Filognostic*
understanding of the Bhagavad Gîtâ of
Order
Text
1
The
Supreme Lord said: 'Again indeed, o mighty armed one, just hear
My supreme instruction about that which to you, who are so dear
to Me, I say to your benefit.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
The fortunate one said:
'Listen again, o man of grip, to my supreme instruction
imparted to your benefit, for you're very dear to me.
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
2
Nor the
number of theists, nor the great wise know My origin; I am
certainly the source of the godly and the great sages in all
respect.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
My origin is not even known
to the greatest wise or gods of enlightenment; in every respect
am I the source of the great sages and the God-conscious.
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
3
He who
knows Me as the Unborn One without a beginning and also knows
Me as the great Lord of the world, is not deluded among mortals
and is delivered from all reactions to sin.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
He who knows me as the unborn
one to whom there's no beginning, and the great controller of
the world, sees it as it is; such a one not deluded among the
mortals is delivered from all reactions to his sin.
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
4-5
Intelligence,
knowledge, composure, forgiveness, truthfulness, control over
the senses and the mind, happiness, sorrow, birth, death, fear
and fearlessness also, nonviolence, equilibrium, contentment,
austerity, charity, fame and infamy are the different aspects
to the living being that are arranged by Me.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
The different aspects I
arrange in the living being are intelligence, knowledge,
composure, forgiveness, truthfulness, control over the senses
and the mind; happiness, grief, birth, death, fear and
fearlessness as well, as also nonviolence, equilibrium,
contentment, austerity, charity, fame and infamy.
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
6
From the
mind of the seven great sages [Marîci. Atri,
Angirâ, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu and Vasishthha]
before and the four Manus [the progenitors
Svâyambhuva, Svârocisha, Raivata and Uttama]
who also stem from Me, all of the population born in this world
has originated.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
Every human being taking
birth in the world, originated from the ancient, seven great
sages and the four primal fathers who also stem from my
mind.10
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
7
Anyone who
factually knows that all this opulence and unification of
consciousness is also of Me, will be undivided in his
engagement of devotional service, of that there is no
doubt.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
They, who realize that all
this opulence and unification of consciousness originated from
me, will undivided be of service in their yoga, that suffers no
doubt. (Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
8
I am the
source of all, from Me everything emanates, thus knowing the
intelligent ones with love in their hearts become devoted to
Me.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
I am the source from which
all in existence generated, from me emanated everything; and
therefore will the intelligent ones who know this, connected by
their love, be devoted to me. (Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
9
With the
full of their minds and lives set on Me, they enlighten one
another talking about Me constantly and derive contentment and
delight therefrom.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
With their minds set on me
and their lives devoted to me, enlighten they one another,
constantly talking about me, and find they thus their
satisfaction and contentment. (Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
10
To those
who are always engaged in the loving
ecstasy
of devotional service I give that oneness of intelligence by
which they come to Me.'
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
Those who are constantly
connected in the joy so fundamental to devotional service, I
grant the intelligence of a unified consciousness by which they
come to me. (Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
11
For them
surely, to show special mercy, I, situated in their hearts,
dispel the darkness born from ignorance with the shining light
of knowledge.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
With the wealth of my
compassion do I, situated in their hearts, with the shining
light of knowledge dispel all the darkness of ignorance.'
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
12-13
Arjuna
said: 'The supreme spirit, the supreme abode, the purest of the
supreme You are, the original personality, the transcendental
Lord, the unborn One and the greatest. Of You all the great
sages among the godly like Nârada and Asita, Devala and
Vyâsa are speaking and indeed You are now explaining it
to me.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
Arjuna said: 'This of you,
that you're now discussing with me, concerns the One about whom
all the great sages among the godly like Nârada, Asita,
Devala and Vyâsa speak: it concerns you in the form of
the supreme spirit, the supreme abode, the purity of
transcendence, the original personality, the controller in the
beyond, the one unborn and the greatest.
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
14
All this
that You have told me, O Krishna, I accept as the truth; surely
is this revelation of Your Supreme Lordship not known by the
godly nor by the godless.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
All this you now confide to
me I take for real, o paragon of beauty, surely has no man of
God or any ignorant soul either, knowledge of this revelation
of you as the Original One of all Opulence!
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
15
Surely You
know Yourself personally by Yourself, o greatest One and origin
of all, Lord of all beings, God of the gods and master of the
Universe.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
You, personally knowing
yourself as the Soul of all souls, are thus the greatest of all
persons, the source of all living beings, the Lord of all
creatures, the God of the gods and the master of the universe.
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
16
For You
are the One to tell in detail about the Divine of Your
opulences by which, pervading all these worlds, You
remain.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
As such is it to you to tell
in detail everything about your divine opulence, those means to
all the human visions by which you stand your ground throughout
all the worlds.11
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
17
How can I
know You, o Yoga, always think of You and in what and what form
are You to be remembered by me, O supreme Lord?
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
How can I know you o man of
unity; how can I keep you in mind; in what form, or being of
what kind of nature, should I remember you, o man of the
opulence? (Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
18
O killer
of the atheists, what again is the opulence of Your Yoga as I
surely cannot hear enough of the description of the
nectar.'
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
O excitement of man, again I
implore you, to tell me all about your powers of unifying the
consciousness, for my ears never have enough of the nectar of
those descriptions!' (Sanskrit
&
tradition)
Text
19
The
Supreme Personality said: 'Yes,
I will surely tell you about the divine of My personal splendor
the principal,
about the principal, o best of the Kurus, as there is no limit
to My extent.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
The fortunate one said:
'Okay, I'll discuss with you the most important of my divine,
personal powers, o best of the Kurus, for there is really no
end to my extent. (Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
20
I am, o
Arjuna, the soul in the heart of all living beings; I am the
origin also, the middle and as well indeed the end of all
existing.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
O conqueror of sleep, I as
that soul situated within, am the beginning, the life in
between, as well as the end station of all living beings.
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
21
Of the
Âdityas [Diti was the daughter of Daksha and wife of
Kas'yapa], I am Vishnu, of all the luminaries I am the
radiant sun, Marîci [a Prajâpati, a father of
mankind, and father of Kas'yapa] of the Maruts [the
flashing gods] I am and of the divisions of the year
[the constellations or of what is fixed] I am the
Moon.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
Among all the sons who took
birth from the sages am I Vishnu, of all the luminaries am I
the radiant sun, among the brightest minds am I Marîci,
and to the order of time in relation to the stars am I the
moon.12
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
22
Of the
Vedas I am the Sâma-veda [the songs], of the
godly I am Indra [or Vâsava], the king of heaven,
of the senses I am the mind and I am also the living force of
all creatures.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
Of the religious books am I
the book of chants, the Sâmaveda; among the gods am I
Indra the king of heaven13;
of all the senses am I the sixth one, the mind, and of all the
living beings am I the life force.
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
23
Of all the
Rudras [the dreadful, ones] I am S'iva [or
S'ankara]; also am I Vittes'a [the treasurer] of
the Yakshas [attendents of Kuvera, the heavenly
treasurer] and Râkshasas [the demons], of the
Vasus [the deities of nature] I am fire and of all the
mountains I am mount Meru [the one central to all] as
well.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
Of the ones posing a threat
am I S'iva; and among the ones possessed and wicked am I
Kuvera, the treasurer; of the deities of nature am I the fire,
and of all mountains am I mount Meru in the middle of the
universe.14
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
24
Know Me as
the chief of all priests, Brihaspati [the priest of
Indra], o son of Prithâ, of all military commanders I
am Kârtikeya [Skanda, the god of war and son of S'iva
and Pârvatî] and of all bodies of water I am
the ocean.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
Of all priests am I the
priest of heaven, Brihaspati, o son of Prithâ; of all
military commanders am I Skanda the god of war, and of all
reservoirs of water am I the ocean.
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
25
Of the
great wise I am Bhrighu [one of the ten Mahârishis to
the first Manu], of the spoken I am the Pranava, of
sacrifices I am japa [mantra-meditation with beads] and
of the things immovable I am the Himalayas.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
Among the wise am I Bhrigu,
the counselor of the first man alive; of all words spoken am I
the word AUM resonating with the breath, of all the sacrifices
am I japa, the repeated prayer performed with prayer beads, and
of all the things immovable am I the Himalayas.
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
26
Of the
trees I am the As'vattha [Banyan or one with no specific
property], of all seers among the godly I am Nârada,
of the celestial beings [Gandharvas] I am Cittaratha
[the best singer] and of the perfected ones I am Kapila
Muni [a Vishnu avatâr, son of
Devahûti].
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
Among the trees am I the tree
of life, the As'vattha; among the seers of the divine am I sage
Nârada, among the heavenly creatures am I Cittaratha, the
singer of the divine song, and among the ones of perfect
attainment am I the analyst Kapila who distinguishes between
spirit and matter. (Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
27
Know Me as
Uccaihs'ravâ among the horses who came forth from the
churning of the ocean to get the nectar and as Airâvata
among the elephants; among men I am the one at the top [the
king].
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
Among the horses am I
Uccaihs'ravâ who carries the solar order and originated
from the political fugue between the enlightened and the
unenlightened, and among the elephants am I Airâvata who
carries Indra. (Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
28
Of all
weapons I am the thunderbolt, of the cows I am the Surabhi
[the plentiful one] and I am Cupid, the cause of
begetting children; of the serpents I am Vâsuki [with
whom the ocean was churned].
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
Of all weapons am I the
thunderbolt, of the cows am I the cow of plenty, the Surabhi;
of the causes of begetting children am I Cupid, the god of
love, and of all the serpents am I Vâsuki, the ego which
sets in motion the debate between the ones of strength and the
ones of morality. (Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
29
Of the
Nâgas [the snakelike] I am Ananta [supporting
Vishnu], of all aquatics I am [the demigod] Varuna,
of the ancestors I am Aryamâ [an Âditya]
and of all the regulators I am also Yama, the controller of
death.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
Among the self-satisfied am I
Ananta upon whom Vishnu rests, among all the water entities of
the unconscious am I Varuna, the one of insight who defeats the
transgression; among all the ancestors am I Aryâma, the
one in the beyond remembered for his civility; and of all that
controls am I Yama, the lord of death.
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
30
Of the
Daityas [non-theist sons of Diti who churned the ocean]
I am Prahlâda, of what rules I am the Time, of the
animals the lion and of the birds I am Garuda
[Vainateya].
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
Among the atheists am I
Prahlâda, the one who found the grace; among all the
subduers am I the time; of all animals am I the lion and of
everything winged am I Garuda, the integrity of the mantras.
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
31
Of all
that purifies I am the wind, I am Râma [a Vishnu
avatâr] of the armed ones, of all fish I am the
shark, and also am I of the flowing rivers the Ganges ['the
daughter of Jahnu'].
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
Of everything that purifies
am I the wind; of all who carry a weapon am I Lord Rama, the
one self-satisfied; of all creatures of the sea am I the shark
and of all the streams flowing on earth am I the Ganges flowing
from the highest peak. (Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
32
Of the
multitude I am [as said] the beginning, the end and the
middle and also I am surely, o Arjuna, the spiritual knowledge
of all education and the dialectic of all
argumentation.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
Of all the created am I, as
said, the beginning, the life in between and the end; I am, o
Arjuna, of all education the education concerning the
âtmatattva, and of all argumentation am I the dialogue.
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
33
Of the
letters I am the first one [the A], of the compound
words I am the dual one and certainly am I the eternal of Time
and the Creator facing all directions
[Brahmâ].
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
Of the letters of the
alphabet am I the A, of the compound words am I the dual one,
of what is eternal am I the time15,
and of those who are creative am I Lord Brahmâ, the
godhead looking in all directions.
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
34
I am as
well the all-devouring death and generation to that what is
predestined and fame, beauty and fine speech I am of women as
also memory, intelligence, firmness and
patience.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
Of one's fate and future am I
the end of life as well as the beginning of life, and among
women am I the fame, the beauty, the intelligence, the speech,
the memory, the steadfastness and the patience.
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
35
Of the
Sâma-veda-hymns I am the Brihat-sâma [the
metrical], of all poetry I am the
Gâyatrî
[a purification mantra], of the months I am the one in
Sagittarius and of all seasons I am the spring.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
Of the Sâmaveda hymns
am I the metrical Brihat-sâma, of all verses am I the
three-footed Gâyatri, of the months am I the one in the
astronomical sign of Sagittarius, and of the seasons am I the
spring season. (Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
36
Of the
fallacious I am the gambling, I am the splendor of everything
splendid, I am the victory of all adventure and the strength of
the strong I am.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
Of all trickery am I the
game, of everything splendid am I the splendor, of all victory
am I the enterprise and of the strong am I the strength.
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
37
Of the
Vrishnis I am Vâsudeva [Krishna], of the
Pândavas I am Arjuna, of the sages I am Vyâsa
[the compiler of the Vedas] and of all great thinkers I
am Usanâ [the teacher of the
atheists].
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
Among the Yadus am I Krishna,
among the Pândavas am I Arjuna; among the sages am I
Vyâsadeva16
and among the thinkers am I Us'anâ, the teacher of the
atheists. (Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
38
Of the
means of suppression I am the clout, I am the morality of those
who seek victory, the silence I am of all secrets, and of the
wise I am the knowledge.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
Of the means of suppression
am I the clout of the legal rule17,
of those who seek the victory am I the morality, of all secrets
am I the silence. (Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
39
Of
whatever that of all the beings may exist I am the source, O
Arjuna; nothing of the moving and unmoving exists without
Me.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
I am the source of whatever
living being you can think of Arjuna; there is no creature
alive, moving or non-moving, which exists outside of me.
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
40
There is
no limit to my divine opulences, o conqueror of the enemies,
all this I spoke of is but an example of the expanse of My
wealth.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
There is no limit to my
divine opulence, o winner of the battle, and all this I told
you is but an example of the expanse of my grandeur.
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
41
Whatever
of power that has existence and is of beauty and glory indeed,
all those you must certainly know as being born as a part of My
splendor.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
O conqueror of your
opponents, whatever of power that may exist endowed with glory
and beauty, found its existence as a part of my splendor.
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
Text
42
But what
of your knowing the many of this, o Arjuna, by one part I am in
the position of pervading the entirety of this
universe.
FILOGNOSTIC
TRANSLATION
You may also wonder of what
use it would be for you to know of all this diversity Arjuna,
when I, with a single part of myself, permeate the entirety of
the living being that is the universe.'
(Sanskrit
& tradition)
(19)
The Supreme Personality said: 'Yes, I will surely tell
you about the divine of My personal splendor the
principal, o best of the Kurus, as there is no limit
to My extent. (20)
I am, o Arjuna, the soul in the heart of all living
beings; I am the origin also, the middle and as well
indeed the end of all existing. (21)
Of the Âdityas [Diti was the daughter of
Daksha and wife of Kas'yapa], I am Vishnu, of all
the luminaries I am the radiant sun, Marîci
[a Prajâpati, a father of mankind, and
father of Kas'yapa] of the Maruts [the
flashing gods] I am and of the divisions of the
year [the constellations or of what is fixed]
I am the Moon. (22)
Of all the Vedas I am the Sâma-veda [the
songs], of the godly I am Indra [or
Vâsava], the king of heaven, of the senses I
am the mind and I am also the living force of all
creatures. (23)
Of all the Rudras [the dreadful, ones] I am
S'iva [or S'ankara]; also am I Vittes'a
[the treasurer] of the Yakshas [attendants
of Kuvera, the heavenly treasurer] and
Râkshasas [the demons], of the Vasus
[the deities of nature] I am fire and of all
the mountains I am mount Meru [the one central to
all] as well. (24)
Know Me as the chief of all priests, Brihaspati
[the priest of Indra], o son of Prithâ,
of all military commanders I am Kârtikeya
[Skanda, the god of war and son of S'iva and
Pârvatî] and of all bodies of water I
am the ocean. (25)
Of the great wise I am Bhrighu [one of the ten
Mahârishis to the first Manu], of the spoken
I am the Pranava, of sacrifices I am japa
[mantra-meditation with beads] and of the
things immovable I am the Himalayas. (26)
Of the trees I am the As'vattha [Banyan or one
with no specific property], of all seers among the
godly I am Nârada, of the celestial beings
[Gandharvas] I am Cittaratha [the best
singer] and of the perfected ones I am Kapila Muni
[a Vishnu avatâr, son of
Devahûti]. 
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