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arjuna uvacha

ye shaastra vidhim utsrujya ^*

yajanthe shraddhayaanvitaaha ^*

teshaam nishthaa tu kaa krushna ^*

sattvam aaho rajas tamaha

shribhagavaan uvacha

trividhaa bhavathi shraddhaa ^*

dehinaam saa svabhaavajaa ^*

saathvikee raajasee chaiva ^*

thaamasee chethi thaam shrunu

sathvaanuroopaa sarvasya ^*

shraddhaa bhavathi bhaaratha ^*

shraddhaa mayoyam purushaha ^*

yo yach chraddhah sa evasaha

yajanthe saathvikaa devaan ^*

yaksharakshaamsi raajasaaha ^*

prethaan bhootaganaams chaanye ^*

yajanthe thaamasaa janaaha

ashaastra vihitham ghoram ^*

thapyanthe ye thapo janaaha ^*

dambhaahamkaara samyuktaaha ^*

kaama raaga balaanvitaaha

karshayanthah shareerastham ^*

bhoothagraamama chethasaha ^*

maam chaivaanthah shareerastham ^*

thaan viddhyaasura nishchayaan

aahaaras thvapi sarvasya ^*

trividho bhavathi priyah ^*

yagnyas thapas tathaa dhaanam ^*

theshaam bhedam imam shrunu

aayuhsatthva balaarogya ^*

sukha preethi vivardhanaaha ^*

rasyaah snigdhaah sthiraa hrudyaa ^*

aahaaraah saatthvika priyaaha

katvamlalavanaathyushna ^*

theekshnarooksha vidhaahinaha ^*

aahaaraa raajasasyeshthaa ^*

duhkha shokhaamayapradaaha

yaatha yaamam gatharasam ^*

pooti paryushitam chayath ^*

ucchishtam api chaamedhyam ^*

bhojanam thaamasa priyam

aphalaakaankshibhir yagnyo ^*

vidhidrushto ya ijyathe ^*

yashtavyamevethi manaha ^*

samaadhaaya sa saatthvikaha

abhisamdhaaya thu phalam ^*

dambhaartham api chaiva yath ^*

ijyathe bharata shreshtha ^*

tham yagnyam viddhi raajasam

vidhiheenam asrushtaannam ^*

mantraheenam adakshinam ^*

shraddhaa virahitham yagnyam ^*

thaamasam parichakshathe

dheva dhvija guru praagnya ^*

poojanam shaucham aarjavam ^*

brahmacharyam ahimsaa cha ^*

shaareeram thapa uchyathe

anudhvega karam vaakyam ^*

sathyam priya hitham cha yath ^*

svaadhyaayaabhyasanam chaiva ^*

vaan mayam thapa uchyathe

manah prasaadah saumyathvam ^*

maunam aathma vinigrahaha ^*

bhaava samshuddhir ityethath ^*

tapo maanasam uchyathe

shraddhayaa parayaa thaptham ^*

thapas thath trividham naraihi ^*

aphalaakaankshibhir yuktaihi ^*

sathvikam parichakshathe

sathkaara maana poojaartham ^*

thapo dambhena chaiva yath ^*

kriyathe thad iha proktham ^*

raajasam chalam adhruvam

mooda graahenaathmano yath ^*

peeḍayaa kriyathe thapah ^*

parasyothsaadanaartham vaa ^*

thath thaamasam udaahrutham

daathavyam ithi yad daanam ^*

deeyathe anupakaarine ^*

deshe kaale cha paatre cha ^*

thad daanam saathvikam smrutham

yath thu prathyupakaaraartham ^*

phalam uddishya vaa punaha ^*

deeyathe cha pariklishtham ^*

tadh daanam raajasam smrutham

adeshakaale yadh daanam ^*

apaathrebhyash cha deeyathe ^*

asathkrutham avagnyaatham ^*

thath thaamasam udaahrutham

om thath sad ithi nirdesho ^*

brahmanas trividhah smruthaha ^*

braahmanaas thena vedaash cha ^*

yagnyaash cha vihitaah puraa

thasmaad om ithy udaahruthya ^*

yagnya daana thapah kriyaaha ^*

pravarthanthe vidhaanoktaaha ^*

sathatham brahma vaadinaam

thad ithy anabhisamdhaaya ^*

phalam yagnya tapah kriyaaha ^*

daana kriyaash cha vividhaaha ^*

kriyanthe moksha kaankshibhihi

sadh bhaave saadhu bhaave cha ^*

sadh ithy ethath prayujyathe ^*

prashasthe karmani thathaa ^*

sacchabdaha paartha yujyathe

yagnye thapasi daane cha ^*

sthitih sad ithi chochyathe ^*

karma chaiva tadartheeyam ^*

sad ithy evaabhidheeyathe

ashraddhayaa hutam dattham ^*

thapas thaptham krutham cha yath ^*

asad ithy uchyathe paartha ^*

na cha thath prethya no iha