Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5
Chapter 5 Bhagavad Gita
Arjuna said:
1) Should I renounce work or work in devotion
Which of these two brings the greater promotion?
Lord Krsna replied:
2) Liberation can be had either way
But work in devotion is better I say
6) Unless all work is devoted to Me
Detachment alone cannot make one happy
7) A pure soul with senses and mind fixed within
Is dear to everyone and everyone to him
10) As a lotus is untouched by the water it’s in
A devoted soul is never affected by sin
11) Giving up attachment the yogis still act
With their body, mind and intellect
And even with their senses, but only for
Purification and nothing more
15) Good or bad acts, the Lord does not create
But ignorant beings cause their own (ill) fate
16) When one is enlightened, nescience moves away
All is revealed, as the sun lights the day
18) Through knowledge one sees all beings in common
The dog, a dogeater, a cow, and a brahmin
19) For one who is fixed in such equanimity
Birth and death are conquered undoubtedly
20) A pure soul neither rejoices or laments
On obtaining pleasure or meeting the unpleasant
22) Sensual pleasures have a beginning and end
And so the wise man does not delight in them
23) If sensual urges are tolerated
And desires checked, one is well situated
26) Those aimed at perfection and self realization
Are liberated and achieve the Supreme destination
29) I am the goal of all sacrifice and penance
The Supreme Lord of all demigods and planets
The well wisher of every living entity
Knowing this will free one from all misery