Bhagavadgītā-4comm with the commentaries · Chapter 3

Viśvanāthaḥ -
gaurāṃśukaḥ sat-kumuda-pramodī
svābhikhyayā gos-tamaso nihantā |
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-sudha-nidhir me
mano 'dhitiṣṭhan svaratiṃ karotu ||
prācīna-vācaḥ suvicārya so 'ham
ajño 'pi gītāmṛta-leśa-lipsuḥ |
yateḥ prabhor eva mate tad atra
santaḥ kṣamadhvaṃ śaraṇāgatasya ||
iha khalu sakala-śāstrābhimata-śrīmac-caraṇa-saroja-bhajanaḥ svayaṃ bhagavān narākṛti-para-brahma-śrī-vasudeva-sūnuḥ sākṣāc-chrī-gopāla-puryām avatīryāpāra-paramātarkya-prāpañcika-sakala-locana-gocarīkṛto bhavābdhi-nimajjamānān jagaj-janān udhṛtya sva-saundarya-mādhuryāsvādanayā svīya-prema-mahāmbudhau nimajjayāmāsa |
śiṣṭa-rakṣā duṣṭa-nigraha-vrata-niṣṭhā-mahiṣṭha-pratiṣṭho 'pi bhuvo bhāra-duḥkhāpahāra-miṣeṇa duṣṭānām api sva-dveṣṭṝṇām api mahā-saṃsāra-grāsībhūtānām api mukti-dāna-lakṣaṇaṃ parama-rakṣaṇam eva kṛtvā svāntardhānottara-kāla-janiṣyamāṇān anādy-avidyā-bandha-nibadnhana-śoka-mohādyākulān api jīvān uddhartuṃ śāstra-kṛn-muni-gaṇa-gīyamāna-yaśaś ca dhartuṃ sva-priya-sakhaṃ tādṛśa-svecchā-vaśād eva raṇa-mūrdhany udbhūta-śoka-mohaṃ śrīmad-arjunaṃ lakṣyīkṛtya kāṇḍa-tritayātmaka-sarva-veda-tātparya-paryavasitārtha-ratnālaṅkṛtaṃ śrī-gītā-śāstram aṣṭādaśādhyāyam
antarbhūtāṣṭādaśa-vidyaṃ sākṣād vidyamānīkṛtam iva parama-puruṣārtham āvirbhāvayāmbabhūva |
tatrādhyāyānāṃ ṣaṭkenan prathamena niṣkāma-karma-yogaḥ | dvitīyena bhakti-yogaḥ | tṛtīyena jñāna-yogo darśitaḥ | tatrāpi bhakti-yogasyātirahasyatvād ubhaya-saṅjīvakatvenābhyarhitatvāt sarva-durlabhatvāc ca madhyavartīkṛtaḥ | karma-jñānayor bhakti-rāhityena vaiyarthyāt te dve bhakti-miśre eva sammatīkṛte |
bhaktis tu dvividhā kevalā pradhānībhūtā ca | tatrādyā svata eva parama-prabalā | te dve karma-jñāne vinaiva viśuddha-prabhāvatī akiñcanā ananyādi-śabda-vācyā | dvitīyā tu karma-jñāna-miśrety akhilam agre vivṛtībhaviṣyati |
athārjunasya śoka-mohau kathambhūtāv ity apekṣāyāṃ mahābhārata-vaktā śrī-vaiśampāyano janamejayaṃ prati tatra bhīṣma-parvaṇi kathām avatārayati dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca iti | kurukṣetre yuyutsavo yuddhārthaṃ saṅgatā māmakā duryodhanādyāḥ pāṇḍavāś ca yudhiṣṭhirādayaḥ kiṃ kṛtavantas tad brūhi | nanu yuyutsava iti tvaṃ bravīṣy evāto yuddham eva kartum udyatās te tad api kim akurvateti kenābhiprāyeṇa pṛcchasīty ata āha dharmakṣetra iti | kurukṣetraṃ deva-yajanam iti śrutes tat-kṣetrasya dharma-pravartakatvaṃ prasiddham |
atas tat-saṃsarga-mahimnā yady adharmikāṇām api duryodhanādīnāṃ krodha-nivṛttyā dharme matiḥ syāt | pāṇḍavās tu svabhāvata eva dhārmikās tato bandhu-hiṃsanam anucitam ity ubhayeṣām api viveke udbhūte sandhir api sambhāvyate | tataś ca mamānanda eveti sañjayaṃ prati jñāpayitum iṣṭo bhāvo bāhyaḥ | ābhyantaras tu sandhau sati pūrvavat sakaṇṭakam eva rājyaṃ mad-ātmajānām iti me durvāra eva viṣādaḥ | tasmād asmākīno bhīṣmas tv arjunena durjaya evety ato yuddham eva śreyas tad eva bhūyād iti tu tan-manorathopayogī durlakṣyaḥ |
atra dharma-kṣetre iti kṣetra-padena dharmasya dharmāvatārasya saparikara-yudhiṣṭhirasya dhānyasthānīyatvam | tat-pālakasya śrī-kṛṣṇasya kṛṣi-bala-sthānīyatvam | kṛṣṇa-kṛta-nānā-vidha-sāhāyyasya jala-secana-setu-bandhanādi-sthānīyatvam | śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṃhārya-duryodhanāder dhānya-dveṣi-dhānyākāra-tṛṇa-viśeṣa-sthānīyatvaṃ ca bodhitaṃ sarasvatyā