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दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय।
बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः॥
Action driven by desire is far inferior to action done with equanimity of mind, O Arjuna. Seek refuge in this wisdom; miserable are those who act only for the fruits.
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TextBhagavad Gitaभगवद् गीताThe Bhagavad Gita is a 700-verse dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. In eighteen chapters it sets out the paths of duty (karma), devotion…
DeityVishnuविष्णुVishnu is the preserver of the universe and, with Brahma and Shiva, one of the Trimurti. He rests on the serpent Shesha with Lakshmi beside him, rides Garuda,…
TextRamayanaरामायणThe Ramayana is one of India's two great Sanskrit epics. In about 24,000 verses, the sage Valmiki tells the life of Rama of Ayodhya, the seventh avatar of…
CharacterKarnaकर्णKarna is one of the great tragic figures of the Mahabharata: born to Kunti and the sun-god Surya, raised by a charioteer, and bound by loyalty to Duryodhana.…
StorySamudra Manthanसमुद्र मंथनSamudra Manthan is the great churning of the ocean of milk, in which the devas and asuras together churn the cosmic sea to obtain amrita, the nectar of…
AartiHanuman Chalisaहनुमान चालीसाThe Hanuman Chalisa is Tulsidas's hymn of forty chaupais and three dohas in Awadhi praising Hanuman: his strength, wisdom and devotion to Rama, his deeds in the Ramayana,…The two great epics
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