Srimad Bhagvad Gita Excerpts

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 The Bhagavad Gita, often referred to as the Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture that is part of the epic Mahabharata (chapters 23–40 of Bhishma Parva).
The Gita is set in a narrative framework of a dialogue between Pandava prince Arjuna and his guide and charioteer Krishna.


At the start of the Dharma Yudhha (righteous war) between Pandavas and Kauravas, Arjuna is filled with moral dilemma and despair about the violence and death the war will cause in the battle against his own kin. He wonders if he should renounce and seeks Krishna's counsel, whose answers and discourse constitute the Bhagavad Gita. Krishna counsels Arjuna to "fulfill his Kshatriya (warrior) duty to uphold the Dharma" through "selfless action".
The Krishna–Arjuna dialogue cover a broad range of spiritual topics, touching upon ethical dilemmas and philosophical issues that go far beyond the war Arjuna faces. Krishna is also said as the first motivational speaker in human history.

Here are some excerpts from the Scripture :--


The 4 Kinds of Pious Men : (7.16)

 1. The distressed
2. The desirer of wealth
3. The inquisitive
4. The one who is searching for knowledge of Absolute.

Sacrifice, Austerity and Charity :

 a) Sattvik (pure) Sacrifice :-- (17.11)

  • Performed according to direction of Scriptures.
  • Performed as a matter of duty.
  • Performed by those who desire no reward.
b) Sattvik Austerity :-- 
    i) Deed -- (17.14)

  • Worship of Devas.
  • Worship of Brahmans
  • Worship of Gurus (spiritual preceptor) 
  • Worship of the wise.
  • Purity
  • Honesty
  • Celibacy
  • Non-violence
   ii) Word -- (17.15)

  • Speech not offensive.
  • Truthful
  • Pleasant
  • Beneficial
  • Speech used for regular reading of Scriptures
   iii) Thought -- (17.16)

  • Satisfaction
  • Simplicity
  • Gravity
  • Self-control
  • Purification of existence
c) Sattvik Charity :--

  • Given out of duty.
  • Without expectation of returns
  • At proper time and place
  • To a worthy person.
The 10 Characteristics of Sattvik Food : (17.8)

 1. Promotes longevity
2. Promotes virtue
3. Promotes strength
4. Promotes health
5. Promotes happiness
6. Promotes joy
7. Juicy
8. Smooth
9. Substantial
10. Agreeable to stomach

The 3-Fold Fruits of Work : (18.12)

 1. Desirable
2. Undesirable
3. Mixed

The 5 Causes for Accomplishment of all Actions : (18.14)

 1. Physical body                               (seat of Karma)
2. Doer                                             (Guna)
3. Organs of perception and action
4. Prana                                            (Bio-impulses)
5. The Panch-bhutas                         (presiding deities)

Action : (18.18)

 a) The 3-fold impetus :--
    i) Subject
    ii) Object
    iii) Knowledge of objects

b) The 3-fold factors involved :--
    i) The 10 organs
    ii) The Karma
    iii) The gunas

Knowledge, Action and Agent (3 Gunas) :

 a) Sattvik knowledge :-- (18.20)
Knowledge by which one sees a single imperishable reality in all beings as undivided in the divided.

b) Sattvik action :-- (18.23)
Obligatory duty performed without likes, dislikes, attachment and desire of fruit.

c) Sattvik agent :-- (18.26)

  • Agent free from attachment.
  • Is non-egoistic
  • Endowed with resolved enthusiasm
  • Unperturbed in success and failure
Buddhi and Resolve :

 a) Sattvik Buddhi :-- (18.30)

  • Understands the path of work.
  • Understands the path of renunciation
  • Understands right and wrong actions
  • Understands fear and fearlessness
  • Understands bondage and liberation
b) Sattvik Resolve :-- (18.33)

  • Regulates activities of the mind.
  • Regulates Prana
  • Regulates senses through Yoga.
Sattvik Pleasure : (18.36-37)

  • Enjoyed from spiritual practice resulting in cessation of sorrow.
  • Appears as poison in the beginning but is like Nectar in the end.
  • Comes by grace of self-knowledge.
The 20 Characteristics of Soul : (2.19-25)

 1. Neither birth nor death any time.
2. Unborn
3. Eternal
4. Ever-existing
5. Primeval
6. Accepts new material bodies, giving up old and useless ones.
7. Cannot be cut to pieces by any weapon.
8. Can't be burned by fire
9. Not moistened by water
10. Not withered by wind
11. Unbreakable
12. Cannot be desired
13. Everlasting
14. Omnipresent
15. Unchangeable
16. Immovable
17. Invisible
18. Inconceivable
19. Immutable
20. Eternally the same.


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