“Savyasachin refers to one who can shoot arrows very expertly in the field; thus Arjuna is addressed as an expert warrior capable of delivering arrows to kill his enemies.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Bhagavad-gita, 11.33 Purport) Download this episode (right click and… Read More ›
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Five Names Of Krishna You Might Come Across In Bhagavad-gita
“O Janardana, although these men, overtaken by greed, see no fault in killing one’s family or quarreling with friends, why should we, with knowledge of the sin, engage in these acts?” (Arjuna, Bhagavad-gita, 1.37-38) Download this episode (right click and… Read More ›
Three Choices For Arjuna At The Conclusion Of Bhagavad-gita
“Thus I have explained to you the most confidential of all knowledge. Deliberate on this fully, and then do what you wish to do.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 18.63) Download this episode (right click and save) इति ते ज्ञानम् आख्यातं गुह्याद्… Read More ›
Two Key Missing Words From The Impersonal Explanation In Bhagavad-gita
“By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All beings are in Me, but I am not in them.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 9.4) Download this episode (right click and save) मया ततम् इदं सर्वं जगद् अव्यक्त-मूर्तिना मत्-स्थानि… Read More ›
Three Reflections On The Avyakta-Murtina Reference In The Bhagavad-gita
“By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All beings are in Me, but I am not in them.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 9.4) Download this episode (right click and save) मया ततम् इदं सर्वं जगद् अव्यक्त-मूर्तिना मत्-स्थानि… Read More ›
Five Paths Arjuna Could Have Chosen Prior To The Bharata War
“I would consider it better for the sons of Dhritarashtra to kill me unarmed and unresisting, rather than fight with them.” (Arjuna, Bhagavad-gita, 1.45) Download this episode (right click and save) Arjuna was worried. There was concern over the future…. Read More ›
Five People Who Might Get Offended When First Reading The Bhagavad-Gita
“My dear Arjuna, a man who does not follow this prescribed Vedic system of sacrifice certainly leads a life of sin, for a person delighting only in the senses lives in vain.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 3.16) Download this episode (right… Read More ›
Three Characterizations Of The Bhagavad-gita
“This Gitopanishad, Bhagavad-gita, the essence of all the Upanishads, is just like a cow, and Lord Krishna, who is famous as a cowherd boy, is milking this cow. Arjuna is just like a calf, and learned scholars and pure devotees… Read More ›
Five Future Consequences Arjuna Saw
“O Krishna, maintainer of the people, I have heard by disciplic succession that those who destroy family traditions dwell always in hell.” (Arjuna, Bhagavad-gita, 1.43) Download this episode (right click and save) The sacred Bhagavad-gita is known for the profound,… Read More ›
Five Essential Things To Remember From The Bhagavad-gita
“O King, as I repeatedly recall this wondrous and holy dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna, I take pleasure, being thrilled at every moment.” (Sanjaya speaking to Dhritarashtra, Bhagavad-gita, 18.76) Download this episode (right click and save) That which is learned… Read More ›