Bhagavadgītābhāṣya · Chapter 15

ūrdhvamūlam adhaśśākham aśvatthaṃ prāhur avyayam |
chandāṃsi yasya parṇāni yas taṃ veda sa vedavit ||

adhaś cordhvaṃ ca prasṛtās tasya śākhā guṇapravṛddhā viṣayapravālāḥ |

adhaś ca mūlāny anusaṃtatāni karmānubandhīni manuṣyaloke ||

na rūpam asyeha tathopalabhyate nānto na cādir na ca saṃpratiṣṭhā |

aśvattham enaṃ suvirūḍhamūlam asaṅgaśastreṇa dṛḍhena chitvā ||

tataḥ padaṃ tat parimārgitavyam yasmin gatā na nivartanti bhūyaḥ |

tam eva cādyaṃ puruṣaṃ prapadyed yataḥ pravṛttiḥ prasṛtā purāṇī ||

nirmānamohā jitasaṅgadoṣā adhyātmanityā vinivṛttakāmāḥ |
dvandvair vimuktās sukhaduḥkhasaṃjñair gacchanty amūḍhāḥ padam avyayaṃ tat ||

na tad bhāsayate sūryo na śaśāṅko na pāvakaḥ |
yad gatvā na nivartante tad dhāma paramaṃ mama ||

mamaivāṃśo jīvaloke jīvabhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ |
manaṣṣaṣṭhānīndriyāṇi prakṛtisthitāni karṣati ||

śarīraṃ yad avāpnoti yac cāpy utkrāmatīśvaraḥ |
gṛhītvaitāni saṃyāti vāyur gandhān ivāśayāt ||

śrotraṃ cakṣuḥ sparśanaṃ ca rasanaṃ ghrāṇam eva ca |
adhiṣṭhāya manaś cāyaṃ viṣayān upasevate ||

utkrāmantaṃ sthitaṃ vāpi bhuñjānaṃ vā guṇānvitam |
vimūḍhā nānupaśyanti paśyanti jñānacakṣuṣaḥ ||

yatanto yoginaś cainaṃ paśyanty ātmany avasthitam |
yatanto 'py akṛtātmāno nainaṃ paśyanty acetasaḥ ||

yad ādityagataṃ tejo jagad bhāsayate 'khilam |
yac candramasi yac cāgnau tat tejo viddhi māmakam ||

gām āviśya ca bhūtāni dhārayāmy aham ojasā //
puṣṇāmi cauṣadhīḥ sarvās somo bhūtvā rasātmakaḥ ||

ahaṃ vaiśvānaro bhūtvā prāṇināṃ deham āśritaḥ /
prāṇāpānasamāyuktaḥ pacāmy annaṃ caturvidham //

sarvasya cāhaṃ hṛdi sanniviṣṭo mattaḥ smṛtijñānam apohanaṃ ca /
vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyo vedāntakṛd vedavid eva cāham //

dvāv imau puruṣau loke kṣaraś cākṣara eva ca /
kṣaras sarvāṇi bhūtāni kūṭastho 'kṣara ucyate //

uttamaḥ puruṣas tv anyaḥ paramātmety udāhṛtaḥ /
yo lokatrayam āviśya bibharty avyaya īśvaraḥ //

yasmāt kṣaram atīto 'ham akṣarād api cottamaḥ /
ato 'smi loke vede ca prathitaḥ puruṣottamaḥ //

yo mām evam asaṃmūḍho jānāti puruṣottamam /
sa sarvavid bhajati māṃ sarvabhāvena bhārata //

iti guhyatamaṃ śāstram idam uktaṃ mayānagha /
etad buddhvā buddhimān syāt kṛtakṛtyaś ca bhārata //