Bhagavadgītābhāṣya · Chapter 4

imaṃ vivasvate yogaṃ proktavān aham avyayam |
vivasvān manave prāha manur īkṣavākave 'bravīt ||

evaṃ paramparāprāptam imaṃ rājarṣayo 'viduḥ |
sa kāleneha mahatā yogo naṣṭaḥ parantapa ||

sa evāyaṃ mayā te 'dya yogaḥ proktaḥ purātanaḥ |
bhakto 'sti me sakhā ceti rahasyaṃ hy etad uttamam ||

avaraṃ bhavato janma paraṃ janma vivasvataḥ |
katham etad vijānīyāṃ tvam ādau proktavān iti ||

bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava cārjuna |
tāny ahaṃ veda sarvāṇi na tvaṃ vettha parantapa ||

ajo 'pi san avyayātmā bhūtānām īśvaro 'pi san |
prakṛtiṃ svām adhiṣṭhāya saṃbhavāmy ātmamāyayā ||

yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata |
abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṃ sṛjāmy aham ||

paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṃ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām |
dharmasaṃsthāpanārthāya saṃbhavāmi yuge yuge ||

janma karmaṃ ca me divyam evaṃ yo vetti tattvataḥ |
tyaktvā dehaṃ punarjanma naiti mām eti so 'rjuna ||

vītarāgabhayakrodhā manmayā mām upāśritāḥ |
bahavo jñānatapasā pūtā madbhāvan āgatāḥ ||

ye yathā māṃ prapadyante tāṃs tathaiva bhajāmy aham |
mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ ||

kāṅkṣantaḥ karmaṇāṃ siddhiṃ yajanta iha devatāḥ |
kṣipraṃ hi mānuṣe loke siddhir bhavati karmajā ||

cāturvarṇyaṃ mayā sṛṣṭaṃ guṇakarmavibhāgaśaḥ |
tasya kartāram api māṃ viddhy akartāram avyayam ||

na māṃ karmāṇi limpanti na me karmaphale spṛhā |
iti māṃ yo 'bhijānāti karmabhir na sa badhyate ||

evaṃ jñātvā kṛtaṃ karma pūrvair api mumukṣubhiḥ |
kuru karmaiva tasmāt tvaṃ pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraṃ kṛtam ||

kiṃ karma kim akarmeti kavayo 'py atra mohitāḥ |
tat te karma pravakṣyāmi yaj jñātvā mokṣyase 'śubhāt ||

karmaṇo hy api boddhavyaṃ boddhavyaṃ ca vikarmaṇaḥ |
akarmaṇaś ca boddhavyaṃ gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ ||

karmaṇy akarma yaḥ paśyed akarmaṇi ca karma yaḥ |
sa buddhimān manuṣyeṣu sa yuktaḥ kṛtsnakarmakṛt ||

yasya sarve samārambhāḥ kāmasaṃkalpavarjitāḥ |
jñānāgnidagdhakarmāṇaṃ tam āhuḥ paṇḍitaṃ budhāḥ ||

tyaktvā karmaphalāsaṅgaṃ nityatṛpto nirāśrayaḥ |
karmaṇy abhipravṛtto 'pi naiva kiṃcit karoti saḥ ||

nirāśīr yatacittātmā tyaktasarvaparigrahaḥ |
śārīraṃ kevalaṃ karma kurvan nāpnoti kilbiṣam ||

yadṛcchālābhasaṃtuṣṭo dvandvātīto vimatsaraḥ |
samaḥ siddhāv asiddhau ca kṛtvāpi na nibadhyate ||

gatasaṅgasya muktasya jñānāvasthitacetasaḥ |
yajñāyācarataḥ karma samagraṃ pravilīyate ||

brahmārpaṇaṃ brahma havir brahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam |
brahmaiva tena gantavyaṃ brahmakarmasamādhinā ||

daivam evāpare yajñaṃ yoginaḥ paryupāsate |
brahmāgnāv apare yajñaṃ yajñenaivopajuhvati ||

śrotrādīnīndriyāṇy anye saṃyamāgniṣu juhvati |
śabdādīn viṣayān anye indriyāgniṣu juhvati ||

sarvāṇīndriyakarmāṇi prāṇakarmāṇi cāpare |
ātmasaṃyamayogāgnau juhvati jñānadīpite ||

dravyayajñās tapoyajñā yogayajñās tathāpare |
svādhyāyajñānayajñāś ca yatayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ ||

apāne juhvati prāṇaṃ prāṇe 'pānaṃ tathāpare |
prāṇāpānagatī ruddhvā prāṇāyāmaparāyaṇāḥ ||

apare niyatāhārāḥ prāṇān prāṇeṣu juhvati |

sarve 'py ete yajñavido yajñakṣapitakalmaṣāḥ ||

yajñaśiṣṭāmṛtabhujo yānti brahma sanātanam |

nāyaṃ loko 'sty ayajñasya kuto 'nyaḥ kurusattama ||

evaṃ bahuvidhā yajñā vitatā brahmaṇo mukhe |
karmajān viddhi tān sarvān evaṃ jñātvā vimokṣyase ||

śreyān dravyamayād yajñāj jñānayajñaḥ parantapa |
sarvaṃ karmākhilaṃ pārtha jñāne parisamāpyate ||

tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayā |
upadekṣyanti te jñānaṃ jñāninas tattvadarśinaḥ ||

yaj jñātvā na punar moham evaṃ yāsyasi pāṇḍava |
yena bhūtāny aśeṣeṇa drakṣyasy ātmany atho mayi ||

api ced asi pāpebhyaḥ sarvebhyaḥ pāpakṛttamaḥ |
sarvaṃ jñānaplavenaiva vṛjinaṃ saṃtariṣyasi ||

yathaidhāṃsi samiddho 'gnir bhasmasāt kurute 'rjuna |
jñānāgniḥ sarvakarmāṇi bhasmasāt kurute tathā ||

na hi jñānena sadṛśaṃ pavitram iha vidyate |
tat svayaṃ yogasaṃsiddhaḥ kālenātmani vindati ||

śraddhāvān labhate jñānaṃ tatparaḥ saṃyatendriyaḥ |
jñānaṃ labdhvā parām śāntim acireṇādhigacchati ||

ajñaś cāśraddadhānaś ca saṃśayātmā vinaśyati |
nāyaṃ loko 'sti na paro na sukhaṃ saṃśayātmanaḥ ||

yogasaṃnyastakarmāṇaṃ jñānasaṃcchinnasaṃśayam |
ātmavantaṃ na karmāṇi nibadhnanti dhanañjaya ||

tasmād ajñānasaṃbhūtaṃ hṛtsthaṃ jñānāsinātmanaḥ |
chittvainaṃ saṃśayaṃ yogam ātiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhārata ||