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Bhagavad Gītā 4

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  1. Bhagavadgītā 4.2, English This, handed on down the line, the King-Sages knew. This yoga by great efflux of time decayed in the world, O Parantapa. Annie Besant
  2. Bhagavadgītā 4.3, English This same ancient yoga hath been to-day declared to thee by Me, for thou art My devotee and My friend; it is the supreme Secret. Annie Besant
  3. Bhagavadgītā 4.4, English Later was Thy birth, earlier the birth of Vivasvân; how then am I to understand that Thou declaredst it in the beginning? Annie Besant
  4. Bhagavadgītā 4.5, English Many births have been left behind by Me and by thee, O Arjuna. I know them all, but thou knowest not thine, O Parantapa. Annie Besant
  5. Bhagavadgītā 4.7, English Whenever there is decay of righteousness, O Bhârata, and there is exaltation of unrighteousness, then I Myself come forth; Annie Besant
  6. Bhagavadgītā 4.8, English For the protection of the good, for the destruction of evil-doers, for the sake of firmly establishing righteousness, I am born from age to age. Annie Besant
  7. Bhagavadgītā 4.9, English He who thus knoweth My divine birth and action, in its essence, having abandoned the body, cometh not to birth again, but cometh unto Me, O Arjuna. Annie Besant
  8. Bhagavadgītā 4.10, English Freed from passion, fear and anger, filled with Me, taking refuge in Me, purified in the fire of wisdom, many have entered into My Being. Annie Besant
  9. Bhagavadgītā 4.11, English However men approach Me, even so do I welcome them, for the path men take from every side is Mine, O Pârtha. Annie Besant
  10. Bhagavadgītā 4.12, English They who long after success in action on earth worship the Shining Ones; for in brief space verily, in this world of men, success is born of action. Annie Besant
  11. Bhagavadgītā 4.13, English The four castes were emanated by Me, by the different distribution of qualities and actions; know Me to be the author of them, though the actionless and inexhaustible. Annie Besant
  12. Bhagavadgītā 4.15, English Having thus known, our forefathers, ever seeking liberation, performed action; therefore do thou also perform action, as did our forefathers in the olden time. Annie Besant
  13. Bhagavadgītā 4.16, English "What is action, what inaction"? Even the wise are herein perplexed. Therefore I will declare to thee the action by knowing which thou shalt be loosed from evil. Annie Besant
  14. Bhagavadgītā 4.17, English It is needful to discriminate action, to discriminate unlawful action, and to discriminate inaction; mysterious is the path of action. Annie Besant
  15. Bhagavadgītā 4.18, English He who seeth inaction in action, and action in inaction, he is wise among men, he is harmonious, even while performing all action. Annie Besant
  16. Bhagavadgītā 4.19, English Whose works are all free from the moulding of desire, whose actions are burned up by the fire of wisdom, him the wise have called a Sage. Annie Besant
  17. Bhagavadgītā 4.20, English Having abandoned attachment to the fruit of action, always content, nowhere seeking refuge, he is not doing anything, although doing actions. Annie Besant
  18. Bhagavadgītā 4.21, English Hoping for naught, his mind and self controlled, having abandoned all greed, performing action by the body alone, he doth not commit sin. Annie Besant
  19. Bhagavadgītā 4.22, English Content with whatsoever he obtaineth without effort, free from the pairs of opposites, without envy, balanced in success and failure, though acting he is not bound. Annie Besant
  20. Bhagavadgītā 4.23, English Of one with attachment dead, harmonious, with his thoughts established in wisdom, his works sacrifices, all action melts away. Annie Besant
  21. Bhagavadgītā 4.24, English The Eternal the oblation, the Eternal the clarified butter, are offered in the Eternal the fire by the Eternal ; unto the Eternal verily shall he go who in his action meditateth wholly upon the Eternal . Annie Besant
  22. Bhagavadgītā 4.25, English Some Yogis offer up sacrifice to the Shining Ones; others sacrifice only by pouring sacrifice into the fire of the Eternal ; Annie Besant
  23. Bhagavadgītā 4.26, English Some pour as sacrifice hearing and the other senses into the fires of restraint; some pour sound and the other objects of sense into the fires of the senses as sacrifice; Annie Besant
  24. Bhagavadgītā 4.27, English Others again into the wisdom-kindled fire of union attained by self-control, pour as sacrifice all the functions of the senses and the functions of life; Annie Besant
  25. Bhagavadgītā 4.28, English Yet others the sacrifice of wealth, the sacrifice of austerity, the sacrifice of yoga, the sacrifice of silent reading and wisdom, men concentrated and of effectual vows; Annie Besant
  26. Bhagavadgītā 4.30, English Others regular in food, pour as sacrifice their life-breaths in life-breaths. All these are knowers of sacrifice, and by sacrifice have destroyed their sins. Annie Besant
  27. Bhagavadgītā 4.31, English The eaters of the life-giving remains of sacrifice go to the changeless Eternal . This world is not for the non-sacrificer, much less the other, O best of the Kurus. Annie Besant
  28. Bhagavadgītā 4.32, English Many and various sacrifices are thus spread out before the Eternal . Know thou that all these are born of action, and thus knowing thou shalt be free. Annie Besant
  29. Bhagavadgītā 4.33, English Better than the sacrifice of any objects is the sacrifice of wisdom, O Parantapa. All actions in their entirety, O Pârtha, culminate in wisdom. Annie Besant
  30. Bhagavadgītā 4.34, English Learn thou this by discipleship, by investiga tion, and by service. The wise, the seers of the essence of things, will instruct thee in wisdom. Annie Besant
  31. Bhagavadgītā 4.35, English And having known this, thou shalt not again fall into this confusion, O Pândava; for by this thou wilt see all beings without exception in the Self , and thus in Me. Annie Besant
  32. Bhagavadgītā 4.36, English Even if thou art the most sinful of all sinners, yet shalt thou cross over all sin by the raft of wisdom. Annie Besant
  33. Bhagavadgītā 4.37, English As the burning fire reduces fuel to ashes, O Arjuna, so doth the fire of wisdom reduce all actions to ashes. Annie Besant
  34. Bhagavadgītā 4.38, English Verily there is no purifier in this world like wisdom; he that is perfected in yoga finds it in the Self in due season. Annie Besant
  35. Bhagavadgītā 4.39, English The man who is full of faith obtaineth wisdom, and he also who hath mastery over his senses; and, having obtained wisdom, he goeth swiftly to the supreme Peace. Annie Besant
  36. Bhagavadgītā 4.40, English But the ignorant, faithless, doubting self goeth to destruction; nor this world, nor that beyond, nor happiness, is there for the doubting self. Annie Besant
  37. Bhagavadgītā 4.41, English He who hath renounced actions by yoga, who hath cloven asunder doubt by wisdom, who is ruled by the Self , actions do not bind him, O Dhananjaya. Annie Besant
  38. Bhagavadgītā 4.42, English Therefore, with the sword of the wisdom of the Self cleaving asunder this ignorance-born doubt dwelling in thy heart, be established in yoga. Stand up, O Bhârata. Annie Besant
  1. 4.1ॐ श्रीपरमात्मने नमः अथ चतुर्थोऽध्यायः श्रीभगवानुवाच इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम् । विवस्वान्मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत्
  2. 4.2एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः । स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप
  3. 4.3स एवायं मया तेऽद्य योगः प्रोक्तः पुरातनः । भक्तोऽसि मे सखा चेति रहस्यं ह्येतदुत्तमम्
  4. 4.4अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः । कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति
  5. 4.5श्रीभगवानुवाच बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन । तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप
  6. 4.6अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन् । प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया
  7. 4.7यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत । अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम्
  8. 4.8परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् । धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे
  9. 4.9जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः । त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन
  10. 4.10वीतरागभयक्रोधा मन्मया मामुपाश्रिताः । बहवो ज्ञानतपसा पूता मद्भावमागताः
  11. 4.11ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम् । मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः
  12. 4.12काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः । क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा
  13. 4.13चातुर्वर्ण्यं मया सृष्टं गुणकर्मविभागशः । तस्य कर्तारमपि मां विद्ध्यकर्तारमव्ययम्
  14. 4.14न मां कर्माणि लिम्पन्ति न मे कर्मफले स्पृहा । इति मां योऽभिजानाति कर्मभिर्न स बध्यते
  15. 4.15एवं ज्ञात्वा कृतं कर्म पूर्वैरपि मुमुक्षुभिः । कुरु कर्मैव तस्मात्त्वं पूर्वैः पूर्वतरं कृतम्
  16. 4.16किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः । तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्
  17. 4.17कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः । अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः
  18. 4.18कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः । स बुद्धिमान्मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्
  19. 4.19यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसंकल्पवर्जिताः । ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणं तमाहुः पण्डितं बुधाः
  20. 4.20त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासङ्गं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रयः । कर्मण्यभिप्रवृत्तोऽपि नैव किंचित्करोति सः
  21. 4.21निराशीर्यतचित्तात्मा त्यक्तसर्वपरिग्रहः । शारीरं केवलं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम्
  22. 4.22यदृच्छालाभसंतुष्टो द्वन्द्वातीतो विमत्सरः । समः सिद्धावसिद्धौ च कृत्वापि न निबध्यते
  23. 4.23गतसङ्गस्य मुक्तस्य ज्ञानावस्थितचेतसः । यज्ञायाचरतः कर्म समग्रं प्रविलीयते
  24. 4.24ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्म हविर्ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम् । ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं ब्रह्मकर्मसमाधिना
  25. 4.25दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते । ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति
  26. 4.26श्रोत्रादीनीन्द्रियाण्यन्ये संयमाग्निषु जुह्वति । शब्दादीन्विषयानन्य इन्द्रियाग्निषु जुह्वति
  27. 4.27सर्वाणीन्द्रियकर्माणि प्राणकर्माणि चापरे । आत्मसंयमयोगाग्नौ जुह्वति ज्ञानदीपिते
  28. 4.28द्रव्ययज्ञास्तपोयज्ञा योगयज्ञास्तथापरे । स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाश्च यतयः संशितव्रताः
  29. 4.29अपाने जुह्वति प्राणं प्राणेऽपानं तथापरे । प्राणापानगती रुद्ध्वा प्राणायामपरायणाः
  30. 4.30अपरे नियताहाराः प्राणान्प्राणेषु जुह्वति । सर्वेऽप्येते यज्ञविदो यज्ञक्षपितकल्मषाः
  31. 4.31यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम् । नायं लोकोऽस्त्ययज्ञस्य कुतोऽन्यः कुरुसत्तम
  32. 4.32एवं बहुविधा यज्ञा वितता ब्रह्मणो मुखे । कर्मजान्विद्धि तान्सर्वानेवं ज्ञात्वा विमोक्ष्यसे
  33. 4.33श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप । सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते
  34. 4.34तद्विद्धि प्रणिपातेन परिप्रश्नेन सेवया । उपदेक्ष्यन्ति ते ज्ञानं ज्ञानिनस्तत्त्वदर्शिनः
  35. 4.35यज्ज्ञात्वा न पुनर्मोहमेवं यास्यसि पाण्डव । येन भूतान्यशेषेण द्रक्ष्यस्यात्मन्यथो मयि
  36. 4.36अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः । सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि
  37. 4.37यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन । ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा
  38. 4.38न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते । तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति
  39. 4.39श्रद्धावाँल्लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेन्द्रियः । ज्ञानं लब्ध्वा परां शान्तिमचिरेणाधिगच्छति
  40. 4.40अज्ञश्चाश्रद्दधानश्च संशयात्मा विनश्यति । नायं लोकोऽस्ति न परो न सुखं संशयात्मनः
  41. 4.41योगसंन्यस्तकर्माणं ज्ञानसंछिन्नसंशयम् । आत्मवन्तं न कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनंजय
  42. 4.42तस्मादज्ञानसम्भूतं हृत्स्थं ज्ञानासिनात्मनः । छित्त्वैनं संशयं योगमातिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भारत