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shreemad bhagavad geeta ashhTaadasho.adhyaayaH

atha ashhTaadasho.adhyaayaH |


arjuna uvaacha |
saMnyaasasya mahaabaaho tattvamichChaami veditum |
tyaagasya cha hRRishheekesha pRRithakkeshinishhoodana ‖ 1 ‖


shreebhagavaanuvaacha |
kaamyaanaaM karmaNaaM nyaasaM saMnyaasaM kavayo viduH |
sarvakarmaphalatyaagaM praahustyaagaM vichakshhaNaaH ‖ 2 ‖

tyaajyaM doshhavadityeke karma praahurmaneeshhiNaH |
yagnyadaanatapaHkarma na tyaajyamiti chaapare ‖ 3 ‖

nishchayaM shRRiNu me tatra tyaage bharatasattama |
tyaago hi purushhavyaaghra trividhaH saMprakeertitaH ‖ 4 ‖

yagnyadaanatapaHkarma na tyaajyaM kaaryameva tat |
yagnyo daanaM tapashchaiva paavanaani maneeshhiNaam ‖ 5 ‖

etaanyapi tu karmaaNi sangaM tyaktvaa phalaani cha |
kartavyaaneeti me paartha nishchitaM matamuttamam ‖ 6 ‖

niyatasya tu saMnyaasaH karmaNo nopapadyate |
mohaattasya parityaagastaamasaH parikeertitaH ‖ 7 ‖

duHkhamityeva yatkarma kaayakleshabhayaattyajet |
sa kRRitvaa raajasaM tyaagaM naiva tyaagaphalaM labhet ‖ 8 ‖

kaaryamityeva yatkarma niyataM kriyate.arjuna |
sangaM tyaktvaa phalaM chaiva sa tyaagaH saattviko mataH ‖ 9 ‖

na dveshhTyakushalaM karma kushale naanushhajjate |
tyaagee sattvasamaavishhTo medhaavee ChinnasaMshayaH ‖ 10 ‖

na hi dehabhRRitaa shakyaM tyaktuM karmaaNyasheshhataH |
yastu karmaphalatyaagee sa tyaageetyabhidheeyate ‖ 11 ‖

anishhTamishhTaM mishraM cha trividhaM karmaNaH phalam |
bhavatyatyaaginaaM pretya na tu saMnyaasinaaM kvachit ‖ 12 ‖

panchaitaani mahaabaaho kaaraNaani nibodha me |
saaMkhye kRRitaante proktaani siddhaye sarvakarmaNaam ‖ 13 ‖

adhishhThaanaM tathaa kartaa karaNaM cha pRRithagvidham |
vividhaashcha pRRithakcheshhTaa daivaM chaivaatra panchamam ‖ 14 ‖

shareeravaanmanobhiryatkarma praarabhate naraH |
nyaayyaM vaa vipareetaM vaa panchaite tasya hetavaH ‖ 15 ‖

tatraivaM sati kartaaramaatmaanaM kevalaM tu yaH |
pashyatyakRRitabuddhitvaanna sa pashyati durmatiH ‖ 16 ‖

yasya naahaMkRRito bhaavo buddhiryasya na lipyate |
hatvaa.api sa imaaMllokaanna hanti na nibadhyate ‖ 17 ‖

gnyaanaM gnyeyaM parignyaataa trividhaa karmachodanaa |
karaNaM karma karteti trividhaH karmasaMgrahaH ‖ 18 ‖

gnyaanaM karma cha kartaa cha tridhaiva guNabhedataH |
prochyate guNasaMkhyaane yathaavachChRRiNu taanyapi ‖ 19 ‖

sarvabhooteshhu yenaikaM bhaavamavyayameekshhate |
avibhaktaM vibhakteshhu tajgnyaanaM viddhi saattvikam ‖ 20 ‖

pRRithaktvena tu yajgnyaanaM naanaabhaavaanpRRithagvidhaan |
vetti sarveshhu bhooteshhu tajgnyaanaM viddhi raajasam ‖ 21 ‖

yattu kRRitsnavadekasminkaarye saktamahaitukam |
atattvaarthavadalpaM cha tattaamasamudaahRRitam ‖ 22 ‖

niyataM sangarahitamaraagadveshhataH kRRitam |
aphalaprepsunaa karma yattatsaattvikamuchyate ‖ 23 ‖

yattu kaamepsunaa karma saahaMkaareNa vaa punaH |
kriyate bahulaayaasaM tadraajasamudaahRRitam ‖ 24 ‖

anubandhaM kshhayaM hiMsaamanapekshhya cha paurushham |
mohaadaarabhyate karma yattattaamasamuchyate ‖ 25 ‖

muktasango.anahaMvaadee dhRRityutsaahasamanvitaH |
siddhyasiddhyornirvikaaraH kartaa saattvika uchyate ‖ 26 ‖

raagee karmaphalaprepsurlubdho hiMsaatmako.ashuchiH |
harshhashokaanvitaH kartaa raajasaH parikeertitaH ‖ 27 ‖

ayuktaH praakRRitaH stabdhaH shaTho naishhkRRitiko.alasaH |
vishhaadee deerghasootree cha kartaa taamasa uchyate ‖ 28 ‖

buddherbhedaM dhRRiteshchaiva guNatastrividhaM shRRiNu |
prochyamaanamasheshheNa pRRithaktvena dhanaMjaya ‖ 29 ‖

pravRRittiM cha nivRRittiM cha kaaryaakaarye bhayaabhaye |
bandhaM mokshhaM cha yaa vetti buddhiH saa paartha saattvikee ‖ 30 ‖

yayaa dharmamadharmaM cha kaaryaM chaakaaryameva cha |
ayathaavatprajaanaati buddhiH saa paartha raajasee ‖ 31 ‖

adharmaM dharmamiti yaa manyate tamasaavRRitaa |
sarvaarthaanvipareetaaMshcha buddhiH saa paartha taamasee ‖ 32 ‖

dhRRityaa yayaa dhaarayate manaHpraaNendriyakriyaaH |
yogenaavyabhichaariNyaa dhRRitiH saa paartha saattvikee ‖ 33 ‖

yayaa tu dharmakaamaarthaandhRRityaa dhaarayate.arjuna |
prasangena phalaakaankshhee dhRRitiH saa paartha raajasee ‖ 34 ‖

yayaa svapnaM bhayaM shokaM vishhaadaM madameva cha |
na vimunchati durmedhaa dhRRitiH saa paartha taamasee ‖ 35 ‖

sukhaM tvidaaneeM trividhaM shRRiNu me bharatarshhabha |
abhyaasaadramate yatra duHkhaantaM cha nigachChati ‖ 36 ‖

yattadagre vishhamiva pariNaame.amRRitopamam |
tatsukhaM saattvikaM proktamaatmabuddhiprasaadajam ‖ 37 ‖

vishhayendriyasaMyogaadyattadagre.amRRitopamam |
pariNaame vishhamiva tatsukhaM raajasaM smRRitam ‖ 38 ‖

yadagre chaanubandhe cha sukhaM mohanamaatmanaH |
nidraalasyapramaadotthaM tattaamasamudaahRRitam ‖ 39 ‖

na tadasti pRRithivyaaM vaa divi deveshhu vaa punaH |
sattvaM prakRRitijairmuktaM yadebhiH syaattribhirguNaiH ‖ 40 ‖

braahmaNakshhatriyavishaaM shoodraaNaaM cha paraMtapa |
karmaaNi pravibhaktaani svabhaavaprabhavairguNaiH ‖ 41 ‖

shamo damastapaH shauchaM kshhaantiraarjavameva cha |
gnyaanaM vignyaanamaastikyaM brahmakarma svabhaavajam ‖ 42 ‖

shauryaM tejo dhRRitirdaakshhyaM yuddhe chaapyapalaayanam |
daanameeshvarabhaavashcha kshhaatraM karma svabhaavajam ‖ 43 ‖

kRRishhigaurakshhyavaaNijyaM vaishyakarma svabhaavajam |
paricharyaatmakaM karma shoodrasyaapi svabhaavajam ‖ 44 ‖

sve sve karmaNyabhirataH saMsiddhiM labhate naraH |
svakarmanirataH siddhiM yathaa vindati tachChRRiNu ‖ 45 ‖

yataH pravRRittirbhootaanaaM yena sarvamidaM tatam |
svakarmaNaa tamabhyarchya siddhiM vindati maanavaH ‖ 46 ‖

shreyaansvadharmo viguNaH paradharmotsvanushhThitaat |
svabhaavaniyataM karma kurvannaapnoti kilbishham ‖ 47 ‖

sahajaM karma kaunteya sadoshhamapi na tyajet |
sarvaarambhaa hi doshheNa dhoomenaagnirivaavRRitaaH ‖ 48 ‖

asaktabuddhiH sarvatra jitaatmaa vigataspRRihaH |
naishhkarmyasiddhiM paramaaM saMnyaasenaadhigachChati ‖ 49 ‖

siddhiM praapto yathaa brahma tathaapnoti nibodha me |
samaasenaiva kaunteya nishhThaa gnyaanasya yaa paraa ‖ 50 ‖

buddhyaa vishuddhayaa yukto dhRRityaatmaanaM niyamya cha |
shabdaadeenvishhayaaMstyaktvaa raagadveshhau vyudasya cha ‖ 51 ‖

viviktasevee laghvaashee yatavaakkaayamaanasaH |
dhyaanayogaparo nityaM vairaagyaM samupaashritaH ‖ 52 ‖

ahaMkaaraM balaM darpaM kaamaM krodhaM parigraham |
vimuchya nirmamaH shaanto brahmabhooyaaya kalpate ‖ 53 ‖

brahmabhootaH prasannaatmaa na shochati na kaankshhati |
samaH sarveshhu bhooteshhu madbhaktiM labhate paraam ‖ 54 ‖

bhaktyaa maamabhijaanaati yaavaanyashchaasmi tattvataH |
tato maaM tattvato gnyaatvaa vishate tadanantaram ‖ 55 ‖

sarvakarmaaNyapi sadaa kurvaaNo madvyapaashrayaH |
matprasaadaadavaapnoti shaashvataM padamavyayam ‖ 56 ‖

chetasaa sarvakarmaaNi mayi saMnyasya matparaH |
buddhiyogamupaashritya machchittaH satataM bhava ‖ 57 ‖

machchittaH sarvadurgaaNi matprasaadaattarishhyasi |
atha chettvamahaMkaaraanna shroshhyasi vinankshhyasi ‖ 58 ‖

yadahaMkaaramaashritya na yotsya iti manyase |
mithyaishha vyavasaayaste prakRRitistvaaM niyokshhyati ‖ 59 ‖

svabhaavajena kaunteya nibaddhaH svena karmaNaa |
kartuM nechChasi yanmohaatkarishhyasyavasho.api tat ‖ 60 ‖

eeshvaraH sarvabhootaanaaM hRRiddeshe.arjuna tishhThati |
bhraamayansarvabhootaani yantraarooDhaani maayayaa ‖ 61 ‖

tameva sharaNaM gachCha sarvabhaavena bhaarata |
tatprasaadaatparaaM shaantiM sthaanaM praapsyasi shaashvatam ‖ 62 ‖

iti te gnyaanamaakhyaataM guhyaadguhyataraM mayaa |
vimRRishyaitadasheshheNa yathechChasi tathaa kuru ‖ 63 ‖

sarvaguhyatamaM bhooyaH shRRiNu me paramaM vachaH |
ishhTo.asi me dRRiDhamiti tato vakshhyaami te hitam ‖ 64 ‖

manmanaa bhava madbhakto madyaajee maaM namaskuru |
maamevaishhyasi satyaM te pratijaane priyo.asi me ‖ 65 ‖

sarvadharmaanparityajya maamekaM sharaNaM vraja |
ahaM tvaa sarvapaapebhyo mokshhayishhyaami maa shuchaH ‖ 66 ‖

idaM te naatapaskaaya naabhaktaaya kadaachana |
na chaashushrooshhave vaachyaM na cha maaM yo.abhyasooyati ‖ 67 ‖

ya imaM paramaM guhyaM madbhakteshhvabhidhaasyati |
bhaktiM mayi paraaM kRRitvaa maamevaishhyatyasaMshayaH ‖ 68 ‖

na cha tasmaanmanushhyeshhu kashchinme priyakRRittamaH |
bhavitaa na cha me tasmaadanyaH priyataro bhuvi ‖ 69 ‖

adhyeshhyate cha ya imaM dharmyaM saMvaadamaavayoH |
gnyaanayagnyena tenaahamishhTaH syaamiti me matiH ‖ 70 ‖

shraddhaavaananasooyashcha shRRiNuyaadapi yo naraH |
so.api muktaH shubhaaMllokaanpraapnuyaatpuNyakarmaNaam ‖ 71 ‖

kachchidetachChrutaM paartha tvayaikaagreNa chetasaa |
kachchidagnyaanasaMmohaH pranashhTaste dhanaMjaya ‖ 72 ‖


arjuna uvaacha |
nashhTo mohaH smRRitirlabdhaa tvatprasaadaanmayaachyuta |
sthito.asmi gatasaMdehaH karishhye vachanaM tava ‖ 73 ‖


saMjaya uvaacha |
ityahaM vaasudevasya paarthasya cha mahaatmanaH |
saMvaadamimamashraushhamadbhutaM romaharshhaNam ‖ 74 ‖

vyaasaprasaadaachChrutavaanetadguhyamahaM param |
yogaM yogeshvaraatkRRishhNaatsaakshhaatkathayataH svayam ‖ 75 ‖

raajansaMsmRRitya saMsmRRitya saMvaadamimamadbhutam |
keshavaarjunayoH puNyaM hRRishhyaami cha muhurmuhuH ‖ 76 ‖

tachcha saMsmRRitya saMsmRRitya roopamatyadbhutaM hareH |
vismayo me mahaanraajanhRRishhyaami cha punaH punaH ‖ 77 ‖

yatra yogeshvaraH kRRishhNo yatra paartho dhanurdharaH |
tatra shreervijayo bhootirdhruvaa neetirmatirmama ‖ 78 ‖


oM tatsaditi shreemadbhagavadgeetaasoopanishhatsu brahmavidyaayaaM yogashaastre shreekRRishhNaarjunasaMvaade

mokshhasaMnyaasayogo naamaashhTaadasho.adhyaayaH ‖ 18 ‖