Shloka 18.36 “Now hear from Me, O Bharata, of the threefold happiness; that in which one delights through practice and surely ends sorrow.” Key Teaching: Happiness is threefold; Krishna will explain its types. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Jnana Yoga. Description: Krishna introduces the threefold nature of happiness, attained through practice and ending sorrow, […]

Shloka 18.35 “The fortitude by which a foolish person does not abandon sleep, fear, grief, despondency, and arrogance is tamasic.” Key Teaching: Tamasic fortitude clings to sleep, fear, and despondency. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, JNana Yoga. Description: Krishna describes tamasic fortitude as that by which a foolish person clings to sleep, fear, grief,

Shloka 18.34 “The fortitude by which one holds to duty, desire, and wealth, desiring fruit, is rajasic, O Partha.” Key Teaching: Rajasic fortitude clings to duty, desire, and wealth for fruit. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga. Description: Krishna describes rajasic fortitude as clinging to duty, desire, and wealth with a

Shloka 18.33 “The fortitude by which one holds the activities of mind, prana, and senses through yoga, unwavering, is sattvic.” Key Teaching: Sattvic fortitude controls mind, prana, and senses through yoga. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Dhyana Yoga. Description: Krishna defines sattvic fortitude as that which unwaveringly controls the mind, prana, and

Shloka 18.32 “That intellect which, enveloped in darkness, takes adharma for dharma and all things pervertedly, is tamasic, O Partha.” Key Teaching: Tamasic intellect mistakes adharma for dharma, seeing things perversely. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Jnana Yoga. Description: Krishna describes tamasic intellect as enveloped in darkness, mistaking adharma for dharma and perceiving things

Shloka 18.31 “That intellect which, through delusion, does not discern what ought to be done or not, is rajasic, O Partha.” Key Teaching: Rajasic intellect fails to discern duty due to delusion. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Jnana Yoga. Description: Krishna describes rajasic intellect as that which, due to delusion, fails to discern what

Shloka 18.30 “The intellect that knows action and inaction, what ought to be done and what not, fear and fearlessness, bondage and liberation, is sattvic.” Key Teaching: Sattvic intellect discerns action, duty, and liberation. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Jnana Yoga. Description: Krishna defines sattvic intellect as that which discerns action and inaction, what

Shloka 18.29 “Hear now the threefold division of intellect and fortitude according to gunas, as I declare them fully and distinctly, O Dhananjaya.” Key Teaching: Intellect and fortitude are threefold, varying by gunas. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Jnana Yoga. Description: Krishna asks Arjuna to hear the threefold division of intellect and fortitude according

Shloka 18.28 “An agent who is undisciplined, vulgar, stubborn, deceitful, malicious, lazy, despondent, and procrastinating is called tamasic.” Key Teaching: A tamasic agent is undisciplined, malicious, and lazy. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga. Description: Krishna describes a tamasic agent as undisciplined, vulgar, stubborn, deceitful, malicious, lazy, despondent, and procrastinating. This

Shloka 18.27 “An agent who is passionate, desiring fruits, greedy, harmful, impure, swayed by joy and sorrow, is called rajasic.” Key Teaching: A rajasic agent is passionate, greedy, and swayed by emotions. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga. Description: Krishna describes a rajasic agent as passionate, desiring fruits, greedy, harmful, impure,