The Bhagavadgîtâ, with the Sanatsugâtîya and the Anugîtâ — SBE Vol. 8 (trans. K. T. Telang, 1882)
The translator’s English as printed (K. T. Telang). The original-language text is not held; names are romanised as the translator printed them.
* This is a merely temporary good, and not therefore deserving to be aspired to before final emancipation.
* Le. the whole course of worldly affairs. As to qualities, see chapter XIV.
* Heat and cold, pain and pleasure, and so forth. Cf. Manu 1,20:
* Cf. Sutta Nipâta, p. 17 and other places.
* Keeping the mind from worldly objects. ° The meaning here is not easily apprehended. I suggest the following explanation :—Having said that the Vedas are concerned with actions for special benefits, Kṛishṇa compares them to a reservoir which provides water for various special purposes, drinking, bathing, &c. The Vedas similarly prescribe particular rites and ceremonies for going to heaven, or destroying an enemy, &c. But, says Kṛishṇa, man’s duty is merely to perform the actions prescribed for him, and not entertain desires for the special benefits named. The stanza occurs in the Sanatsugatiya, too.
* Doing nothing at all.
* This is a merely temporary good, and not therefore deserving to be aspired to before final emancipation.
* That is, the whole course of worldly affairs. On qualities, see chapter XIV.
* Heat and cold, pain and pleasure, and so forth. Cf. Manu 1,20:
* Cf. Sutta Nipâta, p. 17 and other places.
* Keeping the mind from worldly objects. ° The meaning here is not easily grasped. I suggest the following explanation: having said that the Vedas are concerned with actions aimed at particular benefits, Kṛishṇa compares them to a reservoir that supplies water for various specific purposes—drinking, bathing, and so on. The Vedas similarly prescribe particular rites and ceremonies for reaching heaven, destroying an enemy, and the like. But, says Kṛishṇa, a man's duty is simply to perform the actions prescribed for him, and not to cherish desires for the specific benefits named. The stanza also occurs in the Sanatsujâtîya.
* Doing nothing at all.