The Most Confidential Knowledge

9.3

aśraddadhānāḥ puruṣā

dharmasyāsya parantapa

aprāpya māṁ nivartante

mṛtyu-saṁsāra-vartmani

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Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for Mankind

Diti Vows to Kill King Indra

6.18.41

sarat-padmotsavam vaktram

vacas ca sravanamrtam

hrdayam ksura-dharabham

strinam ko veda cestitam

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The Three Modes of Material Nature

14.17

sattvāt sañjāyate jñānaṁ

rajaso lobha eva ca

pramāda-mohau tamaso

bhavato ’jñānam eva ca

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Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth Order

Prthu Maharaja’s Meeting with the Four Kumaras

4.22.26

yada ratir brahmani naisthiki puman

acaryavan jnana-viraga-ramhasa

dahaty aviryam hrdayam jiva-kosam

pancatmakam yonim ivotthito ’gnih

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Canto 1: Creation

Dhrtarastra Quits Home

1.13.17

evam grhesu saktanam

pramattanam tad-ihaya

atyakramad avijnatah

kalah parama-dustarah

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Conclusion—The Perfection of Renunciation

18.35

yayā svapnaṁ bhayaṁ śokaṁ

viṣādaṁ madam eva ca

na vimuñcati durmedhā

dhṛtiḥ sā pārtha tāmasī

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Canto 5: Creative Impetus

The Supreme Character of Jada Bharata

5.9.3

tatrapi svajana-sangac ca bhrsam

udvijamano bhagavatah karma-bandha-

vidhvamsana-sravana-smarana-guna-

vivarana-caranaravinda-yugalam manasa

vidadhad atmanah pratighatam asankamano

bhagavad-anugrahenanusmrta-sva-purva-

janmavalir atmanam unmatta-jadandha-

badhira-svarupena darsayam asa lokasya

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Nature, the Enjoyer, and Consciousness

13.5

ṛṣibhir bahudhā gītaṁ

chandobhir vividhaiḥ pṛthak

brahma-sūtra-padaiś caiva

hetumadbhir viniścitaiḥ

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Canto 9: Liberation

Ambarisa Maharaja Offended by Durvasa Muni

9.4.64

naham atmanam asase

mad-bhaktaih sadhubhir vina

sriyam catyantikim brahman

yesam gatir aham para

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Transcendental Knowledge

4.11

ye yathā māṁ prapadyante

tāṁs tathaiva bhajāmy aham

mama vartmānuvartante

manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ

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Canto 5: Creative Impetus

The Material World as the Great Forest of Enjoyment

5.14.33

evam adhvany avarundhano mrtyu-gaja-bhayat tamasi giri-kandara-praye

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Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra

1.30

na ca śaknomy avasthātuṁ

bhramatīva ca me manaḥ

nimittāni ca paśyāmi

viparītāni keśava

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Canto 3: Status Quo

Fundamental Principles of Material Nature

3.26.61

manasas candrama jato

buddhir buddher giram patih

ahankaras tato rudras

cittam caityas tato ’bhavat

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