These bodies of the eternal embodied self are said to come to an end, but the self itself is indestructible and immeasurable. Therefore fight, Bharata.
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः | अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत ||२-१८||
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The Bhagavad Gita, translated and commentated by S. Radhakrishnan, is one of the most scholarly and accessible English renderings of Hinduism's most beloved scripture — the dialogue between Arjuna and Lord Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Radhakrishnan, philosopher and statesman, brings both rigorous intellectual insight and genuine spiritual depth to his translation and notes. This edition is treasured for its ability to illuminate the Gita's universal spiritual teaching across cultural and philosophical boundaries.
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Yes, spiritual discipline is necessary.
Saints know that wealth, body, and soul are gifts from God and belong to Him.
And his soul cried out to them, 'Sons of my ancestral mother, you who ride the tides, how often have you sailed in my dreams?'
Therefore He said, “I will also draw with My cords and My net.”