Sanskrit Corpus

kasmācca te na nameranmahātmangarīyase brahmaṇo'pyādikartre । ananta deveśa jagannivāsa tvamakṣaraṃ sadasattatparaṃ yat ॥

“'And why should they not bow to You, O great self, greater than Brahmā, the first maker? Endless, lord of gods, home of the world — You are the imperishable, being and non-being, and what is beyond.'”

tvamādidevaḥ puruṣaḥ purāṇastvamasya viśvasya paraṃ nidhānam । vettāsi vedyaṃ ca paraṃ ca dhāma tvayā tataṃ viśvamanantarūpa ॥

“'You are the first god, the ancient Person, the highest storehouse of this world; You are the knower, the knowable, the highest home — by You is the world pervaded, O endless-formed.'”

vāyuryamo'gnirvaruṇaḥ śaśāṅkaḥ prajāpatistvaṃ prapitāmahaśca । namo namaste'stu sahasrakṛtvaḥ punaśca bhūyo'pi namo namaste ॥

“'You are wind, death, fire, sea, moon, the lord of creatures, and the great-grandsire; homage, homage to You a thousandfold, and again and again homage to You.'”

namaḥ purastādatha pṛṣṭhataste namo'stu te sarvata eva sarva । anantavīryāmitavikramastvaṃ sarvaṃ samāpnoṣi tato'si sarvaḥ ॥

“'Homage before You, homage behind You, homage to You on all sides, O all; of endless valour, of boundless stride, You fill all — so You are all.'”

sakheti matvā prasabhaṃ yaduktaṃ he kṛṣṇa he yādava he sakheti । ajānatā mahimānaṃ tavedaṃ mayā pramādātpraṇayena vāpi ॥

“'Whatever I said rashly, thinking You my friend — 'O Kṛṣṇa, O cowherd, O friend' — unknowing this greatness of Yours, through folly or through love.'”

yaccāvahāsārthamasatkṛto'si vihāraśayyāsanabhojaneṣu । eko'thavāpyacyuta tatsamakṣaṃ tatkṣāmaye tvāmahamaprameyam ॥

“'And wherein You were slighted by me in jest, at play, on couch, seat or meals, alone or before others, O Acyuta — for that I beg You, the immeasurable, to forgive.'”

pitāsi lokasya carācarasya tvamasya pūjyaśca gururgarīyān । na tvatsamo'styabhyadhikaḥ kuto'nyo lokatraye'pyapratimaprabhāva ॥

“'You are the father of the moving and unmoving world, its worshipful, weightiest teacher; none equals You — how could another surpass You in the three worlds, O matchless in might?'”

tasmātpraṇamya praṇidhāya kāyaṃ prasādaye tvāmahamīśamīḍyam । piteva putrasya sakheva sakhyuḥ priyaḥ priyāyārhasi deva soḍhum ॥

“'So bowing, laying down my body, I crave Your grace, O lord to be praised; as a father with a son, a friend with a friend, a lover with the beloved, You should bear with me, O god.'”

adṛṣṭapūrvaṃ hṛṣito'smi dṛṣṭvā bhayena ca pravyathitaṃ mano me । tadeva me darśaya deva rūpaṃ prasīda deveśa jagannivāsa ॥

“'Glad am I seeing what was never seen, yet my mind trembles with fear; show me that same form of Yours, O god — be gracious, lord of gods, home of the world.'”

kirīṭinaṃ gadinaṃ cakrahastamicchāmi tvāṃ draṣṭumahaṃ tathaiva । tenaiva rūpeṇa caturbhujena sahasrabāho bhava viśvamūrte ॥

“'Crowned, mace-bearing, discus-handed, I long to see You just so; take that same four-armed form, O thousand-armed, O all-formed.'”

mayā prasannena tavārjunedaṃ rūpaṃ paraṃ darśitamātmayogāt । tejomayaṃ viśvamanantamādyaṃ yanme tvadanyena na dṛṣṭapūrvam ॥

“'By Me, well pleased, O Arjuna, this highest form has been shown to you through My own discipline — luminous, all-formed, endless, primal, never seen before by any but you.'”

na vedayajñādhyayanairna dānairna ca kriyābhirna tapobhirugraiḥ । evaṃrūpaḥ śakya ahaṃ nṛloke draṣṭuṃ tvadanyena kurupravīra ॥

“'Not by Vedas, sacrifices, studies, gifts, rites, or dread austerities can I be seen in such a form in the human world by any but you, O hero of the Kurus.'”

mā te vyathā mā ca vimūḍhabhāvo dṛṣṭvā rūpaṃ ghoramīdṛṅmamedam । vyapetabhīḥ prītamanāḥ punastvaṃ tadeva me rūpamidaṃ prapaśya ॥

“'Be not afraid, nor bewildered, seeing this dread form of Mine; fear gone, glad in mind, behold again this same form of Mine.'”

ityarjunaṃ vāsudevastathoktvā svakaṃ rūpaṃ darśayāmāsa bhūyaḥ । āśvāsayāmāsa ca bhītamenaṃ bhūtvā punaḥ saumyavapurmahātmā ॥

“Thus speaking to Arjuna, Vāsudeva showed His own form again; and the great self comforted the frightened one, becoming gentle-bodied once more.”

dṛṣṭvedaṃ mānuṣaṃ rūpaṃ tava saumyaṃ janārdana । idānīmasmi saṃvṛttaḥ sacetāḥ prakṛtiṃ gataḥ ॥

“'Seeing this gentle human form of Yours, O Janārdana, I am now come to myself and returned to my nature.'”

sudurdarśamidaṃ rūpaṃ dṛṣṭavānasi yanmama । devā apyasya rūpasya nityaṃ darśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ ॥

“'This form of Mine you have seen is very hard to behold; even the gods ever long to see this form.'”

nāhaṃ vedairna tapasā na dānena na cejyayā । śakya evaṃvidho draṣṭuṃ dṛṣṭavānasi māṃ yathā ॥

“'Not by Vedas, austerity, gifts, or offerings can I be seen in such a form as you have seen Me.'”

bhaktyā tvananyayā śakya ahamevaṃvidho'rjuna । jñātuṃ draṣṭuṃ ca tattvena praveṣṭuṃ ca paraṃtapa ॥

“'But by single devotion I can be known in such a form, O Arjuna — and seen in truth, and entered too, O tormentor of foes.'”

matkarmakṛnmatparamo madbhaktaḥ saṅgavarjitaḥ । nirvairaḥ sarvabhūteṣu yaḥ sa māmeti pāṇḍava ॥

“'Whoever does My work, holds Me highest, serves Me, is free of attachment, bears no hatred to any beings — he reaches Me, O Pāṇḍava.'”

evaṃ satatayuktā ye bhaktāstvāṃ paryupāsate । ye cāpyakṣaramavyaktaṃ teṣāṃ ke yogavittamāḥ ॥

“Those devotees ever yoked who thus worship You, and those who worship the imperishable unmanifest — of them who know discipline best?”

mayyāveśya mano ye māṃ nityayuktā upāsate । śraddhayā parayopetāste me yuktatamā matāḥ ॥

“Those who, fixing the mind on Me, worship Me ever yoked, graced with highest faith — they are deemed by Me most yoked.”

ye tvakṣaramanirdeśyamavyaktaṃ paryupāsate । sarvatragamacintyaṃ ca kūṭasthamacalaṃ dhruvam ॥

“But those who worship the imperishable, indefinable, unmanifest — all-pervading, unthinkable, changeless, unmoving, fixed.”

saṃniyamyendriyagrāmaṃ sarvatra samabuddhayaḥ । te prāpnuvanti māmeva sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ ॥

“Restraining the host of senses, even-minded everywhere — they reach Me alone, delighting in the welfare of all beings.”

kleśo'dhikatarasteṣāmavyaktāsaktacetasām । avyaktā hi gatirduḥkhaṃ dehavadbhiravāpyate ॥

“Greater is the toil of those whose minds cling to the unmanifest; for the unmanifest path is hard for body-bearers to win.”

ye tu sarvāṇi karmāṇi mayi saṃnyasya matparāḥ । ananyenaiva yogena māṃ dhyāyanta upāsate ॥

“But those who, laying all deeds on Me, intent on Me, worship Me musing with single discipline.”

teṣāmahaṃ samuddhartā mṛtyusaṃsārasāgarāt । bhavāmi nacirātpārtha mayyāveśitacetasām ॥

“For them I become the lifter from the sea of death and rebirth, and soon, O Pārtha, for those whose minds are fixed on Me.”

mayyeva mana ādhatsva mayi buddhiṃ niveśaya । nivasiṣyasi mayyeva ata ūrdhvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ ॥

“Fix your mind on Me alone, settle your thought in Me; you will dwell in Me alone henceforth — no doubt.”

atha cittaṃ samādhātuṃ na śaknoṣi mayi sthiram । abhyāsayogena tato māmicchāptuṃ dhanaṃjaya ॥

“But if you cannot steadily fix your thought on Me, then seek to reach Me by the discipline of practice, O Dhanañjaya.”

abhyāse'pyasamartho'si matkarmaparamo bhava । madarthamapi karmāṇi kurvansiddhimavāpsyasi ॥

“If you are unable even at practice, be intent on My work; doing deeds for My sake, you will win perfection.”

athaitadapyaśakto'si kartuṃ madyogamāśritaḥ । sarvakarmaphalatyāgaṃ tataḥ kuru yatātmavān ॥

“But if you cannot do even this, then, sheltered in My discipline, self-restrained, renounce the fruit of all deeds.”

śreyo hi jñānamabhyāsājjñānāddhyānaṃ viśiṣyate । dhyānātkarmaphalatyāgastyāgācchāntiranantaram ॥

“For knowledge is better than practice, musing better than knowledge, renouncing the fruit of deeds better than musing — from renouncing comes peace straightway.”

adveṣṭā sarvabhūtānāṃ maitraḥ karuṇa eva ca । nirmamo nirahaṃkāraḥ samaduḥkhasukhaḥ kṣamī ॥

“Hating no beings, friendly and pitying too, free of mine-ness and ego, even in pain and pleasure, forbearing.”

saṃtuṣṭaḥ satataṃ yogī yatātmā dṛḍhaniścayaḥ । mayyarpitamanobuddhiryo madbhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ ॥

“Ever content, the seeker self-restrained, firm-resolved, with mind and thought laid on Me — whoever serves Me is dear to Me.”

yasmānnodvijate loko lokānnodvijate ca yaḥ । harṣāmarṣabhayodvegairmukto yaḥ sa ca me priyaḥ ॥

“From whom the world does not shrink, and who does not shrink from the world — whoever is freed from joy, envy, fear and dread is dear to Me too.”

anapekṣaḥ śucirdakṣa udāsīno gatavyathaḥ । sarvārambhaparityāgī yo madbhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ ॥

“Wanting nothing, pure, skilled, unconcerned, pain-free, renouncing all ventures — whoever serves Me is dear to Me.”

yo na hṛṣyati na dveṣṭi na śocati na kāṅkṣati । śubhāśubhaparityāgī bhaktimānyaḥ sa me priyaḥ ॥

“Whoever neither rejoices nor hates, neither grieves nor craves, renouncing fair and foul — whoever is full of devotion is dear to Me.”

samaḥ śatrau ca mitre ca tathā mānāpamānayoḥ । śītoṣṇasukhaduḥkheṣu samaḥ saṅgavivarjitaḥ ॥

“Same toward foe and friend, and likewise honour and dishonour; same amid cold and heat, pleasure and pain, freed from clinging.”

tulyanindāstutirmaunī santuṣṭo yena kenacit । aniketaḥ sthiramatirbhaktimānme priyo naraḥ ॥

“To whom blame and praise are alike, silent, content with anything, homeless, steady-minded — the devoted man is dear to Me.”

ye tu dharmyāmṛtamidaṃ yathoktaṃ paryupāsate । śraddadhānā matparamā bhaktāste'tīva me priyāḥ ॥

“But those who worship this lawful nectar as taught, full of faith, holding Me highest — those devotees are exceeding dear to Me.”

idaṃ śarīraṃ kaunteya kṣetramityabhidhīyate । etadyo vetti taṃ prāhuḥ kṣetrajña iti tadvidaḥ ॥

“This body, O son of Kuntī, is called the field; whoever knows it, the knowers of That call the knower of the field.”

kṣetrajñaṃ cāpi māṃ viddhi sarvakṣetreṣu bhārata । kṣetrakṣetrajñayorjñānaṃ yattajjñānaṃ mataṃ mama ॥

“And know Me as the knower of the field in all fields, O Bhārata; knowledge of field and knower of the field is deemed by Me true knowledge.”

tatkṣetraṃ yacca yādṛkca yadvikāri yataśca yat । sa ca yo yatprabhāvaśca tatsamāsena me śṛṇu ॥

“Hear from Me in brief what that field is, what it is like, what its changes are, whence it comes, and who he is and what his powers are.”

ṛṣibhirbahudhā gītaṃ chandobhirvividhaiḥ pṛthak । brahmasūtrapadaiścaiva hetumadbhirviniścitaiḥ ॥

“Sung manifold by seers, in many diverse metres severally, and in reasoned, settled Brahma-sūtra words.”

mahābhūtānyahaṃkāro buddhiravyaktameva ca । indriyāṇi daśaikaṃ ca pañca cendriyagocarāḥ ॥

“The great elements, ego, thought, and the unmanifest too; the ten senses and one, and the five sense-ranges.”

icchā dveṣaḥ sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ saṃghātaścetanā dhṛtiḥ । etatkṣetraṃ samāsena savikāramudāhṛtam ॥

“Liking, disliking, pleasure, pain, the mass, awareness, resolve — this field with its changes is told in brief.”

amānitvamadambhitvamahiṃsā kṣāntirārjavam । ācāryopāsanaṃ śaucaṃ sthairyamātmavinigrahaḥ ॥

“Humility, unshowiness, non-harming, patience, uprightness; service of the teacher, purity, steadiness, self-restraint.”

indriyārtheṣu vairāgyamanahaṃkāra eva ca । janmamṛtyujarāvyādhiduḥkhadoṣānudarśanam ॥

“Aloofness toward sense-objects, and absence of ego too; seeing the ill in birth, death, age, sickness and pain.”

asaktiranabhiṣvaṅgaḥ putradāragṛhādiṣu । nityaṃ ca samacittatvamiṣṭāniṣṭopapattiṣu ॥

“Unclinging, unsticking to son, wife, house and the rest; and constant even-mindedness amid welcome and unwelcome turns.”

mayi cānanyayogena bhaktiravyabhicāriṇī । viviktadeśasevitvamaratirjanasaṃsadi ॥

“And unwavering devotion to Me by single discipline; resorting to lonely places, distaste for crowds of men.”

adhyātmajñānanityatvaṃ tattvajñānārthadarśanam । etajjñānamiti proktamajñānaṃ yadato'nyathā ॥

“Constancy in self-knowledge, sight of the goal of truth-knowledge — this is called knowledge; other than this is ignorance.”