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Each episode includes a recitation of one verse from the Bhagavad Gita, a breakdown and reordering of the words, a translation, and a brief commentary. Swami Gambhirananda's translation is available at https://www.amazon.com/Bhagavad-Gita-trans-Gambhirananda-Commentary-Sankaracharya/dp/8175050411. Swami Chinmayananda's translation is available https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Geeta-Swami-Chinmayananda/dp/817597074X. Dr. Sundar Hattangadi's गीता संधिविग्रह अन्वय is available at https://sanskritdocuments.org/doc_giitaa/gitAanvayasandhivigraha.pdf.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 34

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 4:51


    चञ्चलं हि मनः कृष्ण प्रमाथि बलवद्‌दृढम् । तस्याहं निग्रहं मन्ये वायोरिव सुदुष्करम् Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 33

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 5:44


    अर्जुन उवाच योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन । एतस्याहं न पश्यामि चञ्चलत्वात्स्थितिं स्थिराम् ॥६- ३३॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 32

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025 5:32


    आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन । सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं स योगी परमो मतः ॥६- ३२॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 31

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 4:17


    सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः । सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि स योगी मयि वर्तते ॥६- ३१॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 30

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 4:18


    यो मां पश्यति सर्वत्र सर्वं च मयि पश्यति । तस्याहं न प्रणश्यामि स च मे न प्रणश्यति ॥६- ३०॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 29

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 4:33


    सर्वभूतस्थमात्मानं सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि । ईक्षते योगयुक्तात्मा सर्वत्र समदर्शनः ॥६- २९॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 28

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 3:40


    युञ्जन्नेवं सदात्मानं योगी विगतकल्मषः । सुखेन ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शमत्यन्तं सुखमश्नुते ॥६- २८॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering and translation.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 27

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 4:33


    प्रशान्तमनसं ह्येनं योगिनं सुखमुत्तमम् । उपैति शान्तरजसं ब्रह्मभूतमकल्मषम् ॥६- २७॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 26

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 3:56


    यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम् । ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत् ॥६- २६॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 25

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 4:17


    शनैः शनैरुपरमेद्‌बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया । आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किंचिदपि चिन्तयेत् ॥६- २५॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 24

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 5:01


    संकल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः । मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्ततः ॥६- २४॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 23

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 4:42


    तं विद्याद्‌दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम् । स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा ॥६- २३॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 22

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 4:00


    यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः । यस्मिन्स्थितो न दुःखेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते ॥६- २२॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 21

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 5:21


    सुखमात्यन्तिकं यत्तद् बुद्धिग्राह्यमतीन्द्रियम् । वेत्ति यत्र न चैवायं स्थितश्चलति तत्त्वतः ॥६- २१॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary. Covey's quote attributed to Viktor Frankl is described here: https://www.viktorfrankl.org/quote_stimulus.html

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    Chapter 6, Verse 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 3:42


    यत्रोपरमते चित्तं निरुद्धं योगसेवया । यत्र चैवात्मनात्मानं पश्यन्नात्मनि तुष्यति ॥६- २०॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 3:56


    यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता । योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः ॥६- १९॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 5:31


    यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते । निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा ॥६- १८॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary. For more information about Eknath Easwaran, visit https://www.bmcm.org/. For more information about Swami Sarvapriyananda, visit https://www.vedantany.org/.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 3:34


    युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु । युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य योगो भवति दुःखहा ॥६- १७॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verses 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 3:28


    नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः । न चाति स्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन ॥६- १६॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verses 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 4:43


    युञ्जन्नेवं सदात्मानं योगी नियतमानसः । शान्तिं निर्वाणपरमां मत्संस्थामधिगच्छति ॥६- १५॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verses 13-14

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 7:11


    समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिरः । सम्प्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन् ॥६- १३॥ प्रशान्तात्मा विगतभीर्ब्रह्मचारिव्रते स्थितः । मनः संयम्य मच्चित्तो युक्त आसीत मत्परः ॥६- १४॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verses 11-12

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 6:59


    शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः । नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम् ॥६- ११॥ तत्रैकाग्रं मनः कृत्वा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः । उपविश्यासने युञ्ज्याद्योगमात्मविशुद्धये ॥६- १२॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 5:34


    योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं रहसि स्थितः । एकाकी यतचित्तात्मा निराशीरपरिग्रहः ॥६- १०॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 5:07


    सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु । साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते ॥६- ९॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verses 7-8

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 7:58


    जितात्मनः प्रशान्तस्य परमात्मा समाहितः । शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु तथा मानापमानयोः ॥६- ७॥ ज्ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्मा कूटस्थो विजितेन्द्रियः । युक्त इत्युच्यते योगी समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः ॥६- ८॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 5:01


    बन्धुरात्मात्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः । अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत् ॥६- ६॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024 4:29


    यदा हि नेन्द्रियार्थेषु न कर्मस्वनुषज्जते । सर्वसंकल्पसंन्यासी योगारूढस्तदोच्यते ॥६- ४॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024 3:48


    उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् । आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः ॥६- ५॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2023 4:36


    आरुरुक्षोर्मुनेर्योगं कर्म कारणमुच्यते । योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शमः कारणमुच्यते ॥६- ३॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2023 4:48


    यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव । न ह्यसंन्यस्तसंकल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन ॥६- २॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 6, Verse 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 5:06


    श्रीभगवानुवाच अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः । स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः ॥६- १॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 5, Verse 29

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2023 4:26


    भोक्तारं यज्ञतपसां सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम् । सुहृदं सर्वभूतानां ज्ञात्वा मां शान्तिमृच्छति ॥५- २९॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 5, Verses 27-28

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 8:26


    स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः । प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ ॥५- २७॥ यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः । विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः ॥५- २८॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 5, Verse 26

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2023 4:58


    कामक्रोधवियुक्तानां यतीनां यतचेतसाम् । अभितो ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं वर्तते विदितात्मनाम् ॥५- २६॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 5, Verse 25

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2023 5:10


    लभन्ते ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृषयः क्षीणकल्मषाः । छिन्नद्वैधा यतात्मानः सर्वभूतहिते रताः ॥५- २५॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 5, Verse 24

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2023 5:37


    योऽन्तःसुखोऽन्तरारामस्तथान्तर्ज्योतिरेव यः । स योगी ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं ब्रह्मभूतोऽधिगच्छति ॥५- २४॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 5, Verse 23

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2023 4:40


    शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात् । कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः ॥५- २३॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 5, Verse 22

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 4:51


    ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते । आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः ॥५- २२॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 5, Verse 21

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 5:16


    बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत् सुखम् । स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षयमश्नुते ॥५- २१॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 5, Verse 20

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 5:29


    न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम् । स्थिरबुद्धिरसंमूढो ब्रह्मविद्ब्रह्मणि स्थितः ॥५- २०॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 5, Verse 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2023 7:05


    इहैव तैर्जितः सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः । निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद्ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिताः ॥५- १९॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 5, Verse 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2023 4:40


    विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि । शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः ॥५- १८॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 5, Verse 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 4:43


    तद्‌बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः । गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः ॥५- १७॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 5, Verse 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 3:11


    ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः । तेषामादित्यवज्ज्ञानं प्रकाशयति तत्परम् ॥५- १६॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, and translation.

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    Chapter 5, Verse 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 4:15


    नादत्ते कस्यचित्पापं न चैव सुकृतं विभुः । अज्ञानेनावृतं ज्ञानं तेन मुह्यन्ति जन्तवः ॥५- १५॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 5, Verse 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 4:14


    न कर्तृत्वं न कर्माणि लोकस्य सृजति प्रभुः । न कर्मफलसंयोगं स्वभावस्तु प्रवर्तते ॥५- १४॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 5, Verse 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2023 5:06


    सर्वकर्माणि मनसा संन्यस्यास्ते सुखं वशी । नवद्वारे पुरे देही नैव कुर्वन्न कारयन् ॥५- १३॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 5, Verse 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 4:08


    युक्तः कर्मफलं त्यक्त्वा शान्तिमाप्नोति नैष्ठिकीम् । अयुक्तः कामकारेण फले सक्तो निबध्यते ॥५- १२॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 5, Verse 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 5:04


    कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि । योगिनः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वात्मशुद्धये ॥५- ११॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 5, Verse 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 4:34


    ब्रह्मण्याधाय कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा करोति यः । लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा ॥५- १०॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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    Chapter 5, Verses 8-9

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 7:11


    नैव किंचित्करोमीति युक्तो मन्येत तत्त्ववित् । पश्यञ्श्रृण्वन्स्पृशञ्जिघ्रन्नश्नन्‌गच्छन्स्वपञ्श्वसन् ॥५- ८॥ प्रलपन्विसृजन्गृह्णन्नुन्मिषन्निमिषन्नपि । इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेषु वर्तन्त इति धारयन् ॥५- ९॥ Recitation, breakdown, reordering, translation, and commentary.

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