atha tṛtīyo'dhyāyaḥ Chapter 3

arjuna uvāca
1 jyāyasī cet karmaṇaste matā buddhirjanārdana । tat kiṃ karmaṇi ghore māṃ ni-yojayasi keśava ॥
2 vyāmiśreṇaiva vākyena buddhiṃ mohayasīva me । tadekaṃ vada niścitya yena śreyo'hamāpnuyām ॥
bhagavān uvāca
3 loke'smin dvividhā niṣṭhā purā proktā mayā'nagha । jñāna-yogena sāṅkhyānāṃ karma-yogena yoginām
4 na karmaṇāmanārambhāt naiṣkarmyaṃ puruṣo'śnute । na ca saṃ-nyasanādeva siddhiṃ samadhi-gacchati ॥
5 na hi kaścit kṣaṇamapi jātu tiṣṭhatyakarma-kṛt । kāryate hyavaśaḥ karma sarvaḥ prakṛti-jairguṇaiḥ ॥
6 karmendriyāṇi saṃyamya ya āste manasā caran । indriyārthān vimūḍhātmā mithyācāraḥ sa ucyate ॥
7 yastvindriyāṇi manasā niyamyārabhate'rjuna । karmendriyaiḥ karma-yogaṃ asaktaḥ sa viśiṣyate ॥
8 niyataṃ kuru karma tvaṃ karma jyāyo hyakarmaṇaḥ । śarīra-yātrāpi ca te na prasiddhyedakarmaṇaḥ ॥
9 yajñārthāt karmaṇo'nyatra loko'yaṃ karma-bandhanaḥ । tadarthaṃ karma kaunteya mukta-saṅgaḥ samācara ॥
10 saha-yajñāḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā purovāca prajā-patiḥ । anena pra-saviṣyadhvaṃ eṣa vo'stviṣṭa-kāma-dhuk ॥
11 devān bhāvayatānena te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ । parasparaṃ bhāvayantaḥ śreyaḥ paramavāpsyatha ॥
12 iṣṭān bhogān hi vo devāḥ dāsyante yajña-bhāvitāḥ । tairdattānapradāyaibhyo yo bhuṅkte stena eva saḥ ॥
13 yajña-śiṣṭāśinaḥ santo mucyante sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ । bhuñjate te tvaghaṃ pāpāḥ ye pacantyātma-kāraṇāt ॥
14 annād bhavanti bhūtāni parjanyādanna-sambhavaḥ । yajñād bhavati parjanyo yajñaḥ karma-samudbhavaḥ ॥
15 karma brahmodbhavaṃ viddhi brahmākṣara-samudbhavam ॥ tasmāt sarva-gataṃ brahma nityaṃ yajñe pra-tiṣṭhitam ॥
16 evaṃ pra-vartitaṃ cakraṃ nānu-vartayatīha yaḥ । aghāyurindriyārāmo moghaṃ pārtha sa jīvati ॥
17 yastvātma-ratireva syāt ātma-tṛptaśca mānavaḥ । ātmanyeva ca santuṣṭaḥ tasya kāryaṃ na vidyate ॥
18 naiva tasya kṛtenārtho nākṛteneha kaścana । nacāsya sarva-bhūteṣu kaścidartha-vyapāśrayaḥ ॥
19 tasmādasaktaḥ satataṃ kāryaṃ karma samācara । asakto hyācaran karma paramāpnoti pūruṣaḥ ॥
20 karmaṇaiva hi saṃsiddhiṃ āsthitā janakādayaḥ । loka-saṃ-grahamevāpi saṃ-paśyan kartumarhasi ॥
21 yadyadācarati śreṣṭhaḥ tattadevetaro janaḥ । sa yat pramāṇaṃ kurute lokastadanu-vartate ॥
22 na me pārthāsti kartavyaṃ triṣu lokeṣu kiñcana । nānavāptamavāptavyaṃ varta eva ca karmaṇi ॥
23 yadi hyahaṃ na varteyaṃ jātu karmaṇyatandritaḥ । mama vartmānu-vartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ ॥
24 utsīdeyurime lokāḥ na kuryāṃ karma cedaham । saṅkarasya ca kartā syāṃ upahanyāmimāḥ prajāḥ ॥
25 saktāḥ karmaṇyavidvāṃso yathā kurvanti bhārata ॥ kuryād vidvāṃstathāsaktaḥ cikīrṣurloka-saṅgraham ॥
26 na buddhi-bhedaṃ janayet ajñānāṃ karma-saṅginām । joṣayet sarva-karmāṇi vidvān yuktaḥ samācaran ॥
27 prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ । ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā kartāhamiti manyate ॥
28 tattva-vittu mahābāho guṇa-karma-vibhāgayoḥ । guṇā guṇeṣu vartante iti matvā na sajjate ॥
29 prakṛterguṇa-sammūḍhāḥ sajjante guṇa-karmasu । tānakṛtsna-vido mandān kṛtsna-vinna vicālayet ॥
30 mayi sarvāṇi karmāṇi saṃnyasyādhyātma-cetasā । nirāśīrnirmamo bhūtvā yudhyasva vigata-jvaraḥ ॥
31 ye me matamidaṃ nityaṃ anu-tiṣṭhanti mānavāḥ । śrraddhāvanto'nasūyanto mucyante te'pi karmabhiḥ ॥
32 ye tvetadabhyasūyanto nānu-tiṣṭhanti me matam । sarva-jñāna-vimūḍhāṃstān viddhi naṣṭānacetasaḥ ॥
33 sadṛśaṃ ceṣṭate svasyāḥ prakṛterjñāna-vānapi । prakṛtiṃ yānti bhūtāni nigrahaḥ kiṃ kariṣyati ॥
34 indriyasyendriyasyārthe rāga-dveṣau vyavasthitau । tayorna vaśamāgacchet tau hyasya pari-panthinau ॥
35 śreyān sva-dharmo viguṇaḥ para-dharmāt svanuṣṭhitāt । sva-dharme nidhanaṃ śreyaḥ para-dharmo bhayāvahaḥ ॥
arjuna uvāca
36 atha kena prayukto'yaṃ pāpaṃ carati pūruṣaḥ । anicchannapi vārṣṇeya balādiva niyojitaḥ ॥
bhagavān uvāca
37 kāma eṣaḥ krodha eṣaḥ rajoguṇa-samudbhavaḥ । mahāśano mahāpāpmā viddhyenamiha vairiṇam ॥
38 dhūmenāvriyate vahniḥ yathādarśo malena ca । yatholbenāvṛto garbhaḥ tathā tenedamāvṛtam ॥
39 āvṛtaṃ jñānametena jñānino nitya-vairiṇā । kāma-rūpeṇa kaunteya duṣpūreṇānalena ca ॥
40 indriyāṇi mano buddhiḥ asyādhiṣṭhānamucyate । etairvimohayatyeṣaḥ jñānamāvṛtya dehinam ॥
41 tasmāt tvamindriyāṇyādau niyamya bharatarṣabha । pāpmānaṃ prajahi hyenaṃ jñāna-vijñāna-nāśanam ॥
42 indriyāṇi parāṇyāhuḥ indriyebhyaḥ paraṃ manaḥ । manastastu parā buddhiḥ yo buddheḥ paratastu saḥ ॥
43 evaṃ buddheḥ paraṃ buddhvāsaṃstabhyātmānamātmanā । jahi śatruṃ mahābāho kāma-rūpaṃ durāsadam ॥

iti tṛtīyo'dhyāyaḥ