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ōṃ śrī paramātmanē namaḥ atha tṛtīyō'dhyāyaḥ । karmayōgaḥ
arjuna uvācha
jyāyasī chētkarmaṇastē matā buddhirjanārdana । tatkiṃ karmaṇi ghōrē māṃ niyōjayasi kēśava ॥ 1
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vyāmiśrēṇēva vākyēna buddhiṃ mōhayasīva mē । tadēkaṃ vada niśchitya yēna śrēyō'hamāpnuyām ॥ 2 ॥
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lōkē'smindvividhā niṣṭhā purā prōktā mayānagha । jñānayōgēna sāṅkhyānāṃ karmayōgēna yōginām ॥ 3
na karmaṇāmanārambhānnaiṣkarmyaṃ puruṣō'śnutē । na cha sannyasanādēva siddhiṃ samadhigachChati ॥ 4 ॥
na hi kaśchitkṣaṇamapi jātu tiṣṭhatyakarmakṛt । kāryatē hyavaśaḥ karma sarvaḥ prakṛtijairguṇaiḥ ॥ 5 ॥
karmēndriyāṇi saṃyamya ya āstē manasā smaran । indriyārthānvimūḍhātmā mithyāchāraḥ sa uchyatē ॥ 6 ॥
yastvindriyāṇi manasā niyamyārabhatē'rjuna । karmēndriyaiḥ karmayōgamasaktaḥ sa viśiṣyatē ॥ 7 ॥
niyataṃ kuru karma tvaṃ karma jyāyō hyakarmaṇaḥ । śarīrayātrāpi cha tē na prasiddhyēdakarmaṇaḥ ॥ 8 ॥
yajñārthātkarmaṇō'nyatra lōkō'yaṃ karmabandhanaḥ । tadarthaṃ karma kauntēya muktasaṅgaḥ samāchara ॥ 9 ॥
sahayajñāḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā purōvācha prajāpatiḥ । anēna prasaviṣyadhvamēṣa vō'stviṣṭakāmadhuk ॥ 10 ॥
dēvānbhāvayatānēna tē dēvā bhāvayantu vaḥ । parasparaṃ bhāvayantaḥ śrēyaḥ paramavāpsyatha ॥ 11 ॥
iṣṭānbhōgānhi vō dēvā dāsyantē yajñabhāvitāḥ । tairdattānapradāyaibhyō yō bhuṅktē stēna ēva saḥ ॥ 12 ॥
yajñaśiṣṭāśinaḥ santō muchyantē sarvakilbiṣaiḥ । bhuñjatē tē tvaghaṃ pāpā yē pachantyātmakāraṇāt ॥ 13 ॥
annādbhavanti bhūtāni parjanyādannasambhavaḥ । yajñādbhavati parjanyō yajñaḥ karmasamudbhavaḥ ॥ 14 ॥
karma brahmōdbhavaṃ viddhi brahmākṣarasamudbhavam । tasmātsarvagataṃ brahma nityaṃ yajñē pratiṣṭhitam ॥ 15 ॥
ēvaṃ pravartitaṃ chakraṃ nānuvartayatīha yaḥ । aghāyurindriyārāmō mōghaṃ pārtha sa jīvati ॥ 16 ॥
yastvātmaratirēva syādātmatṛptaścha mānavaḥ । ātmanyēva cha santuṣṭastasya kāryaṃ na vidyatē ॥ 17 ॥
naiva tasya kṛtēnārthō nākṛtēnēha kaśchana । na chāsya sarvabhūtēṣu kaśchidarthavyapāśrayaḥ ॥ 18 ॥
tasmādasaktaḥ satataṃ kāryaṃ karma samāchara । asaktō hyācharankarma paramāpnōti pūruṣaḥ ॥ 19 ॥
karmaṇaiva hi saṃsiddhimāsthitā janakādayaḥ । lōkasaṅgrahamēvāpi sampaśyankartumarhasi ॥ 20 ॥
yadyadācharati śrēṣṭhastattadēvētarō janaḥ । sa yatpramāṇaṃ kurutē lōkastadanuvartatē ॥ 21 ॥
na mē pārthāsti kartavyaṃ triṣu lōkēṣu kiñchana । nānavāptamavāptavyaṃ varta ēva cha karmaṇi ॥ 22 ॥
yadi hyahaṃ na vartēyaṃ jātu karmaṇyatandritaḥ । mama vartmānuvartantē manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ ॥ 23 ॥
utsīdēyurimē lōkā na kuryāṃ karma chēdaham । saṅkarasya cha kartā syāmupahanyāmimāḥ prajāḥ ॥ 24 ॥
saktāḥ karmaṇyavidvāṃsō yathā kurvanti bhārata । kuryādvidvāṃstathāsaktaśchikīrṣurlōkasaṅgraham ॥ 25 ॥
na buddhibhēdaṃ janayēdajñānāṃ karmasaṅginām । jōṣayētsarvakarmāṇi vidvānyuktaḥ samācharan ॥ 26 ॥
prakṛtēḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ । ahaṅkāravimūḍhātmā kartāhamiti manyatē ॥ 27 ॥
tattvavittu mahābāhō guṇakarmavibhāgayōḥ । guṇā guṇēṣu vartanta iti matvā na sajjatē ॥ 28 ॥
prakṛtērguṇasammūḍhāḥ sajjantē guṇakarmasu । tānakṛtsnavidō mandānkṛtsnavinna vichālayēt ॥ 29 ॥
mayi sarvāṇi karmāṇi sannyasyādhyātmachētasā । nirāśīrnirmamō bhūtvā yudhyasva vigatajvaraḥ ॥ 30 ॥
yē mē matamidaṃ nityamanutiṣṭhanti mānavāḥ । śraddhāvantō'nasūyantō muchyantē tē'pi karmabhiḥ ॥ 31 ॥
yē tvētadabhyasūyantō nānutiṣṭhanti mē matam । sarvajñānavimūḍhāṃstānviddhi naṣṭānachētasaḥ ॥ 32 ॥
sadṛśaṃ chēṣṭatē svasyāḥ prakṛtērjñānavānapi । prakṛtiṃ yānti bhūtāni nigrahaḥ kiṃ kariṣyati ॥ 33 ॥
indriyasyēndriyasyārthē rāgadvēṣau vyavasthitau । tayōrna vaśamāgachChēttau hyasya paripanthinau ॥ 34 ॥
śrēyānsvadharmō viguṇaḥ paradharmātsvanuṣṭhitāt । svadharmē nidhanaṃ śrēyaḥ paradharmō bhayāvahaḥ ॥ 35 ॥
arjuna uvācha
atha kēna prayuktō'yaṃ pāpaṃ charati pūruṣaḥ । anichChannapi vārṣṇēya balādiva niyōjitaḥ ॥ 36
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kāma ēṣa krōdha ēṣa rajōguṇasamudbhavaḥ । mahāśanō mahāpāpmā viddhyēnamiha vairiṇam ॥ 37
dhūmēnāvriyatē vahniryathādarśō malēna cha । yathōlbēnāvṛtō garbhastathā tēnēdamāvṛtam ॥ 38 ॥
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indriyāṇi manō buddhirasyādhiṣṭhānamuchyatē । ētairvimōhayatyēṣa jñānamāvṛtya dēhinam ॥ 40 ॥
tasmāttvamindriyāṇyādau niyamya bharatarṣabha । pāpmānaṃ prajahi hyēnaṃ jñānavijñānanāśanam ॥ 41 ॥
indriyāṇi parāṇyāhurindriyēbhyaḥ paraṃ manaḥ । manasastu parā buddhiryō buddhēḥ paratastu saḥ ॥ 42 ॥
ēvaṃ buddhēḥ paraṃ buddhvā saṃstabhyātmānamātmanā । jahi śatruṃ mahābāhō kāmarūpaṃ durāsadam ॥ 43 ॥
ōṃ tatsaditi śrīmadbhagavadgītāsūpaniṣatsu brahmavidyāyāṃ yōgaśāstrē śrīkṛṣṇārjunasaṃvādē karmayōgō nāma tṛtīyō'dhyāyaḥ ॥3 ॥
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