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arjuna uvacha

sannyasasya mahaabaaho ^*

tattvaamichchaami vedhithum ^*

thyaagasya cha hrisheekesha ^*

pruthak keshinishoodhana

shribhagavaan uvacha

kaamyaanaam karmanaam nyaasam ^*

sannyaasam kavayo viduhu ^*

sarvakarma-phala-thyaagam ^*

praahus thyagaam vichakshanaaha

thyaajyam dosha-vadhityeke ^*

karma praahur maneeshinaha ^*

yagnya-dhaana-tapah-karma ^*

na thyaajyam ithi chaapare

nishchayam shrunu me thathra ^*

thyaage bharata-sathama ^*

thyaago hi purusha-vyaaghra ^*

thri-vidhah samprakeerthithaha

yagnya-dhaana-thapah-karma ^*

na thyaajyam kaaryameva thath ^*

yagnyo dhaanam tapash chaiva ^*

paavanaani maneeshinaam

ethaanyapi thu karmaani ^*

sangam thyakthvaa phalaani cha ^*

karthavyaaneethi me paartha ^*

nishchitham mathamuthamam

niyathasya thu sannyaasah ^*

karmano nopapadhyathe ^*

mohaath thasya parithyaagam ^*

staamasah parikeerthithaha

duhkham ithyeva yath karma ^*

kaaya-klesha-bhayaathyajeth ^*

sa kritvaa raajasam thyaagam ^*

naiva thyaaga-phalam labheth

kaaryam ithyeva yath karma ^*

niyatham kriyathe arjuna ^*

sangam thyakthvaa phalam chaiva ^*

sa thyaagah saathviko mathaha

na dveshty akushalam karma ^*

kushale naanushajjhathe ^*

thyaagee sathva-samaavishtaha ^*

medhaavee chhinna-sanshayaha

na hi dheha-bhruthaa shakyam ^*

thyakthum karmaany asheshataha ^*

yas thu karma-phala-thyaagee ^*

sa thyaageethy abhidheeyathe

anishtam ishtam mishram cha ^*

tri-vidham karmanah phalam ^*

bhavathy athyaaginaam pretya ^*

na thu sannyaasinaam kvachith

panchaithaani mahaa-bhaaho ^*

kaaranaani nibhodha me ^*

saankhye kruthaanthe prokthaani ^*

siddhaye sarva-karmanaam

adhishtaanam thathaa karthaa ^*

karanam cha pruthag-vidham ^*

vividhaash cha prithak cheshtaa ^*

dhaivam chaivaathra panchamam

shareera-vaan-manobhir yath ^*

karma praarabhathe naraha ^*

nyaayyam vaa vipareetham vaa ^*

panchaite thasya hethavaha

thathraivam sathi karthaaram ^*

aathmaanam kevalam thu yaha ^*

pashyathy akritha-buddhithvaan ^*

na sa pashyathi durmathihi

yasya naahankritho bhaavo ^*

buddhir yasya na lipyathe ^*

hathvaa api sa imaal lokaan ^*

na hanthi na nibadhyathe

gnyaanam gneyam parignyaathaa ^*

thri-vidhaa karma-chodhanaa ^*

karanam karma karthethi ^*

thri-vidhah karma-sangrahaha

gnyaanam karma cha karthaa cha ^*

thridhaiva guna-bhedhathaha ^*

prochyathe guna-sankhyaane ^*

yathaavach chrinu thaanyapi

sarvabhootheshu yenaikam ^*

bhaavamavyayameekshathe ^*

avibhaktham vibhaktheshu ^*

thajgnyaanam viddhi saathwikam

prithakthwena thu yajgnyaanam ^*

naanaabhaavaan prithagvidhaan ^*

vaethi sarveshu bhootheshu ^*

thajgnyaanam viddhi raajasam

yatthu krithsnavadhekasmin ^*

kaarye sakthamahaithukam ^*

athathwaarthavadhalpam cha ^*

thathtaamasamudhaahritam

niyatham sangarahitmam ^*

araagadhweshatah kritam ^*

aphalaprepsunaa karma ^*

yathath saathwikamuchyathe

yatthu kaamepsunaa karma ^*

saahankaarena vaa punaha ^*

kriyathe bahulaayaasam ^*

thadhraajasamudhaahritham

anubandham kshayam himsaam ^*

anavekshya cha paurusham ^*

mohaadhaarabhyathe karma ^*

yathath thaamasamuchyathe

mukthasangonahamvaadhi ^*

dhrithyuthsaahasamanvithaha ^*

siddhyasiddhyor nirvikaarah ^*

karthaa saathwika uchyathe

raagee karmaphalaprepsuhu ^*

lubdho himsaathmakoshuchihi ^*

harshashokaanvithah karthaa ^*

raajasah parikeerthithaha

ayukthah praakrithah stabdhah ^*

shato naishkrithikolasaha ^*

vishaadhee dheerghasoothree cha ^*

karthaa thaamasa uchyathe

buddherbhedham dhritheshchaiva ^*

gunathasthrividham shrunu ^*

prochyamaanamasheshena ^*

prithakthwena dhananjaya

pravritthimcha nivritthim cha ^*

kaaryaakaarye bhayaabhaye ^*

bandham moksham cha yaa vetthi ^*

buddhih saa paartha saathwikee

yayaa dharmamadharmam cha ^*

kaaryam chaakaaryameva cha ^*

ayathaavathprajaanaathi ^*

buddhih saa paartha raajasee

adharmam dharmamithi yaa ^*

manyathe thamasaavrithaa ^*

sarvaarthaan vipareethaamshcha ^*

buddhih saa paartha thaamasee

dhrithyaa yayaa dhaarayathe ^*

manah praanendhriyakriyaaha ^*

yogenaavyaabhichaarinyaa ^*

dhrithih saa paartha saathwikee

yayaa thu dharmakaamaarthaan ^*

dhrithyaa dhaarayatherjuna ^*

prasangena phalaakaangkshee ^*

dhrithih saa paartha raajasee

yayaa swapnam bhayam shokam ^*

vishaadham madhameva cha ^*

na vimunchati dhurmedhaa ^*

dhrithih saa paartha thaamasee

sukham thwidhaaneem thrividham ^*

shrunu me bharatharshabha ^*

abhyaasaadhramathe yathra ^*

dhuhkhaantham cha nigachathi

yatthadhagre vishamiva ^*

parinaamemrithopamam ^*

thathsukham saathwikam proktham ^*

aathmabuddhi prasaadhajam

vishayendhriya samyogaadh ^*

yatthadhagremrithopamam ^*

parinaame vishamiva ^*

thathsukham raajasam smritham

yadhagre chaanubandhe cha ^*

sukham mohanamaathmanaha ^*

nidhraalasyapramaadhottham ^*

thathaamasamudhaahritham

na thadhasthi prithivyaam vaa ^*

dhivi dheveshu vaa punaha ^*

satthwam prakrithijairmuktham ^*

yadhebhih syaath thribhirgunaihi

braahmana kshathriya vishaam ^*

shoodhraanaam cha paranthapa ^*

karmaani pravibhakthaani ^*

svabhaava prabhavair gunaihi

shamo dhamas thapah shaucham ^*

kshaanthir aarjavam eva cha ^*

gnyaanam vignyaanam aasthikyam ^*

brahma karma svabhaavajam

shauryam thejo dhrithir daakshyam ^*

yuddhe chaapyapalaayanam ^*

dhaanam ishvara bhaavascha ^*

kshaatram karma svabhaavajam

krishigau rakshya vaanijyam ^*

vaishya karma svabhaavajam ^*

paricharyaatmakam karma ^*

shoodrasyaapi svabhaavajam

sve sve karmanyabhiratah ^*

samsiddhim labhate naraha ^*

sva karma niratah siddhim ^*

yathaa vindati tachshrunu

yatah pravrithir bhoothaanaam ^*

yena sarvam idham thatham ^*

sva karmanaa thamabhyarchya ^*

siddhim vindathi maanavaha

shreyaan swadharmo vigunah ^*

para dharmaath svanushthithaath ^*

svabhaava niyatham karma ^*

kurvannaapnothi kilbisham

sahajam karma kauntheya ^*

sadosham api na thyajeth ^*

sarvaarambhaa hi doshena ^*

dhoomenaagnir ivaavrithaaha

asaktha buddhih sarvatra ^*

jithaathmaa vigatha sprihaha ^*

naishkarmya siddhim paramaam ^*

sannyaasenaadhi gachathi

siddhim praaptho yathaa brahma ^*

thathaapnothi nibodha me ^*

samaasenaiva kaunteya ^*

nishtaa gnyaanasya yaa paraa

buddhyaa vishuddhayaa yukthaha ^*

dhrithyaathmaanam niyamya cha ^*

shabdhaadheen vishayaans thyakthvaa ^*

raaga dhveshau vyudhasya cha

viviktha sevee laghvaashi ^*

yatha vaak kaaya maanasaha ^*

dhyaana yoga paro nithyam ^*

vairaagyam samupaashrithaha

ahankaaram balam dharpam ^*

kaamam krodham parigraham ^*

vimuchya nirmamah shanthaha ^*

brahma bhooyaaya kalpathe

brahma bhootah prasannaathmaa ^*

na shochathi na kaankshathi ^*

samah sarveshu bhootheshu ^*

madh bhaktim labhathe paraam

bhakthyaa maam abhijaanāthi ^*

yaavaan yaschaasmi thathvathaha ^*

thatho maam thathvatho gnyaathvaa ^*

vishathe tadhanantharam

sarva karmaanyapi sadhaa ^*

kurvaano madh vyapaashrayaha ^*

math prasaadhaadh avaapnothi ^*

shaashvatham padham avyayam

chethasaa sarva karmaani ^*

mayi sannyasya math paraha ^*

buddhi yogam upaashrithya ^*

mach chittah sathatham bhava

mach chittah sarva dhurgaani ^*

math prasaadhaath tharishyasi ^*

atha chethvam ahankaaraath ^*

na shroshyasi vinamkshyasi

yadh ahankaaram aashrithya ^*

na yothsya ithi manyase ^*

mithyaisha vyavasaayas the ^*

prakritis thvaam niyokshyathi

swbhaava jena kaunteya ^*

nibaddhah svena karmanaa ^*

karthum nechasi yan mohaath ^*

karishyasy avasho pi thath

eeshvarah sarva bhoothaanaam ^*

hrid dheshe arjuna thishtathi ^*

bhraamayan sarva bhoothani ^*

yantraa roodhaani maayayaa

tham eva sharanam gacha ^*

sarva bhaavena bhaaratha ^*

thath prasaadhaath paraam shaanthim ^*

sthaanam praapsyasi shaashvatam

ithi the gnyaanam aakhyaatham ^*

guhyaadh guhyataram mayaa ^*

vimrishyaitadh asheshena ^*

yathechasi thathaa kuru

sarva guhyathamam bhooyaha ^*

shrunu me paramam vachaha ^*

ishto si me dridam ithi ^*

thatho vakshyaami the hitham

man manaa bhava madh bhakthaha ^*

madh yaaji maam namaskuru ^*

maam evaishyasi sathyam the ^*

prathijaane priyo si me

sarva dharmaan parithyajya ^*

maam ekam sharanam vraja ^*

aham thvaa sarva paapebhyaha ^*

mokshayishyaami maa shuchaha

idham the naathapaskyaaya ^*

naabhakthaaya kadhaachana ^*

na chaashushrushave vaachyam ^*

na cha maam yobhyasooyathi

ya idham paramam guhyam ^*

madh bhakteshvabhidhaasyathi ^*

bhaktim mayi paraam kruthvaa ^*

maamevaishyathya sanshayaha

na cha thasmaan manushyeshu ^*

kashchin me priya krithamaha ^*

bhavithaa na cha me thasmaadh ^*

anyah priyatharo bhuvi

adhyeshyathe cha ya imam ^*

dharmyam samvaadham aavayoho ^*

gnyaana yagnyena thenaaham ^*

ishtah syaam ithi me mathihi

shraddhaavaan anasooyash cha ^*

shrunuyaadh api yo naraha ^*

so pi mukthah shubhaal lokaan ^*

praapnuyaath punya karmanaam

kachidh ethach chrutham paartha ^*

tvayaikaagrena chethasaa ^*

kachid agnyaana sammohaha ^*

pranashtas the dhananjaya

arjuna uvacha

nashto mohah smrithir labdhaa ^*

thvath prasaadhaan mayaachyutha ^*

sthitho smi gatha sandhehaha ^*

karishye vachanam thava

sanjaya uvacha

ithy aham vaasudevasya ^*

paarthasya cha mahaathmanaha ^*

samvaadham imam ashrausham ^*

adhbhutham roma harshanam

vyaasa prasaadhaath shruthavaan ^*

yetadh guhyam aham param ^*

yogam yogeshvaraath krishnaath ^*

saakshaath kathayatha svayam

raajan samsmrithya samsmrithya ^*

samvaadham imam adhbhutham ^*

keshavaarjunayoh punyam ^*

hrishyaami cha muhur muhuhu

thach cha samsmrithya samsmrithya ^*

roopam athy adbhutham harehe ^*

vismaya me mahaan raajan ^*

hrishyaami cha punah punaha

yathra yogeshvarah krishnaha ^*

yathra paartho dhanur dharaha ^*

thathra shreer vijayo bhoothir ^*

dhruvaa neethir mathir mama