Srimad Bhagawad Gita Chapter 3

shrImadbhagavadgItA mUlam - tRRitIyo.adhyAyaH

shloka 1

OM shrI paramAtmane namaH

atha tRRitIyo.adhyAyaH |

karmayogaH

arjuna uvAcha

jyAyasI chetkarmaNaste matA buddhirjanArdana |

tatkiM karmaNi ghore mAM niyojayasi keshava || 1 ||

vyAmishreNeva vAkyena buddhiM mohayasIva me |

tadekaM vada nishchitya yena shreyo.ahamApnuyAm || 2 ||

shrIbhagavAnuvAcha

loke.asmindvividhA niShThA purA proktA mayAnagha |

jnAnayogena sANkhyAnAM karmayogena yoginAm || 3 ||

na karmaNAmanArambhAnnaiShkarmyaM puruSho.ashnute |

na cha sannyasanAdeva siddhiM samadhigachChati || 4 ||

na hi kashchitkShaNamapi jAtu tiShThatyakarmakRRit |

kAryate hyavashaH karma sarvaH prakRRitijairguNaiH || 5 ||

karmendriyANi saMyamya ya Aste manasA smaran |

indriyArthAnvimUDhAtmA mithyAchAraH sa uchyate || 6 ||

yastvindriyANi manasA niyamyArabhate.arjuna |

karmendriyaiH karmayogamasaktaH sa vishiShyate || 7 ||

niyataM kuru karma tvaM karma jyAyo hyakarmaNaH |

sharIrayAtrApi cha te na prasiddhyedakarmaNaH || 8 ||

yaj~nArthAtkarmaNo.anyatra loko.ayaM karmabandhanaH |

tadarthaM karma kaunteya muktasa~NgaH samAchara || 9 ||

sahayaj~nAH prajAH sRRiShTvA purovAcha prajApatiH |

anena prasaviShyadhvameSha vo.astviShTakAmadhuk || 10 ||

devAnbhAvayatAnena te devA bhAvayantu vaH |

parasparaM bhAvayantaH shreyaH paramavApsyatha || 11 ||

iShTAnbhogAnhi vo devA dAsyante yaj~nabhAvitAH |

tairdattAnapradAyaibhyo yo bhu~Nkte stena eva saH || 12 ||

yaj~nashiShTAshinaH santo muchyante sarvakilbiShaiH |

bhu~njate te tvaghaM pApA ye pachantyAtmakAraNAt || 13 ||

annAdbhavanti bhUtAni parjanyAdannasambhavaH |

yajnAdbhavati parjanyo yajnaH karmasamudbhavaH || 14 ||

karma brahmodbhavaM viddhi brahmAkSharasamudbhavam |

tasmAtsarvagataM brahma nityaM yaj~ne pratiShThitam || 15 ||

evaM pravartitaM chakraM nAnuvartayatIha yaH |

aghAyurindriyArAmo moghaM pArtha sa jIvati || 16 ||

yastvAtmaratireva syAdAtmatRRiptashcha mAnavaH |

Atmanyeva cha santuShTastasya kAryaM na vidyate || 17 ||

naiva tasya kRRitenArtho nAkRRiteneha kashchana |

na chAsya sarvabhUteShu kashchidarthavyapAshrayaH || 18 ||

tasmAdasaktaH satataM kAryaM karma samAchara |

asakto hyAcharankarma paramApnoti pUruShaH || 19 ||

karmaNaiva hi saMsiddhimAsthitA janakAdayaH |

lokasa~NgrahamevApi sampashyankartumarhasi || 20 ||

yadyadAcharati shreShThastattadevetaro janaH |

sa yatpramANaM kurute lokastadanuvartate || 21 ||

na me pArthAsti kartavyaM triShu lokeShu ki~nchana |

nAnavAptamavAptavyaM varta eva cha karmaNi || 22 ||

yadi hyahaM na varteyaM jAtu karmaNyatandritaH |

mama vartmAnuvartante manuShyAH pArtha sarvashaH || 23 ||

utsIdeyurime lokA na kuryAM karma chedaham |

sa~Nkarasya cha kartA syAmupahanyAmimAH prajAH || 24 ||

saktAH karmaNyavidvAMso yathA kurvanti bhArata |

kuryAdvidvAMstathAsaktashchikIrShurlokasa~Ngraham || 25 ||

na buddhibhedaM janayedajnAnAM karmasaNginAm |

joShayetsarvakarmANi vidvAnyuktaH samAcharan || 26 ||

prakRRiteH kriyamANAni guNaiH karmANi sarvashaH |

aha~NkAravimUDhAtmA kartAhamiti manyate || 27 ||

tattvavittu mahAbAho guNakarmavibhAgayoH |

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

prakRRiterguNasammUDhAH sajjante guNakarmasu |

tAnakRRitsnavido mandAnkRRitsnavinna vichAlayet || 29 ||

mayi sarvANi karmANi sannyasyAdhyAtmachetasA |

nirAshIrnirmamo bhUtvA yudhyasva vigatajvaraH || 30 ||

ye me matamidaM nityamanutiShThanti mAnavAH |

shraddhAvanto.anasUyanto muchyante te.api karmabhiH || 31 ||

ye tvetadabhyasUyanto nAnutiShThanti me matam |

sarvaj~nAnavimUDhAMstAnviddhi naShTAnachetasaH || 32 ||

sadRRishaM cheShTate svasyAH prakRRiterj~nAnavAnapi |

prakRRitiM yAnti bhUtAni nigrahaH kiM kariShyati || 33 ||

indriyasyendriyasyArthe rAgadveShau vyavasthitau |

tayorna vashamAgachChettau hyasya paripanthinau || 34 ||

shreyAnsvadharmo viguNaH paradharmAtsvanuShThitAt |

svadharme nidhanaM shreyaH paradharmo bhayAvahaH || 35 ||

arjuna uvAcha

atha kena prayukto.ayaM pApaM charati pUruShaH |

anichChannapi vArShNeya balAdiva niyojitaH || 36 ||

shrIbhagavAnuvAcha

kAma eSha krodha eSha rajoguNasamudbhavaH |

mahAshano mahApApmA viddhyenamiha vairiNam || 37 ||

dhUmenAvriyate vahniryathAdarsho malena cha |

yatholbenAvRRito garbhastathA tenedamAvRRitam || 38 ||

AvRRitaM jnAnametena jnAnino nityavairiNA |

kAmarUpeNa kaunteya duShpUreNAnalena cha || 39 ||

indriyANi mano buddhirasyAdhiShThAnamuchyate |

etairvimohayatyeSha j~nAnamAvRRitya dehinam || 40 ||

tasmAttvamindriyANyAdau niyamya bharatarShabha |

pApmAnaM prajahi hyenaM jnAnavijnAnanAshanam || 41 ||

indriyANi parANyAhurindriyebhyaH paraM manaH |

manasastu parA buddhiryo buddheH paratastu saH || 42 ||

evaM buddheH paraM buddhvA saMstabhyAtmAnamAtmanA |

jahi shatruM mahAbAho kAmarUpaM durAsadam || 43 ||

OM tatsaditi shrImadbhagavadgItAsUpaniShatsu brahmavidyAyAM yogashAstre

shrIkRRiShNArjunasaMvAde karmayogo nAma tRRitIyo.adhyAyaH ||3 ||