Yastvindriyaani manasaa - Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 03, Verse 07

'Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita' recounts only selected verses of The Gita, which Krishna has said as it is. If you are pressed against time to go through around 700 verses of Bahgavad Gita, then this is the right place for you. This collection of verses is brought to you after years of listening to Bhagavad Gita from different sources.

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 03, Verse 07

English:

Yastvindriyaani manasaa niyamyaarabhate’rjuna
Karmendriyeih karmayogam asaktah sa vishishyate

Sanskrit: 

यस्त्विन्द्रियाणि मनसा नियम्यारम्भतेर्जुन
कर्मेन्द्रियैः कर्मयोगमसक्त: स विशिष्यते

Oriya: 

ଯସ୍ତ୍ବିନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟାଣି ମନସା ନିୟମ୍ୟାରମ୍ଭତେର୍ଜୁନ
କର୍ମେନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟେଇଃ କର୍ମଯୋଗ ମସକ୍ତହ ସ ବିଶିଷ୍ୟତେ

Selected word meaning:
yah - one who, tu - but, indriyaani - senses, manasaa - by the mind, niyamya - regulating, aarabhate - begins, arjuna - O Arjuna, karma indriyaih - with the five working sense organs, karma yogam - the yoga of action, asaktah - without attachment (the desire for results), sah - he, vishishyate -excels 

Translation:
But whosoever, controlling the senses by the mind, O Arjuna, engages himself in the yoga of action (Karma Yoga) with the five sense organs of action, without the desire for results, he excels.

Sources:
Sermons of Gita in Mahavarat by Sri B. R. Chopra
Sermons of Gita in Sri Krishna by Sri Ramanand Sagar
Bhagavad Gita by Sri Swami Sivananda of Divine Life Society
Bhagavad Gita As it Is by Sri Swami Prabhupada of ISKCON

Golden Quotes: Three simple questions to live a fruitful life

Three simple questions to live a fruitful life

Question 1: 
When you wake up from bed ask yourself, if today was my last day, would I do what I am going to do today? 
- Steve Jobs

Question 2: 
Ask yourself, does my action reflect what I preach and what I think? If yes, then you are on the right path.

Question 3: 
Looking into mirror can you inspire yourself everyday? If yes, then you are on the right path.

Karmendriyaani samyamya - Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 03, Verse 06

'Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita' recounts only selected verses of The Gita, which Krishna has said as it is. If you are pressed against time to go through around 700 verses of Bahgavad Gita, then this is the right place for you. This collection of verses is brought to you after years of listening to Bhagavad Gita from different sources.

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 03, Verse 06

English:

Karmendriyaani samyamya ya aaste manasaa smaran
Indriyaarthaan vimoodhaatmaa mithyaachaarah sa uchyate

Sanskrit: 

कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्
इंद्रियार्थान् विमुढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते

Oriya: 

କର୍ମେନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟାଣି ସଂୟମ୍ୟ ଯ ଆସ୍ତେ ମନସା ସ୍ମରନ୍
ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟାର୍ଥାନ୍ ବିମୁଢାତ୍ମା ମିଥ୍ୟାଚାରଃ ସ ଉଚ୍ୟତେ

Selected word meaning:
karma indriyaani - the five working sense organs, samyamya - controlling, yah - anyone who, aaste - remains, manasa - by mind, smaran - thinking, indriya arthan - of sense objects, vimudha - foolish, aatmaa - soul, mithya aachaarah - hypocrite (pretender), sah - he, uchyate - is called

Translation:
Anyone who, restraining the (five) working sense organs, remains thinking of the sense objects, that foolish being is called a hypocrite.

Sources:
Sermons of Gita in Mahavarat by Sri B. R. Chopra
Sermons of Gita in Sri Krishna by Sri Ramanand Sagar
Bhagavad Gita by Sri Swami Sivananda of Divine Life Society
Bhagavad Gita As it Is by Sri Swami Prabhupada of ISKCON

Na hi kashchit kshanamapi - Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 03, Verse 05

'Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita' recounts only selected verses of The Gita, which Krishna has said as it is. If you are pressed against time to go through around 700 verses of Bahgavad Gita, then this is the right place for you. This collection of verses is brought to you after years of listening to Bhagavad Gita from different sources.

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 03, Verse 05

English:

Na hi kashchit kshanamapi jaatu tishthatyakarmakrit
Kaaryate hyavashah karma sarvah prakritijair gunaih

Sanskrit: 

न हि कश्चित् क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत्
कार्यते ह्यवश: कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणै: 

Oriya: 

ନ ହି କଶ୍ଚିତ କ୍ଷଣମପି ଜାତୁ ତିଷ୍ଠତ୍ୟକର୍ମକୃତ
କାର୍ଯତେ ହ୍ୟବଶଃ କର୍ମ ସର୍ବଃ ପ୍ରକୃତିଜୈର୍ଗୁଣେଇଃ

Selected word meaning:
na - never, hi - certainly, kashchit - anyone, kshanam - even a moment, api - also, jaatu - becomes, tisthati - stands (remains), akarma krit - without doing something, kaaryate - compelled to work, hi - certainly, avasah - helplessly, karma - work, sarvah - everything, prakriti jaih - born of material nature, gunaih - by the qualities

Translation:
One can never remain without performing action even for a moment, for everyone is compelled to act helplessly by the qualities  (Sattva, Rajas and Tamas) born of material nature.

Sources:
Sermons of Gita in Mahavarat by Sri B. R. Chopra
Sermons of Gita in Sri Krishna by Sri Ramanand Sagar
Bhagavad Gita by Sri Swami Sivananda of Divine Life Society
Bhagavad Gita As it Is by Sri Swami Prabhupada of ISKCON

Loke’smin dvividhaa nishthaa - Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 03, Verse 03

'Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita' recounts only selected verses of The Gita, which Krishna has said as it is. If you are pressed against time to go through around 700 verses of Bahgavad Gita, then this is the right place for you. This collection of verses is brought to you after years of listening to Bhagavad Gita from different sources.

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 03, Verse 03

English:

Loke’smin dvividhaa nishthaa puraa proktaa mayaanagha
Jnyaanayogena saankhyaanaam karmayogena yoginaam

Sanskrit: 

लोकेस्मिन् द्विविधा निष्ठा पूरा प्रोक्ता मयानघ
ज्ञानयोगेन सांख्यानां कर्मयोगेन योगिनाम्

Oriya: 

ଲୋକେସ୍ମିନ୍ ଦ୍ଵିବିଧା ନିଷ୍ଠା ପୁରା ପ୍ରୋକ୍ତା ମୟାନଘ
ଜ୍ଞାନଯୋଗେନ ସାଙ୍ଖ୍ୟାନାମ୍ କର୍ମଯୋଗେନ ଯୋଗିନାମ୍

Selected word meaning:
loke - in the world, asmin - this, dvi vidhaa - two kinds of, nisthaa - faith, puraa - previously, proktaa - were told, mayaa - by Me, anagha - O sinless one, jnyana yogena - by the path of knowledge, sankhyanam - of the empiric philosophers, karma yogena - by the path of action, yoginam - of the yogis

Translation:
O sinless one, in this world, there are two kinds of paths, I have said before: the path of knowledge for the empiric philosophers (the sankhyas) and the path of action for the yogis.

Sources:
Sermons of Gita in Mahavarat by Sri B. R. Chopra
Sermons of Gita in Sri Krishna by Sri Ramanand Sagar
Bhagavad Gita by Sri Swami Sivananda of Divine Life Society
Bhagavad Gita As it Is by Sri Swami Prabhupada of ISKCON