Therefore, best of the Bharatas, first control the senses and slay this sinful destroyer of knowledge and discernment.
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ | पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम् ||३-४१||
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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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- Krishna
- Tradition
- Hindu
- Source text
- Bhagavad Gita
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- Bhagavad Gita 3.41
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- BG.3.41
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- Self-ControlDesireSpiritual Warfare
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Yes, spiritual discipline is necessary.
Service can only be done with discipline and direction. Those who serve in this way experience true happiness.
The goal of moral discipline is to cleanse the heart of passion and resentment, until it becomes like a clear mirror, reflecting the light of God.