यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धन: | तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसङ्ग: समाचर ||3. 9||
अन्वय: यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र (यज्ञ के लिए किए कर्म के अलावा अन्य कर्म में) लोकोऽयं (लगा हुआ) कर्मबन्धनः (कर्मों के बन्धन में फँसता है) कौन्तेय (हे अर्जुन) मुक्तसङ्गः (आसक्ति छोड़कर) तत्-अर्थ (यज्ञ के लिए) कर्म (कर्म) समाचर (करो)
काव्यात्मक अर्थ: बाँधते … read_more
With Mahashivratri around the corner, many of us find ourselves struggling to discover the actual and deeper meaning of the festival. We wonder: surely there has to be something beyond the rituals and performances. More importantly, it strikes us when we are contemplative: who is Shiv?
Mahashivaratri is the only… read_more
Our society embodies a stark contrast between its proclaimed life-affirmative ideals and the underlying suffering that prevails. Relationships, especially marriage, are often transactional and materialistic arrangements rather than expressions of love and understanding.
While marriages in developed countries witness high divorce rates but less systemic exploitation, India boasts of low… read_more
Right since our birth, we are trained to conduct ourselves according to others’ expectations. Everything about us seems to come from outside; every single identity is social. We write in prescribed ways, speak in acceptable tones, worship in traditional patterns, hold sanctioned beliefs about life, and shape our responses to… read_more
देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः। परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ।।
~ श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता, अध्याय 3, श्लोक 11
अर्थ: यज्ञ से देवताओं को आगे बढ़ाओ, तो वो दैवत्य तुम्हारी उन्नति करेंगे। इस तरह परस्पर (आपस में) उन्नति करते हुए तुम परम श्रेय प्राप्त करते हो।
काव्यात्मक अर्थ: *यज्ञ से देवत्व बढ़े देवत्व से… read_more
Meditation is the submergence of the ego in its essential nature. It is at the root of all self-knowledge and wisdom. However, most often, what we call meditation is just escapism—using some ‘method of meditation’ to superficially soothe our restlessness or gain temporary and deceptive relief from stress.
True meditation… read_more
सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः । अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेषः योऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक् ॥ १० ॥
अर्थ: सृष्टि के आरंभ में ही ब्रह्मा ने कहा था कि यज्ञ के द्वारा ही वृद्धि को प्राप्त करोगे। यह यज्ञ ही तुम लोगों को अभीष्ट फल देगा और कामधेनुतुल्य सर्वाभीष्टप्रद होगा।
काव्यात्मक अर्थ:
सगुण हो बंधन चुना … read_more
श्लोक: नियतं कुरु कर्म, त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः। शरीरयात्रापि च ते न, प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः॥3.8॥
कर्म के परि त्याग से, श्रेष्ठ है नि यत कर्म । कर्मयात्रा पर चल पड़े, जि स क्षण लि या जीव जन्म॥
आचार्य जी: श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता गीता, तीसरा अध्याय कर्म का विषय है, पिछले सत्र में… read_more
The kind of challenges we face as we approach another new year are unprecedented. Given the novel and cataclysmic nature of these challenges, old approaches are not going to succeed. These challenges come from almost all areas of human activity, and therefore their origin has to do with something in… read_more
According to the recent Global State of Connections report, a quarter of the world’s population, around 1.92 billion, felt ‘lonely’ or ‘very lonely’. Research indicates that loneliness is closely linked to depression, anxiety, substance abuse , heart disease, and a shortened lifespan. Loneliness has become a worldwide epidemic. Despite technological… read_more
Immortality, and the meaning of life, is the theme of Kumbh. Seen with clarity, everything in the Kumbh narrative revolves around escaping death.
Another Kumbh festival is here. There are several ancient stories behind Kumbh. If the stories are taken merely as tales or folklore, then religion risks becoming merely… read_more
गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावान् श्रेयो भोक्तुं भैक्ष्यमपीह लोके। हत्वार्थकामांस्तु गुरूनिहैव भुञ्जीय भोगान्तधिरप्रदिग्धान् ।।५।।
“मैं तो महानुभाव गुरुओं को न मारकर, इस लोक में भिक्षान्न भोजन करना कल्याणकर मानता हूँ, क्योंकि गुरुओं का वध करके मैं रक्त से सने हुए अर्थ और काम रूपी भोगों को ही तो भोगूँगा।“
~ श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता, श्लोक… read_more
प्रश्नकर्ता: आचार्य जी, प्रणाम। एकलव्य की कहानी सुनकर बड़ा दुःख होता है कि द्रोणाचार्य जैसा स्वाभिमानी और श्रेष्ठ गुरु भी अपने स्वार्थ और पक्षपात के चलते श्रद्धावान एकलव्य से अन्याय करता है। एकलव्य इस अन्याय के प्रति आदर प्रकट करते हुए अपना अँगूठा देकर भी गुरु के प्रति श्रद्धा से… read_more
