Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 15
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15.1
ऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम् ।
छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित् ॥ १५.१ ॥
The Lord said: They speak of an imperishable aśvattha tree with its roots above and its branches below, whose leaves are the Vedic hymns. One who knows it is a knower of the Veda.
15.2
अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः ।
अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके ॥ १५.२ ॥
Its branches spread below and above, nourished by the guṇas, with sense-objects as their shoots; and below, its roots stretch out, binding to action in the world of humans.
15.3
न रूपमस्येह तथोपलभ्यते नान्तो न चादिर्न च संप्रतिष्ठा ।
अश्वत्थमेनं सुविरूढमूल मसङ्गशस्त्रेण दृढेन छित्त्वा ॥ १५.३ ॥
Its form is not perceived here as such, nor its end, nor its beginning, nor its foundation. Having cut down this firmly rooted aśvattha with the strong axe of non-attachment,
15.4
ततः पदं तत्परिमार्गितव्य यस्मिन्गता न निवर्तन्ति भूयः ।
तमेव चाद्यं पुरुषं प्रपद्ये यतः प्रवृत्तिः प्रसृता पुराणी ॥ १५.४ ॥
then one should seek that state, having reached which they do not return again, thinking: "I take refuge in that primal Person from whom the ancient stream of activity flowed forth."
15.5
निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः ।
द्वन्द्वैर्विमुक्ताः सुखदुःखसंज्ञै र्गच्छन्त्यमूढाः पदमव्ययं तत् ॥ १५.५ ॥
Free from pride and delusion, having conquered the fault of attachment, ever dwelling in the Self, with desires turned away, released from the dualities known as pleasure and pain, the undeluded reach that imperishable state.
15.6
न तद्भासयते सूर्यो न शशाङ्को न पावकः ।
यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम ॥ १५.६ ॥
Neither the sun illumines it, nor the moon, nor fire. Having gone there, they do not return; that is my supreme abode.
15.7
ममैवांशो जीवलोके जीवभूतः सनातनः ।
मनःषष्ठानीन्द्रियाणि प्रकृतिस्थानि कर्षति ॥ १५.७ ॥
An eternal fragment of Myself, having become the living soul in the world of the living, draws to itself the senses, with the mind as the sixth, which rest in prakṛti.
15.8
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः ।
गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात् ॥ १५.८ ॥
When the lord of the body takes on a body and when he leaves it, he takes these along and goes, as the wind carries scents from their source.
15.9
श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च ।
अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते ॥ १५.९ ॥
Presiding over the ear, the eye, touch, taste and smell, and the mind, he enjoys the objects of the senses.
15.10
उत्क्रामन्तं स्थितं वापि भुञ्जानं वा गुणान्वितम् ।
विमूढा नानुपश्यन्ति पश्यन्ति ज्ञानचक्षुषः ॥ १५.१० ॥
The deluded do not perceive him as he departs, as he stays, or as he enjoys, joined with the guṇas; those with the eye of knowledge see him.
15.11
यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम् ।
यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः ॥ १५.११ ॥
Striving yogis see him established within themselves; but those whose selves are unrefined and who lack discernment do not see him, even though they strive.
15.12
यदादित्यगतं तेजो जगद्भासयतेऽखिलम् ।
यच्चन्द्रमसि यच्चाग्नौ तत्तेजो विद्धि मामकम् ॥ १५.१२ ॥
The radiance in the sun that illumines the whole world, and that which is in the moon and in fire, know that radiance to be Mine.
15.13
गामाविश्य च भूतानि धारयाम्यहमोजसा ।
पुष्णामि चौषधीः सर्वाः सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मकः ॥ १५.१३ ॥
Entering the earth, I sustain all beings with my energy; and becoming Soma, the essence of sap, I nourish all plants.
15.14
अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः ।
प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम् ॥ १५.१४ ॥
Becoming Vaiśvānara, the fire of life, I dwell in the bodies of living beings, and joined with prāṇa and apāna, I digest the four kinds of food.
15.15
सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च ।
वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम् ॥ १५.१५ ॥
I am seated in the hearts of all; from me come memory, knowledge, and their loss. I alone am to be known through all the Vedas; I am the maker of Vedānta and the knower of the Vedas.
15.16
द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च ।
क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते ॥ १५.१६ ॥
There are two persons in this world, the perishable and the imperishable. All beings are the perishable; the unchanging one is called the imperishable.
15.17
उत्तमः पुरुषस्त्वन्यः परमात्मेत्युदाहृतः ।
यो लोकत्रयमाविश्य बिभर्त्यव्यय ईश्वरः ॥ १५.१७ ॥
But the highest Person is another, called the Supreme Self, the imperishable Lord who, entering the three worlds, sustains them.
15.18
यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः ।
अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥ १५.१८ ॥
Since I transcend the perishable and am higher even than the imperishable, I am celebrated in the world and in the Veda as Puruṣottama, the Supreme Person.
15.19
यो मामेवमसम्मूढो जानाति पुरुषोत्तमम् ।
स सर्वविद्भजति मां सर्वभावेन भारत ॥ १५.१९ ॥
Whoever, free from delusion, thus knows me as the Supreme Person, he, knowing all, worships me with his whole being, Bhārata.
15.20
इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ ।
एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत ॥ १५.२० ॥
Thus this most secret teaching has been spoken by me, sinless one. Understanding this, one becomes wise and has done all that is to be done, Bhārata.