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Strength

4 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on strength. Explore teachings across 4 chapters.

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Chapter 2 • Verse 3 →The Yoga of Knowledge
Klaibyam ma sma gamah partha naitat tvayy upapadyate, kshudram hridaya-daurbalyam tyaktvottishtha parantapa

O Partha, do not yield to this degrading impotence. It does not become you. Give up such petty weakness of heart and arise, O chastiser of the enemy.

  • •Overcome weakness and hesitation
  • •Rise above self-pity
  • •Courage is essential for growth
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Chapter 7 • Verse 11 →The Yoga of Knowledge and Wisdom
Balam balavatam caham kama-raga-vivarjitam, dharmaviruddho bhutesu kamo 'smi bharatarshabha

I am the strength of the strong that is devoid of passion and desire. I am desire itself, O best of the Bharatas, when not contrary to dharma. God is the source of all strength and also of righteous desire — this verse beautifully shows that even desire, when aligned with dharma, is divine.

  • •Strength purified of selfish desire is a divine quality
  • •Desire aligned with dharma is not to be renounced
  • •God manifests through ethical and righteous impulses
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Chapter 10 • Verse 36 →The Yoga of Divine Glories
Dyutam chalayatam asmi tejas tejasvinam aham, jayo 'smi vyavasayo 'smi sattvam sattvavatam aham

I am the gambling of the deceitful; I am the splendour of the splendid; I am victory; I am enterprise; and I am the strength of the strong. Even in competitive and deceptive endeavours the Lord is present as the element of excellence — divine energy pervades even ambiguous human activities.

  • •The Lord's energy pervades all human endeavours, even ambiguous ones
  • •Victory and enterprise are divine in essence when rooted in strength and purpose
  • •Sattvic strength — clarity, virtue, and power — is a primary divine manifestation
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