Hinduism One — Daily verse

Bhagavad Gita 3.21 — Children copy what we do

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः ।
स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते ॥

yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ
sa yat pramāṇaṃ kurute lokas tad anuvartate

“Whatever a respected person does, others do the same. Whatever standard they set, the world follows.”

Try this today: Choose one habit you'd love your children to have (reading, kind words, putting the phone away) and quietly do it in front of them today.

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Bhagavad Gita 2.50 — Yoga is skill in action

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते ।
तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् ॥

buddhi-yukto jahātīha ubhe sukṛta-duṣkṛte
tasmād yogāya yujyasva yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam

“A wise, steady mind lets go of both merit and fault, even here in this life. So devote yourself to yoga: yoga is skill in action.”

Try this today: Pick one ordinary job today (making tea, packing a school bag, writing an email) and do it slowly, carefully and beautifully.

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Bhagavad Gita 2.63 — What anger does to a clear mind

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः सम्मोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः ।
स्मृतिभ्रंशाद्बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति ॥

krodhād bhavati sammohaḥ sammohāt smṛti-vibhramaḥ
smṛti-bhraṃśād buddhi-nāśo buddhi-nāśāt praṇaśyati

“Anger clouds the mind. A clouded mind forgets what it knows. When memory slips, good judgement goes, and without judgement we lose our way.”

Try this today: Agree on a family “pause signal” today, like a hand on the heart, that means “I need a minute before I answer.”

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Bhagavad Gita 2.62 — How a small thought grows into anger

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते ।
सङ्गात्सञ्जायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते ॥

dhyāyato viṣayān puṃsaḥ saṅgas teṣūpajāyate
saṅgāt sañjāyate kāmaḥ kāmāt krodho 'bhijāyate

“When you keep thinking about something, you grow attached to it. Attachment turns into wanting, and wanting that is blocked turns into anger.”

Try this today: The next time you feel cross today, trace it back one step: what were you wanting? Name it out loud.

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Bhagavad Gita 4.7 — Whenever goodness fades, I come

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत ।
अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम् ॥

yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata
abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṃ sṛjāmy aham

“Whenever goodness fades and wrongdoing rises, I bring myself forth into the world.”

Try this today: Do one small, quiet act of goodness today that no one will thank you for.

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Bhagavad Gita 2.20 — The self is never born and never dies

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचिन् नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः ।
अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे ॥

na jāyate mriyate vā kadācin nāyaṃ bhūtvā bhavitā vā na bhūyaḥ
ajo nityaḥ śāśvato 'yaṃ purāṇo na hanyate hanyamāne śarīre

“The self is never born and never dies. It did not begin, and it will not end. Unborn, eternal, ancient, it is not destroyed when the body is.”

Try this today: Think of someone you've lost or miss. Spend a quiet minute remembering one quality of theirs that still lives on in you.

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Bhagavad Gita 2.48 — Steadiness is yoga

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय ।
सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते ॥

yoga-sthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā dhanañjaya
siddhy-asiddhyoḥ samo bhūtvā samatvaṃ yoga ucyate

“Do your work from a steady centre, free of clinging, the same in success and failure. That evenness of mind is called yoga.”

Try this today: Before one important task today, take three slow breaths and say: “I'll do my best, and I'll be okay either way.”

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Bhagavad Gita 6.35 — The restless mind can be trained

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलम् ।
अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते ॥

asaṃśayaṃ mahā-bāho mano durnigrahaṃ calam
abhyāsena tu kaunteya vairāgyeṇa ca gṛhyate

“No doubt the mind is restless and hard to hold. But it can be trained, through steady practice and by letting go.”

Try this today: Choose one tiny daily practice (five quiet breaths, ten minutes of reading) and do it at the same time each day this week.

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Bhagavad Gita 6.5 — Be your own best friend

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् ।
आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः ॥

uddhared ātmanātmānaṃ nātmānam avasādayet
ātmaiva hy ātmano bandhur ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ

“Lift yourself up by your own effort; never pull yourself down. You alone are your own friend, and you alone can be your own enemy.”

Try this today: Catch one unkind thing you say to yourself today. Rewrite it the way you'd say it to a friend you love.

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Bhagavad Gita 2.14 — This too shall pass

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः ।
आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत ॥

mātrā-sparśās tu kaunteya śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkha-dāḥ
āgamāpāyino 'nityās tāṃs titikṣasva bhārata

“Heat and cold, pleasure and pain come and go like the seasons. They don't last, so learn to bear them patiently.”

Try this today: When something feels unbearable today, say to yourself: “This is a season, not forever.” Then take one small next step.

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Bhagavad Gita 2.47 — Do your best, then let go

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन ।
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि ॥

karmaṇy evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana
mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo 'stv akarmaṇi

“Your right is to the work alone, never to its results. Don't let the reward be your reason, and don't fall into doing nothing.”

Try this today: Pick one task you're anxious about. Write down the part you control, give that part your full effort today, and let the rest be.

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