Mental (BG)
Expressions researched:
"mental"
|"mentally"
Bhagavad-gita As It Is
BG Chapters 1 - 6
Practically the whole community, all blood relatives of Arjuna, had come to fight with him. This overwhelmed a kind devotee like Arjuna. Although it is not mentioned here, still one can easily imagine that not only were Arjuna's bodily limbs quivering and his mouth drying up, but he was also crying out of compassion. Such symptoms in Arjuna were not due to weakness but to his softheartedness, a characteristic of a pure devotee of the Lord. It is said therefore:
- yasyāsti bhaktir bhagavaty akiñcanā
- sarvair guṇais tatra samāsate surāḥ
- harāv abhaktasya kuto mahad-guṇā
- mano-rathenāsati dhāvato bahiḥ
"One who has unflinching devotion for the Personality of Godhead has all the good qualities of the demigods. But one who is not a devotee of the Lord has only material qualifications that are of little value. This is because he is hovering on the mental plane and is certain to be attracted by the glaring material energy." (SB 5.18.12)
Page Title: | Mental (BG) |
Compiler: | Visnu Murti, Acaryavan |
Created: | 16 of Dec, 2011 |
Totals by Section: | BG=19, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 19 |