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Chapter 15
purushottamayoga · 20 verses
श्री भगवानुवाच ऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्। छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्৷৷
śrī bhagavānuvāca ūrdhvamūlamadhaḥśākhamaśvatthaṅ prāhuravyayam. chandāṅsi yasya parṇāni yastaṅ vēda sa vēdavit৷৷
"Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, but having its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications on this earth below. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this, knows.
अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः। अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके৷৷
adhaścōrdhvaṅ prasṛtāstasya śākhā guṇapravṛddhā viṣayapravālāḥ. adhaśca mūlānyanusantatāni karmānubandhīni manuṣyalōkē৷৷
Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil.
न रूपमस्येह तथोपलभ्यते नान्तो न चादिर्न च संप्रतिष्ठा। अश्वत्थमेनं सुविरूढमूल मसङ्गशस्त्रेण दृढेन छित्त्वा৷৷
na rūpamasyēha tathōpalabhyatē nāntō na cādirna ca saṅpratiṣṭhā. aśvatthamēnaṅ suvirūḍhamūla- masaṅgaśastrēṇa dṛḍhēna chittvā৷৷
In this world its true form is not known, neither its origin nor its end, and its strength is not understood., until the tree with its roots striking deep into the earth is hewn down by the sharp axe of non-attachment.
ततः पदं तत्परिमार्गितव्यम् यस्मिन्गता न निवर्तन्ति भूयः। तमेव चाद्यं पुरुषं प्रपद्ये यतः प्रवृत्तिः प्रसृता पुराणी৷৷
tataḥ padaṅ tatparimārgitavya yasmingatā na nivartanti bhūyaḥ. tamēva cādyaṅ puruṣaṅ prapadyē yataḥ pravṛttiḥ prasṛtā purāṇī৷৷
Beyond lies the Path, from which, when found, there is no return. This is the Primal God from whence this ancient creation has sprung.
निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः। द्वन्द्वैर्विमुक्ताः सुखदुःखसंज्ञै र्गच्छन्त्यमूढाः पदमव्ययं तत्৷৷
nirmānamōhā jitasaṅgadōṣā adhyātmanityā vinivṛttakāmāḥ. dvandvairvimuktāḥ sukhaduḥkhasaṅjñai- rgacchantyamūḍhāḥ padamavyayaṅ tat৷৷
The wise attain Eternity when, freed from pride and delusion, they have conquered their love for the things of sense; when, renouncing desire and fixing their gaze on the Self, they have ceased to be tossed to and fro by the opposing sensations, like pleasure and pain.
न तद्भासयते सूर्यो न शशाङ्को न पावकः। यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम৷৷
na tadbhāsayatē sūryō na śaśāṅkō na pāvakaḥ. yadgatvā na nivartantē taddhāma paramaṅ mama৷৷
Neither sun, moon, nor fire shines there. Those who go thither never come back. For, O Arjuna, that is my Celestial Home!
ममैवांशो जीवलोके जीवभूतः सनातनः। मनःषष्ठानीन्द्रियाणि प्रकृतिस्थानि कर्षति৷৷
mamaivāṅśō jīvalōkē jīvabhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ. manaḥṣaṣṭhānīndriyāṇi prakṛtisthāni karṣati৷৷
It is only a very small part of My Eternal Self, which is the life of the universe, drawing round itself the six senses, the mind the last, which have their source in Nature.
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः। गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्৷৷
śarīraṅ yadavāpnōti yaccāpyutkrāmatīśvaraḥ. gṛhītvaitāni saṅyāti vāyurgandhānivāśayāt৷৷
When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers.
श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च। अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते৷৷
śrōtraṅ cakṣuḥ sparśanaṅ ca rasanaṅ ghrāṇamēva ca. adhiṣṭhāya manaścāyaṅ viṣayānupasēvatē৷৷
He is the perception of the ear, the eye, the touch, the taste and the smell, yea and of the mind also; and the enjoyment the things which they perceive is also His.
उत्क्रामन्तं स्थितं वापि भुञ्जानं वा गुणान्वितम्। विमूढा नानुपश्यन्ति पश्यन्ति ज्ञानचक्षुषः৷৷
utkrāmantaṅ sthitaṅ vāpi bhuñjānaṅ vā guṇānvitam. vimūḍhā nānupaśyanti paśyanti jñānacakṣuṣaḥ৷৷
The ignorant do not see that it is He Who is present in life and Who departs at death or even that it is He Who enjoys pleasure through the Qualities. Only the eye of wisdom sees.
यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्। यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः৷৷
yatantō yōginaścainaṅ paśyantyātmanyavasthitam. yatantō.pyakṛtātmānō nainaṅ paśyantyacētasaḥ৷৷
The saints with great effort find Him within themselves; but not the unintelligent, who in spite of every effort cannot control their minds.
यदादित्यगतं तेजो जगद्भासयतेऽखिलम्। यच्चन्द्रमसि यच्चाग्नौ तत्तेजो विद्धि मामकम्৷৷
yadādityagataṅ tējō jagadbhāsayatē.khilam. yaccandramasi yaccāgnau tattējō viddhi māmakam৷৷
Remember that the Light which, proceeding from the sun, illumines the whole world, and the Light which is in the moon, and That which is in the fire also, all are born of Me.
गामाविश्य च भूतानि धारयाम्यहमोजसा। पुष्णामि चौषधीः सर्वाः सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मकः৷৷
gāmāviśya ca bhūtāni dhārayāmyahamōjasā. puṣṇāmi cauṣadhīḥ sarvāḥ sōmō bhūtvā rasātmakaḥ৷৷
1 enter this world and animate all My creatures with My vitality; and by My cool moonbeams I nourish the plants.
अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः। प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम्৷৷
ahaṅ vaiśvānarō bhūtvā prāṇināṅ dēhamāśritaḥ. prāṇāpānasamāyuktaḥ pacāmyannaṅ caturvidham৷৷
Becoming the fire of life, I pass into their bodies and, uniting with the vital streams of Prana and Apana, I digest the various kinds of food.
सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च। वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम्৷৷
sarvasya cāhaṅ hṛdi sanniviṣṭō mattaḥ smṛtirjñānamapōhanaṅ ca. vēdaiśca sarvairahamēva vēdyō vēdāntakṛdvēdavidēva cāham৷৷
I am enthroned in the hearts of all; memory, wisdom and discrimination owe their origins to Me. I am He Who is to be realised in the scriptures; I inspire their wisdom and I know their truth.
द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च। क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते৷৷
dvāvimau puruṣau lōkē kṣaraścākṣara ēva ca. kṣaraḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni kūṭasthō.kṣara ucyatē৷৷
There are two aspects in Nature: the perishable and the imperishable. All life in this world belongs to the former, the unchanging element belongs to the latter.
उत्तमः पुरुषस्त्वन्यः परमात्मेत्युदाहृतः। यो लोकत्रयमाविश्य बिभर्त्यव्यय ईश्वरः৷৷
uttamaḥ puruṣastvanyaḥ paramātmētyudāhṛtaḥ. yō lōkatrayamāviśya bibhartyavyaya īśvaraḥ৷৷
But higher than all am I, the Supreme God, the Absolute Self, the Eternal Lord, Who pervades the worlds and upholds them all.
यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः। अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः৷৷
yasmātkṣaramatītō.hamakṣarādapi cōttamaḥ. atō.smi lōkē vēdē ca prathitaḥ puruṣōttamaḥ৷৷
Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God.
यो मामेवमसम्मूढो जानाति पुरुषोत्तमम्। स सर्वविद्भजति मां सर्वभावेन भारत৷৷
yō māmēvamasammūḍhō jānāti puruṣōttamam. sa sarvavidbhajati māṅ sarvabhāvēna bhārata৷৷
He who with unclouded vision sees Me as the Lord-God, knows all there is to be known, and always shall worship Me with his whole heart.
इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ। एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत৷৷
iti guhyatamaṅ śāstramidamuktaṅ mayā.nagha. ētadbuddhvā buddhimānsyātkṛtakṛtyaśca bhārata৷৷
Thus, O Sinless One, I have revealed to thee this most mystic knowledge. He who understands gains wisdom and attains the consummation of life."