Bhagawad Gita Lesson 18 - The endeavor for Liberation

  Image courtesy: https://iskconnews.org/australasia-communications-director-paints-bhagavad-gita-art-exhibition,7611/ Chapter 18 -  The endeavor for Liberation - Slokas - 76, 77. राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम् । केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः ॥ १८-७६॥ तच्च संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य रूपमत्यद्भुतं हरेः । विस्मयो मे महान् राजन्हृष्यामि च पुनः पुनः ॥ १८-७७॥ raajansamsmri’tya samsmri’tya samvaadamimamadbhutam । keshavaarjunayoh’ punyam hri’shyaami cha muhurmuhuh’ ॥ 18-76 ॥ tachcha samsmri’tya samsmri’tya roopamatyadbhutam hareh’ । vismayo me mahaan raajanhri’shyaami cha punah’ punah’ ॥ 18-77 ॥ Hey King, I recall this wonderful and sacred conversation between Krishna and Arjuna repeatedly and I get exited again and again. Also, remembering the extraordinary form of Hari repeatedly,is highly amazing for me hey King, and I get thrilled again and again  

  Image courtesy: https://media.radiosai.org/journals/Vol_06/01OCT08/05-avatars.htm/ Chapter 18 -  The endeavor for Liberation - Slokas - 74, 75. सञ्जय उवाच । इत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः । संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम् ॥ १८-७४॥ व्यासप्रसादाच्छ्रुतवानेतद्गुह्यमहं परम् । योगं योगेश्वरात्कृष्णात्साक्षात्कथयतः स्वयम् ॥ १८-७५॥ sanjaya uvaacha । ityaham vaasudevasya paarthasya cha mahaatmanah’ । samvaadamimamashraushamadbhutam romaharshanam ॥ 18-74 ॥ vyaasaprasaadaachchhrutavaanetadguhyamaham param । yogam yogeshvaraatkri’shnaatsaakshaatkathayatah’ svayam ॥ 18-75 ॥ Sanjaya said:  This is what I have heard in the extraordinary thrilling conversation between the renowned Vasudeva and Partha that gives goosbumps. With the grace of Vyasa, I have come to hear this great secret about the accession, spoken by the very object of devout contemplation, Krishna Himself.  SANJAYA literally means completely victorious, “one who has conquered himself”. He alone wh...

  Image courtesy: https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1276689 Chapter 18 -  The endeavor for Liberation - Slokas - 71, 72, 73. श्रद्धावाननसूयश्च श‍ृणुयादपि यो नरः । सोऽपि मुक्तः शुभाँल्लोकान्प्राप्नुयात्पुण्यकर्मणाम् ॥ १८-७१॥ कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा । कच्चिदज्ञानसम्मोहः प्रनष्टस्ते धनञ्जय ॥ १८-७२॥         अर्जुन उवाच । नष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाच्युत । स्थितोऽस्मि गतसन्देहः करिष्ये वचनं तव ॥ १८-७३॥ shraddhaavaananasooyashcha shri’nuyaadapi yo narah’ । so’pi muktah’ shubhaam’llokaanpraapnuyaatpunyakarmanaam ॥ 18-71 ॥ kachchidetachchhrutam paartha tvayaikaagrena chetasaa । kachchidajnyaanasammohah’ pranasht’aste dhananjaya ॥ 18-72 ॥ arjuna uvaacha । nasht’o mohah’ smri’tirlabdhaa tvatprasaadaanmayaachyuta । sthito’smi gatasandehah’ karishye vachanam tava ॥ 18-73 ॥ Being reverential and non-vicious, if one who just gets to hear this, that person also attains the auspicious realm of rightious actions and gets liberated. Has all...

Image courtesy:https://i.pinimg.com/236x/ec/93/7f/ec937fcd54194093560af5cea36fa5ba.jpg Chapter 18 -  The endeavor for Liberation - Slokas - 69, 70. न च तस्मान्मनुष्येषु कश्चिन्मे प्रियकृत्तमः । भविता न च मे तस्मादन्यः प्रियतरो भुवि ॥ १८-६९॥ अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः । ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः ॥ १८-७०॥ na cha tasmaanmanushyeshu kashchinme priyakri’ttamah’ । bhavitaa na cha me tasmaadanyah’ priyataro bhuvi ॥ 18-69 ॥ adhyeshyate cha ya imam dharmyam samvaadamaavayoh’ । nyaanayajnyena tenaahamisht’ah’ syaamiti me matih’ ॥ 18-70 ॥ From those among human beings there is not many who do, that which pleases Me, therefore all those others on earth are not dearer to Me. But, in My opinion, those who. studies this conversation between us on rightousness, by offering this unto the fire of intellect, is perhaps dear to Me. 

  Image courtesy:https://bluestoblessings.com/gods-promise-binding-oath/ Chapter 18 -  The endeavor for Liberation - Slokas - 64 - 68. सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः श‍ृणु मे परमं वचः । इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम् ॥ १८-६४॥ मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु । मामेवैष्यसि सत्यं ते प्रतिजाने प्रियोऽसि मे ॥ १८-६५॥ सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज । अहं त्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः ॥ १८-६६॥ इदं ते नातपस्काय नाभक्ताय कदाचन । न चाशुश्रूषवे वाच्यं न च मां योऽभ्यसूयति ॥ १८-६७॥ य इदं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति । भक्तिं मयि परां कृत्वा मामेवैष्यत्यसंशयः ॥ १८-६८॥ sarvaguhyatamam bhooyah’ shri’nu me paramam vachah’ । isht’o’si me dri’d’hamiti tato vakshyaami te hitam ॥ 18-64 ॥ manmanaa bhava madbhakto madyaajee maam namaskuru । maamevaishyasi satyam te pratijaane priyo’si me ॥ 18-65 ॥ sarvadharmaanparityajya maamekam sharanam vraja । aham tvaa sarvapaapebhyo mokshayishyaami maa shuchah’ ॥ 18-66 ॥ idam te naatapaskaaya naabhaktaaya kadaachana । na chaashus...

  Image courtesy:https://in.pinterest.com/pin/488640628300184372/ Chapter 18 -  The endeavor for Liberation - Slokas - 61, 62, 63. ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति । भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया ॥ १८-६१॥ तमेव शरणं गच्छ सर्वभावेन भारत । तत्प्रसादात्परां शान्तिं स्थानं प्राप्स्यसि शाश्वतम् ॥ १८-६२॥ इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया । विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु ॥ १८-६३॥ eeshvarah’ sarvabhootaanaam hri’ddeshe’rjuna tisht’hati । bhraamayansarvabhootaani yantraarood’haani maayayaa ॥ 18-61 ॥ tameva sharanam gachchha sarvabhaavena bhaarata । tatprasaadaatparaam shaantim sthaanam praapsyasi shaashvatam ॥ 18-62 ॥ iti te jnyaanamaakhyaatam guhyaadguhyataram mayaa । vimri’shyaitadasheshena yathechchhasi tathaa kuru ॥ 18-63 ॥ The Lord of all beings, stands at the region of the heart, makes all beings, that are mounted on to the physical bodies by the illusion, move around. Hey, Bharata, surrender unto Him, whole heartedly, with His support you shall a...