Sunday, July 28, 2024

Gita, the Gospel of the World


https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/olympics/2024/Jul/28/karma-gita-and-the-legend-of-manu-bhaker

कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन।
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि॥ 
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता 2.47

There's a saying in Tamil,

"ஒரு பானை சோற்றுக்கு ஒரு சோறு பதம்".

This one sloka suffices that Bhagavad Gita is Gospel of this Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम् ॥, the World, the one family.

Kudos to Manu Bhaker, not just for her winning in Parry's Olympics but also for her quoting the exhorting Karmanya Vadhikaraste from the Srimad Bhagavad Gita. Lord Krsna,  bless her and all sports participants in Olympics from Ma Bharath.

Here's Manu's quoting,
"Karma pe dhyan do, aur phal ke chinta mat karo,  - focus on the work but don't worry about the reward."