1764 verses · verified Sanskrit text · IAST · English translation
mahātmānastu māṃ pārtha daivīṃ prakṛtimāśritāḥ । bhajantyananyamanaso jñātvā bhūtādimavyayam ॥
“But the great selves, O Pārtha, resorting to a divine nature, serve Me with undivided minds, knowing Me as the changeless source of beings.”
satataṃ kīrtayanto māṃ yatantaśca dṛḍhavratāḥ । namasyantaśca māṃ bhaktyā nityayuktā upāsate ॥
“Ever hymning Me, striving, firm in vows, bowing to Me with devotion, ever yoked, they worship.”
jñānayajñena cāpyanye yajanto māmupāsate । ekatvena pṛthaktvena bahudhā viśvatomukham ॥
“And others, sacrificing with knowledge-sacrifice, worship Me — as one, as distinct, as manifold, facing everywhere.”
ahaṃ kraturahaṃ yajñaḥ svadhāhamahamauṣadham । mantro'hamahamevājyamahamagnirahaṃ hutam ॥
“I am the rite, I am the sacrifice, I am the ancestral offering, I am the herb; I am the hymn, I alone am the ghee, I am the fire, I am the burnt gift.”
pitāhamasya jagato mātā dhātā pitāmahaḥ । vedyaṃ pavitramoṃkāra ṛksāma yajureva ca ॥
“I am the father of this world, the mother, the ordainer, the grandsire; the knowable, the cleanser, the syllable Om, and the Verse, Chant and Formula.”
gatirbhartā prabhuḥ sākṣī nivāsaḥ śaraṇaṃ suhṛt । prabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṃ nidhānaṃ bījamavyayam ॥
“The path, the keeper, the lord, the witness, the dwelling, the refuge, the friend; the source, the dissolution, the ground, the storehouse, the imperishable seed.”
tapāmyahamahaṃ varṣaṃ nigṛhṇāmyutsṛjāmi ca । amṛtaṃ caiva mṛtyuśca sadasaccāhamarjuna ॥
“I burn, I hold back and send forth the rain; I am nectar and death too, being and non-being, O Arjuna.”
traividyā māṃ somapāḥ pūtapāpā yajñairiṣṭvā svargatiṃ prārthayante । te puṇyamāsādya surendralokamaśnanti divyāndivi devabhogān ॥
“Knowers of the three Vedas, soma-drinkers, sin-cleansed, worshipping Me with sacrifices, pray for heaven's path; winning the holy world of the gods' lord, they enjoy in heaven the divine joys of gods.”
te taṃ bhuktvā svargalokaṃ viśālaṃ kṣīṇe puṇye martyalokaṃ viśanti । evaṃ trayīdharmamanuprapannā gatāgataṃ kāmakāmā labhante ॥
“Enjoying that vast heaven-world, when merit is spent they enter the mortal world; thus keeping the threefold law, craving desires, they win coming and going.”
ananyāścintayanto māṃ ye janāḥ paryupāsate । teṣāṃ nityābhiyuktānāṃ yogakṣemaṃ vahāmyaham ॥
“To men who worship Me alone, thinking on Me, ever yoked — I carry their gain and safekeeping.”
ye'pyanyadevatābhaktā yajante śraddhayānvitāḥ । te'pi māmeva kaunteya yajantyavidhipūrvakam ॥
“Even devotees of other gods who sacrifice full of faith — they too sacrifice to Me alone, O son of Kuntī, though wrongly.”
ahaṃ hi sarvayajñānāṃ bhoktā ca prabhureva ca । na tu māmabhijānanti tattvenātaścyavanti te ॥
“For I am the enjoyer of all sacrifices and the lord too; but they do not know Me in truth, and so they fall away.”
yānti devavratā devānpitṝnyānti pitṛvratāḥ । bhūtāni yānti bhūtejyā yānti madyājino'pi mām ॥
“God-vowed men reach the gods, ancestor-vowed reach the ancestors; ghost-worshippers reach ghosts, and My worshippers reach Me too.”
patraṃ puṣpaṃ phalaṃ toyaṃ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati । tadahaṃ bhaktyupahṛtamaśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ ॥
“Leaf, flower, fruit, water — whoever offers Me with devotion, that gift of the striving self, brought with devotion, I eat.”
yatkaroṣi yadaśnāsi yajjuhoṣi dadāsi yat । yattapasyasi kaunteya tatkuruṣva madarpaṇam ॥
“Whatever you do, eat, pour, or give, whatever austerity you practise, O son of Kuntī — do it as an offering to Me.”
śubhāśubhaphalairevaṃ mokṣyase karmabandhanaiḥ । saṃnyāsayogayuktātmā vimukto māmupaiṣyasi ॥
“Thus you will be freed from the bonds of deeds whose fruits are fair and foul; with self yoked by renunciation-discipline, freed, you will reach Me.”
samo'haṃ sarvabhūteṣu na me dveṣyo'sti na priyaḥ । ye bhajanti tu māṃ bhaktyā mayi te teṣu cāpyaham ॥
“I am the same toward all beings; none is hateful or dear to Me. But those who serve Me with devotion are in Me, and I too am in them.”
api cetsudurācāro bhajate māmananyabhāk । sādhureva sa mantavyaḥ samyagvyavasito hi saḥ ॥
“Even if a man of worst conduct serves Me with undivided heart, he must be deemed good, for he has rightly resolved.”
kṣipraṃ bhavati dharmātmā śaśvacchāntiṃ nigacchati । kaunteya prati jānīhi na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati ॥
“Quickly he becomes law-minded and reaches lasting peace; know for certain, O son of Kuntī, My devotee does not perish.”
māṃ hi pārtha vyapāśritya ye'pi syuḥ pāpayonayaḥ । striyo vaiśyāstathā śūdrāste'pi yānti parāṃ gatim ॥
“For taking refuge in Me, O Pārtha, even those born of sinful wombs — women, traders, and serfs too — reach the highest path.”
kiṃ punarbrāhmaṇāḥ puṇyā bhaktā rājarṣayastathā । anityamasukhaṃ lokamimaṃ prāpya bhajasva mām ॥
“How much more holy Brahmins and devoted royal sages! Reaching this impermanent, joyless world, serve Me.”
manmanā bhava madbhakto madyājī māṃ namaskuru । māmevaiṣyasi yuktvaivamātmānaṃ matparāyaṇaḥ ॥
“Fix your mind on Me, be My devotee, sacrifice to Me, bow to Me; thus yoking the self, intent on Me, you will reach Me alone.”
bhūya eva mahābāho śṛṇu me paramaṃ vacaḥ । yatte'haṃ prīyamāṇāya vakṣyāmi hitakāmyayā ॥
“Hear again, O mighty-armed, My highest word, which I will speak to you, who take delight, wishing your welfare.”
na me viduḥ suragaṇāḥ prabhavaṃ na maharṣayaḥ । ahamādirhi devānāṃ maharṣīṇāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ ॥
“Neither the hosts of gods nor the great seers know My source; for I am the beginning of the gods and of the great seers in all ways.”
yo māmajamanādiṃ ca vetti lokamaheśvaram । asaṃmūḍhaḥ sa martyeṣu sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate ॥
“Whoever knows Me as the unborn, beginningless, great lord of worlds — undeluded among mortals, he is freed from all sins.”
buddhirjñānamasaṃmohaḥ kṣamā satyaṃ damaḥ śamaḥ । sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhavo'bhāvo bhayaṃ cābhayameva ca ॥
“Thought, knowledge, unbewilderment, patience, truth, restraint, calm; pleasure, pain, becoming, non-becoming, fear, and fearlessness too.”
ahiṃsā samatā tuṣṭistapo dānaṃ yaśo'yaśaḥ । bhavanti bhāvā bhūtānāṃ matta eva pṛthagvidhāḥ ॥
“Non-harming, evenness, content, austerity, giving, fame, infamy — beings' states arise from Me alone, in many kinds.”
maharṣayaḥ sapta pūrve catvāro manavastathā । madbhāvā mānasā jātā yeṣāṃ loka imāḥ prajāḥ ॥
“The seven great seers of old, and the four Manus too, of My nature, mind-born, of whom these creatures in the world are born.”
etāṃ vibhūtiṃ yogaṃ ca mama yo vetti tattvataḥ । so'vikampena yogena yujyate nātra saṃśayaḥ ॥
“Whoever truly knows this power and discipline of Mine is yoked by unwavering discipline — no doubt here.”
ahaṃ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṃ pravartate । iti matvā bhajante māṃ budhā bhāvasamanvitāḥ ॥
“I am the source of all; from Me all moves forth — thinking thus, the enlightened serve Me, full of heartfelt feeling.”
maccittā madgataprāṇā bodhayantaḥ parasparam । kathayantaśca māṃ nityaṃ tuṣyanti ca ramanti ca ॥
“With minds on Me, lives fixed on Me, enlightening one another, ever telling of Me, they are content and they rejoice.”
teṣāṃ satatayuktānāṃ bhajatāṃ prītipūrvakam । dadāmi buddhiyogaṃ taṃ yena māmupayānti te ॥
“To them, ever yoked, serving with loving devotion, I give that wisdom-discipline by which they come to Me.”
teṣāmevānukampārthamahamajñānajaṃ tamaḥ । nāśayāmyātmabhāvastho jñānadīpena bhāsvatā ॥
“Out of pity for them alone, I, abiding in their being as the self, destroy the darkness born of ignorance with the shining lamp of knowledge.”
paraṃ brahma paraṃ dhāma pavitraṃ paramaṃ bhavān । puruṣaṃ śāśvataṃ divyamādidevamajaṃ vibhum ॥
“You are the supreme Brahman, the supreme home, the supreme cleanser — the everlasting divine Person, the first god, unborn, all-pervading.”
āhustvāmṛṣayaḥ sarve devarṣirnāradastathā । asito devalo vyāsaḥ svayaṃ caiva bravīṣi me ॥
“All seers call You so, and the god-seer Nārada too, Asita, Devala, Vyāsa — and You Yourself tell me so.”
sarvametadṛtaṃ manye yanmāṃ vadasi keśava । na hi te bhagavanvyaktiṃ vidurdevā na dānavāḥ ॥
“All this I deem true that You tell me, O Keśava; for neither gods nor demons know Your manifestation, O Lord.”
svayamevātmanātmānaṃ vettha tvaṃ puruṣottama । bhūtabhāvana bhūteśa devadeva jagatpate ॥
“You alone know the self by the self, O best of men — maker of beings, lord of beings, god of gods, lord of worlds.”
vaktumarhasyaśeṣeṇa divyā hyātmavibhūtayaḥ । yābhirvibhūtibhirlokānimāṃstvaṃ vyāpya tiṣṭhasi ॥
“You should tell in full Your divine powers, by which powers You stand pervading these worlds.”
kathaṃ vidyāmahaṃ yogiṃstvāṃ sadā paricintayan । keṣu keṣu ca bhāveṣu cintyo'si bhagavanmayā ॥
“How may I know You, O master of discipline, ever musing on You? In which states are You to be mused on by me, O Lord?”
vistareṇātmano yogaṃ vibhūtiṃ ca janārdana । bhūyaḥ kathaya tṛptirhi śṛṇvato nāsti me'mṛtam ॥
“Tell again in full Your discipline and power, O Janārdana; for hearing this nectar, I find no satiety.”
hanta te kathayiṣyāmi divyā hyātmavibhūtayaḥ । prādhānyataḥ kuruśreṣṭha nāstyanto vistarasya me ॥
“Well then, I will declare My divine powers chiefly, O best of Kurus; there is no end to My extent.”
ahamātmā guḍākeśa sarvabhūtāśayasthitaḥ । ahamādiśca madhyaṃ ca bhūtānāmanta eva ca ॥
“I am the self, O Guḍākeśa, abiding in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning, the middle, and the end too of beings.”
ādityānāmahaṃ viṣṇurjyotiṣāṃ raviraṃśumān । marīcirmarutāmasmi nakṣatrāṇāmahaṃ śaśī ॥
“Of sun-gods I am Viṣṇu, of lights the radiant sun; of storm-gods I am Marīci, of stars I am the moon.”
vedānāṃ sāmavedo'smi devānāmasmi vāsavaḥ । indriyāṇāṃ manaścāsmi bhūtānāmasmi cetanā ॥
“Of Vedas I am the Chant-Veda, of gods I am Indra; of senses I am the mind, of beings I am awareness.”
rudrāṇāṃ śaṃkaraścāsmi vitteśo yakṣarakṣasām । vasūnāṃ pāvakaścāsmi meruḥ śikhariṇāmaham ॥
“And of Rudras I am Śaṅkara, of sprites and demons the lord of wealth; of Vasus I am fire, of peaks I am Meru.”
purodhasāṃ ca mukhyaṃ māṃ viddhi pārtha bṛhaspatim । senānīnāmahaṃ skandaḥ sarasāmasmi sāgaraḥ ॥
“And know Me as the chief of household priests, O Pārtha — Bṛhaspati; of generals I am Skanda, of lakes I am the ocean.”
maharṣīṇāṃ bhṛgurahaṃ girāmasmyekamakṣaram । yajñānāṃ japayajño'smi sthāvarāṇāṃ himālayaḥ ॥
“Of great seers I am Bhṛgu, of speech I am the one syllable; of sacrifices I am chant-sacrifice, of steadfast things the Himālaya.”
aśvatthaḥ sarvavṛkṣāṇāṃ devarṣīṇāṃ ca nāradaḥ । gandharvāṇāṃ citrarathaḥ siddhānāṃ kapilo muniḥ ॥
“Of all trees the holy fig, of god-seers Nārada; of singers the sky-chariot, of perfected sages the sage Kapila.”
uccaiḥśravasamaśvānāṃ viddhi māmamṛtodbhavam । airāvataṃ gajendrāṇāṃ narāṇāṃ ca narādhipam ॥
“Know Me as born of nectar among horses — the high-eared one; among lordly elephants the sky-elephant, and among men the king.”
āyudhānāmahaṃ vajraṃ dhenūnāmasmi kāmadhuk । prajanaścāsmi kandarpaḥ sarpāṇāmasmi vāsukiḥ ॥
“Of weapons I am the thunderbolt, of cows the wish-cow; and I am love, the causer of birth; of snakes I am Vāsuki.”