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The great Hindu scripture, the most idolized work in Indian literature and history, entails the dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna in the Kurukshetra war. Through this dialogue, Lord Krishna enlightened the whole world. Adopting these teachings can help a person live with absolute happiness and peace. Bhishma Parva is a part of the Upanishad from Mahabharata. Bhagavad Gita beautifully discusses Monotheism, Karma Yoga, Gyaan Yoga, and Bhakti Yoga. There are many inspirational Bhagavad Gita quotes that answer all our questions.
30 Best Bhagavad Gita Quotes in English for Students that can give true meaning to your life
- Happiness derived from a combination of the senses and the sense of objects is always a cause of distress and should be avoided by all means.
- That person realizes peace who, relinquishing all desires, exists without craving and is unidentified with the mortal ego and its sense of “mine-ness.”
- Anyone who is steady in his determination for the advanced stage of spiritual realization and can equally tolerate the onslaughts of distress and happiness is certainly eligible for liberation.
- The impermanent appearance of happiness and distress and their disappearance in due course are like the appearance and disappearance of winter and summer seasons. They arise from a sense of perception, and one must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed.
- Happiness is a state of mind with nothing to do with the external world.
- With the intuitive discrimination, saturated in patience, with the mind absorbed in the soul, the Yogi, feeling his mind, all thoughts, will by slow degrees attain tranquillity.
- A gift is pure when given from the heart to the right person, at the right time, at the right place, and when we expect nothing in return.
- Man is made by his beliefs. As he believes, so he is.
- That one is dear to me, who runs not after the pleasant or away from the painful, grieves not, lusts not, but lets things come and go as they happen
- Happiness comes from long practice, which leads to the end of suffering, which at first is like poison, but at last like nectar—this kind of happiness arises from the serenity of one’s mind.
- There is neither this world nor the world beyond nor happiness for the one who doubts.
- You grieve for those who should not be grieved for, yet you speak wise words. Neither for the dead nor those alive do the wise grieve for.
- All happiness in the material world has a beginning and an end, but happiness in Krishna is unlimited, and there is no end.
- Pleasures conceived in the world of the senses have a beginning and an end and give birth to misery, Arjuna. The wise do not look for happiness in them. But those who overcome the impulses of lust and anger in the body are made whole and live in joy. They find their joy, rest, and light completely within themselves. United with the Lord, they attain nirvana in Brahman.
- There are three gates to this self-destructive hell: lust, anger, and greed. Renounce these three.
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- Some people spread happiness wherever they go; others create happiness wherever they go!
- Those who realize the self are always satisfied. Having found the source of joy and fulfillment, they no longer seek happiness from the external world. Happiness can only be found within the self.
- He who has no attachments can love others, for his love is pure and divine. And it is from those small acts of love you indeed can be happy.
- The supreme reality stands revealed in the consciousness of those who have conquered themselves. They live in peace, alike in cold and heat, pleasure and pain, praise and blame.
- Free from all thoughts of ‘I’ and ‘mine,’ a man finds absolute peace.
- Meet this transient world with neither grasping nor fear; trust the unfolding of life, and you will attain true serenity.
- You came here empty-handed, and so will you leave. What is yours today? It belonged to someone else yesterday. Tomorrow, someone else will call it his.
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- The person who is not disturbed by happiness and distress and is steady in both is eligible for liberation.
- Happiness is of the soul. The soul can never be cut to pieces. Nor burned by fire, moistened by water, or withered by the wind.
- Make it easy for yourself. Get organized, and live in the moment. Your day-to-day activities should not steal your happiness.
- Little by little. Through patience and repeated effort, the mind will become still in itself.
- One has to learn tolerance in the face of dualities, such as happiness or distress, or cold and warmth, and by tolerating such dualities, become free from anxieties regarding gain and loss.
- There is neither self-knowledge nor self-perception for those whose senses are not under control. Without self-perception, there is no peace and without peace, there can be no happiness.
- Do your work with the welfare of others always in mind.
- Delusion arises from anger; the mind is bewildered by delusion; reasoning is destroyed when the mind is bewildered; one falls when reasoning is destroyed
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Bhagavad Gita Quotes with Meaning in Hindi and English
सर्वोपनिषदो गावो दोग्धा गोपालनन्दनः।
पार्थो वत्सः सुधीर्भोक्ता दुग्धं गीतामृतं महत्॥
Hindi Translation:
सभी उपनिषद् गाय हैं, भगवान कृष्ण ग्वाले हैं,
अर्जुन बुद्धिमान बछड़ा हैं और भगवद्गीता का अमृत महान दूध है।
English Translation:
All the Upanishads are cows, Lord Krishna is the Cowherd,
Arjuna is the wise Calf and the nectar of the Bhagavadgītā is the greatest Milk.
जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च।
तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि॥ २-२७
Hindi Translation:
जन्मने वाले की मृत्यु निश्चित है और मरने वाले का जन्म निश्चित है इसलिए जो अटल है अपरिहार्य है उसके विषय में तुमको शोक नहीं करना चाहिये।
English Translation:
Death is certain for the born, and re-birth is certain for the dead; therefore you should not feel grief for what is inevitable.
प्रारब्धं भुज्यमानो हि गीताभ्यासरतः सदा।
स मुक्तः स सुखी लोके कर्मणा नोपलिप्यते॥
Hindi Translation:
प्रारब्ध-कर्म को भोगता हुआ जो मनुष्य गीता के अभ्यास में निरत है,
वह इस लोक में मुक्त और सुखी होता है तथा कर्म में लिप्त नहीं होता।
English Translation:
One who indulges in ongoing action and is engaged in regular study of the gītā,
is free and happy in this world and is not bound by karma.
य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्।
उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते॥ २-१९
Hindi Translation:
जो आत्मा को मारने वाला समझता है और जो इसको मरा समझता है वे दोनों ही नहीं जानते हैं,
क्योंकि यह आत्मा न मरता है और न मारा जाता है।
English Translation:
He who thinks that the soul kills, and he who thinks of it as killed, are both ignorant. The soul kills not, nor is it killed.
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचिन्
नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः।
अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो
न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे॥ २-२०
Hindi Translation:
आत्मा किसी काल में भी न जन्मता है और न मरता है और न यह एक बार होकर फिर अभावरूप होने वाला है।
आत्मा अजन्मा, नित्य, शाश्वत और पुरातन है, शरीर के नाश होने पर भी इसका नाश नहीं होता।
English Translation:
The soul is never born; it never dies; having come into being once, it never ceases to be.
Unborn, eternal, abiding and primeval, it is not slain when the body is slain.
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय
नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।
तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा-
न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही॥ २-२२
Hindi Translation:
जैसे मनुष्य जीर्ण वस्त्रों को त्यागकर दूसरे नये वस्त्रों को धारण करता है
वैसे ही देही जीवात्मा पुराने शरीरों को त्याग कर दूसरे नए शरीरों को प्राप्त होता है।
English Translation:
As a man casts off worn-out garments and puts on others that are new,
so does the soul cast off its worn-out bodies and enter into others that are new.
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।
न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः॥ २-२३
Hindi Translation:
आत्मा को शस्त्र काट नहीं सकते और न अग्नि इसे जला सकती है जल इसे गीला नहीं कर सकता और वायु इसे सुखा नहीं सकती।
English Translation:
Weapons do not cleave the soul, fire does not burn it, waters do not wet it, and wind does not dry it.
जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च।
तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि॥ २-२७
Hindi Translation:
जन्मने वाले की मृत्यु निश्चित है और मरने वाले का जन्म निश्चित है इसलिए जो अटल है अपरिहार्य है उसके विषय में तुमको शोक नहीं करना चाहिये।
English Translation:
Death is certain for the born, and re-birth is certain for the dead; therefore you should not feel grief for what is inevitable
हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम्।
तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः॥ २-३७
Hindi Translation:
या तो तू युद्ध में मारा जाकर स्वर्ग को प्राप्त होगा अथवा संग्राम में जीतकर पृथ्वी का राज्य भोगेगा।
इस कारण के अर्जुन! तू युद्ध के लिए निश्चय करके खड़ा हो जा।
English Translation:
Die, and you will win heaven; conquer, and you will enjoy sovereignty of the earth;
Therefore, stand up Arjuna, determined to fight.
सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ।
ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापमवाप्स्यसि॥ २-३८
Hindi Translation:
सुखदुख, लाभहानि और जयपराजय को समान करके युद्ध के लिये तैयार हो जाओ इस प्रकार तुमको पाप नहीं होगा।
English Translation:
Holding pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory and defeat as alike, gird yourself up for the battle.
Thus, you shall not incur any sin.
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Bhagavad Gita Quotes on Positive Thinking
“For one who has conquered his mind, a mind is best of friends, but for one who has failed to do so, a mind is the greatest enemy.”
- This quote highlights the importance of mastering one’s thoughts and emotions for inner peace.
“Happiness from the senses seems like nectar initially, but it is bitter as poison in the end.”
- Here, the Gita cautions against seeking temporary pleasure of sense, advocating for a deeper, more sustainable source of happiness.
“Set thy heart upon thy work, but never on its reward.”
- Emphasizing the value of detachment from outcomes, this quote advocates focusing on the action, not the reward.
“He who is content with whatever comes, without attachment, not disappointed when he gets nothing, is wise.”
- Contentment and detachment are highlighted as critical aspects of a peaceful mind.
“Calmness, gentleness, silence, self-restraint, and purity: these are the disciplines of the mind.”
- This quote speaks to the cultivation of mental virtues for achieving inner peace.
“As a strong wind sweeps away a boat on the water, even one of the roaming worlds of the senses on which the mind focuses can carry away a man’s intellect.”
- The Gita warns about the dangers of uncontrolled senses leading one away from wisdom.
“One who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is intelligent among men.”
- This paradoxical statement encourages seeing deeper realities beyond surface-level actions.
“When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place.”
- The Gita extols the virtues of meditation in stabilizing the mind.
“A person can rise through the efforts of his own mind or draw himself down in the same manner. Because each person is his own friend or enemy.”
- This emphasizes self-effort and personal responsibility in shaping one’s mindset and life.
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Bhagavad Gita Quotes on Karma
- “You have the right to work but never to its fruits.”
- “If you do karma with selfless action, then you are free from desires.”
- “Karma yogi has firm determination for god realization only.”
- “Free yourself from attachment.”
- “If you do any good work, then that good work never comes to a bad end.”
- “As the heat of a fire reduces wood to ashes, the fire of knowledge burns to ashes all karma.”
- “You and I have passed through many births, Arjuna. You have forgotten, but I remember them all.”
- “As they approach me, so I receive them. All paths, Arjuna, lead to me.”
- “Death is as sure for that which is born as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore, grieve not for what is inevitable.”
Key Takeaways
Bhagavad Gita’s Quotes on life grant us knowledge about action and love. It teaches us to confront all circumstances head-on. By avoiding one’s responsibilities, one’s material and spiritual well-being suffers. Recognize that the soul, which is everlasting and indestructible, is your essential nature. It is impossible for the soul to be born or die.
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FAQs
Ques 1: What does the Bhagavad Gita have to say about life?
Answer 1: To find our purpose and live it fully, the Bhagavad Gita teaches us to live our lives with purity, strength, discipline, honesty, kindness, and integrity.
Ques 2: What are the Bhagavad Gita’s five basic themes?
Answer 2: The Bhagavad Gita covers the Supreme Personality of God, material nature, living things, endless time, and all kinds of activities.
Ques 3: What are the other names of the Bhagavad Gita?
Answer 3: The sacred document known as the Gita has many names, like Iswara Gita, Ananta Gita, Hari Gita, Vyasa Gita, and simply the Gita.
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