Ihaika-stham jagat kritsnam pashyadya sa-characaram, mama dehe gudakesha yach chanyad drashtum icchasi
Behold now, O Arjuna, the entire universe, moving and unmoving, and whatever else you wish to see, all unified in My body.
Key Teachings
- •The entire universe exists within God
- •Divine vision reveals cosmic unity
- •All creation is one in the divine
Tasmāt tvam uttiṣhṭha yaśho labhasva jitvā śhatrūn bhuṅkṣhva rājyaṁ samṛiddham, mayaivaite nihatāḥ pūrvam eva nimitta-mātraṁ bhava savya-sāchin
Therefore, arise and attain glory. Conquer your enemies and enjoy a prosperous kingdom. They are already slain by My arrangement; you are merely an instrument.
Key Teachings
- •We are instruments of divine will
- •Outcomes are already determined
- •Act without ego of doership
Bhaktyā tv ananyayā śhakya aham evaṁ-vidho 'rjuna, jñātuṁ draṣhṭuṁ cha tattvena praveṣhṭuṁ cha parantapa
Only through exclusive devotion can I be known as I am, seen directly, and entered into, O Arjuna.
Key Teachings
- •Devotion reveals the highest truth
- •Love is the path to divine vision
- •Union with God through bhakti
Tasmāt praṇamya praṇidhāya kāyaṁ prasādaye tvām aham īśham īḍyam, piteva putrasya sakheva sakhyuḥ priyaḥ priyāyārhasi deva soḍhum
Therefore, bowing down and prostrating my body, I seek Your grace, O adorable Lord. As a father tolerates his son, a friend his friend, and a lover his beloved, please tolerate my offenses, O God.
Key Teachings
- •Humble approach to the divine
- •God as father, friend, and beloved
- •Divine mercy and tolerance