Word
rāga
Used in 8 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- attachment (5)
- passion (1)
- of the nature of passion (1)
- attachment and aversion (1)
Every verse
- 2.56दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।duḥkheṣhv-anudvigna-manāḥ sukheṣhu vigata-spṛihaḥHe 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.Here: attachment
- 2.64रागद्वेषवियुक्तैस्तु विषयानिन्द्रियैश्चरन्।rāga-dveṣha-viyuktais tu viṣhayān indriyaiśh charanBut the self-controlled man, moving among objects with the senses restrained and free from attraction and repulsion, attains peace.Here: attachment
- 3.34इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ।indriyasyendriyasyārthe rāga-dveṣhau vyavasthitauAttachment and aversion for the objects of the senses abide in the senses; let no one come under their sway; for, they are his enemies.Here: attachment
- 4.10वीतरागभयक्रोधा मन्मया मामुपाश्रिताः।vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhā man-mayā mām upāśhritāḥFreed from attachment, fear, and anger, absorbed in Me, taking refuge in Me, purified by the fire of knowledge, many have attained My Being.Here: attachment
- 7.11बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्।balaṁ balavatāṁ chāhaṁ kāma-rāga-vivarjitamOf the strong, I am the strength devoid of desire and attachment, and in all beings, I am the desire in accordance with Dharma, O Arjuna.Here: passion
- 14.7रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।rajo rāgātmakaṁ viddhi tṛiṣhṇā-saṅga-samudbhavamKnow, O Arjuna, that Rajas is of the nature of passion, the source of thirst and attachment; it binds fast the embodied one by attachment to action.Here: of the nature of passion
- 17.5अशास्त्रविहितं घोरं तप्यन्ते ये तपो जनाः।aśhāstra-vihitaṁ ghoraṁ tapyante ye tapo janāḥThose men who practice terrific austerities not prescribed by the scriptures, given to hypocrisy and egoism, driven by the force of lust and attachment.Here: attachment
- 18.51बुद्ध्या विशुद्धया युक्तो धृत्याऽऽत्मानं नियम्य च।buddhyā viśhuddhayā yukto dhṛityātmānaṁ niyamya chaEndowed with a pure intellect, controlling the self through firmness, relinquishing sound and other objects and abandoning attraction and hatred.Here: attachment and aversion