Word
janārdana
Used in 5 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- he who looks after the public, Shree Krishna (3)
- he who looks after the public, Krishna (2)
Every verse
- 1.36निहत्य धार्तराष्ट्रान्नः का प्रीतिः स्याज्जनार्दन।nihatya dhārtarāṣhṭrān naḥ kā prītiḥ syāj janārdanaBy killing these sons of Dhritarashtra, what pleasure could be ours, O Janardana? Only sin would accrue to us from killing these felons.Here: he who looks after the public, Shree Krishna
- 1.39कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम्।kathaṁ na jñeyam asmābhiḥ pāpād asmān nivartitumWhy should we not, who clearly see the evil in the destruction of families, learn to turn away from this sin, O Janardana (Krishna)?Here: he who looks after the public, Shree Krishna
- 1.44उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।utsanna-kula-dharmāṇāṁ manuṣhyāṇāṁ janārdanaWe have heard, O Janardana, that those men in whose families the religious practices have been destroyed are inevitably destined to dwell in hell for an unknown period.Here: he who looks after the public, Shree Krishna
- 3.1ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।jyāyasī chet karmaṇas te matā buddhir janārdanaArjuna said: If Thou thinkest that knowledge is superior to action, O Krishna, why then, O Kesava, doest Thou ask me to engage in this terrible action?Here: he who looks after the public, Krishna
- 11.51दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तवसौम्यं जनार्दन।dṛiṣhṭvedaṁ mānuṣhaṁ rūpaṁ tava saumyaṁ janārdanaArjuna said, "Having seen this Thy gentle human form, O Krishna, now I am composed and have been restored to my own nature."Here: he who looks after the public, Krishna