nonviolence, truthfulness, freedom from anger, renunciation, peace, freedom from slander, compassion for all beings, freedom from greed, gentleness, modesty, and steadiness;
अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम् | दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम् ||१६-२||
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.
These I do not wish to kill, though they kill me, Krishna, not even for the sovereignty of the three worlds, let alone for the earth.
एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन | अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यस्य हेतोः किं नु महीकृते ||१-३५||
The mind does not become tranquil until it is connected to the ever-peaceful Supreme Being.
The master spirit of the earth will not rest peacefully in the wind until the needs of the most vulnerable among you are met.
To have a restful or peaceful life in God is good; to bear a life of pain in patience is better; but to have peace in the midst of pain is the best of all.
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