Srimad Bhagawad Gita Chapter 18

shrImadbhagavadgItA mUlam - aShTAdasho.adhyAyaH

shloka 1

OM shrI paramAtmane namaH

atha aShTAdasho.adhyAyaH |

mokShasannyAsayogaH

arjuna uvAcha

sannyAsasya mahAbAho tattvamichChAmi veditum |

tyAgasya cha hRRiShIkesha pRRithakkeshiniShUdana || 1 ||

shrIbhagavAnuvAcha

kAmyAnAM karmaNAM nyAsaM sannyAsaM kavayo viduH |

sarvakarmaphalatyAgaM prAhustyAgaM vichakShaNAH || 2 ||

tyAjyaM doShavadityeke karma prAhurmanIShiNaH |

yaj~nadAnatapaHkarma na tyAjyamiti chApare || 3 ||

nishchayaM shRRiNu me tatra tyAge bharatasattama |

tyAgo hi puruShavyAghra trividhaH samprakIrtitaH || 4 ||

yaj~nadAnatapaHkarma na tyAjyaM kAryameva tat |

yaj~no dAnaM tapashchaiva pAvanAni manIShiNAm || 5 ||

etAnyapi tu karmANi sa~NgaM tyaktvA phalAni cha |

kartavyAnIti me pArtha nishchitaM matamuttamam || 6 ||

niyatasya tu sannyAsaH karmaNo nopapadyate |

mohAttasya parityAgastAmasaH parikIrtitaH || 7 ||

duHkhamityeva yatkarma kAyakleshabhayAttyajet |

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

kAryamityeva yatkarma niyataM kriyate.arjuna |

sa~NgaM tyaktvA phalaM chaiva sa tyAgaH sAttviko mataH || 9 ||

na dveShTyakushalaM karma kushale nAnuShajjate |

tyAgI sattvasamAviShTo medhAvI ChinnasaMshayaH || 10 ||

na hi dehabhRRitA shakyaM tyaktuM karmANyasheShataH |

yastu karmaphalatyAgI sa tyAgItyabhidhIyate || 11 ||

aniShTamiShTaM mishraM cha trividhaM karmaNaH phalam |

bhavatyatyAginAM pretya na tu sannyAsinAM kvachit || 12 ||

pa~nchaitAni mahAbAho kAraNAni nibodha me |

sA~Nkhye kRRitAnte proktAni siddhaye sarvakarmaNAm || 13 ||

adhiShThAnaM tathA kartA karaNaM cha pRRithagvidham |

vividhAshcha pRRithakcheShTA daivaM chaivAtra pa~nchamam || 14 ||

sharIravA~Nmanobhiryatkarma prArabhate naraH |

nyAyyaM vA viparItaM vA pa~nchaite tasya hetavaH || 15 ||

tatraivaM sati kartAramAtmAnaM kevalaM tu yaH |

pashyatyakRRitabuddhitvAnna sa pashyati durmatiH || 16 ||

yasya nAha~NkRRito bhAvo buddhiryasya na lipyate |

hatvA.api sa imA.NllokAnna hanti na nibadhyate || 17 ||

jnAnaM jneyaM parij~nAtA trividhA karmachodanA |

karaNaM karma karteti trividhaH karmasa~NgrahaH || 18 ||

j~nAnaM karma cha kartA cha tridhaiva guNabhedataH |

prochyate guNasa~NkhyAne yathAvachChRRiNu tAnyapi || 19 ||

sarvabhUteShu yenaikaM bhAvamavyayamIkShate |

avibhaktaM vibhakteShu tajj~nAnaM viddhi sAttvikam || 20 ||

pRRithaktvena tu yajj~nAnaM nAnAbhAvAnpRRithagvidhAn |

vetti sarveShu bhUteShu tajj~nAnaM viddhi rAjasam || 21 ||

yattu kRRitsnavadekasminkArye saktamahaitukam |

atattvArthavadalpaM cha tattAmasamudAhRRitam || 22 ||

niyataM sa~NgarahitamarAgadveShataH kRRitam |

aphalaprepsunA karma yattatsAttvikamuchyate || 23 ||

yattu kAmepsunA karma sAha~NkAreNa vA punaH |

kriyate bahulAyAsaM tadrAjasamudAhRRitam || 24 ||

anubandhaM kShayaM hiMsAmanapekShya cha pauruSham |

mohAdArabhyate karma yattattAmasamuchyate || 25 ||

muktasa~Ngo.anahaMvAdI dhRRityutsAhasamanvitaH |

siddhyasiddhyornirvikAraH kartA sAttvika uchyate || 26 ||

rAgI karmaphalaprepsurlubdho hiMsAtmako.ashuchiH |

harShashokAnvitaH kartA rAjasaH parikIrtitaH || 27 ||

ayuktaH prAkRRitaH stabdhaH shaTho naiShkRRitiko.alasaH |

viShAdI dIrghasUtrI cha kartA tAmasa uchyate || 28 ||

buddherbhedaM dhRRiteshchaiva guNatastrividhaM shRRiNu |

prochyamAnamasheSheNa pRRithaktvena dhana~njaya || 29 ||

pravRRittiM cha nivRRittiM cha kAryAkArye bhayAbhaye |

bandhaM mokShaM cha yA vetti buddhiH sA pArtha sAttvikI || 30 ||

yayA dharmamadharmaM cha kAryaM chAkAryameva cha |

ayathAvatprajAnAti buddhiH sA pArtha rAjasI || 31 ||

adharmaM dharmamiti yA manyate tamasAvRRitA |

sarvArthAnviparItAMshcha buddhiH sA pArtha tAmasI || 32 ||

dhRRityA yayA dhArayate manaHprANendriyakriyAH |

yogenAvyabhichAriNyA dhRRitiH sA pArtha sAttvikI || 33 ||

yayA tu dharmakAmArthAndhRRityA dhArayate.arjuna |

prasaNgena phalAkANkShI dhRRitiH sA pArtha rAjasI || 34 ||

yayA svapnaM bhayaM shokaM viShAdaM madameva cha |

na vimu~nchati durmedhA dhRRitiH sA pArtha tAmasI || 35 ||

sukhaM tvidAnIM trividhaM shRRiNu me bharatarShabha |

abhyAsAdramate yatra duHkhAntaM cha nigachChati || 36 ||

yattadagre viShamiva pariNAme.amRRitopamam |

tatsukhaM sAttvikaM proktamAtmabuddhiprasAdajam || 37 ||

viShayendriyasaMyogAdyattadagre.amRRitopamam |

pariNAme viShamiva tatsukhaM rAjasaM smRRitam || 38 ||

yadagre chAnubandhe cha sukhaM mohanamAtmanaH |

nidrAlasyapramAdotthaM tattAmasamudAhRRitam || 39 ||

na tadasti pRRithivyAM vA divi deveShu vA punaH |

sattvaM prakRRitijairmuktaM yadebhiH syAttribhirguNaiH || 40 ||

brAhmaNakShatriyavishAM shUdrANAM cha parantapa |

karmANi pravibhaktAni svabhAvaprabhavairguNaiH || 41 ||

shamo damastapaH shauchaM kShAntirArjavameva cha |

jnAnaM vijnAnamAstikyaM brahmakarma svabhAvajam || 42 ||

shauryaM tejo dhRRitirdAkShyaM yuddhe chApyapalAyanam |

dAnamIshvarabhAvashcha kShAtraM karma svabhAvajam || 43 ||

kRRiShigaurakShyavANijyaM vaishyakarma svabhAvajam |

paricharyAtmakaM karma shUdrasyApi svabhAvajam || 44 ||

sve sve karmaNyabhirataH saMsiddhiM labhate naraH |

svakarmanirataH siddhiM yathA vindati tachChRRiNu || 45 ||

yataH pravRRittirbhUtAnAM yena sarvamidaM tatam |

svakarmaNA tamabhyarchya siddhiM vindati mAnavaH || 46 ||

shreyAnsvadharmo viguNaH paradharmotsvanuShThitAt |

svabhAvaniyataM karma kurvannApnoti kilbiSham || 47 ||

sahajaM karma kaunteya sadoShamapi na tyajet |

sarvArambhA hi doSheNa dhUmenAgnirivAvRRitAH || 48 ||

asaktabuddhiH sarvatra jitAtmA vigataspRRihaH |

naiShkarmyasiddhiM paramAM sannyAsenAdhigachChati || 49 ||

siddhiM prApto yathA brahma tathApnoti nibodha me |

samAsenaiva kaunteya niShThA j~nAnasya yA parA || 50 ||

buddhyA vishuddhayA yukto dhRRityAtmAnaM niyamya cha |

shabdAdInviShayAMstyaktvA rAgadveShau vyudasya cha || 51 ||

viviktasevI laghvAshI yatavAkkAyamAnasaH |

dhyAnayogaparo nityaM vairAgyaM samupAshritaH || 52 ||

aha~NkAraM balaM darpaM kAmaM krodhaM parigraham |

vimuchya nirmamaH shAnto brahmabhUyAya kalpate || 53 ||

brahmabhUtaH prasannAtmA na shochati na kA~NkShati |

samaH sarveShu bhUteShu madbhaktiM labhate parAm || 54 ||

bhaktyA mAmabhijAnAti yAvAnyashchAsmi tattvataH |

tato mAM tattvato j~nAtvA vishate tadanantaram || 55 ||

sarvakarmANyapi sadA kurvANo madvyapAshrayaH |

matprasAdAdavApnoti shAshvataM padamavyayam || 56 ||

chetasA sarvakarmANi mayi sannyasya matparaH |

buddhiyogamupAshritya machchittaH satataM bhava || 57 ||

machchittaH sarvadurgANi matprasAdAttariShyasi |

atha chettvamahaNkArAnna shroShyasi vinaNkShyasi || 58 ||

yadaha~NkAramAshritya na yotsya iti manyase |

mithyaiSha vyavasAyaste prakRRitistvAM niyokShyati || 59 ||

svabhAvajena kaunteya nibaddhaH svena karmaNA |

kartuM nechChasi yanmohAtkariShyasyavasho.api tat || 60 ||

IshvaraH sarvabhUtAnAM hRRiddeshe.arjuna tiShThati |

bhrAmayansarvabhUtAni yantrArUDhAni mAyayA || 61 ||

tameva sharaNaM gachCha sarvabhAvena bhArata |

tatprasAdAtparAM shAntiM sthAnaM prApsyasi shAshvatam || 62 ||

iti te j~nAnamAkhyAtaM guhyAdguhyataraM mayA |

vimRRishyaitadasheSheNa yathechChasi tathA kuru || 63 ||

sarvaguhyatamaM bhUyaH shRRiNu me paramaM vachaH |

iShTo.asi me dRRiDhamiti tato vakShyAmi te hitam || 64 ||

manmanA bhava madbhakto madyAjI mAM namaskuru |

mAmevaiShyasi satyaM te pratijAne priyo.asi me || 65 ||

sarvadharmAnparityajya mAmekaM sharaNaM vraja |

ahaM tvA sarvapApebhyo mokShayiShyAmi mA shuchaH || 66 ||

idaM te nAtapaskAya nAbhaktAya kadAchana |

na chAshushrUShave vAchyaM na cha mAM yo.abhyasUyati || 67 ||

ya imaM paramaM guhyaM madbhakteShvabhidhAsyati |

bhaktiM mayi parAM kRRitvA mAmevaiShyatyasaMshayaH || 68 ||

na cha tasmAnmanuShyeShu kashchinme priyakRRittamaH |

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

adhyeShyate cha ya imaM dharmyaM saMvAdamAvayoH |

jnAnayajnena tenAhamiShTaH syAmiti me matiH || 70 ||

shraddhAvAnanasUyashcha shRRiNuyAdapi yo naraH |

so.api muktaH shubhAఁllokAnprApnuyAtpuNyakarmaNAm || 71 ||

kachchidetachChrutaM pArtha tvayaikAgreNa chetasA |

kachchidajnAnasammohaH pranaShTaste dhananjaya || 72 ||

arjuna uvAcha

naShTo mohaH smRRitirlabdhA tvatprasAdAnmayAchyuta |

sthito.asmi gatasandehaH kariShye vachanaM tava || 73 ||

sa~njaya uvAcha

ityahaM vAsudevasya pArthasya cha mahAtmanaH |

saMvAdamimamashrauShamadbhutaM romaharShaNam || 74 ||

vyAsaprasAdAchChrutavAnetadguhyamahaM param |

yogaM yogeshvarAtkRRiShNAtsAkShAtkathayataH svayam || 75 ||

rAjansaMsmRRitya saMsmRRitya saMvAdamimamadbhutam |

keshavArjunayoH puNyaM hRRiShyAmi cha muhurmuhuH || 76 ||

tachcha saMsmRRitya saMsmRRitya rUpamatyadbhutaM hareH |

vismayo me mahAnrAjanhRRiShyAmi cha punaH punaH || 77 ||

yatra yogeshvaraH kRRiShNo yatra pArtho dhanurdharaH |

tatra shrIrvijayo bhUtirdhruvA nItirmatirmama || 78 ||

OM tatsaditi shrImadbhagavadgItAsUpaniShatsu brahmavidyAyAM yogashAstre

shrIkRRiShNArjunasaMvAde mokShasannyAsayogo nAmAShTAdasho.adhyAyaH || 18 ||