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Chapter 12
bhaktiyoga · 20 verses
अर्जुन उवाच एवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते। येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः৷৷
arjuna uvāca ēvaṅ satatayuktā yē bhaktāstvāṅ paryupāsatē. yēcāpyakṣaramavyaktaṅ tēṣāṅ kē yōgavittamāḥ৷৷
"Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?
श्री भगवानुवाच मय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते। श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः৷৷
śrī bhagavānuvāca mayyāvēśya manō yē māṅ nityayuktā upāsatē. śraddhayā parayōpētāstē mē yuktatamā matāḥ৷৷
Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best.
ये त्वक्षरमनिर्देश्यमव्यक्तं पर्युपासते। सर्वत्रगमचिन्त्यं च कूटस्थमचलं ध्रुवम्৷৷
yē tvakṣaramanirdēśyamavyaktaṅ paryupāsatē. sarvatragamacintyaṅ ca kūṭasthamacalaṅ dhruvam৷৷
Those who worship Me as the Indestructible, the Undefinable, the Omnipresent, the Unthinkable, the Primeval, the Immutable and the Eternal;
संनियम्येन्द्रियग्रामं सर्वत्र समबुद्धयः। ते प्राप्नुवन्ति मामेव सर्वभूतहिते रताः৷৷
saṅniyamyēndriyagrāmaṅ sarvatra samabuddhayaḥ. tē prāpnuvanti māmēva sarvabhūtahitē ratāḥ৷৷
Subduing their senses, viewing all conditions of life with the same eye, and working for the welfare of all beings, assuredly they come to Me.
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्। अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते৷৷
klēśō.dhikatarastēṣāmavyaktāsaktacētasām. avyaktā hi gatirduḥkhaṅ dēhavadbhiravāpyatē৷৷
But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one.
ये तु सर्वाणि कर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्पराः। अनन्येनैव योगेन मां ध्यायन्त उपासते৷৷
yē tu sarvāṇi karmāṇi mayi saṅnyasya matparāḥ. ananyēnaiva yōgēna māṅ dhyāyanta upāsatē৷৷
Verily, those who surrender their actions to Me, who muse on Me, worship Me and meditate on Me alone, with no thought save of Me,
तेषामहं समुद्धर्ता मृत्युसंसारसागरात्। भवामि नचिरात्पार्थ मय्यावेशितचेतसाम्৷৷
tēṣāmahaṅ samuddhartā mṛtyusaṅsārasāgarāt. bhavāmi nacirātpārtha mayyāvēśitacētasām৷৷
O Arjuna! I rescue them from the ocean of life and death, for their minds are fixed on Me.
मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय। निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः৷৷
mayyēva mana ādhatsva mayi buddhiṅ nivēśaya. nivasiṣyasi mayyēva ata ūrdhvaṅ na saṅśayaḥ৷৷
Then let thy mind cling only to Me, let thy intellect abide in Me; and without doubt thou shalt live hereafter in Me alone.
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्। अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय৷৷
atha cittaṅ samādhātuṅ na śaknōṣi mayi sthiram. abhyāsayōgēna tatō māmicchāptuṅ dhanañjaya৷৷
But if thou canst not fix thy mind firmly on Me, then, My beloved friend, try to do so by constant practice.
अभ्यासेऽप्यसमर्थोऽसि मत्कर्मपरमो भव। मदर्थमपि कर्माणि कुर्वन् सिद्धिमवाप्स्यसि৷৷
abhyāsē.pyasamarthō.si matkarmaparamō bhava. madarthamapi karmāṇi kurvan siddhimavāpsyasi৷৷
And if thou are not strong enough to practise concentration, then devote thyself to My service, do all thine acts for My sake, and thou shalt still attain the goal.
अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रितः। सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं ततः कुरु यतात्मवान्৷৷
athaitadapyaśaktō.si kartuṅ madyōgamāśritaḥ. sarvakarmaphalatyāgaṅ tataḥ kuru yatātmavān৷৷
And if thou art too weak even for this, then seek refuge in union with Me, and with perfect self-control renounce the fruit of thy action.
श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते। ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्৷৷
śrēyō hi jñānamabhyāsājjñānāddhyānaṅ viśiṣyatē. dhyānātkarmaphalatyāgastyāgācchāntiranantaram৷৷
Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow.
अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च। निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी৷৷
advēṣṭā sarvabhūtānāṅ maitraḥ karuṇa ēva ca. nirmamō nirahaṅkāraḥ samaduḥkhasukhaḥ kṣamī৷৷
He who is incapable of hatred towards any being, who is kind and compassionate, free from selfishness, without pride, equable in pleasure and in pain, and forgiving,
सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः। मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः৷৷
santuṣṭaḥ satataṅ yōgī yatātmā dṛḍhaniścayaḥ. mayyarpitamanōbuddhiryō madbhaktaḥ sa mē priyaḥ৷৷
Always contented, self-centred, self-controlled, resolute, with mind and reason dedicated to Me, such a devotee of Mine is My beloved.
यस्मान्नोद्विजते लोको लोकान्नोद्विजते च यः। हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैर्मुक्तो यः स च मे प्रियः৷৷
yasmānnōdvijatē lōkō lōkānnōdvijatē ca yaḥ. harṣāmarṣabhayōdvēgairmuktō yaḥ sa ca mē priyaḥ৷৷
He who does not harm the world, and whom the world cannot harm, who is not carried away by any impulse of joy, anger or fear, such a one is My beloved.
अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः। सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः৷৷
anapēkṣaḥ śucirdakṣa udāsīnō gatavyathaḥ. sarvārambhaparityāgī yō madbhaktaḥ sa mē priyaḥ৷৷
He who expects nothing, who is pure, watchful, indifferent, unruffled, and who renounces all initiative, such a one is My beloved.
यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि न शोचति न काङ्क्षति। शुभाशुभपरित्यागी भक्ितमान्यः स मे प्रियः৷৷
yō na hṛṣyati na dvēṣṭi na śōcati na kāṅkṣati. śubhāśubhaparityāgī bhakitamānyaḥ sa mē priyaḥ৷৷
He who is beyond joy and hate, who neither laments nor desires, to whom good and evil fortunes are the same, such a one is My beloved.
समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः। शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः৷৷
samaḥ śatrau ca mitrē ca tathā mānāpamānayōḥ. śītōṣṇasukhaduḥkhēṣu samaḥ saṅgavivarjitaḥ৷৷
He to whom friend and foe are alike, who welcomes equally honour and dishonour, heat and cold, pleasure and pain, who is enamoured of nothing,
तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनी सन्तुष्टो येनकेनचित्। अनिकेतः स्थिरमतिर्भक्ितमान्मे प्रियो नरः৷৷
tulyanindāstutirmaunī santuṣṭō yēnakēnacit. anikētaḥ sthiramatirbhakitamānmē priyō naraḥ৷৷
Who is indifferent to praise and censure, who enjoys silence, who is contented with every fate, who has no fixed abode, who is steadfast in mind, and filled with devotion, such a one is My beloved.
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते। श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः৷৷
yē tu dharmyāmṛtamidaṅ yathōktaṅ paryupāsatē. śraddadhānā matparamā bhaktāstē.tīva mē priyāḥ৷৷
Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."