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  🌺 ll ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय ll  🌺

A couple of years ago, I had my very first read of the Bhagavad Geeta. It was an enriching and overwhelming experience, firstly owing to the awe and euphoria while going over a divine text and relating the tiny bits of Sanskrit and philosophical teachings I’d picked up from my well-wishers, and secondly stemming from the sheer admiration for how a pure, iconic conversation between the supreme among mortals, Arjun and an the supreme immortal, Lord Krishna, proves to be such an eye-opener even several epochs later. There’s also a fascinating amount of correlation between the essence of this text and what we call ‘modern science’ ! This ocean of spiritual knowledge spans to infinity, and even a mere splash of these waters can transform a human’s perception and approach towards life and work on this planet. Ever since I first documented the gist of this powerful text, on reading through numerous sources as my pathfinder a few years ago, it has been my wish to pen them down in a lucid, poetic form. I am glad to have realized this while completing 25 years round the Sun!
This is a very humble attempt to portray the hues of this spectacular piece of work called the ‘Bhagavad Geeta’, poetically, in a simple and appealing manner. The grandeur and profundity of the epic scripture is unmatched, and too vast for words. So this is a tiny devotional offering to regard and admire the splendour of the Geeta! 🙏🏻
The tale of the Geeta is an eternal fountain, and shall continue to kindle the flame of goodness for the eras to come. May the fragments of this treasure that come our way fill our lives with ecstasy! 🙏🏻🙏🏻

A bouquet of divine lessons

That eternally cascade

An unwavering flame of knowledge

That in darkness, never fades 🪔

'Tis the story of the eternal 'Geeta'

An eye-opener conversation

For this collective of verses grand

Sets the stage for all realization 🌺

An ever-epochal teaching

From the eternal among souls

To the ignorance in mankind

As a life-kit apt and whole 🌺

Amidst the mightiest of armies

Bewildered and in delusion

Stood the epitome of humankind

Arms dropped, and in confusion 🙏🏻

“How can I fight my revered?”

Sobbed the righteous, helpless being

“For a mere kingdom, my quiver

Brimming with bows, is a sin!” 🙏🏻 

“Stepped in tall and majestic

Lord Krishna in his glory

To narrate the nectar of knowledge”

Said Sanjay’s pictorial story 🙏🏻

A warfield like never before

A battle of the incomparable

For the goodness in humanity

Stood shattered, begging revival 🙏🏻

Through a myriad of verses

And anecdotal depictions

The Lord narrated the essence

Of life, work and devotion  🌺

“What your bow strikes is material

For within it resides the soul

The soul’s imperishable by weapons

But vices destroy it a-whole”  🌺

Our beginning and end’s unmanifest

But we survive through material

Thus, detachment from worldly outcome

Is the key to balance eternal  🌺

“All you control is the deed at hand

Do this very job to your fullest

For the result isn’t your control-zone

Don’t panic, to me, leave the rest”  🌺

Indifference to the outcomes of work

Crafts a man dutiful indeed

Who’s in control of all his senses

A ‘Yogi’ excellent in each deed 🙏🏻

For excelling in controlled action

Is the secret to mindful duty

In detachment, not refrainment

From the result, lies the beauty  🌺

Complementing this dutiful excellence

Comes the knowledge of the eternal truth

As a tool, to break the shackles

Of material ‘n’ emotional attribute 🪔

“When ignorance’s at the zenith

And goodness’s lost all accord

I shall manifest, and grace the planet

To rid of evil”, assures the Lord 🙏🏻

How does the ‘eternal’ truth manifest?

Through material energies eightfold

Through ‘Aum’ the origin of vibration

Which, the essence of divinity unfolds! 🪔

Immaterial actions, as hard as they are

Can be realized by simple devotion

To grab the reigns of the unsteady mind

The trick’s the pursuit of meditation  🌺

Meditation can help transcend

But what’s the destination?

It’s the eightfold energy of goodness

In ‘Aum’ the epitome of vibration  🎵

This ultimate truth’s ethereal

The controller and caretaker worldly

It’s the essence that’s omnipresent

Like the sky, pervading, yet free  🌺

This supremacy’s hard to comprehend

So here’s Lord Krishna’s elaboration

Through a multitude of metaphors

By the supreme, the supreme ‘revelation’ 🙏🏻

“I’m the Sun among illuminators

Among celestials, the coronet, the moon

The mind, the controller of senses

I’m the conscious rhythm of life’s tune” 🪔

“Among waters, the limitless ocean

Among mountains, the mighty Everest

I’m the ‘Aum’ the origin of resonance

And 'chants' among meditative quests” 🪔

“I’m the wind that roars and soars

Blowing off evil and directing wanderers

I’m the answer to all delusion

And ‘time’ among worldly conquerors” ⏳

“I reside in the hymns of the Vedas

And herald as the magnificent spring

I’m the source of all energy

Such is my opulence, ‘O’ worldly being!”  🌺

“You’re the epitome of epitomes, ‘O’ Lord”

Awed Arjuna in revere and overwhelm

Such is the grandeur of the eternal

And devotion’s the key to this realm! 🙏🏻

‘Devotion’s the tool of this epoch

But how does a devotee portray?

For the Lord explains the attributes

For a devotee to pave his way  🌺

“A person of balance, a friend to all

For whom, agony knows no place

Who’s fearless, calm and undisturbed

And braves ups-n-downs with grace”  🌺

Faith and love stand tall as pillars

Of this crystal worldly devotion

Adapting these, in each little act

Opens the door to renunciation 🪔

For many are the ways to devotion

Persistent 'supreme' remembrance

An unaspiring approach to work

And selfless dutiful perseverance  🌺

All that’s worldly is our playfield

Truth resides in each bit, behold!

It’s blanketed in material attributes

That mindfulness can deblur 'n' unfold  🌺

The modes of nature make up the world

They’re goodness, passion and ignorance

Understand the interplay and hone awareness

For indifference leads to transcendence 🪔

The world’s a topsy-turvy Banyan tree

For its roots grow out suspended

They depict perceivable fruitive bondage

That’s apparent and ungrounded  🌳

Subtly, on this mystery tree grows

The foliage of divine knowledge

The hymns of Vedas, the heavenly fragments

To transcend those shackles of bondage 🍃

Beyond transcendence, there's pure truth

An abode of ebullient bliss

For this journey breaks earthly cycles

Subtly aided by devotional service 🌺

Life in this world is a mystery manifold

And so are a mortal’s traits

Two sides of the coin, divine and devil

Can be conquered by devotion and faith 🙏🏻

Faith and devotion, the gems of the era

Root deep in each earthly entity

Life’s the game of tapping them right

Through goodness and dutiful sanctity 🌺

And overwhelming as this essence is

The Lord reassures, “Devotion’s the key,

For be dutiful, just for the deed

And surrender the rest to me” 🪔

Let go of attachment and embrace balance

For the goal's to transcend illusion

Be dutiful, yet unexpecting

Find the truth within through devotion  🌺

Standing tall 'n' grand among worldly myth

Is this perpetual conversation

A mortal’s turmoil and the divine’s answer

Depicting enlightenment through devotion 🙏🏻

‘Tis the cornerstone of earthly life

The treasure of verses seven-hundred

May this masterpiece be the guiding light

Whose limitless brilliance cascades! 🪔

 🪔 ll ॐ श्रीपरमात्मने नमः ll 🪔

~प्रज्ञा, 01.02.25