Category Bhagavad Gita

Śrīmadbhagavadgītā Chapter 1, Verse 1

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः । मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय ॥१॥ Dharmakṣetre kurukṣetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ | Māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāścaiva kimakurvata sañjaya ||1|| “O Sanjaya, what did my sons and the sons of Pandu do when they assembled on the sacred field of…

The Great Souls Who Never Return: Understanding Bhagavad Gita 8.15

मामुपेत्य पुनर्जन्म दु:खालयमशाश्वतम् | नाप्नुवन्ति महात्मान: संसिद्धिं परमां गता: || 15|| mām upetya punar janma duḥkhālayam aśhāśhvatam nāpnuvanti mahātmānaḥ sansiddhiṁ paramāṁ gatāḥ “Having attained Me, the great souls, who have reached the highest perfection, do not take rebirth in this…

The Mystery of Karma

The Secret of Karma A Philosophical Reflection on Destiny, Free Will, and Grace 1. The Essence of Karma In the field of existence, the unchanging Purusha (Self) reflects upon the ever-changing Prakriti (Nature). When this reflection identifies with body and…