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The 130 verses the guide draws on, each with its Sanskrit, transliteration and translation
About this mission
Ancient wisdom for modern seekers
Purpose
To bring the questions of life to two of the most cherished scriptures of India, as understood in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, and to let them answer in their own words, verse by verse. It is a doorway to the books, not a replacement for them or for a teacher.
Sources
Only two texts are used:
• the Bhagavad Gita (700 verses)
• the Srimad Bhagavatam (about 18,000 verses)
The guide draws on a curated library of their essential verses.
How answers are found
Each verse of the library is stored, with its English, French and Spanish translations, in a vector database. Your question is turned into a vector and compared with them; the verses closest in meaning are shown, with links to read each one in the full text. Nothing is written or invented by a machine.
The sacred scriptures
The two scriptures the answers draw on
Bhagavad Gita
धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः ।
मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय ॥
“On the holy plain, on Kurukshetra, gathered together, eager for battle, what did they do, O Sanjaya, my people and the Pândavas?”
Bhagavad Gita 1.1
- Spoken by Krishna to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra
- Recorded by Vyasa in the Mahabharata
- 18 chapters · 700 verses
The science of the self and of devotion to God
Srimad Bhagavatam
निगमकल्पतरोर्गलितं फलं शुकमुखादमृतद्रवसंयुतम् ।
पिबत भागवतं रसमालयं मुहुरहो रसिका भुवि भावुकाः ॥
“Drink, ye appreciative and thoughtful on earth, every moment of your lives and for evermore—even when you have acquired the final beatitude—of the Bhāgabata, the ambrosial and juicy fruit of the Kalpa tree constituting the Vedas, dropped from the mouth of Suka.”
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.1.3
- Spoken by Shukadeva Goswami to King Parikshit
- Compiled by Vyasa, the ripened fruit of the Vedic tree
- 12 cantos · about 18,000 verses
The pastimes of the Lord and the path of pure devotion
Questions about the site
Is it God who answers?
No. Ask-God.ca is a humble guide: it searches the Bhagavad Gita and the Srimad Bhagavatam for the verses closest in meaning to your question and shows them to you. The scriptures speak; the site only points to them.
How are the answers made?
Every verse of the library, with its topics, is turned into a vector, a list of numbers that captures its meaning, by a multilingual model (BGE-M3, run by Cloudflare). Your question is turned into a vector in the same way, and the verses whose meaning is closest are shown, up to four. No text is generated: if no verse is close enough, the site says so. A question that suggests someone is in danger receives help lines and a few verses of comfort chosen by hand.
Which translations are used?
The Sanskrit is given in Devanagari and in transliteration, with the verse numbering of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust editions (as on Vedabase). The translations are those of recognised translators, in editions now in the public domain, quoted as printed: for the Bhagavad Gita, Annie Besant (English, 1895), Émile Burnouf (French, 1861) and José Roviralta Borrell (Spanish, 1896); for the Srimad Bhagavatam, Manmatha Nath Dutt (English, 1895) and Eugène Burnouf, continued by Eugène-Louis Hauvette-Besnault and Alfred Roussel (French, 1840–1898). Each verse names its translator. These editions leave a few verses out: such verses are shown in Sanskrit, and the “Read on Vedabase” link opens their translation, with the complete texts and commentaries.
Are my questions kept?
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Can it replace a spiritual teacher?
No. The Gita itself counsels approaching a realized teacher with humility, sincere questions and service (Bhagavad Gita 4.34). Use this site to discover the verses and reflect on them, and seek out qualified teachers and devotees for guidance.