Jai Sai Ram - Bhagawad Gita Jayanthi Discourse - 1964

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Respected Sai Brothers and Sisters,

 

JAI SAI RAM.

 

Today is "Bhagawad Gita Jayanthi" the momentous day that Lord Sri Krishna

gave his wonderful Bhagawad Gita to the world, when he extolled Arjuna to

fight, when he told Arjuna that when it comes to fighting evil, there should

be no mercy, He also told Arjuna about the qualities of an ideal man.

 

In 1964 in Venkatagiri , In a series of the Most wonderful Discourses on the

Mahabarata, Swami on this wonderful day of "Bhagawad Gita Jayanthi" gave a

wonderful Discourse on the Bhagawad Gita :

 

dhrtarastra uvaca

dharma-ksetre kuru-ksetre

samaveta yuyutsavah

mamakah pandavas caiva

kim akurvata sanjaya

 

So starts the Great Bhagawad Gita when King Dritharastra asks Sanjaya as to

why his sons and the sons of Pandu needed to fight in Kurukshetra. Krishna

told the Bhagawad Gita to Arjuna not only to remove doubts about the war but

also to enlighten him on various other aspects of life, Lord Krishna

understood that Arjuna was weak mentally and needed to be told more than

just needing to fight,

 

In the wonderful Chapter II,Lord Krishna says “You have a right to perform

your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruit of action.

Never consider yourself the cause of the results of your activities, and

never be attached to not doing your duty.” Duty should be done with

sincerity and Purpose and everything will take care of itself. SWAMI NEVER

EXPECTS ANYTHING ,SWAMI ALWAYS GIVES, GIVES.

 

Arjuna was Krishna's Greatest Disciple, He would follow whatever Krishna

said and whatever the Lord Asked him to do. Arjuna never wavered from His

Great Devotion for Krishna. When Krishna asked him as to why he had chosen

an unarmed Krishna over the might of the Yadava Army along with all their

Weapons, Arjuna Replied " You are enough for me over the entire world", that

is also why Arjuna lost all his Great Archery Powers, he could not even lift

his famed bow after Krishna had completed his Divine Avathar.

 

The greatest lesson that you all can learn from the Bhagawad Gita is

Devotion to the Lord, Lord Krishna in the most wonderful Chapter 12 says

'Those who fix their mind on Me and who always are engaged in worship,

endowed by Me with faith are considered to be the strongest in every way.

 

Learn from the Bhagawad Gita, learn the great qualities from it, learn the

wonderful teachings of Krishna which are for everyone to learn, Swami wishes

that all of you read the Bhagawad Gita on this wonderful day of "Bhagawad

Gita Jayanthi.

 

 

SWAMI AT

VENKATAGIRI ON DECEMBER'11TH, 1964.

 

 

Swami gave 12 Discourses on the various aspects of the Mahabarata, Lord

Krishna and the Ramayana. I will try to post them from time to time if

possible. Also due to my Limited Knowledge of Translation from Telugu there

might have crept some errors in language which I feel Swami will forgive me.

 

IN SAI SERVICE

 

MAHADEVAN