brahmagītā · Chapter 1

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atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam/
dampatyoḥ pārtha saṃvādamabhayaṃ nāma nāmataḥ

brāhmaṇī brāhmaṇaṃ kaṃ cijjñānavijñānapāragam/
dṛṣṭvā vivikta āsīnaṃ bhāryā bhartāramabravīt

kaṃ nu lokaṃ gamiṣyāmi tvāmahaṃ patimāśritā/
nyastakarmāṇamāsīnaṃ kīnāśamavicakṣaṇam

bhāryāḥ patikṛtām̐llokānāpnuvantīti naḥ śrutam/
tvāmahaṃ patimāsādya kāṃ gamiṣyāmi vai gatim

evamuktaḥ sa śāntātmā tāmuvāca hasanniva/
subhage nābhyasūyāmi vākyasyāsya tavānaghe

grāhyaṃ dṛśyaṃ ca śrāvyaṃ ca yadidaṃ karma vidyate/
etadeva vyavasyanti karma karmeti karmiṇaḥ

mohameva niyacchanti karmaṇā jñānavarjitāḥ/
naiṣkarmyaṃ na ca loke'sminmaurtamityupalabhyate

karmaṇā manasā vācā śubhaṃ vā yadi vāśubham/
janmādi mūrti bhedānāṃ karma bhūteṣu vartate

rakṣobhirvadhyamāneṣu dṛśyadravyeṣu karmasu/
ātmasthamātmanā tena dṛṣṭamāyatanaṃ mayā

yatra tadbrahma nirdvandvaṃ yatra somaḥ sahāgninā/
vyavāyaṃ kurute nityaṃ dhīro bhūtāni dhārayan

yatra brahmādayo yuktāstadakṣaramupāsate/
vidvāṃsaḥ suvratā yatra śāntātmāno jitendriyāḥ

ghrāṇena na tadāghreyaṃ na tadādyamca jihvayā/
sparśena ca na tatspṛśyaṃ manasā tveva gamyate

cakṣuṣā na viṣahyaṃ ca yatkiṃ cicchravaṇātparam/
agandhamarasa sparśamarūpāśabdamavyayam

yataḥ pravartate tantraṃ yatra ca pratitiṣṭhati/
prāṇo'pānaḥ samānaśca vyānaścodāna eva ca

tata eva pravartante tameva praviśanti ca/
samānavyānayormadhye prāṇāpānau viceratuḥ

tasminsupte pralīyete samāno vyāna eva ca/
apāna prāṇayormadhye udāno vyāpya tiṣṭhati/
tasmācchayānaṃ puruṣaṃ prāṇāpānau na muñcataḥ

prāṇānāyamyate yena tadudānaṃ pracakṣate/
tasmāttapo vyavasyanti tadbhavaṃ brahmavādinaḥ

teṣāmanyonyabhakṣāṇāṃ sarveṣāṃ deva cāriṇām/
agnirvaiśvānaro madhye saptadhā vihito'ntarā

ghrāṇaṃ jihvā ca cakṣuśca tvakca śrotraṃ ca pañcamam/
mano buddhiśca saptaitā jihvā vaiśvānarārciṣaḥ

ghreyaṃ peyaṃ ca dṛśyaṃ ca spṛśyaṃ śravyaṃ tathaiva ca/
mantavyamatha boddhavyaṃ tāḥ sapta samidho mama

ghrātā bhakṣayitā draṣṭā spraṣṭā śrotā ca pañcamaḥ/
mantā boddhā ca saptaite bhavanti paramartvijaḥ

ghreye peye ca deśye ca spṛśye śravye tathaiva ca/
havīṃṣyagniṣu hotāraḥ saptadhā sapta saptasu/
samyakprakṣipya vidvāṃso janayanti svayoniṣu

pṛthivī vāyurākāśamāpo jyotiśca pañcamam/
mano buddhiśca saptaita yonirityeva śabditāḥ

havirbhūtā guṇāḥ sarve praviśantyagnijaṃ mukham/
antarvāsamuṣitvā ca jāyante svāsu yoniṣu/
tatraiva ca nirudhyante pralaye bhūtabhāvane

tataḥ sañjāyate gandhastataḥ sañjāyate rasaḥ/
tataḥ sañjāyate rūpaṃ tataḥ sparśo'bhijāyate

tataḥ sañjāyate śabdaḥ saṃśayastatra jāyate/
tataḥ sañjāyate niṣṭhā janmaitatsaptadhā viduḥ

anenaiva prakāreṇa pragṛhītaṃ purātanaiḥ/
pūrṇāhutibhirāpūrṇāste'bhipūryanti tejasā