11 Uplifting Verses From Bhagavad Gita Everyone Must Read

Standing in the middle of the battlefield of Kurukshetra, preparing to fight an army led by his own kinsmen and gurus, Arjuna, the great warrior went into despair. That is when he turns to his charioteer Krishna for counsel.

Each one of us, once in a lifetime find ourselves in the same situation where Arjuna is standing. The only difference is, some choose to turn to gracious God for solace and knowledge, while others abandon the chariot, thus accepting defeat and wanders in anger, greed, lust, ego and attachment.

Here are 11 verses from mystical Gitopanisad (Bhagavad Gita), the transcendental Conversation which helped Arjuna win over his own gurujans and reclaim his throne:

1

bhayad ranad uparatam mamsyante tvam maha-rathah |

yesam ca tvam bahu-mato bhutva yasyasi laghavam ||

2   

karmanyevaadhikaaraste maa phaleshu kadaachana |

maa karmaphalaheturbhuu maatesangotsvakarmani ||

3

prajahati yada kaman sarvan partha mano-gatan |

atmany evatmana tustah sthita-prajnas tadocyate ||

4

yasmaannodvijate loko lokaannodvijate cha yah |
harshhamarshhabhayodvegairmuk- to yah sa cha me priyah ||

5

indriyaanaam hi charataam yanmano anuvidhiiyate |
tadasya harati pragyaam vaayarnaavamivaambhasi ||

6

api chetsuduraachaaro bhajate maamananyabhaakh |
saadhureva sa mantavyah samyagvyavasito hi sah ||

7

krodhaadbhavati sammohah sammohaatsmritivibhramah |
smritibhramshaadbuddhinaasho buddhinaashaatpranashyati ||

8

yadaa yadaa hi dharmasya glaanirbhavati bhaarata |
abhyuktaanamadarmasya tadaatmaanam srijaamyahamh ||

9

paritraanaaya sadhuunaam vinaashaaya chadushkritaam |
dharma samsthaapanaarthaaya sambhavaami yuge yuge ||

10

sarvadharmaanparityajya maamekam sharanam vraja |
aham tvaa sarvapaapebhyo mokshayishhyaami maa shuchah ||

11

yatra yogeshvarah krishhno yatra paartho dhanurdharah |
tatra shriirvijayo bhuutirdhruvaa niitir matirmama ||

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