Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 6
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6.1
अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः ।
स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः ॥ ६.१ ॥
The Lord said: One who performs the action that ought to be done, without depending on its fruit, is a renunciant and a yogī—not one who merely gives up the sacred fire, nor one who is without action.
6.2
यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव ।
न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन ॥ ६.२ ॥
What they call renunciation, know that to be yoga, Pāṇḍava; for no one becomes a yogī without renouncing intentions.
6.3
आरुरुक्षोर्मुनेर्योगं कर्म कारणमुच्यते ।
योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शमः कारणमुच्यते ॥ ६.३ ॥
For the sage who wishes to ascend to yoga, action is said to be the means; for that same one, once he has ascended to yoga, calm is said to be the means.
6.4
यदा हि नेन्द्रियार्थेषु न कर्मस्वनुषज्जते ।
सर्वसङ्कल्पसंन्यासी योगारूढस्तदोच्यते ॥ ६.४ ॥
When one is attached neither to the objects of the senses nor to actions, and has renounced all intentions, then one is said to have ascended to yoga.
6.5
उद्धरेदात्मनाऽऽत्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् ।
आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः ॥ ६.५ ॥
One should lift oneself up by oneself and not let oneself sink down; for the self alone is the friend of the self, and the self alone is the enemy of the self.
6.6
बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः ।
अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत् ॥ ६.६ ॥
For one who has conquered himself by himself, the self is his friend; but for one who has not conquered himself, the self itself acts with hostility, like an enemy.
6.7
जितात्मनः प्रशान्तस्य परमात्मा समाहितः ।
शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु तथा मानापमानयोः ॥ ६.७ ॥
For one who has conquered the self and is deeply at peace, the supreme Self remains steady in cold and heat, pleasure and pain, and likewise in honor and dishonor.
6.8
ज्ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्मा कूटस्थो विजितेन्द्रियः ।
युक्त इत्युच्यते योगी समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः ॥ ६.८ ॥
The yogī whose self is content with knowledge and realized wisdom, who stands unshaken, who has conquered the senses, and to whom a clod of earth, a stone and gold are the same, is said to be established in yoga.
6.9
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु ।
साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते ॥ ६.९ ॥
One who looks with an even mind on well-wishers, friends and foes, the indifferent and the neutral, the hateful and kinsmen, and even on the virtuous and the sinful, excels.
6.10
योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं रहसि स्थितः ।
एकाकी यतचित्तात्मा निराशीरपरिग्रहः ॥ ६.१० ॥
The yogī should constantly unite the self in yoga, remaining in solitude, alone, with mind and body controlled, free from longing and from possessions.
6.11
शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः ।
नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम् ॥ ६.११ ॥
Having set up for himself a firm seat in a clean place, neither too high nor too low, covered with cloth, deerskin and kuśa grass,
6.12
तत्रैकाग्रं मनः कृत्वा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः ।
उपविश्यासने युञ्ज्याद्योगमात्मविशुद्धये ॥ ६.१२ ॥
there, seated on that seat, making the mind one-pointed and restraining the activity of mind and senses, he should practice yoga for the purification of the self.
6.13
समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिरः ।
संप्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन् ॥ ६.१३ ॥
Holding the body, head, and neck erect and motionless, steady, let him gaze at the tip of his own nose, not looking around in any direction.
6.14
प्रशान्तात्मा विगतभीर्ब्रह्मचारिव्रते स्थितः ।
मनः संयम्य मच्चित्तो युक्त आसीत मत्परः ॥ ६.१४ ॥
Serene in mind, free from fear, firm in the vow of celibacy, restraining the mind, with thought fixed on me, let him sit disciplined, holding me as the highest.
6.15
युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी नियतमानसः ।
शान्तिं निर्वाणपरमां मत्संस्थामधिगच्छति ॥ ६.१५ ॥
Thus ever disciplining himself, the yogī whose mind is controlled attains peace, the supreme nirvāṇa, which rests in me.
6.16
नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः ।
न चातिस्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन ॥ ६.१६ ॥
Yoga is not for one who eats too much, nor for one who does not eat at all, nor for one given to too much sleep, nor for one who stays awake too long, Arjuna.
6.17
युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु ।
युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य योगो भवति दुःखहा ॥ ६.१७ ॥
For one who is moderate in food and recreation, moderate in effort in actions, and moderate in sleep and waking, yoga becomes the destroyer of sorrow.
6.18
यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते ।
निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा ॥ ६.१८ ॥
When the well-controlled mind rests in the Self alone, free from craving for all desires, then one is said to be established in yoga.
6.19
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता ।
योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः ॥ ६.१९ ॥
As a lamp in a windless place does not flicker: that is the simile remembered for the yogin of controlled mind who practices the yoga of the self.
6.20
यत्रोपरमते चित्तं निरुद्धं योगसेवया ।
यत्र चैवात्मनाऽऽत्मानं पश्यन्नात्मनि तुष्यति ॥ ६.२० ॥
When the mind, restrained by the practice of yoga, comes to rest, and when, seeing the self by the self, one is content in the self,
6.21
सुखमात्यन्तिकं यत्तद्बुद्धिग्राह्यमतीन्द्रियम् ।
वेत्ति यत्र न चैवायं स्थितश्चलति तत्त्वतः ॥ ६.२१ ॥
when one knows that boundless happiness which is grasped by the intellect and lies beyond the senses, and, established there, never strays from the truth,
6.22
यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः ।
यस्मिन्स्थितो न दुःखेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते ॥ ६.२२ ॥
and having gained which one thinks no other gain greater, and established in which one is not shaken even by heavy sorrow,
6.23
तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम् ।
स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा ॥ ६.२३ ॥
let it be known that this disconnection from union with sorrow is called yoga. This yoga should be practiced with determination and an undaunted mind.
6.24
सङ्कल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः ।
मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्ततः ॥ ६.२४ ॥
Abandoning without remainder all desires born of mental intention, and restraining the whole host of senses on every side by the mind alone,
6.25
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया ।
आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत् ॥ ६.२५ ॥
Little by little one should become still, with the intellect held in firmness; having fixed the mind in the Self, one should think of nothing at all.
6.26
यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम् ।
ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत् ॥ ६.२६ ॥
Wherever the restless, unsteady mind wanders, from there one should draw it back and bring it under control in the Self alone.
6.27
प्रशान्तमनसं ह्येनं योगिनं सुखमुत्तमम् ।
उपैति शान्तरजसं ब्रह्मभूतमकल्मषम् ॥ ६.२७ ॥
Supreme happiness comes to this yogi whose mind is fully at peace, whose passion is stilled, who has become Brahman and is free from stain.
6.28
युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी विगतकल्मषः ।
सुखेन ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शमत्यन्तं सुखमश्नुते ॥ ६.२८ ॥
Thus constantly disciplining himself, the yogi freed from stain easily attains the boundless happiness of contact with Brahman.
6.29
सर्वभूतस्थमात्मानं सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि ।
ईक्षते योगयुक्तात्मा सर्वत्र समदर्शनः ॥ ६.२९ ॥
One whose self is joined in yoga, who sees with an equal eye everywhere, sees the Self abiding in all beings and all beings in the Self.
6.30
यो मां पश्यति सर्वत्र सर्वं च मयि पश्यति ।
तस्याहं न प्रणश्यामि स च मे न प्रणश्यति ॥ ६.३० ॥
One who sees me everywhere and sees everything in me — I am never lost to him, nor is he ever lost to me.
6.31
सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः ।
सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि स योगी मयि वर्तते ॥ ६.३१ ॥
The yogi who, established in oneness, worships Me as abiding in all beings, dwells in Me, however he may live.
6.32
आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन ।
सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं सः योगी परमो मतः ॥ ६.३२ ॥
He who, by comparison with himself, sees equality everywhere, Arjuna, whether in pleasure or in pain, that yogi is considered the highest.
6.33
योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन ।
एतस्याहं न पश्यामि चञ्चलत्वात् स्थितिं स्थिराम् ॥ ६.३३ ॥
Arjuna said: This yoga of equanimity that you have taught, Madhusūdana, I do not see how it can stand firm, because of restlessness.
6.34
चञ्चलं हि मनः कृष्ण प्रमाथि बलवद्दृढम् ।
तस्याहं निग्रहं मन्ये वायोरिव सुदुष्करम् ॥ ६.३४ ॥
For the mind is restless, Kṛṣṇa, turbulent, strong and obstinate. I think it is as hard to restrain as the wind.
6.35
असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलं ।
अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते ॥ ६.३५ ॥
The Lord said: Undoubtedly, mighty-armed one, the mind is restless and hard to restrain. But by practice, Kaunteya, and by dispassion, it is held in check.
6.36
असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः ।
वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः ॥ ६.३६ ॥
Yoga is hard to attain for one whose self is unrestrained; this is my view. But one whose self is controlled and who strives can attain it by the right means.
6.37
अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः ।
अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति ॥ ६.३७ ॥
Arjuna said: One who has faith but does not strive, whose mind has strayed from yoga, failing to reach perfection in yoga — what end does he go to, Kṛṣṇa?
6.38
कच्चिन्नोभयविभ्रष्टश्छिन्नाभ्रमिव नश्यति ।
अप्रतिष्ठो महाबाहो विमूढो ब्रह्मणः पथि ॥ ६.३८ ॥
Fallen from both, does he not perish like a scattered cloud, O mighty-armed one, without support and bewildered on the path of Brahman?
6.39
एतन्मे संशयं कृष्ण छेत्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः ।
त्वदन्यः संशयस्यास्य छेत्ता न ह्युपपद्यते ॥ ६.३९ ॥
Kṛṣṇa, you should dispel this doubt of mine completely, for no one other than you can be found to dispel this doubt.
6.40
पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते ।
नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्चिद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति ॥ ६.४० ॥
The Lord said: Pārtha, neither in this world nor in the next is there destruction for him; for no one who does good, my dear, comes to a bad end.
6.41
प्राप्य पुण्यकृतां लोकानुषित्वा शाश्वतीः समाः ।
शुचीनां श्रीमतां गेहे योगभ्रष्टोऽभिजायते ॥ ६.४१ ॥
Having reached the worlds of those who did good and dwelt there for countless years, one who has fallen from yoga is born in the home of the pure and prosperous.
6.42
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम् ।
एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम् ॥ ६.४२ ॥
Or else he is born into a family of wise yogis; but such a birth as this is harder to obtain in the world.
6.43
तत्र तं बुद्धिसंयोगं लभते पौर्वदेहिकम् ।
यतते च ततो भूयः संसिद्धौ कुरुनन्दन ॥ ६.४३ ॥
There he regains the union with understanding he had in his former body, and from there he strives once more for perfection, Kurunandana.
6.44
पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः ।
जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते ॥ ६.४४ ॥
By that very former practice he is carried along, even without his own will. Even one who merely seeks to know yoga goes beyond the Veda.
6.45
प्रयत्नाद्यतमानस्तु योगी संशुद्धकिल्बिषः ।
अनेकजन्मसंसिद्धस्ततो याति परां गतिम् ॥ ६.४५ ॥
But the yogi who strives with diligence, cleansed of all faults and perfected through many births, then reaches the supreme goal.
6.46
तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः ।
कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन ॥ ६.४६ ॥
The yogi is greater than the ascetics, considered greater even than the learned, and greater than those devoted to ritual action. Therefore, Arjuna, be a yogi.
6.47
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना ।
श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः ॥ ६.४७ ॥
And of all yogis, the one who, full of faith, worships me with his inner self gone into me, is considered by me the most united in yoga.