Likewise individual of steady wisdom has all the вЂ“ вЂњthoughts, needs, expectations, desiresвЂќ (rivers) flowed in the mind (ocean), but he/she does not get affected and disturbed with them. No matter how many streams enter the ocean, regardless of how gently or how forcefully they enter it, the ocean always remains calm and undisturbed. Meaning : Just as the ocean remains undisturbed by the incessant flow of waters from rivers merging into it, likewise the sage who is unmoved despite the flow of desirable objects all around him attains peace, and not the person who strives to satisfy desires.ДЄ deep and large ocean has many streams of water entering it. The self awareness that you are soul is one of the important step towards spiritual journey. These are transformations of the human body, not of the self (soul). Because if the end results does not turn around as per your expectations, pain is unavoidable.Д®xistence in the womb, birth, growth, procreation, diminution, and death. Do your duty in best possible manner and be detached from its outcome, do not get driven by the result, enjoy the journey of reaching there. This emphasizes to be process oriented rather then result oriented. This is probably one of the most famous shlokas from the Bhagavad Gita. Never consider yourself to be the cause of the results of your activities, nor be attached to inaction. Meaning :В You have a right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions. MДЃ karma-phala-hetur bhЕ«r mДЃ te sa б№… go вЂ™stvakarma б№‡ i Karma б№‡ y-evДЃdhikДЃras te mДЃ phale б№Ј hu kadДЃchana Again the eternal and immortal form of the soul has been emphasized here. In the same manner, the soul remains unchanged, when it discards its worn-out body and takes birth in a new body elsewhere. When cloths or garments become torn and useless after getting old, we discard them in favor of new ones, but in doing so we do not change ourselves.

In this verse or shloka, Shree Krishna reiterates the concept of rebirth, comparing it to an everyday life activity. Meaning :В As a person sheds worn-out garments and wears new ones, likewise, at the time of death, the soul casts off its worn-out body and enters a new one. Identify yourself as pure and peaceful eternal soul not as your materialistic physical body. Death is solely the destruction of the materialistic physical body. We all know that one day we are going to die. Be fearless and live the life at the fullest. The soul is birth less, eternal, immortal and ageless It is not destroyed when the body is destroyed. Meaning : The soul is neither born, nor does it ever die nor is it that having come to exist, It will ever cease to be. Nothing is of permanent nature in this world. Have patience, learn to tolerate them without being affected by them. Ups and downs, tough times and difficult situations will come and go away in life. Similarly, pain and pleasure are impermanent and will come and go away. Like whether changes with time, it come and go away. Winters and summers are temporary in nature. This shloka or verse from Bhagavad Gita communicates a very powerful and important message that nothing is permanent in this life. O descendent of Bharat, one must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed. These are non-permanent, and come and go like the winter and summer seasons. Meaning : O son of Kunti, the contact between the senses and the sense objects gives rise to fleeting perceptions of happiness and distress. ДЂgamДЃpДЃyino вЂ™nityДЃs tans-titikб№Јhasva bhДЃrata MДЃtrДЃ-sparЕ›hДЃs tu kaunteya Е›hД«toб№Јhб№‡a-sukha-duбёҐkha-dДЃбёҐ Their eternal soul having neither birth or death, they should not be grieved for. Same is true for Arjuna and others kings too. He was there in present in the battle of Kurukshetra and will exist in the future also. Krishna says there was not any time in the past when he did not exist. This verse explains the non lasting existence of everyone (soul). And surely it is not that we all shall cease to exist after this. Meaning : But certainly, there was not any time in the past when I did not exist nor you, nor these rulers of men. Na chaiva na bhaviб№ЈhyДЃmaбёҐ sarve vayamataбёҐ param Na tvevДЃhaб№Ѓ jДЃtu nДЃsaб№Ѓ na tvaб№Ѓ neme janДЃdhipДЃбёҐ

Still, I am trying my best to summarize best shloka or verses from the holy book that takes us through the spiritual essence of the Bhagavad Gita in the most practical and systematic way. There are many verses in Bhagavad Gita which I really like, and it is not easy to pick just one.

Srimad bhagavad gita