unique_verses.json

{
  "महाभूतान्यहङ्कारो बुद्धिरव्यक्तमेव च": {
    "translation": "The field of activities the body is composed of the five gross elements, the ego, intelligence, the unmanifested, the ten senses, the mind, and the sense objects",
    "explanation": "Components of the field (body)",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.6"
  },
  "मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते सः पापी पापकृत्तमः।": {
    "translation": "He is called a pretender, a wrongdoer, and a doer of the worst deeds.",
    "explanation": "Pretense leads to wrongdoing.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3, Verse 6"
  },
  "यथा नद्यः स्यन्दमानाः समुद्रेऽस्तं गच्छन्ति नामरूपे विहाय": {
    "translation": "As rivers flowing into the ocean disappear, losing their name and form",
    "explanation": "Analogy of rivers merging into the ocean",
    "source": "Mundaka Upanishad"
  },
  "सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासं सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितम्": {
    "translation": "The Supersoul appears to have all the senses, yet He is without senses",
    "explanation": "Paradoxical nature of the Supersoul",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.15"
  },
  "यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत।": {
    "translation": "Whenever there is a decline in righteousness, O Bharata, and a rise of unrighteousness, then I manifest Myself.",
    "explanation": "The divine descends to restore dharma and protect the virtuous.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4, Verse 7"
  },
  "मयि सर्वाणि कर्माणि सन्न्यस्याध्यात्मचेतसा।": {
    "translation": "Perform all your activities, dedicating them to Me, with full knowledge of Me.",
    "explanation": "Dedicate all actions to the divine with full awareness.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3, Verse 30"
  },
  "यदृच्छालाभसन्तुष्टो द्वन्द्वातीतो विमत्सरः।": {
    "translation": "He who is satisfied with gain which comes of its own accord, who is free from duality and does not envy, who is steady in both success and failure, is never entangled, although performing actions.",
    "explanation": "Contentment and freedom from envy are qualities of a realized soul.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4, Verse 22"
  },
  "कुर्वन्नेवेह कर्माणि जिजीविषेत् समाः": {
    "translation": "While performing works here, one may aspire to live for hundreds of years",
    "explanation": "Engage in selfless service for a long, meaningful life",
    "source": "Isha Upanishad, Verse 2"
  },
  "विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसम्भवान्": {
    "translation": "Their transformations and the modes of matter are products of material nature",
    "explanation": "Material nature as the source of transformations and modes",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.20"
  },
  "कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्।": {
    "translation": "One who restrains the senses of action but whose mind dwells on sense objects",
    "explanation": " such a person is deluded and is called a pretender.",
    "source": "Hypocrisy arises from controlling actions but dwelling on desires."
  },
  "पृथिव्यप्तेजोवाय्वाकाशे समुत्थिते पञ्चात्मके योगे": {
    "translation": "When the five elements earth, water, fire, air, and ether arise in the yoga",
    "explanation": "The elements are part of the yogic experience",
    "source": "Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2.12"
  },
  "जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदुःखदोषानुदर्शनम्": {
    "translation": "Perceiving the evil of birth, death, old age, disease and lamentation",
    "explanation": "Qualities conducive to knowledge",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.9"
  },
  "अन्ये साङ्ख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे": {
    "translation": "Some perceive the Supersoul within themselves through meditation, others through the cultivation of knowledge, and still others through working without desire for fruitive results",
    "explanation": "Different paths to realize the Supersoul",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.25"
  },
  "उद्धरेदात्मनाऽऽत्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्।": {
    "translation": "One must deliver himself with the help of his mind, and not degrade himself.",
    "explanation": "Self-improvement is achieved through conscious effort and positive thinking.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 6, Verse 5"
  },
  "अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च।": {
    "translation": "One who is not envious but is a kind friend to all living entities",
    "explanation": " who does not think himself a proprietor and is free from false ego",
    "source": " who is equal in both happiness and distress"
  },
  "तत्क्षेत्रं यच्च यादृक् च यद्विकारि यतश्च यत्": {
    "translation": "Now please hear My brief description of this field the body and how its constitution, its changes, its source, its influence, and its purpose",
    "explanation": "The Lord's promise to describe the field",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.4"
  },
  "युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु।": {
    "translation": "He who is regulated in his habits of eating, sleeping, recreation and work can mitigate all material pains by practicing the yoga system.",
    "explanation": "Moderation in all aspects of life leads to spiritual advancement.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 6, Verse 17"
  },
  "न तस्य कार्यं करणं च विद्यते न तत्समश्चाभ्यधिकश्च दृश्यते": {
    "translation": "For Him, there is no work to be done, no instrument to be used; no one is seen equal to Him or greater than Him",
    "explanation": "The divine is beyond action and comparison",
    "source": "Shvetashvatara Upanishad"
  },
  "त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।": {
    "translation": "There are three gates leading to this hell lust, anger, and greed. Every sane man should give these up, for they lead to the degradation of the soul.",
    "explanation": "Lust, anger, and greed are detrimental to spiritual progress and should be avoided.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 16.21"
  },
  "मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय।": {
    "translation": "Just fix your mind upon Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and engage all your intelligence in Me.",
    "explanation": "Fixing the mind and intelligence on the divine leads to union.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 12, Verse 8"
  },
  "अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः": {
    "translation": "He who is not dependent on anything, who is pure, expert, impartial, free from all distress",
    "explanation": "Qualities of a true devotee",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 12.16"
  },
  "सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः।": {
    "translation": "The yogi who is ever satisfied, controlling his mind and senses, and is resolute in his determination, whose mind and intelligence are fixed on Me—such a yogi is My devotee and is very dear to Me.",
    "explanation": "Satisfaction, self-control, and resolve are qualities of a yogi.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 6, Verse 18"
  },
  "ध्यायतो विषयान् पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते।": {
    "translation": "While contemplating the objects of the senses, a person develops attachment for them.",
    "explanation": "Attachment arises from dwelling on sensory pleasures.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2, Verse 62"
  },
  "ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना": {
    "translation": "Some perceive the Supersoul within themselves through meditation, others through the cultivation of knowledge, and still others through working without desire for fruitive results",
    "explanation": "Different paths to realize the Supersoul",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.25"
  },
  "न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।": {
    "translation": "Without contemplation, there is no peace, and without peace, how can there be happiness?",
    "explanation": "Peace is essential for happiness, and it comes from contemplation.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.66"
  },
  "इन्द्रियाणि हयानाहुर्विषयां स्तेषु गोचरान्": {
    "translation": "The senses, they say, are the horses; the objects of sense, what they range over",
    "explanation": "The senses are like horses pulling the chariot",
    "source": "Katha Upanishad 1.3.4"
  },
  "समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः": {
    "translation": "One who is equal to friends and enemies, who is equipoised in honor and dishonor, heat and cold, happiness and distress, fame and infamy",
    "explanation": "Qualities of a true devotee",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 12.18"
  },
  "क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः सम्मोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः।": {
    "translation": "From anger arises delusion, and from delusion, confusion of memory.",
    "explanation": "Anger leads to clouded judgment and loss of clarity.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2, Verse 63"
  },
  "विविक्तदेशसेवित्वमरतिर्जनसंसदि": {
    "translation": "Living in a secluded place, detachment from the general mass of people",
    "explanation": "Qualities conducive to knowledge",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.10"
  },
  "मय्यार्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः": {
    "translation": "Such a devotee of Mine is very dear to Me",
    "explanation": "The Lord's declaration of love for such a devotee",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 12.14"
  },
  "पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते": {
    "translation": "Taking fullness from fullness, fullness still remains",
    "explanation": "Completeness remains even after taking away",
    "source": "Isha Upanishad"
  },
  "ये तु सर्वाणि कर्माणि मयि सन्न्यस्य मत्पराः।": {
    "translation": "But those who, renouncing all their activities unto Me, and being fully devoted to Me, worship Me with undeviated mind, meditating on Me—for them I am the swift deliverer from the ocean of birth and death.",
    "explanation": "Renouncing actions to the divine is a path to devotion.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 12, Verse 6"
  },
  "सर्वज्ञानविमूढांस्तान् विद्धि नष्टानचेतसः।": {
    "translation": "Those who, out of envy, disregard these teachings and do not follow them regularly, are to be considered bereft of all knowledge, befooled, and ruined in their endeavors.",
    "explanation": "Lack of knowledge and foolishness lead to ruin.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3, Verse 32"
  },
  "तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।": {
    "translation": "Therefore, O mighty-armed, one whose senses are completely restrained from their objects is a person of steady wisdom.",
    "explanation": "Restraint of the senses is a sign of a person with steady wisdom.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.68"
  },
  "वेदान्तविज्ञानसुनिश्चितार्थाः संन्यासयोगाद्यतयः शुद्धसत्त्वाः": {
    "translation": "Those who have ascertained the meaning of Vedanta and are well-established in knowledge, having purified their being through renunciation",
    "explanation": "Purification through renunciation",
    "source": "Mundaka Upanishad"
  },
  "अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते।": {
    "translation": "I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds; everything emanates from Me.",
    "explanation": "The divine is the origin of all creation.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 10, Verse 8"
  },
  "य एवं वेत्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च गुणैः सह": {
    "translation": "One who understands this philosophy concerning material nature, the living entity, and the interaction of the modes of nature is sure to attain liberation",
    "explanation": "Understanding this philosophy leads to liberation",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.24"
  },
  "ब्रह्मविदाप्नोति परम्": {
    "translation": "The knower of Brahman attains the Supreme",
    "explanation": "Knowledge of Brahman leads to the Supreme",
    "source": "Taittiriya Upanishad 2.1.1"
  },
  "बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च": {
    "translation": "He is outside and inside of all living beings, and is moving and not moving",
    "explanation": "Paradoxical nature of the Supersoul",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.16"
  },
  "ये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तन्ते कामकारतः।": {
    "translation": "He who discards scriptural injunctions and acts according to his own whims attains neither perfection, nor happiness, nor the supreme destination.",
    "explanation": "Ignoring scriptures and acting whimsically leads to undesirable outcomes.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 16.23"
  },
  "प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति।": {
    "translation": "Living entities follow their nature. What can repression accomplish?",
    "explanation": "Repressing ones nature is futile.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3, Verse 33"
  },
  "शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः": {
    "translation": "Who is always free from contamination, always silent and content with anything, who does not care for any residence, who is fixed in knowledge, and who is engaged in devotional service",
    "explanation": "Qualities of a true devotee",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 12.18-19"
  },
  "सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः।": {
    "translation": "He who sees Me everywhere and sees everything in Me, never becomes separated from Me.",
    "explanation": "Seeing the divine in all beings leads to unity consciousness.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 6, Verse 30"
  },
  "श्रद्धावन्तोऽनसूयन्तो मुच्यन्ते तेऽपि कर्मभिः।": {
    "translation": "Those who execute their duties according to My injunctions and who follow this teaching faithfully, being freed from envy, are released from the bondage of fruitive actions.",
    "explanation": "Faith and freedom from envy lead to liberation.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3, Verse 31"
  },
  "तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय": {
    "translation": "Lead us from darkness to Light",
    "explanation": "Prayer to dispel ignorance",
    "source": "Brihadaranyaka Upanishad"
  },
  "सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः": {
    "translation": "Such a devotee of Mine is very dear to Me",
    "explanation": "The Lord's declaration of love for such a devotee",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 12.16"
  },
  "यस्मान्नोद्विजते लोको लोकान्नोद्विजते च यः": {
    "translation": "He by whom no one is put into difficulty and who is not disturbed by anyone, who is equipoised in happiness and distress, fear and anxiety",
    "explanation": "Qualities of a true devotee",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 12.15"
  },
  "इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ।": {
    "translation": "There are principles to regulate attachment and aversion pertaining to the senses and their objects.",
    "explanation": "Attachment and aversion are regulated by the senses.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3, Verse 34"
  },
  "श्रेयान् स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात् स्वनुष्ठितात्।": {
    "translation": "It is better to engage in ones own occupation, even though one may perform it imperfectly, than to accept anothers occupation and perform it perfectly.",
    "explanation": "Following ones own dharma is more beneficial than perfectly following anothers.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3, Verse 35"
  },
  "मयि चानन्ययोगेन भक्तिरव्यभिचारिणी": {
    "translation": "Steady and unalloyed devotion to Me",
    "explanation": "Qualities conducive to knowledge",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.10"
  },
  "ईशा वास्यमिदं सर्वं यत्किञ्च जगत्यां जगत्": {
    "translation": "All this whatever exists in the universe should be covered by the Lord",
    "explanation": "Everything belongs to the divine; detachment is key",
    "source": "Isha Upanishad, Verse 1"
  },
  "ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक्": {
    "translation": "This knowledge of the field and the knower of the field has been described by various sages in various Vedic writings",
    "explanation": "References to the sources of this knowledge",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.5"
  },
  "येनाक्रमन्त्यृषयो ह्याप्तकामा यत्र तत् सत्यस्य परमं निधानम्": {
    "translation": "By which the seers, with desires fulfilled, ascend to where is that supreme abode of Truth",
    "explanation": "Ascension to the abode of Truth",
    "source": "Mundaka Upanishad"
  },
  "ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः": {
    "translation": "Om Peace, Peace, Peace",
    "explanation": "Invocation of peace at all levels",
    "source": "Upanishads"
  },
  "अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्": {
    "translation": "Although He is situated as one, He is divided into countless beings",
    "explanation": "Paradoxical nature of the Supersoul",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.17"
  },
  "ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्": {
    "translation": "He is the knowledge, He is the object of knowledge, and He is the goal of knowledge",
    "explanation": "Supersoul as the embodiment of knowledge",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.18"
  },
  "वेदाहमेतं पुरुषं महान्तमादित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात्": {
    "translation": "I have realized this Great Being who shines like the sun beyond darkness",
    "explanation": "Realization of the Great Being transcends darkness",
    "source": "Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.8"
  },
  "विज्ञानवान् भवति युक्तेन मनसा सदा": {
    "translation": "He who is discriminating, with his mind ever collected",
    "explanation": "Discrimination leads to liberation",
    "source": "Katha Upanishad 1.3.6"
  },
  "इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते।": {
    "translation": "When the mind is closely attached to the wandering senses, it carries away ones discrimination as a wind carries away a boat on the sea.",
    "explanation": "A mind attached to the senses can distract one from their path, like a windblown boat.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.67"
  },
  "न कर्मणा न प्रजया धनेन त्यागेनैके अमृतत्वमानशुः": {
    "translation": "Neither by work, nor by progeny, nor by wealth, but by renunciation alone have some attained immortality",
    "explanation": "Renunciation as a path to immortality",
    "source": "Kaivalya Upanishad"
  },
  "परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन्पुरुषः परः": {
    "translation": "He is described as the Supersoul, situated in the body, and He is the proprietor of the body",
    "explanation": "Supersouls position in the body",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.23"
  },
  "एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः": {
    "translation": "Those who are knowers of the truth declare that one who knows the field is the knower of the field",
    "explanation": "Importance of knowing the field and the knower of the field",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.2"
  },
  "इदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते": {
    "translation": "This body, O son of Kunti, is called the field, and one who knows this body is called the knower of the field",
    "explanation": "Definition of the field (body) and the knower of the field (soul)",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.2"
  },
  "ते ब्रह्मलोके तु परान्तकाले परामृताः परिमुच्यन्ति सर्वे": {
    "translation": "These knowers of Brahman attain the supreme immortal Brahman and are freed from the cycle of rebirth.",
    "explanation": "Liberation at the end of time",
    "source": "Mundaka Upanishad"
  },
  "सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि।": {
    "translation": "Even a man of knowledge acts according to his own nature.",
    "explanation": "Actions are influenced by ones inherent nature.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3, Verse 33"
  },
  "या निशा सर्वभूतानां तस्यां जागर्ति संयमी।": {
    "translation": "What is night for all beings, the disciplined one is awake in that; and what is the waking state for all beings, that is night for the sage who sees.",
    "explanation": "The wise are awake to the true reality while others are asleep to it, and vice versa.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.69"
  },
  "यस्य ब्रह्म च क्षत्रं च उभे भवत ओदनः": {
    "translation": "For whom the Brahmanas and Kshatriyas both become food",
    "explanation": "All are subject to the divine will",
    "source": "Katha Upanishad 1.2.25"
  },
  "कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन।": {
    "translation": "You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions.",
    "explanation": "Focus on the present action without worrying about the outcome. Detachment from results is key.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2, Verse 47"
  },
  "वीतरागभयक्रोधा मन्मया मामुपाश्रिताः।": {
    "translation": "Being freed from attachment, fear and anger, fully absorbed in Me, taking refuge in Me, and purified by the knowledge of Me, many have attained My divine nature.",
    "explanation": "Liberation is attained by overcoming negative emotions and surrendering to the divine.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4, Verse 10"
  },
  "यस्त्वविज्ञानवान् भवत्ययुक्तेन मनसा सदा": {
    "translation": "He who is without discrimination, with his mind ever uncollected",
    "explanation": "Lack of discrimination leads to bondage",
    "source": "Katha Upanishad 1.3.5"
  },
  "अनिकेतः स्थिरमतिर्भक्तिमान्मे प्रियो नरः": {
    "translation": "That person who follows this imperishable path of devotional service and who completely engages himself with faith, making Me the supreme goal, is very dear to Me",
    "explanation": "The Lord's final declaration about His beloved devotee",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 12.20"
  },
  "यस्त्विन्द्रियाणि मनसा नियम्यारभतेऽर्जुन।": {
    "translation": "But he who controls the senses by the mind and engages his active organs in working without attachment",
    "explanation": " that person is superior.",
    "source": "Controlling senses with the mind and working without attachment is superior."
  },
  "अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।": {
    "translation": "If you cannot fix your mind upon Me without deviation",
    "explanation": " then follow the regulative principles of bhakti-yoga. In this way develop a desire to attain Me.",
    "source": "If unable to fix the mind, follow the regulative principles of bhakti-yoga."
  },
  "स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति।": {
    "translation": "From confusion of memory, the intellect is ruined, and when the intellect is ruined, one perishes.",
    "explanation": "Loss of memory leads to the ruin of intellect and ultimately to destruction.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.63"
  },
  "अन्ये त्वेवमजानन्तः श्रुत्वान्येभ्य उपासते": {
    "translation": "Again there are those who, although not conversant in spiritual knowledge, begin to worship the Supreme Person upon hearing about Him from others",
    "explanation": "Worship based on hearing from others",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.26"
  },
  "सर्वधर्मान् परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज।": {
    "translation": "Abandon all varieties of dharma and simply surrender unto Me alone.",
    "explanation": "Complete surrender to the divine is the ultimate path to liberation.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 18, Verse 66"
  },
  "समं सर्वेषु भूतेषु तिष्ठन्तं परमेश्वरम्।": {
    "translation": "One who sees the Supreme Lord equally present in all living beings",
    "explanation": " the Imperishable among the perishable",
    "source": " sees truly."
  },
  "निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी": {
    "translation": "Who is equal in both happiness and distress, who is forgiving, ever content, and self-controlled",
    "explanation": "Qualities of a true devotee",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 12.13-14"
  },
  "ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वामृतमश्नुते": {
    "translation": "I shall now explain the knowable, knowing which you will taste the eternal",
    "explanation": "The Lords promise to explain the knowable",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.13"
  },
  "कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु": {
    "translation": "This is due to his association with that material nature",
    "explanation": "Association with material nature as the cause of repeated births",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.22"
  },
  "सर्वतः श्रुतिमल्लोके सर्वमावृत्य तिष्ठति": {
    "translation": "In this way the Supersoul exists, pervading everything",
    "explanation": "Omnipresence of the knowable (Brahman)",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.14"
  },
  "आत्मानं रथिनं विद्धि शरीरं रथमेव तु": {
    "translation": "Know the Self as the rider in the chariot, and the body as the chariot",
    "explanation": "Analogy of the chariot to understand the self",
    "source": "Katha Upanishad 1.3.3"
  },
  "वायुरनिलममृतमथेदं भस्मान्तं शरीरम्": {
    "translation": "May my life-breath merge with the immortal cosmic breath, and may this body be reduced to ashes",
    "explanation": "Prayer for union with the divine at death",
    "source": "Isha Upanishad, Verse 17"
  },
  "हिरण्मयेन पात्रेण सत्यस्यापिहितं मुखम्": {
    "translation": "The face of Truth is covered with a golden disc",
    "explanation": "Truth is often hidden by illusions",
    "source": "Isha Upanishad, Verse 15"
  },
  "अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।": {
    "translation": "Those who always think of Me and worship Me with exclusive devotion",
    "explanation": " to them",
    "source": " who are ever steadfast"
  },
  "तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत् तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ।": {
    "translation": "One should not come under the control of such attachment and aversion, because they are stumbling blocks on the path of self-realization.",
    "explanation": "Attachment and aversion hinder self-realization.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3, Verse 34"
  },
  "न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।": {
    "translation": "Verily, there is no purifier in this world like knowledge.",
    "explanation": "Knowledge is the ultimate means of purification and self-realization.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4, Verse 38"
  },
  "अशब्दमस्पर्शमरूपमव्ययं तथाऽरसं नित्यमगन्धवच्च यत्": {
    "translation": "That which is soundless, touchless, formless, undecaying, and also tasteless, eternal, and odorless",
    "explanation": "Description of the Atman",
    "source": "Katha Upanishad 1.3.15"
  },
  "अयमात्मा ब्रह्म": {
    "translation": "This Atman is Brahman",
    "explanation": "The Self is Brahman",
    "source": "Mandukya Upanishad 1.2"
  },
  "श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।": {
    "translation": "If you cannot take to this practice, then engage yourself in the cultivation of knowledge.",
    "explanation": "Knowledge is superior to mechanical practice, and meditation is superior to knowledge.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 12, Verse 12"
  },
  "तेने त्यक्तेन भुञ्जीथा मा गृधः कस्य स्विद्धनम्": {
    "translation": "Protect yourself through renunciation. Do not covet the wealth of anyone",
    "explanation": "Renounce desires and avoid greed for true freedom",
    "source": "Isha Upanishad, Verse 1"
  },
  "ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम्।": {
    "translation": "In whatever way people surrender to Me, I reciprocate with them accordingly.",
    "explanation": "The divine responds to the devotee's level of surrender and devotion.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4, Verse 11"
  },
  "अद्वेष्टृ सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च": {
    "translation": "One who is not envious but is a kind friend to all living entities, who has no sense of ownership, and is free from false ego",
    "explanation": "Qualities of a true devotee",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 12.13"
  },
  "भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च": {
    "translation": "He is the maintainer of every living entity, and He annihilates and creates all",
    "explanation": "Paradoxical nature of the Supersoul",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.17"
  },
  "योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय।": {
    "translation": "Perform your duties established in yoga, O Dhananjaya, abandoning attachment.",
    "explanation": "Yoga is the path to perform actions without attachment, leading to liberation.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2, Verse 48"
  },
  "क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोर्ज्ञानं यत्तज्ज्ञानं मतं मम": {
    "translation": "Knowledge of the field and the knower of the field is considered by Me to be true knowledge",
    "explanation": "The ultimate knowledge according to the Lord",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.3"
  },
  "उपद्रष्टानुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः": {
    "translation": "However, there is another transcendental enjoyer who is the Lord",
    "explanation": "The Lord as the supreme enjoyer",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.23"
  },
  "कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्धयेदकर्मणः।": {
    "translation": "Work is better than no work. Even the bare maintenance of your body would not be possible without work.",
    "explanation": "Work is necessary for sustenance and spiritual growth.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3, Verse 8"
  },
  "सत्यमेव जयते नानृतं सत्येन पन्था विततो देवयानः": {
    "translation": "Truth alone triumphs, not falsehood; through truth lies the path to the divine",
    "explanation": "Triumph of truth",
    "source": "Mundaka Upanishad"
  },
  "ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते।": {
    "translation": "While contemplating the objects of the senses, a person develops attachment for them.",
    "explanation": "Attachment arises from dwelling on sensory pleasures.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.62"
  },
  "आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं समुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत्।": {
    "translation": "As the ocean, though constantly filled by rivers, remains unmoved, similarly, the sage who remains unmoved despite the flow of desires around him attains peace, and not the man who strives to fulfill such desires.",
    "explanation": "One who remains undisturbed by desires, like the ocean, attains peace.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.70"
  },
  "सर्वं खल्विदं ब्रह्म": {
    "translation": "All this is Brahman",
    "explanation": "Everything is Brahman",
    "source": "Chandogya Upanishad 3.14.1"
  },
  "सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद्दुःखभाग्भवेत्": {
    "translation": "May all see what is auspicious, may no one suffer",
    "explanation": "Prayer for universal well-being",
    "source": "Brihadaranyaka Upanishad"
  },
  "मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु।": {
    "translation": "Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, become My devotee, offer obeisances to Me and worship Me.",
    "explanation": "Directing the mind towards the divine through devotion and worship leads to union.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 9, Verse 34"
  },
  "एषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिः पार्थ नैनां प्राप्य विमुह्यति।": {
    "translation": "This is the Brahmic state, O Arjuna, attaining to this, one is never deluded.",
    "explanation": "The Brahmic state is one of enlightenment, free from delusion.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.72"
  },
  "तथा विद्वान् नामरूपाद् विमुक्तः परात्परं पुरुषमुपैति दिव्यम्": {
    "translation": "So the wise one, freed from name and form, attains the supreme divine Person",
    "explanation": "Freedom from name and form leads to the divine",
    "source": "Mundaka Upanishad"
  },
  "पुरुषः सुखदुःखानां भोक्तृत्वे हेतुरुच्यते": {
    "translation": "The living entity, thus situated in material nature, enjoys the modes of nature, and this is the cause of his various sufferings and enjoyments",
    "explanation": "Living entitys role in experiencing sufferings and enjoyments",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.21"
  },
  "पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं यो मे भक्त्या प्रयच्छति।": {
    "translation": "If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, I will accept it.",
    "explanation": "Sincere devotion is the key, not the material offering.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 9, Verse 26"
  },
  "स्थित्वाऽस्यामन्तकालेऽपि ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृच्छति।": {
    "translation": "Being established in this state even at the end of life, one attains Brahmanirvana oneness with Brahman.",
    "explanation": "Attaining the Brahmic state, even at the time of death, leads to liberation.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.72"
  },
  "सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्": {
    "translation": "Because of His being subtle, He is beyond the power of the material senses to see or to know",
    "explanation": "Paradoxical nature of the Supersoul",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.16"
  },
  "तत् त्वं असि": {
    "translation": "That Thou Art",
    "explanation": "You are one with the divine",
    "source": "Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7"
  },
  "परास्य शक्तिर्विविधैव श्रूयते स्वाभाविकी ज्ञानबलक्रिया च": {
    "translation": "His supreme power is revealed in various ways; His knowledge, strength, and action are natural to Him",
    "explanation": "The divine power is diverse and natural",
    "source": "Shvetashvatara Upanishad"
  },
  "न तत्र सूर्यो भाति न चन्द्रतारकं नेमा विद्युतो भान्ति कुतोऽयमग्निः": {
    "translation": "There the sun does not shine, nor do the moon and stars, nor do these lightnings shine. How then could this fire?",
    "explanation": "The divine light transcends all other lights",
    "source": "Katha Upanishad 2.2.15"
  },
  "प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते।": {
    "translation": "In that serenity, all miseries come to an end, for the intellect of such a person of serene mind soon becomes steady.",
    "explanation": "A serene mind is free from suffering, and the intellect becomes stable.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.65"
  },
  "तेषामहं समुद्धर्ता मृत्युसंसारसागरात्।": {
    "translation": "I swiftly deliver them from the ocean of birth and death.",
    "explanation": "The divine rescues those who are devoted.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 12, Verse 7"
  },
  "ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते": {
    "translation": "He is the source of light in all luminous objects",
    "explanation": "Supersoul as the source of all light",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.18"
  },
  "इच्छा द्वेषः सुखं दुःखं सङ्घातश्चेतना धृतिः": {
    "translation": "Desire, hatred, happiness, distress, the aggregate, the life symptoms, and convictions all these are considered, in summary, to be the field of activities and its interactions",
    "explanation": "Interactions within the field (body)",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.7"
  },
  "तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनी सन्तुष्टो येन केनचित्": {
    "translation": "Who is equal in praise and reproach, who speaks little, who is satisfied with whatever comes, who is not attached to his home",
    "explanation": "Qualities of a true devotee",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 12.19"
  },
  "न जायते म्रियते वा विपश्चित्": {
    "translation": "The wise man is neither born nor does he die",
    "explanation": "The true self is eternal",
    "source": "Katha Upanishad 1.2.18"
  },
  "इति क्षेत्रं तथा ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं चोक्तं समासतः": {
    "translation": "Thus the field of activities, knowledge, and the knowable have been summarily described by Me",
    "explanation": "Summary of the topics discussed",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.19"
  },
  "सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ।": {
    "translation": "Treating alike happiness and distress, gain and loss, victory and defeat, engage yourself in battle. Thus you will not incur sin.",
    "explanation": "Equanimity in all circumstances is essential for spiritual progress.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2, Verse 38"
  },
  "सत्यं ज्ञानमनन्तं ब्रह्म": {
    "translation": "Brahman is Truth, Knowledge, and Infinity",
    "explanation": "Definition of Brahman",
    "source": "Taittiriya Upanishad 2.1.1"
  },
  "ये त्वेतदभ्यसूयन्तो नानुतिष्ठन्ति मे मतम्।": {
    "translation": "But those who, out of envy, disregard these teachings and do not follow them regularly, are to be considered bereft of all knowledge, befooled, and ruined in their endeavors.",
    "explanation": "Envy and disregard for divine teachings lead to ignorance.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3, Verse 32"
  },
  "अभ्यासेऽप्यसमर्थोऽसि मत्कर्मपरमो भव।": {
    "translation": "If you cannot practice the regulations of bhakti-yoga, then just try to work for Me.",
    "explanation": "Working for the divine is another path if regulation is difficult.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 12, Verse 10"
  },
  "ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्चितैः": {
    "translation": "And it is especially presented in Vedanta-sutra with all reasoning as to cause and effect",
    "explanation": "Emphasis on Vedanta-sutra as a source of this knowledge",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.5"
  },
  "अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते": {
    "translation": "This knowable is without beginning, is beyond Me, and is beyond both cause and effect",
    "explanation": "Description of the knowable (Brahman)",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.13"
  },
  "ये मे मतमिदं नित्यमनुतिष्ठन्ति मानवाः।": {
    "translation": "Those who execute their duties according to My injunctions and who follow this teaching faithfully",
    "explanation": " without envy",
    "source": " become free from the bondage of fruitive actions."
  },
  "सङ्गात्सञ्जायते कामः कामक्रोधोऽभिजायते।": {
    "translation": "From attachment, desire arises, and from desire, anger springs forth.",
    "explanation": "Attachment leads to desire, which in turn can manifest as anger.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.62"
  },
  "नित्यं च समचित्तत्वमिष्टानिष्टोपपत्तिषु": {
    "translation": "Equanimity in the face of desirable and undesirable events",
    "explanation": "Qualities conducive to knowledge",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.10"
  },
  "नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।": {
    "translation": "One whose mind and senses are not controlled can neither have the intellect nor steady contemplation.",
    "explanation": "Without control over the mind and senses, neither intellect nor contemplation is possible.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.66"
  },
  "कार्यकारणकर्तृत्वे हेतुः प्रकृतिरुच्यते": {
    "translation": "Nature is said to be the cause of all material activities and effects, whereas the living entity is the cause of the various sufferings and enjoyments in this world",
    "explanation": "Roles of nature and the living entity",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.21"
  },
  "विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निस्पृहः।": {
    "translation": "The person who has abandoned all desires and moves without longing, devoid of the sense of \"I\" and \"mine\" attains peace.",
    "explanation": "Freedom from desires and ego leads to peace.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.71"
  },
  "अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्": {
    "translation": "Humility, pridelessness, nonviolence, tolerance, simplicity",
    "explanation": "Qualities conducive to knowledge",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.8"
  },
  "हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैर्मुक्तो यः स च मे प्रियः": {
    "translation": "Such a devotee is very dear to Me",
    "explanation": "The Lord's declaration of love for such a devotee",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 12.15"
  },
  "अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रितः।": {
    "translation": "If, however, you are unable to work in this consciousness of Me, then try to act giving up all results of your work and try to be self-situated.",
    "explanation": "If unable to work for the divine, renounce the results of your actions.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 12, Verse 11"
  },
  "मद्भक्त एतद्विज्ञाय मद्भावायोपपद्यते": {
    "translation": "Only My devotees can understand this thoroughly and thus attain to My nature",
    "explanation": "Devotion as the key to understanding these topics",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.19"
  },
  "असतो मा सद्गमय": {
    "translation": "Lead us from the unreal to the Real",
    "explanation": "Prayer for guidance to truth",
    "source": "Brihadaranyaka Upanishad"
  },
  "श्रद्धावान् लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेन्द्रियः।": {
    "translation": "The faithful, who are devoted to acquiring knowledge and who have subdued their senses, achieve enlightenment.",
    "explanation": "Faith, devotion, and self-control are essential for attaining true knowledge.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4, Verse 39"
  },
  "प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि": {
    "translation": "Material nature and the living entities should be understood as beginningless",
    "explanation": "Beginningless nature of matter and spirit",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.20"
  },
  "असक्तिरनभिष्वङ्गः पुत्रदारगृहादिषु": {
    "translation": "Nonattachment, being free from entanglement with children, wife, home and the rest",
    "explanation": "Qualities conducive to knowledge",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.9"
  },
  "स च यो यत्प्रभावश्च तत्समासेन मे श्रृणु": {
    "translation": "And also of the knower of the field and his influence",
    "explanation": "The Lord's promise to describe the knower of the field",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.4"
  },
  "अग्ने नय सुपथा राये अस्मान्": {
    "translation": "O Agni, lead us on the right path to prosperity",
    "explanation": "Prayer to Agni (fire) for guidance",
    "source": "Isha Upanishad, Verse 18"
  },
  "तं ह देवमात्मबुद्धिप्रकाशं मुमुक्षुर्वै शरणमहं प्रपद्ये": {
    "translation": "I, seeking liberation, take refuge in that God, who reveals Himself through the light of ones own intellect",
    "explanation": "Taking refuge in the divine for liberation",
    "source": "Shvetashvatara Upanishad"
  },
  "आनन्दो ब्रह्मेति व्यजानात्": {
    "translation": "He realized that Brahman is Bliss",
    "explanation": "Realization of Brahman as Bliss",
    "source": "Taittiriya Upanishad 3.6.1"
  },
  "परेण नाकं निहितं गुहायां विभ्राजते यद्यतयो विशन्ति": {
    "translation": "Supreme is that blissful state, hidden in the cave of the heart, where the aspirants enter",
    "explanation": "The heart as the cave of the divine",
    "source": "Kaivalya Upanishad"
  },
  "असतो मा सद्गमय तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय": {
    "translation": "Lead us from the unreal to the Real, from darkness to Light, from death to Immortality",
    "explanation": "This is a prayer for enlightenment and self-realization, seeking to transcend limitations",
    "source": "Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28"
  },
  "असक्तं सर्वभृच्चैव निर्गुणं गुणभोक्तृ च": {
    "translation": "He is unattached, although He is the maintainer of all, and He is transcendental to the modes of nature, although He is the master of them",
    "explanation": "Paradoxical nature of the Supersoul",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.15"
  },
  "रागद्वेषविमुक्तेस्तु विषयानिन्द्रियैश्चरन्।": {
    "translation": "But by controlling the mind, and without attachment or aversion, even while enjoying sense objects, one attains grace.",
    "explanation": "Detachment from likes and dislikes, even while engaging with the senses, leads to inner peace.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.64"
  },
  "क्षेत्रज्ञं चापि मां विद्धि सर्वक्षेत्रेषु भारत": {
    "translation": "Know that I am also the knower of the field in all fields, O Bharata",
    "explanation": "The Lord's declaration of being the knower of all fields",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.3"
  },
  "ॐ सह नाववतु सह नौ भुनक्तु": {
    "translation": "Om, may He protect us both, may He nourish us both",
    "explanation": "Prayer for mutual protection and nourishment",
    "source": "Katha Upanishad"
  },
  "यो ब्रह्माणं विद्धाति पूर्वं यो वै वेदांश्च प्रहिणोति तस्मै": {
    "translation": "He who creates Brahma first and delivers the Vedas to him",
    "explanation": "The divine is the source of Brahma and the Vedas",
    "source": "Shvetashvatara Upanishad"
  },
  "सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि न स भूयोऽभिजायते": {
    "translation": "He will not take birth here again, regardless of his present situation",
    "explanation": "Liberation from rebirth",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.24"
  },
  "यदात्मतत्त्वेन तु ब्रह्मतत्त्वं दीपोपमेनेह युक्तः प्रपश्येत्": {
    "translation": "When one realizes the truth of Brahman with the help of the Atman, like a lamp",
    "explanation": "Realization of Brahman through the Atman",
    "source": "Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2.15"
  },
  "तमेव भान्तमनुभाति सर्वं तस्य भासा सर्वमिदं विभाति": {
    "translation": "Everything shines after Him; by His light, all this is illuminated",
    "explanation": "Everything is illuminated by the divine light",
    "source": "Katha Upanishad 2.2.15"
  },
  "तमेव विदित्वातिमृत्युमेति नान्यः पन्था विद्यतेऽयनाय": {
    "translation": "Only by knowing Him does one pass over death; there is no other way to reach the Supreme Goal",
    "explanation": "Knowing Him (the divine) leads to immortality",
    "source": "Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.8"
  },
  "यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि न शोचति न काङ्क्षति": {
    "translation": "One who neither rejoices nor grieves, who neither laments nor desires, and who renounces both auspicious and inauspicious things",
    "explanation": "Qualities of a true devotee",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 12.17"
  },
  "पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्": {
    "translation": "The living entity, thus situated in material nature, enjoys the modes of nature",
    "explanation": "Living entitys interaction with the modes of nature",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.22"
  },
  "स विश्वकृद्विश्वविदात्मा योनिः सर्वस्य": {
    "translation": "He is the maker of all, the knower of all, the Self, and the source of everything",
    "explanation": "The divine is the source of creation",
    "source": "Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.16"
  },
  "एको वशी निष्क्रियाणाम् बहुनाम् एकं बीजं बहुधा यः करोति": {
    "translation": "He is the one controller, inactive, the one seed that multiplies in many ways",
    "explanation": "The divine is the controller and source of multiplicity",
    "source": "Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.12"
  },
  "शुभाशुभपरित्यागी भक्तिमान् यः स मे प्रियः": {
    "translation": "Such a devotee is very dear to Me",
    "explanation": "The Lord's declaration of love for such a devotee",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 12.17"
  },
  "एको देवः सर्वभूतेषु गूढः सर्वव्यापी सर्वभूतान्तरात्मा": {
    "translation": "The one God is hidden in all beings, all-pervading, the Self of all beings",
    "explanation": "The divine is immanent and transcendent",
    "source": "Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.11"
  },
  "पूषन्नेकर्षे यम सूर्य प्राजापत्य व्यूह रश्मीन् समूह तेजः": {
    "translation": "O Sun, gather Your light, withdraw Your rays, may I see Your blessed form",
    "explanation": "Prayer to see the divine essence",
    "source": "Isha Upanishad, Verse 16"
  },
  "अन्धं तमः प्रविशन्ति ये के चात्महनो जनाः": {
    "translation": "Into blinding darkness enter those who worship ignorance",
    "explanation": "Worshiping ignorance leads to darkness",
    "source": "Isha Upanishad, Verse 9"
  },
  "मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय": {
    "translation": "Lead us from death to Immortality",
    "explanation": "Prayer for liberation",
    "source": "Brihadaranyaka Upanishad"
  },
  "इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहङ्कार एव च": {
    "translation": "Renunciation of the objects of sense gratification, absence of false ego",
    "explanation": "Qualities conducive to knowledge",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.9"
  },
  "मा विद्विषावहै ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः": {
    "translation": "May we not hate each other, Om Peace, Peace, Peace",
    "explanation": "Prayer against hatred and for peace",
    "source": "Katha Upanishad"
  },
  "आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः": {
    "translation": "Approaching a bona fide spiritual master, cleanliness, steadiness, self-control",
    "explanation": "Qualities conducive to knowledge",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.8"
  },
  "सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः": {
    "translation": "Who is always content, who is self-controlled, and whose determination is firm, whose mind and intelligence are engaged in Me",
    "explanation": "Qualities of a true devotee",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 12.14"
  },
  "सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः": {
    "translation": "May all be happy, may all be free from illness",
    "explanation": "Universal prayer for happiness and health",
    "source": "Brihadaranyaka Upanishad"
  },
  "यदा सर्वे प्रमुच्यन्ते कामा येऽस्य हृदि श्रिताः": {
    "translation": "When all desires dwelling in the heart cease",
    "explanation": "Liberation from desires leads to immortality",
    "source": "Katha Upanishad 2.3.14"
  },
  "सह वीर्यं करवावहै तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु": {
    "translation": "May we acquire strength together, may our learning be brilliant",
    "explanation": "Prayer for strength and brilliance in learning",
    "source": "Katha Upanishad"
  },
  "विद्यां चाविद्यां च यस्तद्वेदोभयं सह": {
    "translation": "He who knows both knowledge and ignorance together",
    "explanation": "Balance knowledge and practical wisdom for enlightenment",
    "source": "Isha Upanishad, Verse 11"
  },
  "उत्थानवत जाग्रत प्राप्य वरान्निबोधत": {
    "translation": "Arise, awake, and learn by approaching the wise",
    "explanation": "Call to seek knowledge",
    "source": "Katha Upanishad 1.3.14"
  },
  "एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोऽन्यथा": {
    "translation": "All this I have briefly described is knowledge, and besides this whatever there may be is ignorance",
    "explanation": "Definition of knowledge and ignorance",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.12"
  },
  "तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।": {
    "translation": "Therefore, let the scriptures be your authority in determining what should be done and what should not be done.",
    "explanation": "The scriptures provide guidance on righteous conduct and moral duties.",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 16.24"
  },
  "अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्": {
    "translation": "Constancy in the knowledge of the self, and philosophical search for the Absolute Truth",
    "explanation": "Qualities conducive to knowledge",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.11"
  },
  "सर्वतः पाणिपादं तत्सर्वतोऽक्षिशिरोमुखम्": {
    "translation": "Everywhere are Its hands and legs, Its eyes, heads and faces, and It has ears everywhere",
    "explanation": "Omnipresence of the knowable (Brahman)",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.14"
  },
  "अणोरणीयान् महतो महीयानात्मा": {
    "translation": "The Self is smaller than the small, greater than the great",
    "explanation": "Paradoxical nature of the Atman",
    "source": "Katha Upanishad 1.2.20"
  },
  "तमसो हि परं ज्योतिः": {
    "translation": "Beyond darkness is the Light",
    "explanation": "The goal is to transcend darkness and reach the light",
    "source": "Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.8"
  },
  "ऊर्ध्वमूलोऽवाक्शाख एषोऽश्वत्थः सनातनः": {
    "translation": "With roots upward and branches downward is this ancient banyan tree",
    "explanation": "Metaphor of the banyan tree",
    "source": "Katha Upanishad 2.3.1"
  },
  "पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात् पूर्णमुदच्यते": {
    "translation": "That (Brahman) is whole, this (the universe) is whole; from the whole (Brahman) the whole (the universe) arises",
    "explanation": "Completeness of the divine",
    "source": "Isha Upanishad"
  },
  "यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम्।": {
    "translation": "From wherever the mind wanders due to its flickering and unsteady nature",
    "explanation": " one must certainly withdraw it and bring it back under the control of the Self.",
    "source": "Controlling the wandering mind is crucial for meditation."
  },
  "इन्द्रियाणि दशैकं च पञ्च चेन्द्रियगोचराः": {
    "translation": "And also the five sense objects, desire, hatred, happiness, distress, the aggregate, the life symptoms, and convictions all these are considered, in summary, to be the field of activities and its interactions",
    "explanation": "Components of the field (body)",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 13.6-7"
  },
  "न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपाः। न चैव न भविष्यामः सर्वे वयमतः परम्।": {
    "translation": "Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be.",
    "explanation": "The eternal nature of the soul",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.12"
  },
  "देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा। तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति।": {
    "translation": "As the embodied soul continuously passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. A sober person is not bewildered by such a change.",
    "explanation": "The soul transmigrates through different bodies",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.13"
  },
  "मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः। आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत।": {
    "translation": "O son of Kunti, the contact between the senses and the sense objects gives rise to fleeting perceptions of happiness and distress. These are non-permanent, and come and go like the winter and summer seasons. O descendent of Bharata, one must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed.",
    "explanation": "Endurance through life's dualities",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.14"
  },
  "यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ। समदुःखसुखं धीरं सोऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते।": {
    "translation": "O best among men, the person who is not disturbed by happiness and distress, and remains steady in both, becomes eligible for liberation.",
    "explanation": "Steadiness leads to liberation",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.15"
  },
  "नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।": {
    "translation": "Of the non-existent there is no endurance, and of the existent there is no cessation.",
    "explanation": "The eternal nature of truth",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.16"
  },
  "अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्। विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित्कर्तुमर्हति।": {
    "translation": "Know that which pervades the entire body is indestructible. No one is able to destroy the imperishable soul.",
    "explanation": "The indestructible nature of the soul",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.17"
  },
  "अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः। अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत।": {
    "translation": "The material body of the indestructible, immeasurable and eternal living entity is sure to come to an end; therefore, fight, O descendent of Bharata.",
    "explanation": "The body is temporary but the soul is eternal",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.18"
  },
  "य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्। उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते।": {
    "translation": "Neither he who thinks the living entity is the slayer nor he who thinks it is slain is in knowledge, for the self slays not nor is slain.",
    "explanation": "The soul cannot be killed",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.19"
  },
  "न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचिन्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः। अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे।": {
    "translation": "The soul is never born nor dies. Nor does it exist after coming into being. It is unborn, eternal, ever-existing, and primeval. It is not slain when the body is slain.",
    "explanation": "The eternal and unchanging nature of the soul",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.20"
  },
  "वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्। कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।": {
    "translation": "O Partha, how can a person who knows that the soul is indestructible, eternal, unborn and immutable kill anyone or cause anyone to kill?",
    "explanation": "Understanding the soul prevents violence",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.21"
  },
  "वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि। तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णान्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।": {
    "translation": "As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones.",
    "explanation": "The soul changes bodies like clothes",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.22"
  },
  "नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः। न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः।": {
    "translation": "The soul can never be cut to pieces by any weapon, nor burned by fire, nor moistened by water, nor withered by the wind.",
    "explanation": "The soul is indestructible by material elements",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.23"
  },
  "अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च। नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः।": {
    "translation": "This individual soul is unbreakable and insoluble, and can be neither burned nor dried. He is everlasting, present everywhere, unchangeable, immovable and eternally the same.",
    "explanation": "The eternal qualities of the soul",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.24"
  },
  "अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते। तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि।": {
    "translation": "It is said that the soul is invisible, inconceivable and immutable. Knowing this, you should not grieve for the body.",
    "explanation": "Understanding the soul eliminates grief",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.25"
  },
  "अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्। तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैनं शोचितुमर्हसि।": {
    "translation": "If, however, you think that the soul is perpetually born and always dies, still you still have no reason to lament, O mighty-armed.",
    "explanation": "Even if the soul were mortal",
    "source": " there is no cause for grief"
  },
  "जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च। तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।": {
    "translation": "For one who has taken his birth, death is certain; and for one who is dead, birth is certain. Therefore, in the unavoidable discharge of your duty, you should not lament.",
    "explanation": "Death and birth are natural cycles",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.27"
  },
  "अव्यक्तादीनि भूतानि व्यक्तमध्यानि भारत। अव्यक्तनिधनान्येव तत्र का परिदेवना।": {
    "translation": "All created beings are unmanifest in their beginning, manifest in their interim state, and unmanifest again when annihilated. So what need is there for lamentation?",
    "explanation": "All beings follow the cycle of manifestation",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.28"
  },
  "आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेनमाश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः। आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्यः शृणोति श्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित्।": {
    "translation": "Some look at the soul as amazing, some describe him as amazing, and some hear of him as amazing, while others, even after hearing about him, cannot understand him at all.",
    "explanation": "The soul is wondrous and difficult to comprehend",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.29"
  },
  "देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत। तस्मात्सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।": {
    "translation": "O descendant of Bharata, he who dwells in the body can never be slain. Therefore you need not grieve for any living being.",
    "explanation": "The soul within the body is eternal",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.30"
  },
  "स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि। धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाच्छ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।": {
    "translation": "Considering your specific duty as a kshatriya, you should know that there is no better engagement for you than fighting on religious principles; and so there is no need for hesitation.",
    "explanation": "Duty must be performed according to one's nature",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.31"
  },
  "यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम्। सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम्।": {
    "translation": "O Partha, happy are the kshatriyas to whom such fighting opportunities come unsought, opening for them the doors of the heavenly planets.",
    "explanation": "Fighting for righteousness opens doors to higher realms",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.32"
  },
  "अथ चेत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि। ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि।": {
    "translation": "If, however, you do not perform your fighting duty, you will certainly incur sins for neglecting your duties and thus lose your reputation as a fighter.",
    "explanation": "Neglecting duty leads to sin and loss of reputation",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.33"
  },
  "अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम्। सम्भावितस्य चाकीर्तिर्मरणादतिरिच्यते।": {
    "translation": "People will always speak of your infamy, and for a respectable person, dishonor is worse than death.",
    "explanation": "Dishonor is worse than death for the honorable",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.34"
  },
  "भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः। येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम्।": {
    "translation": "The great generals who have highly esteemed your name and fame will think that you have left the battlefield out of fear only, and thus they will consider you a coward.",
    "explanation": "Cowardice brings dishonor",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.35"
  },
  "अवाच्यवादांश्च बहून्वदिष्यन्ति तवाहिताः। निन्दन्तस्तव सामर्थ्यं ततो दुःखतरं नु किम्।": {
    "translation": "Your enemies will describe you in many unkind words and scorn your ability. What could be more painful for you?",
    "explanation": "Enemies will mock and scorn",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.36"
  },
  "हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम्। तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः।": {
    "translation": "O son of Kunti, either you will be killed on the battlefield and attain the heavenly planets, or you will conquer and enjoy the earthly kingdom. Therefore, get up with determination and fight.",
    "explanation": "Rise and fight with determination",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.37"
  },
  "योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय। सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते।": {
    "translation": "Be steadfast in yoga, O Arjuna. Perform your duty and abandon all attachment to success or failure. Such evenness of mind is called yoga.",
    "explanation": "Yoga is equanimity in success and failure",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.48"
  },
  "दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय। बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः।": {
    "translation": "O Dhananjaya, keep all abominable activities far distant by devotional service, and in that consciousness surrender unto the Lord. Those who want to enjoy the fruits of their work are misers.",
    "explanation": "Devotional service is superior to fruitive work",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.49"
  },
  "बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते। तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्।": {
    "translation": "A man engaged in devotional service rids himself of both good and bad actions even in this life. Therefore strive for yoga, which is the art of all work.",
    "explanation": "Yoga is the art of working skillfully",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.50"
  },
  "कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः। जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम्।": {
    "translation": "By thus engaging in devotional service to the Lord, great sages or devotees free themselves from the results of work in the material world. In this way they become free from the cycle of birth and death and attain the state beyond all miseries.",
    "explanation": "Devotional service frees one from material bondage",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.51"
  },
  "यदा ते मोहकलिलं बुद्धिर्व्यतितरिष्यति। तदा गन्तासि निर्वेदं श्रोतव्यस्य श्रुतस्य च।": {
    "translation": "When your intelligence has passed out of the dense forest of delusion, you shall become indifferent to all that has been heard and all that is to be heard.",
    "explanation": "Transcending delusion brings clarity",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.52"
  },
  "श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना ते यदा स्थास्यति निश्चला। समाधावचला बुद्धिस्तदा योगमवाप्स्यसि।": {
    "translation": "When your mind is no longer disturbed by the flowery language of the Vedas, and when it remains fixed in the trance of self-realization, then you will have attained the divine consciousness.",
    "explanation": "Steady intelligence leads to divine consciousness",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.53"
  },
  "अर्जुन उवाच। स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषा समाधिस्थस्य केशव। स्थितधीः किं प्रभाषेत किमासीत व्रजेत किम्।": {
    "translation": "Arjuna said: O Keshava, what are the symptoms of one whose consciousness is thus merged in transcendence? How does he speak, and what is his language? How does he sit, and how does he walk?",
    "explanation": "Arjuna asks about the characteristics of a self-realized person",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.54"
  },
  "श्रीभगवानुवाच। प्रजहाति यदा कामान्सर्वान्पार्थ मनोगतान्। आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते।": {
    "translation": "The Blessed Lord said: O Partha, when a man gives up all varieties of desire for sense gratification, which arise from mental concoction, and when his mind, thus purified, finds satisfaction in the self alone, then he is said to be in pure transcendental consciousness.",
    "explanation": "A person in pure consciousness finds satisfaction in the self",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.55"
  },
  "दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः। वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।": {
    "translation": "One whose mind is undisturbed in the midst of sorrows and who is free from eager desire amidst pleasures, who is free from attachment, fear and anger, is called a sage of steady mind.",
    "explanation": "A sage remains steady in all circumstances",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.56"
  },
  "यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्तत्प्राप्य शुभाशुभम्। नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।": {
    "translation": "One who is not attached to anything, who neither rejoices upon achieving something good nor laments upon obtaining something bad, is firmly fixed in perfect knowledge.",
    "explanation": "Perfect knowledge comes from non-attachment",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.57"
  },
  "यदा संहरते चायं कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वशः। इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।": {
    "translation": "When one withdraws his senses from the sense objects, as a tortoise withdraws its limbs into its shell, his intelligence becomes steady.",
    "explanation": "Withdrawing senses leads to steady intelligence",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.58"
  },
  "विषया विनिवर्तन्ते निराहारस्य देहिनः। रसवर्जं रसोऽप्यस्य परं दृष्ट्वा निवर्तते।": {
    "translation": "The embodied soul may be restricted from sense enjoyment, though the taste for sense objects remains. But, experiencing a higher taste, he is fixed in consciousness.",
    "explanation": "Higher taste leads to steady consciousness",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.59"
  },
  "यततो ह्यपि कौन्तेय पुरुषस्य विपश्चितः। इन्द्रियाणि प्रमाथीनि हरन्ति प्रसभं मनः।": {
    "translation": "The senses are so strong and impetuous, O Arjuna, that they forcibly carry away the mind even of a man of discrimination who is endeavoring to control them.",
    "explanation": "The senses can overpower even the wise",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.60"
  },
  "तानि सर्वाणि संयम्य युक्त आसीत मत्परः। वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।": {
    "translation": "One who restrains his senses, keeping them under full control, and fixes his consciousness upon Me, is known as a man of steady intelligence.",
    "explanation": "Controlling senses and fixing consciousness on the divine",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.61"
  },
  "सङ्गात्सञ्जायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते। क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः सम्मोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः।": {
    "translation": "From attachment, desire develops; from desire, anger arises. From anger, delusion follows; from delusion, bewilderment of memory. When memory is bewildered, intelligence is lost; and when intelligence is lost, one falls down again into the material pool.",
    "explanation": "The chain of attachment leading to downfall",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.62-63"
  },
  "रागद्वेषवियुक्तैस्तु विषयानिन्द्रियैश्चरन्। आत्मवश्यैर्विधेयात्मा प्रसादमधिगच्छति।": {
    "translation": "One who can control his senses by practicing the regulative principles of freedom from desires, anger and fear, can alone become a saintly person and thus be able to control his mind.",
    "explanation": "Self-control leads to peace",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.64"
  },
  "प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते। प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते।": {
    "translation": "For one who is so situated in the Divine consciousness, the threefold miseries of material existence exist no longer; in such a happy state, one's intelligence soon becomes steady.",
    "explanation": "Divine consciousness eliminates all miseries",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.65"
  },
  "नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना। न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।": {
    "translation": "One who is not connected with the Supreme can have neither transcendental intelligence nor a steady mind, without which there is no possibility of peace. And how can there be any happiness without peace?",
    "explanation": "Peace is essential for happiness",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.66"
  },
  "इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते। तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि।": {
    "translation": "As a boat on the water is swept away by a strong wind, even one of the senses on which the mind focuses can carry away a man's intelligence.",
    "explanation": "The mind attached to senses loses discrimination",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.67"
  },
  "तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः। इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।": {
    "translation": "Therefore, O mighty-armed, one whose senses are completely restrained from their objects is certainly of steady intelligence.",
    "explanation": "Complete sense control leads to steady intelligence",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.68"
  },
  "या निशा सर्वभूतानां तस्यां जागर्ति संयमी। यस्यां जागर्ति भूतानि सा निशा पश्यतो मुनेः।": {
    "translation": "What is night for all beings is the time of awakening for the self-controlled; and the time of awakening for all beings is night for the introspective sage.",
    "explanation": "The wise are awake when others sleep",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.69"
  },
  "आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं समुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत्। तद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे स शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी।": {
    "translation": "A person who is not disturbed by the incessant flow of desires—that enter like rivers into the ocean, which is ever being filled but is always still—can alone achieve peace, and not the person who strives to satisfy such desires.",
    "explanation": "The ocean remains calm despite rivers flowing into it",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.70"
  },
  "विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः। निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः स शान्तिमधिगच्छति।": {
    "translation": "A person who has given up all desires for sense gratification, who lives free from desires, who has given up all sense of proprietorship and is devoid of false ego—he alone can attain real peace.",
    "explanation": "Freedom from desires leads to peace",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.71"
  },
  "एषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिः पार्थ नैनां प्राप्य विमुह्यति। स्थित्वाऽस्यामन्तकालेऽपि ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृच्छति।": {
    "translation": "That is the way of the spiritual and godly life, after attaining which a man is not bewildered. If one is thus situated even at the hour of death, one can enter into the kingdom of God.",
    "explanation": "The path of spiritual life leads to liberation",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 2.72"
  },
  "सन्न्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्। त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।": {
    "translation": "Arjuna said: O mighty-armed one, I wish to understand the purpose of renunciation and the purpose of renounced order of life, and the difference between them.",
    "explanation": "Arjuna asks about renunciation",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.1"
  },
  "श्रीभगवानुवाच। सन्न्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ। तयोस्तु कर्मसन्न्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।": {
    "translation": "The Blessed Lord said: The renunciation of work and work in devotion are both good for liberation. But, of the two, work in devotional service is better than renunciation of work.",
    "explanation": "Work in devotion is superior to renunciation",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.2"
  },
  "ज्ञेयः स नित्यसन्न्यासी यो न द्वेष्टि न काङ्क्षति। निर्द्वन्द्वो हि महाबाहो सुखं बन्धात्प्रमुच्यते।": {
    "translation": "One who neither hates nor desires the fruits of his activities is known to be always renounced. Such a person, free from all dualities, easily overcomes material bondage and is completely liberated, O mighty-armed Arjuna.",
    "explanation": "Renunciation means freedom from attachment and aversion",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.3"
  },
  "साङ्ख्ययोगौ पृथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः। एकमप्यास्थितः सम्यगुभयोर्विन्दते फलम्।": {
    "translation": "Only the ignorant speak of devotional service as being different from the analytical study of the material world. Those who are actually learned say that he who applies himself well to one of these paths achieves the results of both.",
    "explanation": "The wise see unity in different paths",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.4"
  },
  "यत्साङ्ख्यैः प्राप्यते स्थानं तद्योगैरपि गम्यते। एकं साङ्ख्यं च योगं च यः पश्यति स पश्यति।": {
    "translation": "One who knows that the position reached by means of analytical study can also be attained by devotional service, and who therefore sees analytical study and devotional service to be on the same level, sees things as they are.",
    "explanation": "Both paths lead to the same goal",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.5"
  },
  "सन्न्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः। योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म नचिरेणाधिगच्छति।": {
    "translation": "Merely renouncing all activities yet not engaging in the service of the Lord will not lead to liberation. But one who engages in devotional service, without expectation of profit, can achieve the Supreme.",
    "explanation": "Devotional service is essential for liberation",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.6"
  },
  "योगयुक्तो विशुद्धात्मा विजितात्मा जितेन्द्रियः। सर्वभूतात्मभूतात्मा कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते।": {
    "translation": "One who works in devotion, who is a pure soul, and who controls his mind and senses, is dear to everyone, and everyone is dear to him. Though always working, such a man is never entangled.",
    "explanation": "A devotee works without entanglement",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.7"
  },
  "नैव किञ्चित्करोमीति युक्तो मन्येत तत्त्ववित्। पश्यञ्शृण्वन्स्पृशञ्जिघ्रन्नश्नन्गच्छन्स्वपञ्श्वसन्।": {
    "translation": "A person in the divine consciousness, although engaged in seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, moving about, sleeping and breathing, always knows within himself that he actually does nothing at all.",
    "explanation": "The self-realized person acts without attachment",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.8"
  },
  "प्रलपन्विषजन्दृष्ट्वा मोक्षयन्निन्द्रियाणि च। वायुं भ्रमयतामिव न किञ्चित्करोति सः।": {
    "translation": "Because he knows that only the material senses are engaged with the objects of the senses, and he is aloof from such engagement, he is not bound by the reactions of sense activities.",
    "explanation": "Detachment from sense activities brings freedom",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.9"
  },
  "ब्रह्मण्याधाय कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा करोति यः। लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा।": {
    "translation": "One who performs his duty without attachment, surrendering the results unto the Supreme Lord, is unaffected by sinful action, as the lotus leaf is untouched by water.",
    "explanation": "Working without attachment is like a lotus in water",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.10"
  },
  "कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि। योगिनः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वाऽऽत्मशुद्धये।": {
    "translation": "The yogis, abandoning attachment, act with body, mind, intelligence and even with the senses, only for the purpose of purification.",
    "explanation": "Yogis act only for self-purification",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.11"
  },
  "युक्तः कर्मफलं त्यक्त्वा शान्तिमाप्नोति नैष्ठिकीम्। अयुक्तः कामकारेण फले सक्तो निबध्यते।": {
    "translation": "The steadily devoted soul attains unadulterated peace because he offers the result of all activities to Me; whereas a person who is not in union with the Divine, who is greedy for the fruits of his labor, becomes entangled.",
    "explanation": "Offering results to the divine brings peace",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.12"
  },
  "सर्वकर्माणि मनसा सन्न्यस्यास्ते सुखं वशी। नवद्वारे पुरे देही नैव कुर्वन्न कारयन्।": {
    "translation": "When the embodied living being controls his nature and mentally renounces all actions, he resides happily in the city of nine gates, neither working nor causing work to be done.",
    "explanation": "The self-controlled person lives in peace",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.13"
  },
  "न कर्तृत्वं न कर्माणि लोकस्य सृजति प्रभुः। न कर्मफलसंयोगं स्वभावस्तु प्रवर्तते।": {
    "translation": "The embodied spirit, master of the city of his body, does not create activities, nor does he induce people to act, nor does he create the fruits of action. All this is enacted by the modes of material nature.",
    "explanation": "The soul does not act; nature acts",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.14"
  },
  "नादत्ते कस्यचित्पापं न चैव सुकृतं विभुः। अज्ञानेनावृतं ज्ञानं तेन मुह्यन्ति जन्तवः।": {
    "translation": "Nor does the Supreme Spirit assume anyone's sinful or pious activities. Embodied beings, however, are bewildered because of the ignorance which covers their real knowledge.",
    "explanation": "The Supreme is unaffected by actions",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.15"
  },
  "ज्ञानेन तु तज्ज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः। तेषामादित्यवज्ज्ञानं प्रकाशयति तत्परम्।": {
    "translation": "When, however, one is enlightened with the knowledge by which nescience is destroyed, then his knowledge reveals everything, as the sun lights up everything in the daytime.",
    "explanation": "Knowledge destroys ignorance like the sun",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.16"
  },
  "तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः। गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः।": {
    "translation": "When one's intelligence, mind, faith and refuge are all fixed in the Supreme, then one becomes fully cleansed of misgivings through complete knowledge and thus proceeds straight on the path of liberation.",
    "explanation": "Complete knowledge leads to liberation",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.17"
  },
  "विद्याविनयसम्पन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि। शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः।": {
    "translation": "The humble sages, by virtue of true knowledge, see with equal vision a learned and gentle brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog and a dog-eater.",
    "explanation": "The wise see all beings equally",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.18"
  },
  "इहैव तैर्जितः सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः। निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद्ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिताः।": {
    "translation": "Those whose minds are established in sameness and equanimity have already conquered the conditions of birth and death. They are flawless like Brahman, and thus they are already situated in Brahman.",
    "explanation": "Equanimity leads to Brahman realization",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.19"
  },
  "न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम्। स्थिरबुद्धिरसम्मूढो ब्रह्मविद्ब्रह्मणि स्थितः।": {
    "translation": "A person who neither rejoices upon achieving something pleasant nor laments upon obtaining something unpleasant, who is self-intelligent, who is unbewildered, and who knows the science of God, is already situated in transcendence.",
    "explanation": "The self-realized remain steady in all situations",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.20"
  },
  "बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत्सुखम्। स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षयमश्नुते।": {
    "translation": "Such a liberated person is not attracted to material sense pleasure but is always in trance, enjoying the pleasure within. In this way the self-realized person enjoys unlimited happiness, for he concentrates on the Supreme.",
    "explanation": "The liberated enjoy eternal happiness",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.21"
  },
  "ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते। आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः।": {
    "translation": "An intelligent person does not take part in the sources of misery, which are due to contact with the material senses. O son of Kunti, such pleasures have a beginning and an end, and so the wise person does not delight in them.",
    "explanation": "Material pleasures are temporary and lead to misery",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.22"
  },
  "शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात्। कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः।": {
    "translation": "Before giving up this present body, if one is able to tolerate the urges of the material senses and check the force of desire and anger, he is well situated and is happy in this world.",
    "explanation": "Controlling desires and anger brings happiness",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.23"
  },
  "योऽन्तःसुखोऽन्तरारामस्तथान्तर्ज्योतिरेव यः। स योगी ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं ब्रह्मभूतोऽधिगच्छति।": {
    "translation": "One whose happiness is within, who is active and rejoices within, and whose aim is inward is actually the perfect mystic. He is liberated in the Supreme, and ultimately he attains the Supreme.",
    "explanation": "The perfect yogi finds happiness within",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.24"
  },
  "लभन्ते ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृषयः क्षीणकल्मषाः। छिन्नद्वैधा यतात्मानः सर्वभूतहिते रताः।": {
    "translation": "Those who are beyond the dualities that arise from doubts, whose minds are engaged within, who are always busy working for the welfare of all living beings, and who are free from all sins, achieve liberation in the Supreme.",
    "explanation": "Working for others' welfare leads to liberation",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.25"
  },
  "कामक्रोधवियुक्तानां यतीनां यतचेतसाम्। अभितो ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं वर्तते विदितात्मनाम्।": {
    "translation": "Those who are free from anger and all material desires, who are self-realized, self-disciplined and constantly endeavoring for perfection, are assured of liberation in the Supreme in the very near future.",
    "explanation": "Freedom from anger and desire leads to liberation",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.26"
  },
  "स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः। प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ।": {
    "translation": "Shutting out all external sense objects, keeping the eyes and vision concentrated between the two eyebrows, suspending the inward and outward breaths within the nostrils, and thus controlling the mind, senses and intelligence, the transcendentalist becomes free from desire, fear and anger. One who is always in this state is certainly liberated.",
    "explanation": "Meditation technique for liberation",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.27-28"
  },
  "मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्तियोगेन सेवते। स गुणान्समतीत्यैतान्ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते।": {
    "translation": "A person who accepts the path of devotional service is not bereft of the results derived from studying the Vedas, performing sacrifices, undergoing austerities, giving charity or pursuing philosophical and fruitive activities. Simply by performing devotional service, he attains all these, and at the end he reaches the supreme eternal abode.",
    "explanation": "Devotional service encompasses all paths",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 5.29"
  },
  "मय्यासक्तमनाः पार्थ योगं युञ्जन्मदाश्रयः। असंशयं समग्रं मां यथा ज्ञास्यसि तच्छृणु।": {
    "translation": "Now hear, O son of Pritha, how by practicing yoga in full consciousness of Me, with mind attached to Me, you can know Me in full, free from doubt.",
    "explanation": "Krishna promises to reveal Himself completely",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 7.1"
  },
  "ज्ञानं तेऽहं सविज्ञानमिदं वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः। यज्ज्ञात्वा नेह भूयोऽन्यज्ज्ञातव्यमवशिष्यते।": {
    "translation": "I shall now declare unto you in full this knowledge, both phenomenal and spiritual. This being known, nothing further shall remain for you to know.",
    "explanation": "Complete knowledge will be revealed",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 7.2"
  },
  "मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद्यतति सिद्धये। यततामपि सिद्धानां कश्चिन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।": {
    "translation": "Out of many thousands among men, one may endeavor for perfection, and of those who have achieved perfection, hardly one knows Me in truth.",
    "explanation": "Very few know the Supreme truth",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 7.3"
  },
  "भूमिरापोऽनलो वायुः खं मनो बुद्धिरेव च। अहङ्कार इतीयं मे भिन्ना प्रकृतिरष्टधा।": {
    "translation": "Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego—all together these eight constitute My separated material energies.",
    "explanation": "The eight material energies",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 7.4"
  },
  "अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम्। जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत्।": {
    "translation": "Besides these, O mighty-armed Arjuna, there is another, superior energy of Mine, which comprises the living entities who are exploiting the resources of this material, inferior nature.",
    "explanation": "The superior spiritual energy",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 7.5"
  },
  "एतद्योनीनि भूतानि सर्वाणीत्युपधारय। अहं कृत्स्नस्य जगतः प्रभवः प्रलयस्तथा।": {
    "translation": "All created beings have their source in these two natures. Of all that is material and all that is spiritual in this world, know for certain that I am both the origin and the dissolution.",
    "explanation": "The Supreme is the source and dissolution of all",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 7.6"
  },
  "मत्तः परतरं नान्यत्किञ्चिदस्ति धनञ्जय। मयि सर्वमिदं प्रोतं सूत्रे मणिगणा इव।": {
    "translation": "O conqueror of wealth, there is no truth superior to Me. Everything rests upon Me, as pearls are strung on a thread.",
    "explanation": "Everything is connected to the Supreme like pearls on a thread",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 7.7"
  },
  "रसोऽहमप्सु कौन्तेय प्रभास्मि शशिसूर्ययोः। प्रणवः सर्ववेदेषु शब्दः खे पौरुषं नृषु।": {
    "translation": "O son of Kunti, I am the taste of water, the light of the sun and the moon, the syllable Om in the Vedic mantras; I am the sound in ether and ability in man.",
    "explanation": "The Supreme manifests in various forms",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 7.8"
  },
  "पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ। जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु।": {
    "translation": "I am the original fragrance of the earth, and I am the heat in fire. I am the life of all that lives, and I am the penances of all ascetics.",
    "explanation": "The Supreme is present in all things",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 7.9"
  },
  "बीजं मां सर्वभूतानां विद्धि पार्थ सनातनम्। बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्।": {
    "translation": "O son of Pritha, know that I am the original seed of all existences, the intelligence of the intelligent, and the prowess of all powerful men.",
    "explanation": "The Supreme is the source of all intelligence and power",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 7.10"
  },
  "बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्। धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ।": {
    "translation": "I am the strength of the strong, devoid of passion and desire. I am sex life which is not contrary to religious principles, O lord of the Bharatas.",
    "explanation": "The Supreme is strength without attachment",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 7.11"
  },
  "ये चैव सात्त्विका भावा राजसास्तामसाश्च ये। मत्त एवेति तान्विद्धि न त्वहं तेषु ते मयि।": {
    "translation": "All states of being—be they of goodness, passion or ignorance—are manifested by My energy. I am, in one sense, everything, but I am independent. I am not under the modes of material nature, for they, on the contrary, are within Me.",
    "explanation": "The Supreme is beyond material modes",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 7.12"
  },
  "त्रिभिर्गुणमयैर्भावैरेभिः सर्वमिदं जगत्। मोहितं नाभिजानाति मामेभ्यः परमव्ययम्।": {
    "translation": "Deluded by the three modes, the whole world does not know Me, who am above the modes and inexhaustible.",
    "explanation": "The world is deluded by material modes",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 7.13"
  },
  "दैवी ह्येषा गुणमयी मम माया दुरत्यया। मामेव ये प्रपद्यन्ते मायामेतां तरन्ति ते।": {
    "translation": "This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me can easily cross beyond it.",
    "explanation": "Surrender to the divine overcomes material nature",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 7.14"
  },
  "न मां दुष्कृतिनो मूढाः प्रपद्यन्ते नराधमाः। माययापहृतज्ञाना आसुरं भावमाश्रिताः।": {
    "translation": "Those miscreants who are grossly foolish, who are lowest among mankind, whose knowledge is stolen by illusion, and who partake of the atheistic nature of demons do not surrender unto Me.",
    "explanation": "The deluded do not surrender to the divine",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 7.15"
  },
  "चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन। आर्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ।": {
    "translation": "O best among the Bharatas, four kinds of pious men begin to render devotional service unto Me—the distressed, the desirer of wealth, the inquisitive, and he who is searching for knowledge of the Absolute.",
    "explanation": "Four types of people approach the divine",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 7.16"
  },
  "तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्तिर्विशिष्यते। प्रियो हि ज्ञानिनोऽत्यर्थमहं स च मम प्रियः।": {
    "translation": "Of these, the one who is in full knowledge and who is always engaged in pure devotional service is the best. For I am very dear to him, and he is very dear to Me.",
    "explanation": "The wise devotee is most dear to the Supreme",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 7.17"
  },
  "उदाराः सर्व एवैते ज्ञानी त्वात्मैव मे मतम्। आस्थितः स हि युक्तात्मा मामेवानुत्तमां गतिम्।": {
    "translation": "All these devotees are undoubtedly magnanimous souls, but he who is situated in knowledge of Me I consider to be just like My own self. Being engaged in My transcendental service, he is sure to attain Me, the highest and most perfect goal.",
    "explanation": "The wise devotee attains the highest goal",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 7.18"
  },
  "बहूनां जन्मनामन्ते ज्ञानवान्मां प्रपद्यते। वासुदेवः सर्वमिति स महात्मा सुदुर्लभः।": {
    "translation": "After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is very rare.",
    "explanation": "The rare soul who fully knows the Supreme",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 7.19"
  },
  "कामैस्तैस्तैर्हृतज्ञानाः प्रपद्यन्तेऽन्यदेवताः। तं तं नियममास्थाय प्रकृत्या नियताः स्वया।": {
    "translation": "Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship according to their own natures.",
    "explanation": "Material desires lead to worship of demigods",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 7.20"
  },
  "यो यो यां यां तनुं भक्तः श्रद्धयार्चितुमिच्छति। तस्य तस्याचलां श्रद्धां तामेव विदधाम्यहम्।": {
    "translation": "I am in everyone's heart as the Supersoul. As soon as one desires to worship some demigod, I make his faith steady so that he can devote himself to that particular deity.",
    "explanation": "The Supreme grants faith according to desire",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 7.21"
  },
  "स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते। लभते च ततः कामान्मयैव विहितान्हि तान्।": {
    "translation": "Endowed with such a faith, he endeavors to worship a particular demigod and obtains his desires. But in actuality these benefits are bestowed by Me alone.",
    "explanation": "All benefits come from the Supreme alone",
    "source": "Bhagavad Gita 7.22"
  },
  "अहं ब्रह्मास्मि": {
    "translation": "I am Brahman",
    "explanation": "Realization of oneness with the Absolute",
    "source": "Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.10"
  },
  "सत्यमेव जयते": {
    "translation": "Truth alone triumphs",
    "explanation": "The ultimate victory of truth",
    "source": "Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.6"
  },
  "असतो मा सद्गमय। तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय। मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय।": {
    "translation": "Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, from death to immortality",
    "explanation": "Prayer for enlightenment",
    "source": "Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28"
  },
  "ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात्पूर्णमुदच्यते।": {
    "translation": "Om, That is complete, This is complete, From the complete comes the complete",
    "explanation": "The completeness of the Absolute",
    "source": "Isha Upanishad"
  },
  "एको देवः सर्वभूतेषु गूढः": {
    "translation": "The one God hidden in all beings",
    "explanation": "The immanent divine",
    "source": "Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.11"
  },
  "न तत्र सूर्यो भाति न चन्द्रतारकं": {
    "translation": "There the sun does not shine, nor the moon and stars",
    "explanation": "The divine light transcends all lights",
    "source": "Katha Upanishad 2.2.15"
  },
  "यतो वाचो निवर्तन्ते अप्राप्य मनसा सह": {
    "translation": "From which words turn back, along with the mind, not having reached it",
    "explanation": "The ineffable nature of Brahman",
    "source": "Taittiriya Upanishad 2.4.1"
  },
  "अन्धं तमः प्रविशन्ति येऽविद्यामुपासते": {
    "translation": "Into blinding darkness enter those who worship ignorance",
    "explanation": "Worshiping ignorance leads to darkness",
    "source": "Isha Upanishad 9"
  },
  "अणोरणीयान् महतो महीयान्": {
    "translation": "The Self is smaller than the small, greater than the great",
    "explanation": "Paradoxical nature of the Self",
    "source": "Katha Upanishad 1.2.20"
  },
  "उत्तिष्ठत जाग्रत प्राप्य वरान्निबोधत": {
    "translation": "Arise, awake, and learn by approaching the wise",
    "explanation": "Call to seek knowledge",
    "source": "Katha Upanishad 1.3.14"
  },
  "आत्मानं रथिनं विद्धि शरीरं रथमेव तु। बुद्धिं तु सारथिं विद्धि मनः प्रग्रहमेव च।": {
    "translation": "Know the Self as the rider in the chariot, and the body as the chariot. Know the intellect as the charioteer, and the mind as the reins",
    "explanation": "The chariot analogy of the self",
    "source": "Katha Upanishad 1.3.3-4"
  },
  "इन्द्रियाणि हयानाहुर्विषयांस्तेषु गोचरान्": {
    "translation": "The senses, they say, are the horses; the objects of sense, what they range over",
    "explanation": "The senses are like horses",
    "source": "Katha Upanishad 1.3.4"
  },
  "ॐ सह नाववतु सह नौ भुनक्तु सह वीर्यं करवावहै": {
    "translation": "Om, may He protect us both, may He nourish us both, may we acquire strength together",
    "explanation": "Prayer for mutual protection and nourishment",
    "source": "Katha Upanishad"
  },
  "तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै": {
    "translation": "May our learning be brilliant, may we not hate each other",
    "explanation": "Prayer for brilliance and harmony",
    "source": "Katha Upanishad"
  },
  "ऋग्वेदो यजुर्वेदः सामवेदोऽथर्ववेदः": {
    "translation": "The Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, and Atharva Veda",
    "explanation": "The four Vedas",
    "source": "Mundaka Upanishad 1.1.1"
  },
  "एकं सद्विप्रा बहुधा वदन्ति": {
    "translation": "The wise speak of the One Truth in many ways",
    "explanation": "Unity in diversity",
    "source": "Rig Veda 1.164.46"
  },
  "अग्निमीळे पुरोहितं यज्ञस्य देवं ऋत्विजम्। होतारं रत्नधातमम्।": {
    "translation": "I praise Agni, the chosen Priest, God of the sacrifice, the Hotar, lavishest of wealth",
    "explanation": "Invocation to Agni",
    "source": "Rig Veda 1.1.1"
  },
  "सत्यं वद। धर्मं चर।": {
    "translation": "Speak the truth. Practice righteousness",
    "explanation": "Fundamental principles",
    "source": "Taittiriya Upanishad 1.11.1"
  },
  "मातृदेवो भव। पितृदेवो भव। आचार्यदेवो भव।": {
    "translation": "Be one to whom mother is a god, be one to whom father is a god, be one to whom teacher is a god",
    "explanation": "Reverence for parents and teachers",
    "source": "Taittiriya Upanishad 1.11.2"
  },
  "अथातो ब्रह्मजिज्ञासा": {
    "translation": "Now, therefore, the inquiry into Brahman",
    "explanation": "Beginning of inquiry into the Absolute",
    "source": "Brahma Sutra 1.1.1"
  },
  "योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः": {
    "translation": "Yoga is the restraint of the modifications of the mind",
    "explanation": "Definition of yoga",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.2"
  },
  "तदा द्रष्टुः स्वरूपेऽवस्थानम्": {
    "translation": "Then the seer abides in his own nature",
    "explanation": "The goal of yoga",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.3"
  },
  "वृत्तिसारूप्यमितरत्र": {
    "translation": "At other times the seer appears to assume the form of the modifications",
    "explanation": "Identification with mental modifications",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.4"
  },
  "अभ्यासवैराग्याभ्यां तन्निरोधः": {
    "translation": "The restraint is achieved through practice and non-attachment",
    "explanation": "Methods to achieve yoga",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.12"
  },
  "तत्र स्थितौ यत्नोऽभ्यासः": {
    "translation": "Practice is the effort to be steady in that state",
    "explanation": "Definition of practice",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.13"
  },
  "स तु दीर्घकालनैरन्तर्यसत्कारासेवितो दृढभूमिः": {
    "translation": "That practice becomes firmly grounded when continued for a long time without interruption and with earnest devotion",
    "explanation": "Practice must be sustained",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.14"
  },
  "दृष्टानुश्रविकविषयवितृष्णस्य वशीकारसंज्ञा वैराग्यम्": {
    "translation": "Non-attachment is the mastery of consciousness over its objects, whether seen or heard",
    "explanation": "Definition of non-attachment",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.15"
  },
  "तत्परं पुरुषख्यातेर्गुणवैतृष्ण्यम्": {
    "translation": "The highest non-attachment is the absence of craving for the gunas themselves, which comes from the awareness of Purusha",
    "explanation": "Highest form of non-attachment",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.16"
  },
  "वितर्कविचारानन्दास्मितारूपानुगमात्संप्रज्ञातः": {
    "translation": "Samprajnata samadhi is accompanied by reasoning, reflecting, rejoicing, and pure I-am-ness",
    "explanation": "Types of samadhi",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.17"
  },
  "विरामप्रत्ययाभ्यासपूर्वः संस्कारशेषोऽन्यः": {
    "translation": "The other kind of samadhi is preceded by the practice of stilling the mind, and leaves only latent impressions",
    "explanation": "Asamprajnata samadhi",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.18"
  },
  "भवप्रत्ययो विदेहप्रकृतिलयानाम्": {
    "translation": "For those who have merged with nature or become disembodied, samadhi arises from the sense of self",
    "explanation": "Samadhi for advanced practitioners",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.19"
  },
  "श्रद्धावीर्यस्मृतिसमाधिप्रज्ञापूर्वक इतरेषाम्": {
    "translation": "For others, samadhi is preceded by faith, energy, memory, concentration, and discrimination",
    "explanation": "Path to samadhi for others",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.20"
  },
  "तीव्रसंवेगानामासन्नः": {
    "translation": "For those with intense practice, samadhi is near",
    "explanation": "Intense practice brings samadhi closer",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.21"
  },
  "मृदुमध्याधिमात्रत्वात्ततोऽपि विशेषः": {
    "translation": "The intensity of practice can be mild, moderate, or intense",
    "explanation": "Levels of practice intensity",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.22"
  },
  "ईश्वरप्रणिधानाद्वा": {
    "translation": "Or through devotion to Ishvara",
    "explanation": "Alternative path through devotion",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.23"
  },
  "क्लेशकर्मविपाकाशयैरपरामृष्टः पुरुषविशेष ईश्वरः": {
    "translation": "Ishvara is a special Purusha, untouched by afflictions, actions, fruits of actions, or their residues",
    "explanation": "Definition of Ishvara",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.24"
  },
  "तत्र निरतिशयं सर्वज्ञबीजम्": {
    "translation": "In Ishvara is the unsurpassed seed of omniscience",
    "explanation": "Ishvara as the source of all knowledge",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.25"
  },
  "स एष पूर्वेषामपि गुरुः कालेनानवच्छेदात्": {
    "translation": "Ishvara is the teacher of even the ancient teachers, being not limited by time",
    "explanation": "Ishvara as the eternal teacher",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.26"
  },
  "तस्य वाचकः प्रणवः": {
    "translation": "The word that expresses Ishvara is Om",
    "explanation": "Om as the expression of Ishvara",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.27"
  },
  "तज्जपस्तदर्थभावनम्": {
    "translation": "Repeating it and contemplating its meaning",
    "explanation": "Practice of Om meditation",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.28"
  },
  "ततः प्रत्यक्चेतनाधिगमोऽप्यन्तरायाभावश्च": {
    "translation": "From that comes the realization of the inner consciousness and the removal of obstacles",
    "explanation": "Benefits of Om practice",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.29"
  },
  "व्याधिस्त्यानसंशयप्रमादालस्याविरतिभ्रान्तिदर्शनालब्धभूमिकत्वानवस्थितत्वानि चित्तविक्षेपास्तेऽन्तरायाः": {
    "translation": "Sickness, mental laziness, doubt, lack of enthusiasm, laziness, sense indulgence, false perception, failure to reach firm ground, and instability are the obstacles to the mind",
    "explanation": "Obstacles in yoga practice",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.30"
  },
  "दुःखदौर्मनस्याङ्गमेजयत्वश्वासप्रश्वासा विक्षेपसहभुवः": {
    "translation": "Accompanying these obstacles are distress, despair, trembling of the body, and irregular breathing",
    "explanation": "Symptoms of obstacles",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.31"
  },
  "तत्प्रतिषेधार्थमेकतत्त्वाभ्यासः": {
    "translation": "To prevent these obstacles, one should practice concentration on a single principle",
    "explanation": "Remedy for obstacles",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.32"
  },
  "मैत्रीकरुणामुदितोपेक्षाणां सुखदुःखपुण्यापुण्यविषयाणां भावनातश्चित्तप्रसादनम्": {
    "translation": "By cultivating attitudes of friendliness toward the happy, compassion toward the suffering, joy toward the virtuous, and equanimity toward the non-virtuous, the mind becomes purified",
    "explanation": "Attitudes for mental purification",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.33"
  },
  "प्रच्छर्दनविधारणाभ्यां वा प्राणस्य": {
    "translation": "Or through the regulation of the breath",
    "explanation": "Alternative method through breath control",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.34"
  },
  "विषयवती वा प्रवृत्तिरुत्पन्ना मनसः स्थितिनिबन्धिनी": {
    "translation": "Or through concentration on a subtle sense perception, the mind becomes steady",
    "explanation": "Concentration on subtle objects",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.35"
  },
  "विशोका वा ज्योतिष्मती": {
    "translation": "Or through meditating on the inner light, which is beyond sorrow",
    "explanation": "Meditation on inner light",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.36"
  },
  "वीतरागविषयं वा चित्तम्": {
    "translation": "Or through contemplating on a mind free from attachment",
    "explanation": "Contemplation on detached mind",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.37"
  },
  "स्वप्ननिद्राज्ञानालम्बनं वा": {
    "translation": "Or through meditating on the knowledge that comes in sleep or dream",
    "explanation": "Meditation on dream knowledge",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.38"
  },
  "यथाभिमतध्यानाद्वा": {
    "translation": "Or through meditation on whatever object one prefers",
    "explanation": "Meditation on preferred object",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.39"
  },
  "परमाणुपरममहत्त्वान्तोऽस्य वशीकारः": {
    "translation": "The mastery of concentration extends from the smallest particle to the greatest infinity",
    "explanation": "Scope of concentration mastery",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.40"
  },
  "क्षीणवृत्तेरभिजातस्येव मणेर्ग्रहीतृग्रहणग्राह्येषु तत्स्थतदञ्जनता समापत्तिः": {
    "translation": "When the modifications of the mind have become weakened, the mind becomes like a transparent crystal, taking the color of whatever is placed near it",
    "explanation": "The mind becomes like a crystal",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.41"
  },
  "तत्र शब्दार्थज्ञानविकल्पैः संकीर्णा सवितर्का समापत्तिः": {
    "translation": "In that state, when the mind is mixed with word, meaning, and perception, it is called savitarka samapatti",
    "explanation": "Savitarka samapatti",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.42"
  },
  "स्मृतिपरिशुद्धौ स्वरूपशून्येवार्थमात्रनिर्भासा निर्वितर्का": {
    "translation": "When memory is purified, the mind appears to be devoid of its own nature and only the object shines forth. This is nirvitarka samapatti",
    "explanation": "Nirvitarka samapatti",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.43"
  },
  "एतयैव सविचारा निर्विचारा च सूक्ष्मविषया व्याख्याता": {
    "translation": "By these same processes, savichara and nirvichara samapattis, which use subtle objects, are also explained",
    "explanation": "Subtle object samapattis",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.44"
  },
  "सूक्ष्मविषयत्वं चालिङ्गपर्यवसानम्": {
    "translation": "The subtle objects extend up to the unmanifest prakriti",
    "explanation": "Range of subtle objects",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.45"
  },
  "ता एव सबीजः समाधिः": {
    "translation": "These are the only kinds of objective samadhi",
    "explanation": "Objective samadhi types",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.46"
  },
  "निर्विचारवैशारद्येऽध्यात्मप्रसादः": {
    "translation": "In the clarity of nirvichara samapatti, the inner Self becomes clear",
    "explanation": "Clarity of inner Self",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.47"
  },
  "ऋतंभरा तत्र प्रज्ञा": {
    "translation": "In that state, the knowledge is filled with truth",
    "explanation": "Truth-filled knowledge",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.48"
  },
  "श्रुतानुमानप्रज्ञाभ्यामन्यविषया विशेषार्थत्वात्": {
    "translation": "This knowledge is different from that derived from testimony or inference, because it relates to the specific object",
    "explanation": "Direct knowledge vs indirect",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.49"
  },
  "तज्जः संस्कारोऽन्यसंस्कारप्रतिबन्धी": {
    "translation": "The impression created by that knowledge prevents other impressions",
    "explanation": "Knowledge impressions prevent others",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.50"
  },
  "तस्यापि निरोधे सर्वनिरोधान्निर्बीजः समाधिः": {
    "translation": "When even that impression is restrained, all is restrained, and there is nirbija samadhi",
    "explanation": "Seedless samadhi",
    "source": "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.51"
  }
}