Srimad Bhagawad Gita Chapter 18

zrImadbhagavadgItA mUlam - aSTAdazo'dhyAyaH

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OM zrI paramAtmane namaH

atha aSTAdazo'dhyAyaH |

mokSasannyAsayogaH

arjuna uvAca

sannyAsasya mahAbAho tattvamicchAmi veditum |

tyAgasya ca hRSIkeza pRthakkeziniSUdana || 1 ||

zrIbhagavAnuvAca

kAmyAnAM karmaNAM nyAsaM sannyAsaM kavayo viduH |

sarvakarmaphalatyAgaM prAhustyAgaM vicakSaNAH || 2 ||

tyAjyaM doSavadityeke karma prAhurmanISiNaH |

yajJadAnatapaHkarma na tyAjyamiti cApare || 3 ||

nizcayaM zRNu me tatra tyAge bharatasattama |

tyAgo hi puruSavyAghra trividhaH samprakIrtitaH || 4 ||

yajJadAnatapaHkarma na tyAjyaM kAryameva tat |

yajJo dAnaM tapazcaiva pAvanAni manISiNAm || 5 ||

etAnyapi tu karmANi saGgaM tyaktvA phalAni ca |

kartavyAnIti me pArtha nizcitaM matamuttamam || 6 ||

niyatasya tu sannyAsaH karmaNo nopapadyate |

mohAttasya parityAgastAmasaH parikIrtitaH || 7 ||

duHkhamityeva yatkarma kAyaklezabhayAttyajet |

sa kRtvA rAjasaM tyAgaM naiva tyAgaphalaM labhet || 8 ||

kAryamityeva yatkarma niyataM kriyate'rjuna |

saGgaM tyaktvA phalaM caiva sa tyAgaH sAttviko mataH || 9 ||

na dveSTyakuzalaM karma kuzale nAnuSajjate |

tyAgI sattvasamAviSTo medhAvI chinnasaMzayaH || 10 ||

na hi dehabhRtA zakyaM tyaktuM karmANyazeSataH |

yastu karmaphalatyAgI sa tyAgItyabhidhIyate || 11 ||

aniSTamiSTaM mizraM ca trividhaM karmaNaH phalam |

bhavatyatyAginAM pretya na tu sannyAsinAM kvacit || 12 ||

paJcaitAni mahAbAho kAraNAni nibodha me |

sAGkhye kRtAnte proktAni siddhaye sarvakarmaNAm || 13 ||

adhiSThAnaM tathA kartA karaNaM ca pRthagvidham |

vividhAzca pRthakceSTA daivaM caivAtra paJcamam || 14 ||

zarIravAGmanobhiryatkarma prArabhate naraH |

nyAyyaM vA viparItaM vA paJcaite tasya hetavaH || 15 ||

tatraivaM sati kartAramAtmAnaM kevalaM tu yaH |

pazyatyakRtabuddhitvAnna sa pazyati durmatiH || 16 ||

yasya nAhaGkRto bhAvo buddhiryasya na lipyate |

hatvA'pi sa imA~llokAnna hanti na nibadhyate || 17 ||

jJAnaM jJeyaM parijJAtA trividhA karmacodanA |

karaNaM karma karteti trividhaH karmasaGgrahaH || 18 ||

jJAnaM karma ca kartA ca tridhaiva guNabhedataH |

procyate guNasaGkhyAne yathAvacchRNu tAnyapi || 19 ||

sarvabhUteSu yenaikaM bhAvamavyayamIkSate |

avibhaktaM vibhakteSu tajjJAnaM viddhi sAttvikam || 20 ||

pRthaktvena tu yajjJAnaM nAnAbhAvAnpRthagvidhAn |

vetti sarveSu bhUteSu tajjJAnaM viddhi rAjasam || 21 ||

yattu kRtsnavadekasminkArye saktamahaitukam |

atattvArthavadalpaM ca tattAmasamudAhRtam || 22 ||

niyataM saGgarahitamarAgadveSataH kRtam |

aphalaprepsunA karma yattatsAttvikamucyate || 23 ||

yattu kAmepsunA karma sAhaGkAreNa vA punaH |

kriyate bahulAyAsaM tadrAjasamudAhRtam || 24 ||

anubandhaM kSayaM hiMsAmanapekSya ca pauruSam |

mohAdArabhyate karma yattattAmasamucyate || 25 ||

muktasaGgo'nahaMvAdI dhRtyutsAhasamanvitaH |

siddhyasiddhyornirvikAraH kartA sAttvika ucyate || 26 ||

rAgI karmaphalaprepsurlubdho hiMsAtmako'zuciH |

harSazokAnvitaH kartA rAjasaH parikIrtitaH || 27 ||

ayuktaH prAkRtaH stabdhaH zaTho naiSkRtiko'lasaH |

viSAdI dIrghasUtrI ca kartA tAmasa ucyate || 28 ||

buddherbhedaM dhRtezcaiva guNatastrividhaM zRNu |

procyamAnamazeSeNa pRthaktvena dhanaJjaya || 29 ||

pravRttiM ca nivRttiM ca kAryAkArye bhayAbhaye |

bandhaM mokSaM ca yA vetti buddhiH sA pArtha sAttvikI || 30 ||

yayA dharmamadharmaM ca kAryaM cAkAryameva ca |

ayathAvatprajAnAti buddhiH sA pArtha rAjasI || 31 ||

adharmaM dharmamiti yA manyate tamasAvRtA |

sarvArthAnviparItAMzca buddhiH sA pArtha tAmasI || 32 ||

dhRtyA yayA dhArayate manaHprANendriyakriyAH |

yogenAvyabhicAriNyA dhRtiH sA pArtha sAttvikI || 33 ||

yayA tu dharmakAmArthAndhRtyA dhArayate'rjuna |

prasaGgena phalAkAGkSI dhRtiH sA pArtha rAjasI || 34 ||

yayA svapnaM bhayaM zokaM viSAdaM madameva ca |

na vimuJcati durmedhA dhRtiH sA pArtha tAmasI || 35 ||

sukhaM tvidAnIM trividhaM zRNu me bharatarSabha |

abhyAsAdramate yatra duHkhAntaM ca nigacchati || 36 ||

yattadagre viSamiva pariNAme'mRtopamam |

tatsukhaM sAttvikaM proktamAtmabuddhiprasAdajam || 37 ||

viSayendriyasaMyogAdyattadagre'mRtopamam |

pariNAme viSamiva tatsukhaM rAjasaM smRtam || 38 ||

yadagre cAnubandhe ca sukhaM mohanamAtmanaH |

nidrAlasyapramAdotthaM tattAmasamudAhRtam || 39 ||

na tadasti pRthivyAM vA divi deveSu vA punaH |

sattvaM prakRtijairmuktaM yadebhiH syAttribhirguNaiH || 40 ||

brAhmaNakSatriyavizAM zUdrANAM ca parantapa |

karmANi pravibhaktAni svabhAvaprabhavairguNaiH || 41 ||

zamo damastapaH zaucaM kSAntirArjavameva ca |

jJAnaM vijJAnamAstikyaM brahmakarma svabhAvajam || 42 ||

zauryaM tejo dhRtirdAkSyaM yuddhe cApyapalAyanam |

dAnamIzvarabhAvazca kSAtraM karma svabhAvajam || 43 ||

kRSigaurakSyavANijyaM vaizyakarma svabhAvajam |

paricaryAtmakaM karma zUdrasyApi svabhAvajam || 44 ||

sve sve karmaNyabhirataH saMsiddhiM labhate naraH |

svakarmanirataH siddhiM yathA vindati tacchRNu || 45 ||

yataH pravRttirbhUtAnAM yena sarvamidaM tatam |

svakarmaNA tamabhyarcya siddhiM vindati mAnavaH || 46 ||

zreyAnsvadharmo viguNaH paradharmotsvanuSThitAt |

svabhAvaniyataM karma kurvannApnoti kilbiSam || 47 ||

sahajaM karma kaunteya sadoSamapi na tyajet |

sarvArambhA hi doSeNa dhUmenAgnirivAvRtAH || 48 ||

asaktabuddhiH sarvatra jitAtmA vigataspRhaH |

naiSkarmyasiddhiM paramAM sannyAsenAdhigacchati || 49 ||

siddhiM prApto yathA brahma tathApnoti nibodha me |

samAsenaiva kaunteya niSThA jJAnasya yA parA || 50 ||

buddhyA vizuddhayA yukto dhRtyAtmAnaM niyamya ca |

zabdAdInviSayAMstyaktvA rAgadveSau vyudasya ca || 51 ||

viviktasevI laghvAzI yatavAkkAyamAnasaH |

dhyAnayogaparo nityaM vairAgyaM samupAzritaH || 52 ||

ahaGkAraM balaM darpaM kAmaM krodhaM parigraham |

vimucya nirmamaH zAnto brahmabhUyAya kalpate || 53 ||

brahmabhUtaH prasannAtmA na zocati na kAGkSati |

samaH sarveSu bhUteSu madbhaktiM labhate parAm || 54 ||

bhaktyA mAmabhijAnAti yAvAnyazcAsmi tattvataH |

tato mAM tattvato jJAtvA vizate tadanantaram || 55 ||

sarvakarmANyapi sadA kurvANo madvyapAzrayaH |

matprasAdAdavApnoti zAzvataM padamavyayam || 56 ||

cetasA sarvakarmANi mayi sannyasya matparaH |

buddhiyogamupAzritya maccittaH satataM bhava || 57 ||

maccittaH sarvadurgANi matprasAdAttariSyasi |

atha cettvamahaGkArAnna zroSyasi vinaGkSyasi || 58 ||

yadahaGkAramAzritya na yotsya iti manyase |

mithyaiSa vyavasAyaste prakRtistvAM niyokSyati || 59 ||

svabhAvajena kaunteya nibaddhaH svena karmaNA |

kartuM necchasi yanmohAtkariSyasyavazo'pi tat || 60 ||

IzvaraH sarvabhUtAnAM hRddeze'rjuna tiSThati |

bhrAmayansarvabhUtAni yantrArUDhAni mAyayA || 61 ||

tameva zaraNaM gaccha sarvabhAvena bhArata |

tatprasAdAtparAM zAntiM sthAnaM prApsyasi zAzvatam || 62 ||

iti te jJAnamAkhyAtaM guhyAdguhyataraM mayA |

vimRzyaitadazeSeNa yathecchasi tathA kuru || 63 ||

sarvaguhyatamaM bhUyaH zRNu me paramaM vacaH |

iSTo'si me dRDhamiti tato vakSyAmi te hitam || 64 ||

manmanA bhava madbhakto madyAjI mAM namaskuru |

mAmevaiSyasi satyaM te pratijAne priyo'si me || 65 ||

sarvadharmAnparityajya mAmekaM zaraNaM vraja |

ahaM tvA sarvapApebhyo mokSayiSyAmi mA zucaH || 66 ||

idaM te nAtapaskAya nAbhaktAya kadAcana |

na cAzuzrUSave vAcyaM na ca mAM yo'bhyasUyati || 67 ||

ya imaM paramaM guhyaM madbhakteSvabhidhAsyati |

bhaktiM mayi parAM kRtvA mAmevaiSyatyasaMzayaH || 68 ||

na ca tasmAnmanuSyeSu kazcinme priyakRttamaH |

bhavitA na ca me tasmAdanyaH priyataro bhuvi || 69 ||

adhyeSyate ca ya imaM dharmyaM saMvAdamAvayoH |

jJAnayajJena tenAhamiSTaH syAmiti me matiH || 70 ||

zraddhAvAnanasUyazca zRNuyAdapi yo naraH |

so'pi muktaH zubhAఁllokAnprApnuyAtpuNyakarmaNAm || 71 ||

kaccidetacchrutaM pArtha tvayaikAgreNa cetasA |

kaccidajJAnasammohaH pranaSTaste dhanaJjaya || 72 ||

arjuna uvAca

naSTo mohaH smRtirlabdhA tvatprasAdAnmayAcyuta |

sthito'smi gatasandehaH kariSye vacanaM tava || 73 ||

saJjaya uvAca

ityahaM vAsudevasya pArthasya ca mahAtmanaH |

saMvAdamimamazrauSamadbhutaM romaharSaNam || 74 ||

vyAsaprasAdAcchrutavAnetadguhyamahaM param |

yogaM yogezvarAtkRSNAtsAkSAtkathayataH svayam || 75 ||

rAjansaMsmRtya saMsmRtya saMvAdamimamadbhutam |

kezavArjunayoH puNyaM hRSyAmi ca muhurmuhuH || 76 ||

tacca saMsmRtya saMsmRtya rUpamatyadbhutaM hareH |

vismayo me mahAnrAjanhRSyAmi ca punaH punaH || 77 ||

yatra yogezvaraH kRSNo yatra pArtho dhanurdharaH |

tatra zrIrvijayo bhUtirdhruvA nItirmatirmama || 78 ||

OM tatsaditi zrImadbhagavadgItAsUpaniSatsu brahmavidyAyAM yogazAstre

zrIkRSNArjunasaMvAde mokSasannyAsayogo nAmASTAdazo'dhyAyaH || 18 ||