who always remembers me and is attached to nothing else. Such a person is a true yogi, Arjuna.”
“The three gunas make up my divine maya, difficult to overcome. But they cross over this maya who take refuge in me.”
“The Lord is the supreme poet, the first cause, the sovereign ruler, subtler than the tiniest particle, the support of all, inconceivable, bright as the sun, beyond darkness.”
“Under my watchful eye the laws of nature take their course. Thus is the world set in motion; thus the animate and the inanimate are created.”
“After many births the wise seek refuge in me, seeing me everywhere and in everything. Such great souls are very rare.”
“The world, deluded, does not know that I am without birth and changeless. I know everything about the past, the present, and the future, Arjuna; but there is no one who knows me completely.”
“Delusion arises from the duality of attraction and aversion, Arjuna; every creature is deluded by these from birth.”
“Those who see me ruling the cosmos, who see me in the adhibhuta, the adhidaiva, and the adhiyajna, are conscious of me even at the time of death.”
“Every creature in the universe is subject to rebirth, Arjuna, except the one who is united with me.”
“Some come to the spiritual life because of suffering, some in order to understand life; some come through a desire to achieve life’s purpose, and some come who are men and women of wisdom. Unwavering in devotion, always united with me, the man or woman of wisdom surpasses all the others.”
“The six months of the northern path of the sun, the path of light, of fire, of day, of the bright fortnight, leads knowers of Brahman to the supreme goal. The six months of the southern path of the sun, the path of smoke, of night, of the dark fortnight, leads other souls to the light of the moon and to rebirth.”
“I am the father and mother of this universe, and its grandfather too; I am its entire supp”ort. I am the sum of all knowledge, the purifier, the syllable Om; I am the sacred scriptures, the Rig, Yajur, and Sama Vedas.
“Those who worship me and meditate on me constantly, without any other thought – I will provide for all their needs.”
“When they see the variety of creation rooted in that unity and growing out of it, they attain fulfillment in Brahman.”
“I give you these precious words of wisdom; reflect on them and then do as you choose.”
“I have shared this profound truth with you, Arjuna. Those who understand it will attain wisdom; they will have done that which has to be done.”
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