Srimad Bhagawad Gita Chapter 3

zrImadbhagavadgItA mUlam - tRtIyo'dhyAyaH

zloka 1

OM zrI paramAtmane namaH

atha tRtIyo'dhyAyaH |

karmayogaH

arjuna uvAca

jyAyasI cetkarmaNaste matA buddhirjanArdana |

tatkiM karmaNi ghore mAM niyojayasi kezava || 1 ||

vyAmizreNeva vAkyena buddhiM mohayasIva me |

tadekaM vada nizcitya yena zreyo'hamApnuyAm || 2 ||

zrIbhagavAnuvAca

loke'smindvividhA niSThA purA proktA mayAnagha |

jJAnayogena sAGkhyAnAM karmayogena yoginAm || 3 ||

na karmaNAmanArambhAnnaiSkarmyaM puruSo'znute |

na ca sannyasanAdeva siddhiM samadhigacchati || 4 ||

na hi kazcitkSaNamapi jAtu tiSThatyakarmakRt |

kAryate hyavazaH karma sarvaH prakRtijairguNaiH || 5 ||

karmendriyANi saMyamya ya Aste manasA smaran |

indriyArthAnvimUDhAtmA mithyAcAraH sa ucyate || 6 ||

yastvindriyANi manasA niyamyArabhate'rjuna |

karmendriyaiH karmayogamasaktaH sa viziSyate || 7 ||

niyataM kuru karma tvaM karma jyAyo hyakarmaNaH |

zarIrayAtrApi ca te na prasiddhyedakarmaNaH || 8 ||

yajJArthAtkarmaNo'nyatra loko'yaM karmabandhanaH |

tadarthaM karma kaunteya muktasaGgaH samAcara || 9 ||

sahayajJAH prajAH sRSTvA purovAca prajApatiH |

anena prasaviSyadhvameSa vo'stviSTakAmadhuk || 10 ||

devAnbhAvayatAnena te devA bhAvayantu vaH |

parasparaM bhAvayantaH zreyaH paramavApsyatha || 11 ||

iSTAnbhogAnhi vo devA dAsyante yajJabhAvitAH |

tairdattAnapradAyaibhyo yo bhuGkte stena eva saH || 12 ||

yajJaziSTAzinaH santo mucyante sarvakilbiSaiH |

bhuJjate te tvaghaM pApA ye pacantyAtmakAraNAt || 13 ||

annAdbhavanti bhUtAni parjanyAdannasambhavaH |

yajJAdbhavati parjanyo yajJaH karmasamudbhavaH || 14 ||

karma brahmodbhavaM viddhi brahmAkSarasamudbhavam |

tasmAtsarvagataM brahma nityaM yajJe pratiSThitam || 15 ||

evaM pravartitaM cakraM nAnuvartayatIha yaH |

aghAyurindriyArAmo moghaM pArtha sa jIvati || 16 ||

yastvAtmaratireva syAdAtmatRptazca mAnavaH |

Atmanyeva ca santuSTastasya kAryaM na vidyate || 17 ||

naiva tasya kRtenArtho nAkRteneha kazcana |

na cAsya sarvabhUteSu kazcidarthavyapAzrayaH || 18 ||

tasmAdasaktaH satataM kAryaM karma samAcara |

asakto hyAcarankarma paramApnoti pUruSaH || 19 ||

karmaNaiva hi saMsiddhimAsthitA janakAdayaH |

lokasaGgrahamevApi sampazyankartumarhasi || 20 ||

yadyadAcarati zreSThastattadevetaro janaH |

sa yatpramANaM kurute lokastadanuvartate || 21 ||

na me pArthAsti kartavyaM triSu lokeSu kiJcana |

nAnavAptamavAptavyaM varta eva ca karmaNi || 22 ||

yadi hyahaM na varteyaM jAtu karmaNyatandritaH |

mama vartmAnuvartante manuSyAH pArtha sarvazaH || 23 ||

utsIdeyurime lokA na kuryAM karma cedaham |

saGkarasya ca kartA syAmupahanyAmimAH prajAH || 24 ||

saktAH karmaNyavidvAMso yathA kurvanti bhArata |

kuryAdvidvAMstathAsaktazcikIrSurlokasaGgraham || 25 ||

na buddhibhedaM janayedajJAnAM karmasaGginAm |

joSayetsarvakarmANi vidvAnyuktaH samAcaran || 26 ||

prakRteH kriyamANAni guNaiH karmANi sarvazaH |

ahaGkAravimUDhAtmA kartAhamiti manyate || 27 ||

tattvavittu mahAbAho guNakarmavibhAgayoH |

guNA guNeSu vartanta iti matvA na sajjate || 28 ||

prakRterguNasammUDhAH sajjante guNakarmasu |

tAnakRtsnavido mandAnkRtsnavinna vicAlayet || 29 ||

mayi sarvANi karmANi sannyasyAdhyAtmacetasA |

nirAzIrnirmamo bhUtvA yudhyasva vigatajvaraH || 30 ||

ye me matamidaM nityamanutiSThanti mAnavAH |

zraddhAvanto'nasUyanto mucyante te'pi karmabhiH || 31 ||

ye tvetadabhyasUyanto nAnutiSThanti me matam |

sarvajJAnavimUDhAMstAnviddhi naSTAnacetasaH || 32 ||

sadRzaM ceSTate svasyAH prakRterjJAnavAnapi |

prakRtiM yAnti bhUtAni nigrahaH kiM kariSyati || 33 ||

indriyasyendriyasyArthe rAgadveSau vyavasthitau |

tayorna vazamAgacchettau hyasya paripanthinau || 34 ||

zreyAnsvadharmo viguNaH paradharmAtsvanuSThitAt |

svadharme nidhanaM zreyaH paradharmo bhayAvahaH || 35 ||

arjuna uvAca

atha kena prayukto'yaM pApaM carati pUruSaH |

anicchannapi vArSNeya balAdiva niyojitaH || 36 ||

zrIbhagavAnuvAca

kAma eSa krodha eSa rajoguNasamudbhavaH |

mahAzano mahApApmA viddhyenamiha vairiNam || 37 ||

dhUmenAvriyate vahniryathAdarzo malena ca |

yatholbenAvRto garbhastathA tenedamAvRtam || 38 ||

AvRtaM jJAnametena jJAnino nityavairiNA |

kAmarUpeNa kaunteya duSpUreNAnalena ca || 39 ||

indriyANi mano buddhirasyAdhiSThAnamucyate |

etairvimohayatyeSa jJAnamAvRtya dehinam || 40 ||

tasmAttvamindriyANyAdau niyamya bharatarSabha |

pApmAnaM prajahi hyenaM jJAnavijJAnanAzanam || 41 ||

indriyANi parANyAhurindriyebhyaH paraM manaH |

manasastu parA buddhiryo buddheH paratastu saH || 42 ||

evaM buddheH paraM buddhvA saMstabhyAtmAnamAtmanA |

jahi zatruM mahAbAho kAmarUpaM durAsadam || 43 ||

OM tatsaditi zrImadbhagavadgItAsUpaniSatsu brahmavidyAyAM yogazAstre

zrIkRSNArjunasaMvAde karmayogo nAma tRtIyo'dhyAyaH ||3 ||