Bhagavad Gita – Bharathiyam

Arjuna’s Dilemma: Why We All Stand on Kurukshetra

Venkatesham — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 14:13:32 +0000

Every person, at some point in life, finds themselves standing on their own Kurukshetra — a field of conflict, doubt, and decision. The outer battlefield of the Mahabharata is a timeless metaphor for the inner battlefield of the human heart. Arjuna’s hesitation before the great war is not just his story; it is ours. The Gita begins here, with a warrior who cannot lift his bow, a man paralyzed by…

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The Yoga of Detachment: Gita’s Message for Modern Life

Venkatesham — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 17:12:08 +0000

योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय। सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते।। २.४८।। Transliteration: Yogasthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā dhanañjaya, Siddhy-asiddhyoḥ samo bhūtvā samatvaṁ yoga ucyate. Meaning: “Be steadfast in yoga, O Dhananjaya (Arjuna). Perform your duties, abandoning all attachment, and remain balanced in success and failure. Such equanimity is called…

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The 3 Guṇas: How Nature Shapes Our Choices

Venkatesham — Sun, 19 Apr 2020 14:16:17 +0000

यदा द्रष्टानुपश्यति गुणेभ्यः कर्तारमपि। गुणेभ्यश्च परं वेत्ति मद्भावं सोऽधिगच्छति।। १४.१९।। Transliteration (IAST): Yadā draṣṭānupaśyati guṇebhyaḥ kartāram api, Guṇebhyaś ca paraṁ vetti madbhāvaṁ so ’dhigacchati. Meaning: “When the seer perceives no agent other than the Guṇas, and knows That which is beyond the Guṇas, he attains My state of being.” Every human being…

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