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buddherbhedaṃ dhṛteścaiva guṇatastrividhaṃ śṛṇu । procyamānamaśeṣeṇa pṛthaktvena dhanaṃjaya ॥

“Hear the threefold split of thought and resolve by qualities, told without remainder, part by part, O Dhanañjaya.”

pravṛttiṃ ca nivṛttiṃ ca kāryākārye bhayābhaye । bandhaṃ mokṣaṃ ca yā vetti buddhiḥ sā pārtha sāttvikī ॥

“The thought that knows forthgoing and check, what must and must not be done, fear and fearlessness, bondage and freedom — that thought, O Pārtha, is good.”

yayā dharmamadharmaṃ ca kāryaṃ cākāryameva ca । ayathāvatprajānāti buddhiḥ sā pārtha rājasī ॥

“That by which one knows law and lawlessness, due and undue wrongly — that thought, O Pārtha, is passionate.”

adharmaṃ dharmamiti yā manyate tamasāvṛtā । sarvārthānviparītāṃśca buddhiḥ sā pārtha tāmasī ॥

“That which, wrapped in darkness, deems lawlessness as law, and all aims awry — that thought, O Pārtha, is dark.”

dhṛtyā yayā dhārayate manaḥprāṇendriyakriyāḥ । yogenāvyabhicāriṇyā dhṛtiḥ sā pārtha sāttvikī ॥

“That by which one holds the workings of mind, breaths and senses, by unwavering discipline — that resolve, O Pārtha, is good.”

yayā tu dharmakāmārthāndhṛtyā dhārayate'rjuna । prasaṅgena phalākāṅkṣī dhṛtiḥ sā pārtha rājasī ॥

“But that by which, O Arjuna, one holds law, desire and wealth, craving fruit through clinging — that resolve, O Pārtha, is passionate.”

yayā svapnaṃ bhayaṃ śokaṃ viṣādaṃ madameva ca । na vimuñcati durmedhā dhṛtiḥ sā pārtha tāmasī ॥

“That by which the ill-witted lets not go sleep, fear, grief, gloom, and pride too — that resolve, O Pārtha, is dark.”

sukhaṃ tvidānīṃ trividhaṃ śṛṇu me bharatarṣabha । abhyāsādramate yatra duḥkhāntaṃ ca nigacchati ॥

“Now hear from Me, O best of Bharatas, pleasure threefold — wherein one delights from practice, and reaches the end of pain.”

yattadagre viṣamiva pariṇāme'mṛtopamam । tatsukhaṃ sāttvikaṃ proktamātmabuddhiprasādajam ॥

“That which at first is like poison, at the end like nectar — that pleasure, born of the self-thought's clarity, is called good.”

viṣayendriyasaṃyogādyattadagre'mṛtopamam । pariṇāme viṣamiva tatsukhaṃ rājasaṃ smṛtam ॥

“That which from joining of sense and object is at first like nectar, at the end like poison — that pleasure is deemed passionate.”

yadagre cānubandhe ca sukhaṃ mohanamātmanaḥ । nidrālasyapramādotthaṃ tattāmasamudāhṛtam ॥

“That pleasure which at first and in sequel deludes the self, born of sleep, sloth and heedlessness — that is called dark.”

na tadasti pṛthivyāṃ vā divi deveṣu vā punaḥ । sattvaṃ prakṛtijairmuktaṃ yadebhiḥ syāttribhirguṇaiḥ ॥

“Nothing exists on earth, or in heaven among gods again, that could be free of these three nature-born qualities.”

brāhmaṇakṣatriyaviśāṃ śūdrāṇāṃ ca parantapa । karmāṇi pravibhaktāni svabhāvaprabhavairguṇaiḥ ॥

“Of priests, warriors, traders, and serfs, O tormentor of foes, deeds are parted by nature-born qualities.”

śamo damastapaḥ śaucaṃ kṣāntirārjavameva ca । jñānaṃ vijñānamāstikyaṃ brahmakarma svabhāvajam ॥

“Calm, restraint, austerity, purity, patience, uprightness too, learning, discernment, orthodoxy — priest-deed born of nature.”

śauryaṃ tejo dhṛtirdākṣyaṃ yuddhe cāpyapalāyanam । dānamīśvarabhāvaśca kṣātraṃ karma svabhāvajam ॥

“Valour, glow, resolve, skill, and not fleeing in battle too, giving, lordliness — warrior-deed born of nature.”

kṛṣigaurakṣyavāṇijyaṃ vaiśyakarma svabhāvajam । paricaryātmakaṃ karma śūdrasyāpi svabhāvajam ॥

“Ploughing, cow-keeping, trading — trader-deed born of nature; work whose self is service too is serf-deed born of nature.”

sve sve karmaṇyabhirataḥ saṃsiddhiṃ labhate naraḥ । svakarmanirataḥ siddhiṃ yathā vindati tacchṛṇu ॥

“Delighting each in his own deed, a man wins perfection; how the own-deed-devoted wins perfection, hear.”

yataḥ pravṛttirbhūtānāṃ yena sarvamidaṃ tatam । svakarmaṇā tamabhyarcya siddhiṃ vindati mānavaḥ ॥

“From whom springs beings' forthgoing, by whom all this is pervaded — worshipping Him with his own deed, a man wins perfection.”

śreyānsvadharmo viguṇaḥ paradharmātsvanuṣṭhitāt । svabhāvaniyataṃ karma kurvannāpnoti kilbiṣam ॥

“Better one's own law, though wanting, than another's well-kept; doing nature-settled deeds, one wins no stain.”

sahajaṃ karma kaunteya sadoṣamapi na tyajet । sarvārambhā hi doṣeṇa dhūmenāgnirivāvṛtāḥ ॥

“Inborn deeds, O son of Kuntī, one should not give up though faulty; for all ventures are wrapped in fault, as fire by smoke.”

asaktabuddhiḥ sarvatra jitātmā vigataspṛhaḥ । naiṣkarmyasiddhiṃ paramāṃ saṃnyāsenādhigacchati ॥

“With thought clinging nowhere, self-conquered, longing gone — one reaches the highest deedless perfection through renouncing.”

siddhiṃ prāpto yathā brahma tathāpnoti nibodha me । samāsenaiva kaunteya niṣṭhā jñānasya yā parā ॥

“How, winning perfection, one wins Brahman — learn from Me in brief, O son of Kuntī — the highest stand of knowledge.”

buddhyā viśuddhayā yukto dhṛtyātmānaṃ niyamya ca । śabdādīnviṣayāṃstyaktvā rāgadveṣau vyudasya ca ॥

“Yoked with cleansed thought, ruling the self by resolve, leaving sound and the other objects, casting off likes and dislikes.”

viviktasevī laghvāśī yatavākkāyamānasaḥ । dhyānayogaparo nityaṃ vairāgyaṃ samupāśritaḥ ॥

“Haunting lonely places, light-eating, with voice, body, mind restrained, ever given to musing-discipline, resorting to dispassion.”

ahaṃkāraṃ balaṃ darpaṃ kāmaṃ krodhaṃ parigraham । vimucya nirmamaḥ śānto brahmabhūyāya kalpate ॥

“Letting go ego, force, pride, lust, anger, grasping — mine-less, calm, one fits oneself for becoming Brahman.”

brahmabhūtaḥ prasannātmā na śocati na kāṅkṣati । samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu madbhaktiṃ labhate parām ॥

“Become Brahman, clear in self, one grieves not nor craves; same toward all beings, one wins highest devotion to Me.”

bhaktyā māmabhijānāti yāvānyaścāsmi tattvataḥ । tato māṃ tattvato jñātvā viśate tadanantaram ॥

“By devotion one truly knows Me — how great and who I am in truth; then, truly knowing Me, one enters straightway.”

sarvakarmāṇyapi sadā kurvāṇo madvyapāśrayaḥ । matprasādādavāpnoti śāśvataṃ padamavyayam ॥

“Doing all deeds ever, sheltered in Me, by My grace one wins the lasting changeless station.”

cetasā sarvakarmāṇi mayi saṃnyasya matparaḥ । buddhiyogamupāśritya maccittaḥ satataṃ bhava ॥

“Laying all deeds on Me by thought, holding Me highest, sheltered in wisdom-discipline, be ever minded on Me.”

maccittaḥ sarvadurgāṇi matprasādāttariṣyasi । atha cettvamahaṃkārānna śroṣyasi vinaṅkṣyasi ॥

“Minded on Me, you will cross all straits by My grace; but if from ego you will not hear, you will perish.”

yadahaṃkāramāśritya na yotsya iti manyase । mithyaiṣa vyavasāyaste prakṛtistvāṃ niyokṣyati ॥

“Sheltering in ego, thinking 'I will not fight' — vain is that resolve of yours; nature will yoke you.”

svabhāvajena kaunteya nibaddhaḥ svena karmaṇā । kartuṃ necchasi yanmohātkariṣyasyavaśo'pi tat ॥

“Bound by your own nature-born deed, O son of Kuntī, what from delusion you wish not to do — even helpless, you will do that.”

īśvaraḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ hṛddeśe'rjuna tiṣṭhati । bhrāmayansarvabhūtāni yantrārūḍhāni māyayā ॥

“The lord stands in the heart-place of all beings, O Arjuna, whirling all beings as if mounted on a device, by glamour.”

tameva śaraṇaṃ gaccha sarvabhāvena bhārata । tatprasādātparāṃ śāntiṃ sthānaṃ prāpsyasi śāśvatam ॥

“Go to Him alone for shelter with all your being, O Bhārata; by His grace you will win highest peace, the lasting station.”

iti te jñānamākhyātaṃ guhyādguhyataraṃ mayā । vimṛśyaitadaśeṣeṇa yathecchasi tathā kuru ॥

“Thus the knowledge, hiddener than hidden, is told by Me to you; mulling this wholly, do as you wish.”

sarvaguhyatamaṃ bhūyaḥ śṛṇu me paramaṃ vacaḥ । iṣṭo'si me dṛḍhamiti tato vakṣyāmi te hitam ॥

“Hear again My highest word, most hidden of all; you are dearly loved by Me — so I will speak your welfare.”

manmanā bhava madbhakto madyājī māṃ namaskuru । māmevaiṣyasi satyaṃ te pratijāne priyo'si me ॥

“Be minded on Me, serve Me, offer to Me, bow to Me; you will reach Me alone — truly I pledge you, for you are dear to Me.”

sarvadharmānparityajya māmekaṃ śaraṇaṃ vraja । ahaṃ tvāṃ sarvapāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ ॥

“Giving up all laws, go to Me alone for shelter; I will free you from all sins — grieve not.”

idaṃ te nātapaskāya nābhaktāya kadācana । na cāśuśrūṣave vācyaṃ na ca māṃ yo'bhyasūyati ॥

“This must never be told to the unaustere, the undevoted, nor to the unwilling to hear, nor to one who cavils at Me.”

ya idaṃ paramaṃ guhyaṃ madbhakteṣvabhidhāsyati । bhaktiṃ mayi parāṃ kṛtvā māmevaiṣyatyasaṃśayaḥ ॥

“Whoever will speak this highest secret among My devotees, showing highest love for Me — will reach Me alone, no doubt.”

na ca tasmānmanuṣyeṣu kaścinme priyakṛttamaḥ । bhavitā na ca me tasmādanyaḥ priyataro bhuvi ॥

“And none among men does dearer service to Me than he; nor will any other on earth be dearer to Me than he.”

adhyeṣyate ca ya imaṃ dharmyaṃ saṃvādamāvayoḥ । jñānayajñena tenāhamiṣṭaḥ syāmiti me matiḥ ॥

“And whoever will study this lawful converse of ours — by him I would be worshipped with knowledge-offering, so I think.”

śraddhāvānanasūyaśca śṛṇuyādapi yo naraḥ । so'pi muktaḥ śubhām̐llokānprāpnuyātpuṇyakarmaṇām ॥

“And whatever faithful, uncavilling man merely hears it — he too, freed, would win the bright worlds of the meritorious.”

kaccidetacchrutaṃ pārtha tvayaikāgreṇa cetasā । kaccidajñānasaṃmohaḥ pranaṣṭaste dhanaṃjaya ॥

“Has this been heard by you, O Pārtha, with one-pointed mind? Is your delusion of ignorance destroyed, O Dhanañjaya?”

naṣṭo mohaḥ smṛtirlabdhā tvatprasādānmayācyuta । sthito'smi gatasandehaḥ kariṣye vacanaṃ tava ॥

“Delusion is lost, memory won, by Your grace, O Acyuta; I stand, my doubt gone — I will do Your word.”

ityahaṃ vāsudevasya pārthasya ca mahātmanaḥ । saṃvādamimamaśrauṣamadbhutaṃ romaharṣaṇam ॥

“Thus I heard this wondrous, hair-bristling converse of Vāsudeva and the great-souled Pārtha.”

vyāsaprasādācchrutavānetadguhyamahaṃ param । yogaṃ yogeśvarātkṛṣṇātsākṣātkathayataḥ svayam ॥

“By Vyāsa's grace I heard this highest secret — discipline from Kṛṣṇa, the lord of discipline, telling it Himself face to face.”

rājansaṃsmṛtya saṃsmṛtya saṃvādamimamadbhutam । keśavārjunayoḥ puṇyaṃ hṛṣyāmi ca muhurmuhuḥ ॥

“O king, remembering and remembering this wondrous holy converse of Keśava and Arjuna, I rejoice again and again.”

tacca saṃsmṛtya saṃsmṛtya rūpamatyadbhutaṃ hareḥ । vismayo me mahānrājanhṛṣyāmi ca punaḥ punaḥ ॥

“And remembering and remembering that most wondrous form of Hari, great is my wonder, O king — and I rejoice again and again.”

yatra yogeśvaraḥ kṛṣṇo yatra pārtho dhanurdharaḥ । tatra śrīrvijayo bhūtirdhruvā nītirmatirmama ॥

“Where Kṛṣṇa the lord of discipline stands, where Pārtha the bowman stands — there are fortune, victory, welfare, and fixed statecraft, so I think.”