Purusottama Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 [Realization of the Ultimate Truth] Krishna Said > Shaloka: 1 English There is a banyan tree which has its roots upward and its branches down and whose leaves are the Vedic hymns. One who knows this tree is the knower of the Vedas. Purport After the discussion of the importance of bhakti-yoga, one may question, …

Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 [The Three Qualities of Material Nature] Krishna Said > Shaloka: 1 English Again I shall declare to you this supreme wisdom, the best of all knowledge, knowing which all the sages have attained the supreme perfection. Purport From the Seventh Chapter to the end of the Twelfth Chapter, Sri Krishna in detail reveals the …

Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaga Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 [The Individual and the Ultimate Consiousness] Krishna Said > Shaloka: 1 English O my dear Krishna, I wish to know about prakrti [nature], purusa [the enjoyer], and the field and the knower of the field, and of knowledge and the end of knowledge. The Blessed Lord then said: This body, O son of …

Bhakti Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 [The Path of Devotion] Arjun Said > Shaloka: 1 English Which is considered to be more perfect, those who are properly engaged in Your devotional service, or those who worship the impersonal Brahman, the unmanifested? Purport Krishna has now explained about the personal, the impersonal and the universal and has described all kinds of devotees …

Visvarupa Darsana Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 [The Vision of the Universal Form] Arjun Said > Shaloka: 1 English I have heard Your instruction on confidential spiritual matters which You have so kindly delivered unto me, and my illusion is now dispelled. Purport This chapter reveals Krishna as the cause of all causes. He is even the cause of the Maha-Visnu, …

Vibhuti Vistara Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 [The Infinite Glories of the Ultimate Truth] Krishna Said > Shaloka: 1 English My dear friend, mighty-armed Arjuna, listen again to My supreme word, which I shall impart to you for your benefit and which will give you great joy. Purport The word paramam is explained thus by Parasara Muni: one who is full …

Aksara Parabrahman Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8 [Attainment of Salvation] Arjun Said > Shaloka: 1 English O my Lord, O Supreme Person, what is Brahman? What is the self? What are fruitive activities? What is this material manifestation? And what are the demigods? Please explain this to me. Purport In this chapter Lord Krsna answers these different questions of Arjuna beginning …

Paramahamsa Vijnana Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7 [Knowledge of the Ultimate Truth] Krishna Said > Shaloka: 1 English Now hear, O son of Prtha [Arjuna], how by practicing yoga in full consciousness of Me, with mind attached to Me, you can know Me in full, free from doubt. Purport In this Seventh Chapter of Bhagavad-gita, the nature of Krishna consciousness is …

Abhyasa Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6 [The Science of Self Realization] Krishna Said > Shaloka: 1 English One who is unattached to the fruits of his work and who works as he is obligated is in the renounced order of life, and he is the true mystic: not he who lights no fire and performs no work. Purport In this chapter …

Karma Vairagya Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 [Action and Renunciation] Arjun Said > Shaloka: 1 English O Krishna, first of all You ask me to renounce work, and then again You recommend work with devotion. Now will You kindly tell me definitely which of the two is more beneficial? Purport In this Fifth Chapter of the Bhagavad-gita, the Lord says that …