1 Only by love can men see me, and know me, and come unto me. -Bhagavad Gita, 11:54
Love has great powers, powers of realisation and being reasonable with things. Only through love,can you see things to their depth and understand them. Love is the only path that leads to God.
2 What ineffable joy does one find through Love of me, the blissful Atman, Once that joy is realized, all earthly pleasures fade into nothingness. -Bhagavad Gita
Love is nothing but all sorts of compassion towards something or someone. Its care and concern, affection and attraction. Once you realise that these are just some mere emotions, things start to fade away.
3 If one offers to Me with devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or even water, I delightfully partake of that article offered with love by My devotee in pure consciousness. -Bhagavad Gita, 9:26
To God, what matters is true devotion. Someone who offers even a leaf to God with true devotion outperforms someone who gives all his wealth for his own selfish motives. What God cares for is love and devotion.
4 Thus, with a serene, fearless, and unwavering mind, and staunch in the vow of celibacy, the vigilant yogi should meditate on me, having me alone as the supreme goal. -Bhagavad Gita, 6:14
To truly get the most out of meditations, a true yogi should embrace celibacy. With marriage comes attachments to worldly desires and that destroys the whole purpose of meditation.
5 That person, who gives up all material desires and lives free from a sense of greed, proprietorship, and egoism, attains perfect peace. -Bhagavad Gita, 2.71
True peace comes to those who have given up all kinds of material attachments. Only one who can detach themselves from worldly desires, greed and egoism can find true joy.
6 The only way you can conquer me is through love and there I am gladly conquered. -Bhagavad Gita
The only way to conquer God and sit beside him up in the heavens is by love and kindness. God loves all those who love others.
7 Blessed is a human birth, even the dwellers in heaven desire this birth, for true knowledge and pure love may be attained only by a human being. -Bhagavad Gita, 9:21
To be human is a rare and divine opportunity. Humans, with their higher intellect and spiritual enlightenment have tamed and led this world for ages. To be a human is to live a rare life since love and knowledge are reserved for only Man.
8 I, the atman, dear to the devotees, am attainable by Love and devotion. -Bhagavad Gita
The only path to attain true spirituality is through love and devotion. It is what brings you closer to God and his divine world of peace and beauty.
9 The devotees who worship Me with love reside in Me and I reside in them. -Bhagavad Gita, 9.29
God resides in all those who worship him unconditionally. He shall always stay by their side and show them a better path.
10 He who has no attachments can really love others, for his love is pure and divine. -Bhagavad Gita, 9.34
Only one who can love another unconditionally, who has no material desires can truly be divine. Love comes naturally to those who are devoid of any kind of attachments.
11 I am the strength of the strong, devoid of passion and desire, I am sex life which is not contrary to religious principles. -Bhagavad Gita, 7.11
Krishna is the symbolism of hope, strength and purity devoid of any passions and unholy desires. As if erroneously believed, sex is not thought of as a taboo in Vedic scriptures but rather an inherent part of human existence which is fulfilled by the divine bond of a marriage.
12 Of weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am the surabhi, Of causes for procreation I am Kandarpa, the god of love, and of serpents I am Vasuki. -Bhagavad Gita, 10.28
Krishna is the embodiment of all goodness and also of destruction and creation. He is the destroyer of evil and also the pinnacle of love and marriage.
13 It is lust alone, which is born of contact with the mode of passion, and later transformed into anger, Know this as the sinful, all-devouring enemy in the world. -Bhagavad Gita, 3.31
Lust is one of the most dangerous of human emotions. It poisons your mind with unholy desires and leads you astray, compelling you to act with selfish, ulterior motives. Man’s lust is what destroys him and all those he comes in contact with.
14 No human being does more loving service to me than they, nor shall there ever be anyone on this earth more dear to me. -Bhagavad Gita, 18.69
To live and show kindness, love and compassion is the greatest act of spirituality one can do. Man is evidently God’s best creation and he shall always be there with you, to lead you through dark times and show you a better world.
15 Do everything you have to do, but not with greed, not with ego, not with lust, not with envy but with Love, compassion, humility, and devotion. -Bhagavad Gita
All these negative emotions like greed, ego, lust and envy are like poison. They will gradually eat you up. No matter what it is, do it with love, compassion and devotion. The more negative emotions you harbor, the more resentment and sorrow there will be waiting for you.
15 Best Quotes From Bhagavad Gita On Marriage, Love, and Spirituality
1. Only by love can men see me, and know me, and come unto me. -Bhagavad Gita, 11:54
2. What ineffable joy does one find through Love of me, the blissful Atman, Once that joy is realized, all earthly pleasures fade into nothingness. -Bhagavad Gita
3. If one offers to Me with devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or even water, I delightfully partake of that article offered with love by My devotee in pure consciousness. -Bhagavad Gita, 9:26
4. Thus, with a serene, fearless, and unwavering mind, and staunch in the vow of celibacy, the vigilant yogi should meditate on me, having me alone as the supreme goal. -Bhagavad Gita, 6:14
5. That person, who gives up all material desires and lives free from a sense of greed, proprietorship, and egoism, attains perfect peace. -Bhagavad Gita, 2.71
6. The only way you can conquer me is through love and there I am gladly conquered. -Bhagavad Gita
7. Blessed is a human birth, even the dwellers in heaven desire this birth, for true knowledge and pure love may be attained only by a human being. -Bhagavad Gita, 9:21
8. I, the atman, dear to the devotees, am attainable by Love and devotion. -Bhagavad Gita
9. The devotees who worship Me with love reside in Me and I reside in them. -Bhagavad Gita, 9.29
10. He who has no attachments can really love others, for his love is pure and divine. -Bhagavad Gita, 9.34
11. I am the strength of the strong, devoid of passion and desire, I am sex life which is not contrary to religious principles. -Bhagavad Gita, 7.11
12. Of weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am the surabhi, Of causes for procreation I am Kandarpa, the god of love, and of serpents I am Vasuki. -Bhagavad Gita, 10.28
13. It is lust alone, which is born of contact with the mode of passion, and later transformed into anger, Know this as the sinful, all-devouring enemy in the world. -Bhagavad Gita, 3.31
14. No human being does more loving service to me than they, nor shall there ever be anyone on this earth more dear to me. -Bhagavad Gita, 18.69
15. Do everything you have to do, but not with greed, not with ego, not with lust, not with envy but with Love, compassion, humility, and devotion. -Bhagavad Gita