Lord Krishna

śrīmadbhagavadgītā pārāyaṇa - caturtho'dhyāyaḥ

(Srimad Bhagavad Gita Parayana - Chapter 4 in English (IAST))

From Mahabharata

This chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, known as Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga, features Lord Krishna teaching Arjuna about the divine origins of knowledge and the importance of selfless action. Attributed to the sage Veda Vyasa as part of the epic Mahabharata, it explores the manifestation of the Divine in the world. Chanting these verses helps practitioners transcend worldly attachments and cultivates deep spiritual wisdom. It serves as a guide for seekers to align their actions with dharma, leading to liberation from the cycle of rebirth by realizing the eternal nature of the soul.

oṃ śrī paramātmane namaḥ

atha caturtho'dhyāyaḥ

jñānayogaḥ śrī bhagavānuvāca

imaṃ vivasvate yogaṃ proktavānahamavyayam |
vivasvānmanave prāha manurikṣvākave'bravīt ||1||
evaṃ paramparāprāptam imaṃ rājarṣayo viduḥ |
sa kāleneha mahatā yogo naṣṭaḥ parantapa ||2||
sa evāyaṃ mayā te'dya yogaḥ proktaḥ purātanaḥ |
bhakto'si me sakhā ceti rahasyaṃ hyetaduttamam ||3||

arjuna uvāca

aparaṃ bhavato janma paraṃ janma vivasvataḥ |
kathametadvijānīyāṃ tvamādau proktavāniti ||4||

śrī bhagavānuvāca

bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava cārjuna |
tānyahaṃ veda sarvāṇi na tvaṃ vettha parantapa ||5||
ajo'pi sannavyayātmā bhūtānāmīśvaro'pi san |
prakṛtiṃ svāmadhiṣṭhāya sambhavāmyātmamāyayā ||6||
yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānirbhavati bhārata |
abhyutthānamadharmasya tadā''tmānaṃ sṛjāmyaham ||7||
paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṃ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām |
dharmasaṃsthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge ||8||
janma karma ca me divyam evaṃ yo vetti tattvataḥ |
tyaktvā dehaṃ punarjanma naiti māmeti so'rjuna ||9||
vītarāgabhayakrodhāḥ manmayā māmupāśritāḥ |
bahavo jñānatapasā pūtā madbhāvamāgatāḥ ||10||
ye yathā māṃ prapadyante tāṃstathaiva bhajāmyaham |
mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ ||11||
kāṅkṣantaḥ karmaṇāṃ siddhiṃ yajanta iha devatāḥ |
kṣipraṃ hi mānuṣe loke siddhirbhavati karmajā ||12||
cāturvarṇyaṃ mayā sṛṣṭaṃ guṇakarmavibhāgaśaḥ |
tasya kartāramapi māṃ viddhyakartāramavyayam ||13||
na māṃ karmāṇi limpanti na me karmaphale spṛhā |
iti māṃ yo'bhijānāti karmabhirna sa badhyate ||14||
evaṃ jñātvā kṛtaṃ karma pūrvairapi mumukṣubhiḥ |
kuru karmaiva tasmāttvaṃ pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraṃ kṛtam ||15||
kiṃ karma kimakarmeti kavayo'pyatra mohitāḥ |
tatte karma pravakṣyāmi yajjñātvā mokṣyase'śubhāt ||16||
karmaṇo hyapi boddhavyaṃ boddhavyaṃ ca vikarmaṇaḥ |
akarmaṇaśca boddhavyaṃ gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ ||17||
karmaṇyakarma yaḥ paśyet akarmaṇi ca karma yaḥ |
sa buddhimānmanuṣyeṣu sa yuktaḥ kṛtsnakarmakṛt ||18||
yasya sarve samārambhāḥ kāmasaṅkalpavarjitāḥ |
jñānāgnidagdhakarmāṇaṃ tamāhuḥ paṇḍitaṃ budhāḥ ||19||
tyaktvā karmaphalāsaṅgaṃ nityatṛpto nirāśrayaḥ |
karmaṇyabhipravṛtto'pi naiva kiñcitkaroti saḥ ||20||
nirāśīryatacittātmā tyaktasarva parigrahaḥ |
śārīraṃ kevalaṃ karma kurvannāpnoti kilbiṣam ||21||
yadṛcchālābhasantuṣṭaḥ dvandvātīto vimatsaraḥ |
samaḥ siddhāvasiddhau ca kṛtvāpi na nibadhyate ||22||
gatasaṅgasya muktasya jñānāvasthitacetasaḥ |
yajñāyācarataḥ karma samagraṃ pravilīyate ||23||
brahmārpaṇaṃ brahma haviḥ brahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam |
brahmaiva tena gantavyaṃ brahmakarmasamādhinā ||24||
daivamevāpare yajñaṃ yoginaḥ paryupāsate |
brahmāgnāvapare yajñaṃ yajñenaivopajuhvati ||25||
śrotrādīnīndriyāṇyanye saṃyamāgniṣu juhvati |
śabdādīnviṣayānanye indriyāgniṣu juhvati ||26||
sarvāṇīndriyakarmāṇi prāṇakarmāṇi cāpare |
ātmasaṃyamayogāgnau juhvati jñānadīpite ||27||
dravyayajñāstapoyajñāḥ yogayajñāstathā'pare |
svādhyāyajñānayajñāśca yatayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ ||28||
apāne juhvati prāṇaṃ prāṇe'pānaṃ tathāpare |
prāṇāpānagatī ruddhvā prāṇāyāmaparāyaṇāḥ ||29||
apare niyatāhārāḥ prāṇānprāṇeṣu juhvati |
sarve'pyete yajñavidaḥ yajñakṣapitakalmaṣāḥ ||30||
yajñaśiṣṭāmṛtabhujaḥ yānti brahma sanātanam |
nāyaṃ loko'styayajñasya kuto'nyaḥ kurusattama ||31||
evaṃ bahuvidhā yajñāḥ vitatā brahmaṇo mukhe |
karmajānviddhi tānsarvān evaṃ jñātvā vimokṣyase ||32||
śreyān​dravyamayādyajñāt jñānayajñaḥ parantapa |
sarvaṃ karmākhilaṃ pārtha jñāne parisamāpyate ||33||
tadviddhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayā |
upadekṣyanti te jñānaṃ jñāninastattvadarśinaḥ ||34||
yajjñātvā na punarmoham evaṃ yāsyasi pāṇḍava |
yena bhūtānyaśeṣeṇa drakṣyasyātmanyatho mayi ||35||
api cedasi pāpebhyaḥ sarvebhyaḥ pāpakṛttamaḥ |
sarvaṃ jñānaplavenaiva vṛjinaṃ santariṣyasi ||36||
yathaidhāṃsi samiddho'gniḥ bhasmasātkurute'rjuna |
jñānāgniḥ sarvakarmāṇi bhasmasātkurute tathā ||37||
na hi jñānena sadṛśaṃ pavitramiha vidyate |
tatsvayaṃ yogasaṃsiddhaḥ kālenātmani vindati ||38||
śraddhāvān labhate jñānaṃ tatparaḥ saṃyatendriyaḥ |
jñānaṃ labdhvā parāṃ śāntim acireṇādhigacchati ||39||
ajñaścāśraddadhānaśca saṃśayātmā vinaśyati |
nāyaṃ loko'sti na paraḥ na sukhaṃ saṃśayātmanaḥ ||40||
yogasannyastakarmāṇaṃ jñānasañchinnasaṃśayam |
ātmavantaṃ na karmāṇi nibadhnanti dhanañjaya ||41||
tasmādajñānasambhūtaṃ hṛtsthaṃ jñānāsinātmanaḥ |
chittvainaṃ saṃśayaṃ yogam ātiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhārata ||42||
|| oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadbhagavadgītāsu upaniṣatsu brahmavidyāyāṃ
yogaśāstre śrīkṛṣṇārjunasaṃvāde jñānayogo nāma caturtho'dhyāyaḥ ||

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