We are building up for the upcoming 5 state elections. Of the 5, the second state I am focussing on after Tamil Nadu is Assam. Assam is the largest state in the northeastern part of India with 126 assembly seats. Today I will not be discussing the psephology of the state of Assam but theContinue reading “The background story of Assam – A historical & demographic study of India’s largest northeastern state!”
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Bhagavadgita Chapter 15 Purushottama Yoga Verse 15
Chapter 15 Purushottama Yoga Verse 5 Nirmaanamohaa jitasangadoshaaAdhyaatmanityaa vinivrittakaamaah; Dwandwairvimuktaah sukhaduhkhasamjnairGacchantyam Free from pride and delusion, victorious over the evil of attachment, dwelling constantly in the Self, their desires having completely turned away, freed from the pairs of opposites known as pleasure and pain, the undeluded reach the eternal goal. Interpretation After talking about how toContinue reading “Bhagavadgita Chapter 15 Purushottama Yoga Verse 15”
Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Vere 20
Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Vere 20 Shloka Chanchalam hi manah krishna pramaathi balavad dridham; Tasyaaham nigraham manye vaayoriva sudushkaram. Translation The mind verily is restless, turbulent, strong and unyielding, O Krishna! I deem it as difficult to control as to control the wind. Interpretation Arjuna continues to talk about the difficulty of controlling the mindContinue reading “Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Vere 20”
Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 14
Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 14 Shloka Sankalpaprabhavaan kaamaan styaktwaa sarvaan asheshatah; Manasaivendriyagraamam viniyamya samantatah. Shanaih shanairuparamed buddhyaa dhritigriheetayaa; Aatmasamstham manah kritwaa na kinchidapi chintayet. Translation Abandoning without reserve all the desires born of Sankalpa, and completely restraining the whole group of senses by the mind from all sides; Little by little let him attainContinue reading “Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 14”
Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 11
Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 11 Shloka Yatroparamate chittam niruddham yogasevayaa; Yatra chaivaatmanaa’tmaanam pashyannaatmani tushyati. Translation When the mind, restrained by the practice of Yoga, attains to quietude, and when, seeing the Self by the Self, he is satisfied in his own Self. Interpretation This is a short sloka that talks about the attitude ofContinue reading “Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 11”
Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 9
Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 9 Shloka Yuktaahaaravihaarasya yuktacheshtasya karmasu; Yuktaswapnaavabodhasya yogo bhavati duhkhahaa. Translation Yoga becomes the destroyer of pain for him who is always moderate in eating and recreation, who is moderate in exertion in actions, who is moderate in sleep and wakefulness. Interpretation In this sloka Lord Krishna talks about what aContinue reading “Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 9”
Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 8
Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 8 Shloka Naatyashnatastu yogo’sti nachaikaantamanashnatah; Na chaatiswapnasheelasya jaagrato naiva chaarjuna. Translation Yoga is not possible for him who eats too much, nor for him who does not eat at all; nor for him who sleeps too much, nor for him who is always awake, O Arjuna! Interpretation In this slokaContinue reading “Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 8”
Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 1
Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 1 Shloka Uddharedaatmanaatmaanam naatmaanamavasaadayet; Atmaiva hyaatmano bandhuraatmaiva ripuraatmanah. Translation Let a man lift himself by his own Self alone; let him not lower himself, for this self alone is the friend of oneself and this self alone is the enemy of oneself. Interpretation This is the beginning of the DhyanaContinue reading “Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 1”
Chapter 5 Sanyasa Yoga Verse 25
Chapter 5 Sanyasa Yoga Verse 25 Shloka Yatendriya manobuddhir munir mokshaparaayanah; Vigatecchaabhaya krodho yah sadaa mukta eva sah. Translation With the senses, the mind and the intellect always controlled, having liberation as his supreme goal, free from desire, fear and anger—the sage is verily liberated for ever. Interpretation This is the second part of theContinue reading “Chapter 5 Sanyasa Yoga Verse 25”