r/BhagavadGita

Here is the Easwaran translation:

3:33: Even the wise act within the limitations of their own nature. Every creature is subject to prakriti; what is the use of repression?

3:34: The senses have been conditioned by attraction to the pleasant and aversion to the unpleasant. Do not be ruled by them; they are obstacles in your path.

How can I not be ruled by prakriti (and attraction and aversion) if I cannot help but be subject to it?

I have trouble doing the right thing instead of the pleasant thing. Resisting doesn’t seem to work, not resisting doesn’t seem to work… I want to understand Krishna’s advice on how to change.

I philosophically understand that the senses are fleeting and illusory while the dharma is eternal… but I continually listen to my senses instead!

Why is my love of God, which is immense, not enough to keep me from being a slave to pleasure and pain?

Okay so this genuinely surprised me when I first found out.
We all know the Bhagavad Gita. It’s basically the book — Krishna, Arjuna, middle of a battlefield, existential crisis, cosmic wisdom. Most of us had it in our homes growing up even if we never fully read it.
But the format of a Gita — a wise teacher, a sincere seeker, a deep conversation — was so powerful that it shows up again and again across the Mahabharata, the Puranas, the Upanishads. There are over a number of Gitas in our tradition. Most of us have never heard of the others.
Here are some I came across:

🌿 Anu Gita — Arjuna asks Krishna to repeat the Bhagavad Gita because he forgot it. Krishna basically says “bro I can’t recreate that, but here’s the essence.”
🔥 Ashtavakra Gita — A physically deformed sage walks into a royal court and dismantles everyone’s ego with pure Advaita. The king attains liberation mid-conversation.
🐦 Uddhava Gita — Krishna’s goodbye teachings to his closest friend Uddhava. Possibly the most emotionally heavy Gita there is.
🌊 Ribhu Gita — One sage. One truth. “I am Brahman.” Repeated from every angle until it lands in your bones.
💀 Yama Gita — The god of death himself teaches the path to liberation. Which honestly makes him the most qualified teacher possible.
🌺 Devi Gita — Same energy as the Bhagavad Gita but the Goddess is the one revealing her cosmic nature. Absolutely stunning text.
🌸 Vyadha Gita — A butcher teaches a brahmin monk about dharma and devotion. The most subversive and underrated one in the entire list.
🕊️** Kapila Git**a — The founder of Samkhya philosophy explains how the universe works. To his own mother. Over dinner probably.
🌙 Shiva Gita — Shiva teaches Ram the nature of reality before the battle with Ravana. Ram sitting at Shiva’s feet is a beautiful image.
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hey guys, can someone suggest which english translation to read?

Came across this term a lot of time, and on every different slokha it means different. Never really understand this term.

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