Lord Krishna

śrīmadbhagavadgītā mūlam - pañcamo'dhyāyaḥ

(Srimad Bhagavad Gita - 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. Krishna elucidates the paths of renunciation and selfless action, ultimately establishing that Karma Yoga, or action performed without attachment to results, is superior for spiritual liberation. This chapter serves as a vital guide for seekers living in the world, teaching how to maintain mental equanimity amidst daily responsibilities. Chanting or studying these verses helps practitioners transcend duality, pacify the mind, and achieve the state of Brahman, leading to lasting inner peace and divine wisdom.

oṃ śrī paramātmane namaḥ

atha pañcamo'dhyāyaḥ |

karmasannyāsayogaḥ arjuna uvāca

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

śrībhagavānuvāca

sannyāsaḥ karmayogaśca niḥśreyasakarāvubhau |
tayostu karmasannyāsātkarmayogo viśiṣyate || 2 ||
jñeyaḥ sa nityasannyāsī yo na dveṣṭi na kāṅkṣati |
nirdvandvo hi mahābāho sukhaṃ bandhātpramucyate || 3 ||
sāṅkhyayogau pṛthagbālāḥ pravadanti na paṇḍitāḥ |
ekamapyāsthitaḥ samyagubhayorvindate 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 |
paśyañśṛṇvanspṛśañjighrannaśnangacchansvapañśvasan || 8 ||
pralapanvisṛjangṛhṇannunmiṣannimiṣannapi |
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 ||
tadbuddhayastadātmānastanniṣṭhāstatparāyaṇāḥ |
gacchantyapunarāvṛttiṃ jñānanirdhūtakalmaṣāḥ || 17 ||
vidyāvinayasampanne brāhmaṇe gavi hastini |
śuni caiva śvapāke ca paṇḍitāḥ samadarśinaḥ || 18 ||
ihaiva tairjitaḥ sargo yeṣāṃ sāmye sthitaṃ manaḥ |
nirdoṣaṃ hi samaṃ brahma tasmādbrahmaṇi te sthitāḥ || 19 ||
na prahṛṣyetpriyaṃ prāpya nodvijetprāpya cāpriyam |
sthirabuddhirasammūḍho brahmavidbrahmaṇi sthitaḥ || 20 ||
bāhyasparśeṣvasaktātmā vindatyātmani yatsukham |
sa brahmayogayuktātmā sukhamakṣayamaśnute || 21 ||
ye hi saṃsparśajā bhogā duḥkhayonaya eva te |
ādyantavantaḥ kaunteya na teṣu ramate budhaḥ || 22 ||
śaknotīhaiva yaḥ soḍhuṃ prākśarīravimokṣaṇāt |
kāmakrodhodbhavaṃ vegaṃ sa yuktaḥ sa sukhī naraḥ || 23 ||
yo'ntaḥsukho'ntarārāmastathāntarjyotireva yaḥ |
sa yogī brahmanirvāṇaṃ brahmabhūto'dhigacchati || 24 ||
labhante brahmanirvāṇamṛṣayaḥ kṣīṇakalmaṣāḥ |
chinnadvaidhā yatātmānaḥ sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ || 25 ||
kāmakrodhaviyuktānāṃ yatīnāṃ yatacetasām |
abhito brahmanirvāṇaṃ vartate viditātmanām || 26 ||
sparśānkṛtvā bahirbāhyāṃścakṣuścaivāntare bhruvoḥ |
prāṇāpānau samau kṛtvā nāsābhyantaracāriṇau || 27 ||
yatendriyamanobuddhirmunirmokṣaparāyaṇaḥ |
vigatecchābhayakrodho yaḥ sadā mukta eva saḥ || 28 ||
bhoktāraṃ yajñatapasāṃ sarvalokamaheśvaram |
suhṛdaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ jñātvā māṃ śāntimṛcchati || 29 ||
oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadbhagavadgītāsūpaniṣatsu brahmavidyāyāṃ yogaśāstre
śrīkṛṣṇārjunasaṃvāde karmasannyāsayogo nāma pañcamo'dhyāyaḥ ||5 ||

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