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“Thy right is to work only, but never to its fruits; let not the fruit of action be thy motive, nor let thy attachment be to inaction.”
Bhagavad Gita 2.47
Read the verseThe oldest layer of Sanskrit sacred literature. SVARUPA does not present a complete Vedic corpus here. Where a verse appears, it is cited with translator and provenance.
A dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna on the Kurukshetra field, preserved as part of the Mahabharata. SVARUPA treats it as a philosophical and literary text with many commentarial lineages, not as a single official meaning.
A family of Sanskrit texts concerned with self, world, and knowledge. They are not one book with one voice. Verses here are cited individually, with translator and era.
Aphorisms on yogic psychology and practice. Later readers, including Vivekananda and academic translators, disagree in places. We keep the aphorism, a public-domain translation, and separate interpretation.
The epic attributed to Valmiki, with many later tellings. Character, dharma, and devotion are read differently across regions and centuries.
A vast epic of kinship, war, and moral difficulty. The Bhagavad Gita is one of its philosophical centres, not the whole of the work.
Philosophy
A family of readings of the Upanishads, Brahma Sutras, and Gita. Advaita, Vishishtadvaita, and Dvaita are distinct, not interchangeable.
Philosophy
Non-dual Vedanta associated especially with Shankara's school: the self is not finally other than Brahman. This is one Vedantic position among others.
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Qualified non-dualism associated with Ramanuja: unity without erasing the reality of souls and world in relation to Brahman.
Philosophy
Dualist Vedanta associated with Madhva: a real and lasting distinction between God, selves, and world.
Philosophy
A classical enumeration of principles distinguishing purusha (consciousness) and prakriti (nature). It informs the Gita's second chapter and Yoga.
Philosophy
Both a darshana and a set of practices. Patanjali's text is one classical articulation, not the only yogic tradition.
Philosophy
Devotional traditions that centre love, relationship, and surrender. Bhakti is lived across many languages, castes, and theologies.
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Purva Mimamsa: a school concerned with dharma and Vedic ritual interpretation. It is not a 'spiritual self-help' system.
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A school of logic and epistemology. Knowing, for Nyaya, is a disciplined public activity, not a private vibe.
Bhagavad Gita 2.47
“Thy right is to work only, but never to its fruits; let not the fruit of action be thy motive, nor let thy attachment be to inaction.”
Bhagavad Gita 2.14
“The contacts of the senses with the objects, O son of Kunti, which cause heat and cold, pleasure and pain, have a beginning and an end; they are impermanent; endure them bravely, O Arjuna.”
Bhagavad Gita 2.48
“Perform action, O Dhananjaya, being steadfast in Yoga, abandoning attachment and balanced in success and failure. Evenness of mind is called Yoga.”