Truth

Truth in the Bhagavad Gita — 4 verses across Chapter 1, including 1.14, 1.19, 2.16, 2.46. Sanskrit, Hindi, English. One reel per verse.

v1.14· Krishna

An entire army just made maximum noise. Krishna and Arjun picked up two Shankhas. Guess who won.

From a single white-horse chariot, Madhav and Arjun raised their divine Shankhas. Two voices answered a whole army — and the whole field went quiet.

Two Shankhas answered an entire army. Divinity doesn't need volume — it needs truth.

— Krishna
v1.19· Dhritarashtra

The Kauravs used every instrument they had. The Pandavs used names. Who won the sound?

That sound — reverberating through sky and earth — shattered the hearts of Dhritarashtra's sons. The Kauravs made noise. The Pandavs broke hearts.

Noise fills the air. Conviction fills the heart. Only one of them breaks the other.

— Krishna
v2.16· Krishna

The real never dies. The fake never existed.

The unreal has no existence. The real never ceases to exist. The truth of both has been seen by the seers of reality.

Stop mourning what was never real. Start seeing what never ended.

— Krishna
v2.46· Krishna

Once you have the ocean, the well gives you nothing new.

Whatever purpose is served by a small well is equally served by a great reservoir flooded on all sides with water. In the same way, all the purposes of the Vedas are fulfilled for the wise one who has realized the truth.

A well gives water. A flooded lake gives the same water. One is not less true than the other — only smaller. When you know the Self, every scripture's promise is already fulfilled.

— Krishna

[ FAQ ]

What does the Bhagavad Gita say about truth?
The Bhagavad Gita addresses truth across 4 verses in Chapter 1. From a single white-horse chariot, Madhav and Arjun raised their divine Shankhas. Two voices answered a whole army — and the whole field went quiet. As Krishna puts it: "Two Shankhas answered an entire army. Divinity doesn't need volume — it needs truth."
Which verses of the Gita are about truth?
Verse 1.14, Verse 1.19, Verse 2.16, Verse 2.46 in Chapter 1 (Arjun Vishad Yoga) all engage with truth. Each is presented in Sanskrit, Hindi, and English at thegitauniverse.com.
Who speaks about truth in the Bhagavad Gita?
2 different speakers in Chapter 1 invoke truth: Krishna, Dhritarashtra. The verses span the opening dialogue between Sanjaya, Dhritarashtra, Duryodhan, Bhishma, Arjun, and Krishna.

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