Lord Krishna

śrīmadbhagavadgītā pārāyaṇa - pañcamo'dhyāyaḥ

(Srimad Bhagavad Gita Parayana - Chapter 5 in English (IAST))

From Mahabharata

The fifth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, titled Karma Sannyasa Yoga, features a profound dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna. It explores the path of renunciation versus the path of selfless action. Krishna explains that while both paths lead to liberation, the practice of Karma Yoga, or performing duties without attachment to results, is superior and more accessible for the seeker. Chanting these verses helps in cultivating equanimity, detaching from worldly desires, and achieving inner peace amidst external responsibilities. It is a powerful tool for spiritual discipline and clarity of mind.

oṃ śrī paramātmane namaḥ

atha pañcamo'dhyāyaḥ

karmasannyāsayogaḥ arjuna uvāca

sannyāsaṃ karmaṇāṃ kṛṣṇa punaryogaṃ ca śaṃsasi |
yacchreya etayorekaṃ tanme brūhi suniścitam ||1||

śrī bhagavānuvāca

sannyāsaḥ karmayogaśca niśśreyasakarāvubhau |
tayostu karmasannyāsāt karmayogo viśiṣyate ||2||
jñeyaḥ sa nityasannyāsī yo na dveṣṭi na kāṅkṣati |
nirdvandvo hi mahābāho sukhaṃ bandhātpramucyate ||3||
sāṅkhyayogau pṛthagbālāḥ pravadanti na paṇḍitāḥ |
ekamapyāsthitaḥ samyak ubhayorvindate phalam ||4||
yatsāṅkhyaiḥ prāpyate sthānaṃ tadyogairapi gamyate |
ekaṃ sāṅkhyaṃ ca yogaṃ ca yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati ||5||
sannyāsastu mahābāho duḥkhamāptumayogataḥ |
yogayukto munirbrahma nacireṇādhigacchati ||6||
yogayukto viśuddhātmā vijitātmā jitendriyaḥ |
sarvabhūtātmabhūtātmā kurvannapi na lipyate ||7||
naiva kiñcitkaromīti yukto manyeta tattvavit |
paśyanśṛṇvanspṛśañjighran aśnangacchansvapanśvasan ||8||
pralapanvisṛjangṛhṇan unmiṣannimiṣannapi |
indriyāṇīndriyārtheṣu vartanta iti dhārayan ||9||
brahmaṇyādhāya karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā karoti yaḥ |
lipyate na sa pāpena padmapatramivāmbhasā ||10||
kāyena manasā buddhyā kevalairindriyairapi |
yoginaḥ karma kurvanti saṅgaṃ tyaktvātmaśuddhaye ||11||
yuktaḥ karmaphalaṃ tyaktvā śāntimāpnoti naiṣṭhikīm |
ayuktaḥ kāmakāreṇa phale sakto nibadhyate ||12||
sarvakarmāṇi manasā sannyasyāste sukhaṃ vaśī |
navadvāre pure dehī naiva kurvanna kārayan ||13||
na kartṛtvaṃ na karmāṇi lokasya sṛjati prabhuḥ |
na karmaphalasaṃyogaṃ svabhāvastu pravartate ||14||
nādatte kasyacitpāpaṃ na caiva sukṛtaṃ vibhuḥ |
ajñānenāvṛtaṃ jñānaṃ tena muhyanti jantavaḥ ||15||
jñānena tu tadajñānaṃ yeṣāṃ nāśitamātmanaḥ |
teṣāmādityavajjñānaṃ prakāśayati tatparam ||16||
tadbuddhayastadātmānaḥ tanniṣṭhāstatparāyaṇāḥ |
gacchantyapunarāvṛttiṃ jñānanirdhūtakalmaṣāḥ ||17||
vidyāvinayasampanne brāhmaṇe gavi hastini |
śuni caiva śvapāke ca paṇḍitāḥ samadarśinaḥ ||18||
ihaiva tairjitaḥ sargaḥ yeṣāṃ sāmye sthitaṃ manaḥ |
nirdoṣaṃ hi samaṃ brahma tasmāt brahmaṇi te sthitāḥ ||19||
na prahṛṣyetpriyaṃ prāpya nodvijetprāpya cāpriyam |
sthirabuddhirasammūḍhaḥ brahmavit brahmaṇi sthitaḥ ||20||
bāhyasparśeṣvasaktātmā vindatyātmani yatsukham |
sa brahmayogayuktātmā sukhamakṣayamaśnute ||21||
ye hi saṃsparśajā bhogāḥ duḥkhayonaya eva te |
ādyantavantaḥ kaunteya na teṣu ramate budhaḥ ||22||
śaknotīhaiva yaḥ soḍhuṃ prākśarīravimokṣaṇāt |
kāmakrodhodbhavaṃ vegaṃ sa yuktaḥ sa sukhī naraḥ ||23||
yo'ntaḥsukho'ntarārāmaḥ tathāntarjyotireva yaḥ |
sa yogī brahmanirvāṇaṃ brahmabhūto'dhigacchati ||24||
labhante brahmanirvāṇam ṛṣayaḥ kṣīṇakalmaṣāḥ |
chinnadvaidhā yatātmānaḥ sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ ||25||
kāmakrodhaviyuktānāṃ yatīnāṃ yatacetasām |
abhito brahmanirvāṇaṃ vartate viditātmanām ||26||
sparśānkṛtvā bahirbāhyān cakṣuścaivāntare bhruvoḥ
prāṇāpānau samau kṛtvā nāsābhyantaracāriṇau ||27||
yatendriyamanobuddhiḥ munirmokṣaparāyaṇaḥ |
vigatecchābhayakrodhaḥ yaḥ sadā mukta eva saḥ ||28||
bhoktāraṃ yajñatapasāṃ sarvalokamaheśvaram |
suhṛdaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ jñātvā māṃ śāntimṛcchati ||29||
|| oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadbhagavadgītāsu upaniṣatsu brahmavidyāyāṃ
yogaśāstre śrīkṛṣṇārjunasaṃvāde karmasannyāsayogo nāma pañcamo'dhyāyaḥ ||

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