They say that life is an accident, driven by sexual desire, that the universe has no moral order, no truth, no god. Chapter 11, verse 32 bhagavad gita, the song of god swami. Vishnu is trying to persuade the prince that he should do his duty and, to impress him, takes on his multiarmed form and says now i am become death, the destroyer of worlds. Elon musk, whose hatred for shortsellers on the stock market is the stuff of myths, has just paraphrased a quote from the bhagavad gita and called himself the destroyer of shorts on twitter. As he witnessed the first detonation of a nuclear weapon on july 16, 1945, a piece of hindu scripture ran through the mind of robert oppenheimer. The bhagavadgita, oppenheimer and nuclear weapons hindu. Pleasures conceived in the world of the senses have a beginning and an end and give birth to misery. Elon musk became meme after quoting bhagavad gita the next hint. Jul 17, 2018 he summed up the effect the first experimental test, code named trinity, of an atom bomb had on him. Why atheists can learn from the bhagavad gita by michael. The bhagavad gita quotes and pdf in hindi srimad bhagavatam. I remembered the line from the hindu scripture, the bhagavad gita. Robert oppenheimer after witnessing atomic bomb test, 1945. Elon musk, whose hatered for shortsellers on the stock market is the stuff of myths, has just paraphrased a quote from the bhagavad gita and called himself the destroyer of shorts on twitter.
I remembered the line from the hindu scripture, the. Any philosophical attempts to speak about killing people or devouring them by krishna are incredible superficial and superstitious materialistic unders. The tweet of musk is indeed a game on a citation from the bhagavad gita, 700verses hindu script that is portion of the epic mahabharata trusted to have been penned in the second century bce. Now i am become death, the destroyer of worlds waggish. I am become death this text is also available in swedish i am become death, the destroyer of worlds j. Vishnu is trying to persuade the prince that he should do his duty and, to impress him, takes on his multiarmed form and says, now i am become death, the destroyer of worlds. Robert oppenheimer, an american theoretical physicist who left an outsized mark on history. The issue is, why krishna said it what the message is. You have the right to work, but for the works sake only. I am become death, destroyer of worlds, which was itself quoted from verse 32 of chapter 11 in the bhagavad gita, spoken by vishnu stylistically, destroyer of worlds is a cross between the viking metal of bathorys 19881991 period and the thrash metal style of requiem and octagon. What did oppenheimer mean when he said, now i am become. The bhagavad gita quotes by krishnadwaipayana vyasa.
The albums title is taken from a famous quote by j. Oppenheimer quotes the bhagavad gita search elibrary ssrn. The use of this line by a figure of oppenheimers stature, on national television, has indelibly linked it with the development and use of this. I remembered the line from the hindu scripture, the bhagavad gitai am become death, the destroyer of worlds. Elon musk butchered iconic line from bhagavad gita and called. Seek refuge in the attitude of detachment and you will amass the wealth of spiritual.
Apr 05, 2020 bhagavad gita teaches the importance of faith in god and life lessons. I remembered the line from the hindu scripture the bhagavad gita. A lot of people are more influenced by the bhagavatams take on the gita than the gita. Unit 5 the bhagavad gita this epic tale of the warriorprince arjuna confronting a lifeor death dilemma during civil war presents a unique and powerful philosophy of duty, discipline, and serving a higher purpose. The 20th century was shaped by three wars, each global and utterly destructive in its own way. Bhagavad gita burst death hinduism hiroshima mighty one nagasaki radiance.
Arjuna had to fight his cousin evil prince big bad duryodhana, his archnemesis karna, his teacher and mentor drona and kuru patriach and beloved grandfather bhishma after exhausting all. Oppenheimer quotes the bhagavad gita by rajendra kumar. Robert oppenheimer famously spoke this quote of krishnas in the bhagavad gita in reference to the decision to drop the atomic bomb on japan. What does i am become death, the destroyer of worlds mean. Robert oppenheimer explains how he recited a line from. The translations grammatical archaism made it even more powerful, resonating with lines in. The bhagavad gita the song of god is a book within a larger epic based on the conversation in the hindu epic mahabharata between warrior prince arjuna and his charioteer krishna during the kurushetra war. Time counts and controls the lifespan of all beings. Time i am, destroyer of the worlds, and i have come to engage all people. It lighted every peak, crevasse, and ridge of the nearby mountain range with a clarity and beauty that cannot be described. Vishnu is trying to persuade the prince that he should do his duty, and, to impress him, takes on his multiarmed form and says, now i am become death, the destroyer of worlds. This video was posted on the 66th anniversary of the atomic bombing of hiroshima.
No matter how little we know of the hindu religion, a line from one of its holy scriptures lives within us all. Sep 20, 2003 the quote, i am become death, destroyer of worlds, has been attributed to robert oppenheimer as he witnessed the first atomic bomb test, and he certainly took it from the hindu scripture, having learnt sanskrit so he could read it in the original. Mar 02, 2020 i remembered the line from the hindu scripture, the bhagavad gita. What is the deal with death, the destroyer of worlds. Recently this has hit the youtube algorithm hard, and i just want to say that anyone justifying the bombing of innocent civilians in the comments are fucking. For his crucial role in the manhattan project that during world. Time i am, the great destroyer of the worlds, and i have come here to destroy all people. The line, from the hindu sacred text the bhagavad gita, has come to define robert oppenheimer, but its meaning is more complex than many realise. The gita which can be found in hotel bedstands throughout india is a classic summary of the core beliefs of hinduism. Robert oppenheimer on bhagvad gita, death, future, war and other things. Though god can reincarnate in nonhuman form as well, according to the gita.
Few people laughed, few people cried, most people were silent. Bhaktivedanta swami prabhupada of gaudiya sampradaya. The bhagavad gita s authorship is uncertain and widely debated, but the entire mahabharata of which the gita forms a part was certainly passed down through various oral traditions before a number of standardized written versions emerged many hundreds of years later. After witnessing the worlds first nuclear test in 1945, he said he had thought of the quotation now i am become death, the destroyer of worlds, which is in verse 32 from chapter 11 of the bhagavad gita. The bhagavad gita only comprises about 700 verses, whereas the ramayana has about 24,000, and the entire mahabharata has up to 100,000 depending on the versionconventionally, hindus believe that vyasas original version was much shorter and the text expanded throughout the ages. Robert oppenheimer apocryphically recited the verse from chapter 11 i have become death, destroyer of worlds, just before the first test of the atom bomb, which ironically has a much different meaning in context. Now i am become death, the destroyer of worlds colin marshall recently wrote a brief retrospective on oppenheimer, the bomb, and the quote, which is oppenheimers own translation from the sanskrit.
May these inspirational bhagavad gita quotes enlighten you about the truths of life, become a better person, and to have a more meaningful life. With the exception of you the pandavas, all the soldiers here on both sides will be slain. What is the original meaning of the quote from the. Hindu scripture the bhagavad gita came to his mind. I am become death is the fourth episode of the third season of the nbc superhero drama series heroes and thirtyeighth episode overall. Jun 26, 2020 bhagavad gita, or song of the lord i have become death, the destroyer of worlds. The robert oppenheimer line from the hindu sacred text the bhagavad gita has come to define the father of the atomic bomb but its meaning is more complex than many realise. The world had never seen a nuclear explosion before, and estimates varied widely on how. Robert oppenheimer apocryphically recited the verse from chapter 11 i have become death, destroyer of worlds, just before the first test of the atom bomb, which. Jul 25, 2019 a few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. Now i am become death, the destroyer of worlds 20 october 2020 david auerbach 1 comment j. The line, from the hindu sacred text the bhagavad gita, has come to define robert.
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. Why did robert oppenheimer quote a verse from the bhagavad gita at the sight of the atomic. Elon musk just referred to the bhagwad gita and called. When oppenheimer, who was a part of the first atom bomb project, witnessed the destruction of hiroshima and nagasaki, he quoted this verse of shree krishna in the following manner. As a result, it is probably the most famous quote from the bhagavad gita in the western world. Unit 5 the bhagavad gita this epic tale of the warriorprince arjuna confronting a lifeor death dilemma during civil war presents a unique and powerful philosophy of duty, discipline, and serving a. Years later, another witness, robert oppenheimer, would describe trinity in much darker terms.
Jan 29, 2021 from passion comes confusion of mind, then loss of remembrance, the forgetting of duty. Evidence of ancient nuclear wars weapons of the gods. Robert oppenheimer, the founding father of the american school of theoretical physics. The quotation appears throughout the literature on nuclear weapons, often in a slightly different form. The bhagavad gita study guide literature guide litcharts. This quote has become infamous and it is actually chapter 11 verse 32 of the bhagavad gita, a scripture which has been revered by hindus for thousands of years. It has had a significant influence far beyond hinduism. What is the original meaning of the quote from the bhagavad. However, scholars have suggested that the gita was originally a separate text from the mahabharata and inserted into the. Original line follows somewhat like this now i have become death, destroyer of worlds which was spoken by lord krishna to prince arjuna to convince.
Taking to twitter, tesla and spacex ceo wrote, i am become meme, destroyer of shorts. In their 2006 pulitzer prize winning biography, bird. Oppenheimer made this statement in 1965 during a televised interview. Oppenheimer quotes the bhagavad gita by rajendra kumar bera. Elon musk butchered iconic line from bhagavad gita and. Archived from the original pdf on september 1, 2006. Aug 12, 2012 now, i am become death, the destroyer of worlds, after he had seen the fireball glowing after the bomb had been dropped. Here, we can learn more about bhagavad gita s various disciplines, values, and beliefs. The story of oppenheimers infamous quote the line, from the hindu sacred text the bhagavad gita, has come to define robert oppenheimer, but its. Aug 09, 2015 he later said that he could not help but think of a line from the bhagavad gita. The song of god, often referred to as the gita, is a 701verse hindu scripture that is part of the epic mahabharata chapters 2340 of bhishma parva, dated to the second century bce.
Elon musk became meme after quoting bhagavad gita the. For him, it brought to mind a line from the bhagavad gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the prince arjuna that he should do his duty, and to impress him takes on his multiarmed form, and. The title is a reference to a phrase from the bhagavad gita and was famously quoted by j. From vivekanandaisherwood translation of the gita ch. Vishnu is trying to persuade the prince that he should do his duty, and to impress him takes on his multiarmed form, and says, now i am become death, the destroyer of worlds. I am time, the great destroyer of the world bhagavad gita 11. Oppenheimer, bhagavad gita, atomic weapon, hiroshima and nagasaki, world war ii.
From this loss comes the ruin of reason, and the ruin of reason leads man to destruction. Click here to read grovess observations of the trinity test pdf. Now i am become death, the destroyer of worlds barefoot. I have become destroyer of the world by visionary imagist. Oppenheimer was an unlikely father of the atomic bomb. It is a play on the line, i am become death, destroyer of worlds, said by krishna to arjuna. Robert oppenheimer explains how he recited a line from bhagavad gita now i am become death, the destroyer of worlds upon. Now i am become death, the destroyer of worlds youtube. I am become death, destroyer of worlds, which was itself quoted from verse 32 of chapter 11 in the bhagavad gita, spoken by vishnu.
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