10 Best Life-Changing Bhagavad Gita Quotes and Shlokas on Life

The Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, a 700-verse Hindu scripture that came out of the mouth of Lord Krishna to inspire Arjuna to fight humanity’s greatest battle of good over evil, is presented as the Mahabharata is considered to be one of the holy scriptures for Hinduism.

Religious beliefs state that the verses of the Gita can help you achieve any goal in life and attain supreme salvation. The shlokas of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita not only enable one to find a solution to their problem, but also teach them the value of doing the right deeds to lead a happy life and the afterlife.

Talking about what led Lord Krishna to narrate the most influential scripture ever written.

Going back in time, Dhritarashtra and Pandu were two brother princes of the kingdom of Hastinapura. As Dhritarashtra was the elder of the two, so according to tradition, he had the right to the throne. But, Dhritarashtra was blind from birth, in such case the throne was offered to the younger brother Pandu.

Where Pandu was married to ‘Kunti’, sister of Vasudeva, Dhritarashtra was married to ‘Gandhari’, the princess of Gandhara. Let us tell you, Vasudev was the father of Shri Krishna, thus Krishna was the nephew of Kunti.

Dhritarashtra and Gandhari had 100 sons, while Pandu had five sons. While the sons of Pandu were known as ‘Pandava’, the sons of Dhritarashtra were called ‘Kaurav’. The eldest of the Kauravas was ‘Duryodhana’, while the eldest of the Pandavas was ‘Yudhisthir’ who was the eldest among the Kauravas and Pandavas.

When Pandu dies due to a curse, the throne is given to Dhritarashtra, as the prince Yudhisthir who had the right to rule was too young to handle the responsibility. But when the time to hand over the kingdom came, Pandavas were offered a barren part of the kingdom, called Khandavprastha, and Duryodhana was made the king of Hastinapura. But with the help of Lord Krishna Pandavas transformed the barren land into the magnificent city of Indraprastha.

The jealous Duryodhana could not digest all this and invited the Pandavas to a ‘chaupad’ game, which was equivalent to Ludo, in the game Yudhishthira put everything at stake and lost his wealth, kingdom, and property. The Pandavas were also sent into exile for thirteen years.

Completing the exile period, when Pandavas return and asked for their kingdom, Duryodhana refused to give them anything saying, ‘I will not give you Pandavas a place equal to the point of a needle,’ which led to the biggest war in the Hinduism, known worldwide as ‘Mahabharata’. It is believed that the warfare lasted for 18 days, and 166 crore warriors died in this one of the deadliest and gravest wars this planet has ever seen.

But before the war started, Kshatriya warrior and one of the Pandavas, Arjuna refused to battle with his own cousin brothers, Gurus, Relatives, and Friends who were fighting for Kauravas, stating that he does not want a kingdom, to win, he has to kill his own loved ones. At that time, Lord Krishna, a human form of Lord Vishnu, one of the principal deities of Hinduism, recited 700 verses to Arjuna, which are collectively known as ‘Bhagavad Gita’.

Today we are here to bring you 10 Bhagavad Gita quotes and shlokas on life, which will surely change your outlook on living.

Bhagavad Gita Quotes and Shlokas on Life

कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन |
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि || 47 ||

Meaning:-

“You have a right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions.”

― Lord Krishna, Bhagavad Gita

न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचि
नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूय: |
अजो नित्य: शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो
न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे || 20||

Meaning:-

“The spirit is beyond destruction. No one can bring an end to spirit which is everlasting.”

― Lord Krishna, Bhagavad Gita

जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च |
तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि || 27||

Meaning:-

“Death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable.”

― Lord Krishna, Bhagavad Gita

उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् |
आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मन: || 5||

Meaning:-

A person can rise through the efforts of his own mind; or draw himself down, in the same manner. Because each person is his own friend or enemy.

― Lord Krishna, Bhagavad Gita

अज्ञश्चाश्रद्दधानश्च संशयात्मा विनश्यति |
नायं लोकोऽस्ति न परो न सुखं संशयात्मन: || 40||

Meaning:-

There is neither this world, nor the world beyond.  nor happiness for the one who doubts.

― Lord Krishna, Bhagavad Gita

मच्चित्त: सर्वदुर्गाणि मत्प्रसादात्तरिष्यसि |
अथ चेत्वमहङ्कारान्न श्रोष्यसि विनङ्क्ष्यसि || 58||

Meaning:-

If you always remember Me, by My grace you shall overcome all obstacles and difficulties. But if, due to pride, you do not listen to My advice, you will perish.

― Lord Krishna, Bhagavad Gita

न हि कश्चित्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत् |
कार्यते ह्यवश: कर्म सर्व: प्रकृतिजैर्गुणै: || 5||

Meaning:-

There is no one who can remain without action even for a moment. Indeed, all beings are compelled to act by their qualities born of material nature (the three guṇas).

― Lord Krishna, Bhagavad Gita

न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपाः |
न चैव न भविष्याम: सर्वे वयमत: परम् || 12||

“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.”

― Lord Krishna, Bhagavad Gita

तस्मादज्ञानसम्भूतं हृत्स्थं ज्ञानासिनात्मन: |
छित्त्वैनं संशयं योगमातिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भारत || 42||

Meaning:-

“Sever the ignorant doubt in your heart with the sword of self-knowledge. Observe your discipline. Arise.”

― Lord Krishna, Bhagavad Gita

सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत |
श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्ध: स एव स: || 3||

Meaning:-

The faith of all humans conforms to the nature of their mind. All people possess faith, and whatever the nature of their faith, that is verily what they are.

― Lord Krishna, Bhagavad Gita