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CHAPTER II -The Bhagavad-Gita
In Chapter II of the Bhagavad-Gita, Sanjaya narrates the dialogue between Arjuna and Krishna amidst the battlefield. Arjuna, overwhelmed by compassion and grief at the thought of fighting his revered elders, such as Bhishma and Drona, confesses his inability to engage in the battle, despite its honor and duty aspects. He considers it better to live on beggar's bread with loved ones than to achieve victory stained with their blood, revealing his moral and emotional turmoil over the warfare that pits him…-
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CHAPTER III -The Bhagavad-Gita
Chapter III of the Bhagavad-Gita opens with Arjuna's conflict about the nature of duty and action versus meditation. He seeks clarification from Krishna on which path is superior and how he should act to achieve the highest good. Krishna responds by elucidating the complexity and necessity of action in life, emphasizing that both paths of wisdom—the path of intellectual understanding (Sankhya) and the path of disciplined action (Yoga)—are essential but ultimately lead to the same divine goal. Krishna…-
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CHAPTER IV -The Bhagavad-Gita
In Chapter IV of the Bhagavad-Gita, titled "The Book of the Religion of Knowledge," Lord Krishna reveals the sacred and ancient practice of Yoga, initially taught to Vivaswata, and how it was passed down through generations of sages but eventually lost with time. To Arjuna, his friend and disciple, Krishna makes known this forgotten knowledge, emphasizing the cyclic nature of his own births and the purpose behind his divine reincarnations. Whenever righteousness wanes and unrighteousness grows strong,…-
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CHAPTER VI -The Bhagavad-Gita
In Chapter VI of the Bhagavad-Gita, entitled "Atmasanyamayog," or "The Book of Religion by Self-Restraint," Krishna imparts the profound teaching that the true Sanyasi (renouncer) and Yogi is one who performs rightful duties without seeking personal gain from the work. He emphasizes the importance of self-control and the cultivation of a soul-centered life, free from the attachments and aversions that bind individuals to the cycle of birth and rebirth. Krishna advises the importance of meditative practice…-
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CHAPTER VII -The Bhagavad-Gita
Chapter VII of the Bhagavad-Gita, as translated, reveals Krishna's profound teachings to Prince Arjuna, focusing on devotion, understanding the universe's nature, and recognizing Krishna's omnipresence. Krishna begins by encouraging Arjuna to steadfastly set his soul on Him, ensuring Arjuna's path to achieving perfect harmony with the divine. He promises to impart the ultimate knowledge that leaves no further mysteries in this world for a seeker like Arjuna. Krishna elucidates the rareness of true…-
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CHAPTER IX -The Bhagavad-Gita
In Chapter IX of the Bhagavad-Gita, Krishna imparts on Arjuna an exalted teaching, described as a majestic mystery—profound, yet accessible, designed to liberate the soul from sin through the illumination of divine knowledge. This supreme wisdom, Krishna reveals, is the cornerstone for understanding the essence of the universe and the ultimate path to freedom from the material realm's impermanence. Krishna asserts His omnipresence, declaring Himself the substratum of the entire universe, yet distinct…-
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The Argonautica
The Argonautica by Apollonius of Rhodes is an epic Greek poem that chronicles the legendary voyage of Jason and the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece. Filled with adventure, divine intervention, and themes of heroism and love, the story blends mythological grandeur with human emotion, making it a cornerstone of classical literature.-
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Apollonius Rhodius, an ambiguous figure in terms of the chronology within Alexandrian literary history, hailed from Alexandria and lived during the era of the Ptolemies. His magnum opus, "Argonautica," faced initial scrutiny, compelling him to relocate to Rhodes, where his revised work received accolades, earning him the moniker of a Rhodian. Despite uncertainties about his tenure as the head of the Alexandrian Library—a role attributed to him by some sources but disputed due to chronological…-
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BOOK I
Straightway they rushed in throngs from the city gates, eagerly seeking; for no one, neither youth nor elder, tarried behind. They searched, turning every stone, each one eager to be the first to bring back to Heracles tidings of his lovely Hylas. There is a fountain, Artacia, the water of which the Mysians say gushes up from the rock not far from the city, and thither, as fate would have it, the searchers came likewise. And Heracles eagerly asked them if haply they had seen a boy passing to the spring…-
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Arms and quickly lowered the mast at the stay by the forestays, and they rowed the ship with their oars and made fast to the bank with ropes stretched to the shore. And they leaped out far eager to touch the land of Colchis. Here were the ox-stalls where Jason later would yoke the fire- breathing bulls to plow the field of Ares. Here too was the grove sacred to the war god, where hung the Golden Fleece guarded by a sleepless dragon, into which task Jason would be thrust as part of his quest. By the…-
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