Daily Quote

“Ananyashchintayanto Mam Ye Janah Paryupasate — those devotees who worship me thinking of me alone, for them I carry the burden of their thought — thus the Lord promises.”

— Bhagavad Gita 9.22

• “Satyameva Jayate — Truth alone triumphs, never falsehood.”

  — Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.6

• “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam — the whole world is one family; this idea shows us the path to unity beyond our differences.”

  — Mahopanishad

• “Ahimsa Paramo Dharmah — non-violence is the highest duty, a principle emphasized repeatedly throughout the Mahabharata.”

  — Mahabharata

• “Karmanyevadhikaraste Ma Phaleshu Kadachana — your right is to action alone, never to its fruits. This teaching, urging focus on duty rather than the anxiety of results, is the Gita's most well-known lesson.”

  — Bhagavad Gita 2.47

• “Na Jayate Mriyate Va Kadachit — the soul is never born, nor does it ever die. The soul is not destroyed when the body perishes — this realization shows the path to overcoming the fear of death.”

  — Bhagavad Gita 2.20

• “Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya Glanir Bhavati — whenever there is a decline of righteousness, the divine descends. This assurance of restoring justice against injustice has inspired devotees across the ages.”

  — Bhagavad Gita 4.7

• “Om Saha Nau Avatu Saha Nau Bhunaktu — may we (teacher and student) be protected together, nourished together, may we together attain strength — this part of the Vedic peace mantra upholds the ideal of cooperation and shared learning.”

  — Kathopanishad Shanti Mantra

• “Asato Ma Sadgamaya Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya Mrityor Ma Amritam Gamaya — lead me from falsehood to truth, from darkness to light, from death to immortality — this famous peace mantra is the seeker's prayer for self-elevation.”

  — Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28

• “Sarvam Khalvidam Brahma — all this, the whole universe, is Brahman. This declaration is the keynote of the Upanishads' non-dual vision.”

  — Chandogya Upanishad 3.14.1

• “Aham Brahmasmi — 'I am Brahman'. This great utterance proclaims the identity of the self with Brahman, the ultimate attainment of Upanishadic knowledge.”

  — Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.10

• “Tat Tvam Asi — 'That thou art'. With this great utterance the father-teacher Uddalaka repeatedly teaches Shvetaketu that the individual self and the supreme self are one.”

  — Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7

• “Matrudevo Bhava, Pitrudevo Bhava, Acharyadevo Bhava, Atithidevo Bhava — revere your mother, father, teacher, and guest as gods. This instruction of the Taittiriya Upanishad embodies the ideals of reverence and hospitality.”

  — Taittiriya Upanishad 1.11.2

• “Satyam Vada, Dharmam Chara — speak the truth, practice righteousness. This farewell instruction to the graduate lays the foundation of character and morality.”

  — Taittiriya Upanishad 1.11.1

• “Ishavasyamidam Sarvam Yat Kincha Jagatyam Jagat — whatever moves in this world, all of it is pervaded by the Lord. This first verse of the Isha Upanishad teaches both renunciation and responsibility in the world.”

  — Isha Upanishad 1

• “Om Shantih Shantih Shantih — 'peace, peace, peace'. The three sounds of peace seek the tranquillity of the three worlds and the appeasement of physical, divine, and spiritual afflictions.”

  — Upanishad Shanti Patha

• “Om Bhur Bhuvah Svah Tat Savitur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat — the Gayatri Mantra is a meditation on the radiant glory of the sun-god Savitar and a prayer for the awakening of intellect; this Rigvedic verse is still chanted at sandhya to this day.”

  — Rigveda 3.62.10

• “Vidya Dadati Vinayam Vinayad Yati Patratam — knowledge gives humility, and from humility comes worthiness. This moral maxim of transforming knowledge into grace is an ideal saying of subhashita literature.”

  — Subhashita

• “Paropakararthamidam Shariram — this body is for the welfare of others. The teaching of devoting body and mind to the good of others beyond self-centeredness is the keynote of Indian ethics.”

  — Yoga Vasishtha (Upadesha)

• “Uddhared Atmanatmanam Natmanam Avasadayet — lift yourself by yourself, do not degrade yourself; the self alone is the self's friend, the self alone is the self's enemy.”

  — Bhagavad Gita 6.5

• “Svadharme Nidhanam Shreyah Paradharmo Bhayavahah — death in one's own dharma is better; another's dharma is fraught with fear. Doing one's own duty according to one's nature is the best path — this teaching of the Gita stresses self-identity and duty.”

  — Bhagavad Gita 3.35

• “Na Hi Jnanena Sadrisham Pavitramiha Vidyate — in this world there is nothing as purifying as knowledge. The Gita declares that knowledge of the self has the highest purity.”

  — Bhagavad Gita 4.38

• “Shraddhavan Labhate Jnanam — the faithful person attains knowledge. According to the Gita, knowledge cannot be attained without faith, for faith is the first foundation of knowledge.”

  — Bhagavad Gita 4.39

• “Sarvadharman Parityajya Mamekam Sharanam Vraja — abandoning all dharmas, take refuge in me alone; I will free you from all sin. This final teaching of the Gita is the supreme lesson of surrender.”

  — Bhagavad Gita 18.66

• “Yato Dharmastato Jaya — where there is righteousness, there is victory. As long as one stays on the path of dharma, victory is assured — this maxim is the keynote of the Mahabharata's dharma of victory.”

  — Mahabharata

• “Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah — dharma protects those who protect it; and dharma destroys those who destroy it. This principle of the reciprocation of righteousness is a familiar maxim of the Manu Smriti.”

  — Manu Smriti 8.15

• “Annam Brahm Iti Vyajanat — 'food is Brahman'. The Taittiriya Upanishad's declaration of food as a manifestation of Brahman gives spiritual dignity to life's fundamental need.”

  — Taittiriya Upanishad 3.2

• “Prajnanam Brahma — 'consciousness is Brahman'. This great utterance of the Aitareya Upanishad establishes pure consciousness as the nature of ultimate truth.”

  — Aitareya Upanishad 3.3

• “Sahasrashirsha Purushah Sahasrakshah Sahasrapat — that Purusha has a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, and a thousand feet; the Purusha Sukta is the Rigveda's greatest hymn describing the cosmic Person pervading the universe.”

  — Rigveda 10.90

• “Sarvam Paravasham Duhkham Sarvamatmavasham Sukham — everything under another's control is sorrow, everything under one's own control is happiness. This subhashita teaches character-building, making self-control the sole means of happiness.”

  — Subhashita