Knowing that, O Arjuna, you shall not again get deluded like this. By this knowledge you shall behold the entire creation in your own Self/Lord, or in Brahman. |
Knowing these two paths, O Arjuna, a yogi is not bewildered at all. Therefore, O Arjuna, be steadfast in yoga (of meditation) at all times. |
Knowledge is better than mere ritualistic practice, meditation is better than mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of work is better than meditation, peace immediately follows the renunciation of (the attachment to) the fruit of work. |
Knowledge is better than mere ritualistic practice. |
Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate action; the senses, the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of action. |
Learn from Me briefly, O Arjuna, how one who has attained such perfection realizes Brahman, the supreme state of knowledge. |
Let the scripture be your authority in determining what should be done and what should not be done. You should perform your duty following the scriptural injunction. |
Let the yogi seated in solitude and alone having mind and senses under control and free from desires and attachments for possessions, try constantly to contemplate on the Supreme Self. |
Little by little, through patience and repeated effort, the mind will become stilled in the Self. |
Living creatures are nourished by food, and food is nourished by rain; rain itself is the water of life, which comes from selfless worship and service. |
Living in solitude, eating lightly, controlling the thought, word, and deed; ever absorbed in yoga of meditation, and taking refuge in detachment. |
Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is. |
Mentally offering all actions to Me, be devoted to Me. Resorting to equanimity, always fix your mind on Me. |
Much better to do one's own work even if you have to do it imperfectly than it is to do somebody elses work perfectly. |
My illusion is dispelled by Your profound words, that You spoke out of compassion towards me, about the supreme secret of the Self. |