Gita map, what troubles us
भय Fear
Dread of what may come. Linked to 4 of the core shlokas.
1. See how it works
- 2.56
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।
वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते ॥duḥkheṣhv-anudvigna-manāḥ sukheṣhu vigata-spṛihaḥ
He whose mind is not shaken by adversity, who does not long for pleasures, and is free from attachment, fear, and anger, is called a sage of steady wisdom.
vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhaḥ sthita-dhīr munir uchyate - 10.34
मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम्।
कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा ॥mṛityuḥ sarva-haraśh chāham udbhavaśh cha bhaviṣhyatām
And I am the all-devouring Death, and the source of prosperity for those who are to be prosperous; among the feminine qualities, I am fame, prosperity, speech, memory, intelligence, firmness, and…
kīrtiḥ śhrīr vāk cha nārīṇāṁ smṛitir medhā dhṛitiḥ kṣhamā - 12.15
यस्मान्नोद्विजते लोको लोकान्नोद्विजते च यः।
हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैर्मुक्तो यः स च मे प्रियः ॥yasmān nodvijate loko lokān nodvijate cha yaḥ
He whom the world does not agitate, and who cannot be agitated by the world, and who is freed from joy, anger, fear, and anxiety—he is dear to Me.
harṣhāmarṣha-bhayodvegair mukto yaḥ sa cha me priyaḥ
2. What answers it
3. Verses to practise
- 16.1
अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः।
दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम् ॥abhayaṁ sattva-sanśhuddhir jñāna-yoga-vyavasthitiḥ
The Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in knowledge and yoga, almsgiving, control of the senses, sacrifice, study of scriptures, austerity, and straightforwardness.
dānaṁ damaśh cha yajñaśh cha svādhyāyas tapa ārjavam - 12.16
अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः।
सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः ॥anapekṣhaḥ śhuchir dakṣha udāsīno gata-vyathaḥ
He who is free from wants, pure, expert, unconcerned, and free from pain, renouncing all undertakings and commencements, he who is devoted to Me is dear to Me.
sarvārambha-parityāgī yo mad-bhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ - 9.22
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।
तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम् ॥ananyāśh chintayanto māṁ ye janāḥ paryupāsate
For those men who worship Me alone, thinking of no one else, for those ever-united, I secure what they have not already possessed and preserve what they already possess.
teṣhāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁ yoga-kṣhemaṁ vahāmyaham - 13.5
ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक्।
ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्िचतैः ॥ṛiṣhibhir bahudhā gītaṁ chhandobhir vividhaiḥ pṛithak
Sages have sung in many ways, with various distinctive chants and also with suggestive words indicative of the Absolute, full of reasoning and decisive.
brahma-sūtra-padaiśh chaiva hetumadbhir viniśhchitaiḥ