Srimad Bhagawad Gita Chapter 4

shrImadbhagavadgItA mUlam - chaturtho.adhyAyaH

shloka 1

OM shrI paramAtmane namaH

atha chaturtho.adhyAyaH |

j~nAnayogaH

shrIbhagavAnuvAcha

imaM vivasvate yogaM proktavAnahamavyayam |

vivasvAnmanave prAha manurikShvAkave.abravIt || 1 ||

evaM paramparAprAptamimaM rAjarShayo viduH |

sa kAleneha mahatA yogo naShTaH parantapa || 2 ||

sa evAyaM mayA te.adya yogaH proktaH purAtanaH |

bhakto.asi me sakhA cheti rahasyaM hyetaduttamam || 3 ||

arjuna uvAcha

aparaM bhavato janma paraM janma vivasvataH |

kathametadvijAnIyAM tvamAdau proktavAniti || 4 ||

shrIbhagavAnuvAcha

bahUni me vyatItAni janmAni tava chArjuna |

tAnyahaM veda sarvANi na tvaM vettha parantapa || 5 ||

ajo.api sannavyayAtmA bhUtAnAmIshvaro.api san |

prakRRitiM svAmadhiShThAya sambhavAmyAtmamAyayA || 6 ||

yadA yadA hi dharmasya glAnirbhavati bhArata |

abhyutthAnamadharmasya tadAtmAnaM sRRijAmyaham || 7 ||

paritrANAya sAdhUnAM vinAshAya cha duShkRRitAm |

dharmasaMsthApanArthAya sambhavAmi yuge yuge || 8 ||

janma karma cha me divyamevaM yo vetti tattvataH |

tyaktvA dehaM punarjanma naiti mAmeti so.arjuna || 9 ||

vItarAgabhayakrodhA manmayA mAmupAshritAH |

bahavo j~nAnatapasA pUtA madbhAvamAgatAH || 10 ||

ye yathA mAM prapadyante tAMstathaiva bhajAmyaham |

mama vartmAnuvartante manuShyAH pArtha sarvashaH || 11 ||

kA~NkShantaH karmaNAM siddhiM yajanta iha devatAH |

kShipraM hi mAnuShe loke siddhirbhavati karmajA || 12 ||

chAturvarNyaM mayA sRRiShTaM guNakarmavibhAgashaH |

tasya kartAramapi mAM viddhyakartAramavyayam || 13 ||

na mAM karmANi limpanti na me karmaphale spRRihA |

iti mAM yo.abhijAnAti karmabhirna sa badhyate || 14 ||

evaM j~nAtvA kRRitaM karma pUrvairapi mumukShubhiH |

kuru karmaiva tasmAttvaM pUrvaiH pUrvataraM kRRitam || 15 ||

kiM karma kimakarmeti kavayo.apyatra mohitAH |

tatte karma pravakShyAmi yajj~nAtvA mokShyase.ashubhAt || 16 ||

karmaNo hyapi boddhavyaM boddhavyaM cha vikarmaNaH |

akarmaNashcha boddhavyaM gahanA karmaNo gatiH || 17 ||

karmaNyakarma yaH pashyedakarmaNi cha karma yaH |

sa buddhimAnmanuShyeShu sa yuktaH kRRitsnakarmakRRit || 18 ||

yasya sarve samArambhAH kAmasa~NkalpavarjitAH |

j~nAnAgnidagdhakarmANaM tamAhuH paNDitaM budhAH || 19 ||

tyaktvA karmaphalAsa~NgaM nityatRRipto nirAshrayaH |

karmaNyabhipravRRitto.api naiva ki~nchitkaroti saH || 20 ||

nirAshIryatachittAtmA tyaktasarvaparigrahaH |

shArIraM kevalaM karma kurvannApnoti kilbiSham || 21 ||

yadRRichChAlAbhasantuShTo dvandvAtIto vimatsaraH |

samaH siddhAvasiddhau cha kRRitvApi na nibadhyate || 22 ||

gatasaNgasya muktasya jnAnAvasthitachetasaH |

yaj~nAyAcharataH karma samagraM pravilIyate || 23 ||

brahmArpaNaM brahma havirbrahmAgnau brahmaNA hutam |

brahmaiva tena gantavyaM brahmakarmasamAdhinA || 24 ||

daivamevApare yaj~naM yoginaH paryupAsate |

brahmAgnAvapare yajnaM yajnenaivopajuhvati || 25 ||

shrotrAdInIndriyANyanye saMyamAgniShu juhvati |

shabdAdInviShayAnanya indriyAgniShu juhvati || 26 ||

sarvANIndriyakarmANi prANakarmANi chApare |

AtmasaMyamayogAgnau juhvati j~nAnadIpite || 27 ||

dravyayajnAstapoyajnA yogayaj~nAstathApare |

svAdhyAyajnAnayajnAshcha yatayaH saMshitavratAH || 28 ||

apAne juhvati prANaM prANe.apAnaM tathApare |

prANApAnagatI ruddhvA prANAyAmaparAyaNAH || 29 ||

apare niyatAhArAH prANAnprANeShu juhvati |

sarve.apyete yajnavido yajnakShapitakalmaShAH || 30 ||

yaj~nashiShTAmRRitabhujo yAnti brahma sanAtanam |

nAyaM loko.astyayaj~nasya kuto.anyaH kurusattama || 31 ||

evaM bahuvidhA yaj~nA vitatA brahmaNo mukhe |

karmajAnviddhi tAnsarvAnevaM j~nAtvA vimokShyase || 32 ||

shreyAndravyamayAdyajnAjjnAnayaj~naH parantapa |

sarvaM karmAkhilaM pArtha j~nAne parisamApyate || 33 ||

tadviddhi praNipAtena pariprashnena sevayA |

upadekShyanti te jnAnaM jnAninastattvadarshinaH || 34 ||

yajj~nAtvA na punarmohamevaM yAsyasi pANDava |

yena bhUtAnyasheSheNa drakShyasyAtmanyatho mayi || 35 ||

api chedasi pApebhyaH sarvebhyaH pApakRRittamaH |

sarvaM j~nAnaplavenaiva vRRijinaM santariShyasi || 36 ||

yathaidhAMsi samiddho.agnirbhasmasAtkurute.arjuna |

j~nAnAgniH sarvakarmANi bhasmasAtkurute tathA || 37 ||

na hi j~nAnena sadRRishaM pavitramiha vidyate |

tatsvayaM yogasaMsiddhaH kAlenAtmani vindati || 38 ||

shraddhAvA.Nllabhate j~nAnaM tatparaH saMyatendriyaH |

j~nAnaM labdhvA parAM shAntimachireNAdhigachChati || 39 ||

aj~nashchAshraddadhAnashcha saMshayAtmA vinashyati |

nAyaM loko.asti na paro na sukhaM saMshayAtmanaH || 40 ||

yogasannyastakarmANaM jnAnasanChinnasaMshayam |

AtmavantaM na karmANi nibadhnanti dhana~njaya || 41 ||

tasmAdajnAnasambhUtaM hRRitsthaM jnAnAsinAtmanaH |

ChittvainaM saMshayaM yogamAtiShThottiShTha bhArata || 42 ||

OM tatsaditi shrImadbhagavadgItAsUpaniShatsu brahmavidyAyAM yogashAstre

shrIkRRiShNArjunasaMvAde j~nAnakarmasannyAsayogo nAma chaturtho.adhyAyaH ||4 ||