Famous Bhagavad Gita Quotations

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"The one who truly understands My transcendental birth and activities, is not born again after leaving this body and attains My abode."
by Bhagavad Gita
"Those who are devoid of attachment, whose mind is fixed in knowledge, all deeds of such liberated persons dissolves away."
by Bhagavad Gita
"Thus handed down in succession the royal sages knew this (Karma-yoga). After a long time the science of Karma-yoga was lost from this earth."
by Bhagavad Gita
"What is work and what is not work are questions that perplex the wisest of men."
by Bhagavad Gita
"But those devotees who have faith and sincerely try to develop the above mentioned immortal virtues, and set Me as their supreme goal; are very dear to Me."
by Bhagavad Gita
"Death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable."
by Bhagavad Gita
"Even those devotees who worship demigods with faith, they too worship Me, but in an improper way."
by Bhagavad Gita
"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."
by Bhagavad Gita
"People do not know My true transcendental nature. Therefore, they fall."
by Bhagavad Gita
"Conquer your enemies and enjoy a prosperous kingdom. All these [warriors] have already been destroyed by Me. You are only an instrument, O Arjuna."
by Bhagavad Gita
"Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sage is forever free."
by Bhagavad Gita
"Delusion arises from anger. The mind is bewildered by delusion. Reasoning is destroyed when the mind is bewildered. One falls down when reasoning is destroyed."
by Bhagavad Gita
"Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is."
by Bhagavad Gita
"Action is the product of the Qualities inherent in Nature."
by Bhagavad Gita
"All created beings are unmanifest in their beginning, manifest in their interim state, and unmanifest again when they are annihilated. So what need is there for lamentation"
by Bhagavad Gita
"As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose."
by Bhagavad Gita
"As the kindled fire consumes the fuel, so in the flame of wisdom the embers of action are burnt to ashes."
by Bhagavad Gita
"Fear Not. What is not real, never was and never will be. What is real, always was and cannot be destroyed."
by The Bhagavad Gita
"For certain is death for the born
And certain is birth for the dead;
Therefore over the inevitable
Thou shouldst not grieve."
by Bhagavad Gita
"For certain is death for the born And certain is birth for the dead Therefore over the inevitable Thou shouldst not grieve."
by Bhagavad Gita
"For that which is born death is certain, and for the dead birth is certain. Therefore grieve not over that which is unavoidable."
by Bhagavad Gita
"For the uncontrolled there is no wisdom. For the uncontrolled there is no concentration, and for him without concentration, there is no peace. And for the unpeaceful how can there ever be happiness?"
by Unknown
"God is seated in the hearts of all."
by Bhagavad Gita
"I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.N.B. This is a paraphrase from the ancient Hindu text, the Bhagavad Gita."
by J. Robert Oppenheimer
"If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst forth at once in the sky, that would be like the splendour of the Mighty One. I am mighty, world-destroying Time"
by Bhagavad Gita
"If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One... I am become Death, the Shatterer of Worlds."
by J. Robert Oppenheimer
"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."
by Bhagavad Gita
"Meditation is not for him who eats too much, nor for him who eats not at all not for him who is over much addicted to sleep, nor for him who is always awake."
by Bhagavad Gita
"Never the spirit was born; the spirit shall cease to be never;Never was time it was not; End and Beginning are dreams!Birthless and deathless and changeless remaineth the spirit for ever;Death hath not touched it at all, dead though the house of it seems!Who knoweth it exhaustless, self-sustained,Immortal, indestructible,shall suchSay, I have killed a man, or caused to kill?Nay, but as when one layethHis worn-out robes away,And, taking new ones, sayeth,These will I wear to-day!So putteth by the spiritLightly its garb of flesh,And passeth to inheritA residence afresh."
by Bhagavad Gita
"On action alone be thy interest,
Never on its fruits.
Let not the fruits of action be thy motive,
Nor be thy attachment to inaction."
by Bhagavad Gita
"On action alone be thy interest, Never on its fruits. Let not the fruits of action be thy motive, Nor be thy attachment to inaction."
by Bhagavad Gita
"One who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is intelligent among men."
by Bhagavad Gita
"The self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal Peace."
by Bhagavad Gita
"The soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self there remains nothing more for him to accomplish."
by Bhagavad Gita
"There are two ways of passing from this world - one in light and one in darkness. When one passes in light, he does not come back but when one passes in darkness, he returns."
by Bhagavad Gita
"When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he creates an attraction for them attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger."
by Bhagavad Gita
"One is dearest to God who has no enemies among the living beings, who is nonviolent to all creatures. (Sanskrit word ahimsa means non-harm to all life)"
by Bhagavad Gita - Lord's Song
"One is dearest to God who has no enemies among the living beings, who is nonviolent to all creatures."
by Bhagavad Gita
"Whatever you do, make it an offering to me -- the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help you give, even your suffering."
by Bhagavad Gita
"The non permanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance and disappearance of summer and winter seasons."
by Bhagavad Gita
"Those who consciousness is unified abandon all attachment to the results of action and attain supreme peace. But those whose desires are fragmented, who are selfishly attached to the results of their work, are bound in everything they do."
by Bhagavad Gita
"There has never been a time when you and I have not existed, nor will there be a time when we will cease to exist. As the same person inhabits the body through childhood, youth, and old age, so too at the time of death he attains another body. The wise are not deluded by these changes."
by Bhagavad Gita
"A man's own self is his friend. A man's own self is his foe."
by Bhagavad Gita
"The senses have been conditioned by attraction to the pleasant and aversion to the unpleasant: a man should not be ruled by them; they are obstacles in his path."
by Bhagavad Gita
"As person abandons worn-out clothes and acquires new ones, so when the body is worn out a new one is acquired by the Self, who lives within."
by Bhagavad Gita
"When the senses contact sense objects, a person experiences cold or heat, pleasure or pain. These experiences are fleeting they come and go. Bear them patiently."
by Bhagavad Gita
"Whatever I am offered in devotion with a pure heart -- a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water -- I accept with joy."
by Bhagavad Gita
"That one I love who is incapable of ill will, and returns love for hatred. Living beyond the reach of I and mind, and of pain and pleasure, full of mercy, contented, self-controlled, with all his heart and all his mind given to Me -- with such a one I am in love."
by Bhagavad Gita
"For one who has been honored, dishonor is worse than death."
by Bhagavad Gita
"Offer unto me that which is very dear to thee -- which thou holdest most covetable. Infinite are the results of such an offering."
by Bhagavad Gita
"Better indeed is knowledge than mechanical practice. Better than knowledge is meditation. But better still is surrender of attachment to results, because there follows immediate peace."
by Bhagavad Gita
"The body is mortal, but the person dwelling in the body is immortal and immeasurable."
by Bhagavad Gita
"Those who eat too much or eat too little, who sleep too much or sleep too little, will not succeed in meditation. But those who are temperate in eating and sleeping, work and recreation, will come to the end of sorrow through meditation."
by Bhagavad Gita
"Still your mind in me, still yourself in me, and without a doubt you shall be united with me, Lord of Love, dwelling in your heart."
by Bhagavad Gita
"Valor, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule -- these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature."
by Bhagavad Gita
"To the illumined man or woman, a clod of dirt, a stone, and gold are the same."
by Bhagavad Gita
"Fear not what is not real, never was and never will be. What is real, always was and cannot be destroyed."
by Bhagavad Gita
"I am created Shiva, the Destroyer, Death, the shatterer of worlds. Who is this dog meat that challenges me?"
by Bhagavad Gita
"For those who wish to climb the mountain of spiritual awareness, the path is selfless work. For those who have attained the summit of union with the Lord, the path is stillness and peace."
by Bhagavad Gita
"Sages speak of the immutable Tree of Life, with its tape root above and its branches below."
by Bhagavad Gita
"O Krishna, the stillness of divine union which you describe is beyond my comprehension. How can the mind, which is so restless, attain lasting peace? Krishna, the mind is restless, turbulent, powerful, violent; trying to control it is like trying to tame the wind."
by Bhagavad Gita
"But they for whom I am the supreme goal, who do all work renouncing self for me and meditate on me with single-hearted devotion, these I will swiftly rescue from death's vast sea, for their consciousness has entered into me."
by Bhagavad Gita
"I got this today, they say; tomorrow I shall get that. This wealth is mine, and that will be mine too. I have destroyed my enemies. I shall destroy others too! Am I not like God? I enjoy what I want. I am successful. I am powerful. I am happy. I am rich and well-born. Who is equal to me? I will perform sacrifices and give gifts, and rejoice in my own generosity. This is how they go on, deluded by ignorance. Bound by their greed and entangled in a web of delusion, whirled about by a fragmented mind, they fall into a dark hell. Self-important, obstinate, swept away by the pride of wealth, they ostentatiously perform sacrifices without any regard for their purpose. Egotistical, violent, arrogant, lustful, angry, envious of everyone, they abuse my presence within their own bodies and in the bodies of others."
by Bhagavad Gita
"The live in wisdom who see themselves in all and all in them, who have renounced every selfish desire and sense craving tormenting the heart."
by Bhagavad Gita
"When you move amidst the world of sense, free from attachment and aversion alike, there comes the peace in which all sorrows end, and you life in the wisdom of the Self."
by Bhagavad Gita


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