Bhagavadgītābhāṣya · Chapter 3

jyāyasī cet karmaṇas te matā buddhir janārdana |
tat kiṃ karmaṇi ghore māṃ niyojayasi keśava ||

vyāmiśreṇaiva vākyena buddhiṃ mohayasīva me |
tad ekaṃ vada, niścitya yena śreyo 'ham āpnuyām ||

loke 'smin dvividhā niṣṭhā purā proktā mayānagha |
jñānayogena sāṅkhyānāṃ karmayogena yoginām ||

na karmaṇām anārambhān naiṣkarmyaṃ puruṣo 'śnute |
na ca saṃnyasanād eva siddhiṃ samadhigacchati ||

na hi kaścit kṣaṇam api jātu tiṣṭhaty akarmakṛt |
kāryate hy avaśaḥ karma sarvaḥ prakṛtijair guṇaiḥ ||

karmendriyāṇi saṃyamya ya āste manasā smaran |
indriyārthān vimūḍhātmā mithyācāraḥ sa ucyate ||

yas tv indriyāṇi manasā niyamyārabhate 'rjuna |
karmendriyaiḥ karmayogam asaktaḥ sa viśiṣyate ||

niyataṃ kuru karma tvaṃ karmaṃ jyāsayo hy akarmaṇaḥ |
śarīrayātrāpi ca te na prasiddhyed akarmaṇaḥ ||

yajñārthāt karmaṇo 'nyatra loko 'yaṃ karmabandhanaḥ |
tadarthaṃ karma kaunteya muktasaṅgas samācara ||

saha yajñaiḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā purovāca prajāpatiḥ |
anena prasaviṣyadhvam eṣa vo 'stv iṣṭakāmadhuk ||

devān bhāvayatānena te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ |
parasparaṃ bhāvayantaḥ śreyaḥ param avāpsyatha ||

iṣṭān bhogān hi vo devā dāsyante yajñabhāvitāḥ |
tair dattān apradāyaibhyo yo bhuṅkte stena eva saḥ ||

yajñaśiṣṭāśinas santo mucyante sarvakilviṣaiḥ |
te tv aghaṃ bhuñjate pāpā ye pacanty ātmakāraṇāt ||

annād bhavanti bhūtāni parjanyād annasaṃbhavaḥ |
yajñād bhavati parjanyo yajñaḥ karmasamudbhavaḥ ||

karma brahmodbhavaṃ viddhi brahmākṣarasamudbhavam |
tasmāt sarvagataṃ brahma nityaṃ yajñe pratiṣṭhitam ||

evaṃ pravartitaṃ cakraṃ nānuvartayatīha yaḥ |
aghāyur indriyārāmo moghaṃ pārtha sa jīvati ||

yas tv ātmaratir eva syād ātmatṛptaś ca mānavaḥ |
ātmany eva ca saṃtuṣṭas tasya kāryaṃ na vidyate ||

naiva tasya kṛtenārtho nākṛteneha kaścana |
na cāsya sarvabhūteṣu kaścid arthavyapāśrayaḥ ||

tasmād asaktas satataṃ kāryaṃ karma samācara |
asakto hy ācaran karma param āpnoti puruṣaḥ ||

karmaṇaiva hi saṃsiddhim āsthitā janakādayaḥ |

lokasaṃgraham evāpi saṃpaśyan kartum arhasi ||

yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ |
sa yat pramāṇaṃ kurute lokas tad anuvartate ||

na me pārthāsti kartavyaṃ triṣu lokeṣu kiṃcana |
nānavāptam avāptavyaṃ varta eva ca karmaṇi ||

yadi hy ahaṃ na varteyaṃ jātu karmaṇy atandritaḥ |
mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ ||

utsīdeyur ime lokā na kuryāṃ karma ced aham |
saṃkarasya ca kartā syām upahanyām imāḥ prajāḥ ||

saktāḥ karmaṇy avidvāṃso yathā kurvanti bhārata |
kuryād vidvāṃs tathāsaktaś cikīrṣur lokasaṃgraham ||

na buddhibhedaṃ janayed ajñānāṃ karmasaṅginām |
joṣayet sarvakarmāṇi vidvān yuktaḥ samācaran ||

prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāṇi guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ |
ahaṅkāravimūḍhātmā kartāham iti manyate ||

tattvavit tu mahābāho guṇakarmavibhāgayoḥ |
guṇā guṇeṣu vartanta iti matvā na sajjate ||

prakṛter guṇasaṃmūḍhāḥ sajjante guṇakarmasu |
tān akṛtsnavido mandān kṛtsnavin na vicālayet ||

mayi sarvāṇi karmāṇi saṃnyasyādhyātmacetasā |
nirāśīr nirmamo bhūtvā yudhyasva vigatajvaraḥ ||

ye me matam idaṃ nityam anutiṣṭhanti mānavāḥ |
śraddhāvanto 'nasūyanto mucyante te 'pi karmabhiḥ ||

ye tv etad abhyasūyanto nānutiṣṭhanti me matam |
sarvajñānavimūḍhāṃs tān viddhi naṣṭān acetasaḥ ||

sadṛśaṃ ceṣṭate svasyāḥ prakṛter jñānavān api |
prakṛtiṃ yānti bhūtāni nigrahaḥ kiṃ kariṣyati ||

indriyasyendriyasyārthe rāgadveṣau vyavasthitau |
tayor na vaśam āgacchet tau hy asya paripanthinau ||

śreyān svadharmo viguṇaḥ paradharmāt svanuṣṭhitāt |
svadharme nidhanaṃ śreyaḥ paradharmo bhayāvahaḥ ||

atha kena prayukto 'yaṃ pāpaṃ carati pūruṣaḥ |
anicchann api vārṣṇeya balād iva niyojitaḥ ||

kāma eṣa krodha eṣa rajoguṇasamudbhavaḥ |
mahāśano mahāpāpmā viddhy enam iha vairiṇam ||

dhūmenāvriyate vahnir yathādarśo malena ca |
yatholbenāvṛto garbhas tathā tenedam āvṛtam ||

āvṛtaṃ jñānam etena jñānino nityavairiṇā |
kāmarūpeṇa kaunteya duṣpūreṇānalena ca ||

indriyāṇi mano buddhir asyādhiṣṭhānam ucyate |
etair vimohayaty eṣa jñānam āvṛtya dehinam ||

tasmāt tvam indriyāṇy ādau niyamya bharatarṣabha |
pāpmānaṃ prajahi hy enaṃ jñānavijñānanāśanam ||

indriyāṇi parāṇy āhur indriyebhyaḥ paraṃ manaḥ |
manasas tu parā buddhir yo buddheḥ paratas tu saḥ ||

evaṃ buddheḥ paraṃ buddhvā saṃstabhyātmānam ātmanā |
jahi śatruṃ mahābāho kāmarūpaṃ durāsadam ||