भगवद्गीता
Bhagavadgītā
- 1 ye śāstravidhimutsṛtya vartante śraddhāyānvitāḥ | teṣāṃ niṣṭhā tu … Those who set aside the rule of scripture yet act endowed with faith — what then is their…
- 2 trividhā bhavati śraddhā dehināṃ sā svabhāvajā | sāttvikī … Threefold is the faith of embodied beings, born of their own nature — sāttvic, rājasic,…
- 3 sattvānurūpā sarvasya śraddhā bhavati bhārata | śraddhāmayo'yaṃ puruṣo … The faith of each arises in accord with his inner being, O Bhārata.
- 4 yajante sāttvikā devānyakṣarakṣāṃsi rājasāḥ | bhūtapretapiśācāṃśca yajante tāmasā … The sāttvic worship the gods;
- 5 aśāstravihitaṃ ghoraṃ tapastapyanti ye janāḥ | dambhāhaṅkārasaṃyuktāḥ kāmarāgabalānvitāḥ … Those people who practise terrible austerity not enjoined by scripture, joined to…
- 6 karṣayantaḥ śarīrasthaṃ bhūtagrāmamacetanam | māṃ caivāntaḥśarīrasthaṃ tānviddhyāsuraniścayān || … tormenting the unconscious aggregate of elements that abides in the body, and me too who…
- 7 āhārastvapi sarvasya trividho bhavati priyaḥ | yajñastapastathā dānaṃ … The food, too, that is dear to each is of three kinds, as are sacrifice, austerity, and…
- 8 āyuḥsattvabalārogyasukhaprītivivardhanāḥ | rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyā āhārāḥ sāttvikapriyāḥ … Foods that increase life, vigour, strength, health, ease, and delight, and that are…
- 9 kaṭvamlalavaṇātyuṣṇatīkṣṇarūkṣavidāhinaḥ | āhārā rājasasyeṣṭā duḥkhaśokāmayapradāḥ || 17-9 || Foods that are bitter, sour, salty, very hot, pungent, dry, and burning are desired by…
- 10 yātayāmaṃ gatarasaṃ pūti paryuṣitaṃ ca yat | ucchiṣṭamapi … Food that is kept overlong, flavourless, putrid, and stale, leftover and also impure, is…
- 11 aphalākāṃkṣibhiryajño vidhidṛṣṭo ya ijyate | yaṣṭavyamityeva manaḥ samādhāya … The sacrifice that is offered by those not craving its fruit, as prescribed by rule,…
- 12 abhisandhāya tu phalaṃ dambhārthamapi caiva yataḥ | ijyate … But the sacrifice that is offered with an eye to its fruit and even for the sake of…
- 13 vidhihīnamasṛṣṭānnaṃ mantrahīnamadakṣiṇam | śraddhāvirahitaṃ yajñaṃ tāmasaṃ paricakṣate || … The sacrifice devoid of rule, with no food distributed, without mantras, without gifts to…
- 14 devadvijaguruprājñapūjanaṃ śaucamārjavam | brahmacaryamahiṃsā ca śārīraṃ tapa ucyate … Honouring the gods, the twice-born, the teachers, and the wise;
- 15 anudvegakaraṃ vākyaṃ satyaṃ priyahitaṃ ca yat | svādhyāyābhyasanaṃ … Speech that causes no agitation, that is truthful, pleasant, and beneficial, together…
- 16 manaḥprasādaḥ saumyatvaṃ maunamātmavinigrahaḥ | bhāvasaṃśuddhirityetattapo mānasamucyate || 17-16 … Serenity of mind, gentleness, silence, self-control, and purity of disposition — this is…
- 17 śraddhayā parayopetaṃ tapastattrividham naraiḥ | aphalākāṃkṣibhiryuktaiḥ sāttvikaṃ paricakṣate … That threefold austerity, practised with supreme faith by disciplined men who crave no…
- 18 satkāramānapūjārthaṃ tapo dambhena caiva yat | kriyate tadiha … The austerity that is performed with ostentation, for the sake of welcome, honour, and…
- 19 mūḍhagrāheṇātmano yatpīḍayā kriyate tapaḥ | parasyotsādanārthaṃ vā tattāmasamudāhṛtam … The austerity that is performed out of a deluded notion, by torturing oneself, or for the…
- 20 dātavyamiti yaddānaṃ dīyate'nupakāriṇe | deśe kāle ca pātre … The gift that is given with the thought 'it ought to be given,' to one who renders no…
- 21 yattu pratyupakārārthaṃ phalamuddiśya vā punaḥ | dīyate ca … But that which is given for the sake of a return favour, or again with an eye to the…
- 22 adeśakāle yaddānamapātrebhyaśca dīyate | asatkṛtamavajñātaṃ tattāmasamudāhṛtam || 17-22 … The gift that is given at the wrong place and time, to unworthy recipients, without…
- 23 oṃ tatsaditi nirdeśo brahmaṇastrividhaḥ smṛtaḥ | brāhmaṇāstena vedāśca … 'Oṃ Tat Sat' — this is held to be the threefold designation of Brahman.
- 24 tasmādomityudāhṛtya yajñadānatapaḥkriyāḥ | pravartante vidhānoktāḥ satataṃ brahmavādinām || … Therefore, with the utterance of 'Oṃ,' the acts of sacrifice, gift, and austerity, as…
- 25 tadityanabhisandhāya phalaṃ yajñatapaḥkriyāḥ | dānakriyāśca vividhāḥ kriyante mokṣakāṅkṣibhiḥ … With the utterance of 'Tat,' and without aiming at the fruit, the various acts of…
- 26 sadbhāve sādhubhāve ca sadityetatprayujyate | praśaste karmaṇi tathā … The word 'Sat' is employed in the sense of reality and of goodness;
- 27 yajñe tapasi dāne ca sthitiḥ saditi cocyate | … Steadfastness in sacrifice, austerity, and gift is also called 'Sat';
- 28 aśraddhayā hutaṃ dattaṃ tapastaptaṃ kṛtaṃ ca yat | … Whatever is offered, given, or practised as austerity, and whatever is done without…