Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 6.27
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6.27.1
ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन ।
तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव ॥ ६.२७.१ ॥
O Janārdana, if you hold that understanding is superior to action, then why, O Keśava, do you impel me into this terrible action?
6.27.2
व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे ।
तदेकं वद निश्चित्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम् ॥ ६.२७.२ ॥
With your mixed words you seem to bewilder my understanding. Therefore, resolve and tell me one thing, by which I may attain the highest good.
6.27.3
लोकेऽस्मिन्द्विविधा निष्ठा पुरा प्रोप्ता मयाऽनघ ।
ज्ञानयोगेन साङ्ख्यानां कर्मयोगेन योगिनाम् ॥ ६.२७.३ ॥
O sinless one, in this world two paths were declared by me of old: for the followers of Sāṅkhya, the path of knowledge-yoga, and for the yogins, the path of action-yoga.
6.27.4
न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्रुते ।
न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति ॥ ६.२७.४ ॥
Not by abstaining from action does a man attain freedom from action, nor by renunciation alone does he reach perfection.
6.27.5
न हि कश्चित्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत् ।
कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः ॥ ६.२७.५ ॥
Indeed, no one remains even for a moment without doing action; for everyone is compelled to act helplessly by the guṇas born of nature.
6.27.6
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन् ।
इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचाराः स उच्यते ॥ ६.२७.६ ॥
He who sits restraining the organs of action, yet mentally dwelling on the objects of the senses, his soul deluded — he is called one of false conduct.
6.27.7
यस्त्विन्द्रियाणि पनसा नियम्यारमभतेऽर्जुन ।
कर्मेन्द्रियैः कर्मयोगमसक्तः स विशिष्यते ॥ ६.२७.७ ॥
But he who, restraining the senses by the mind, O Arjuna, begins the discipline of action with the organs of action, unattached, is distinguished.
6.27.8
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः ।
शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रतिद्ध्येदकर्मणः ॥ ६.२७.८ ॥
Perform your prescribed action, for action is better than inaction; without action even the maintenance of your body would not succeed.
6.27.9
यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः ।
तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसङ्गः समाचर ॥ ६.२७.९ ॥
This world is bound by action other than that performed for sacrifice; therefore, O son of Kuntī, perform action for that alone, free from attachment.
6.27.10
सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः ।
अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक् ॥ ६.२७.१० ॥
Having created creatures together with sacrifice, Prajāpati said of old: By this you shall multiply; let this be the wish-fulfilling cow for you.
6.27.11
देवान्भावयताऽनेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः ।
परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ ॥ ६.२७.११ ॥
Nourish the gods with this, and let the gods nourish you; nourishing one another, you shall obtain the highest good.
6.27.12
इष्टान्भोगान्हि वो देवा दास्यन्ते यज्ञभाविताः ।
तैर्दत्तानप्रदायैभ्यो यो भुङ्क्ते स्तेन एव सः ॥ ६.२७.१२ ॥
The gods, nourished by sacrifice, will surely give you the enjoyments you desire; whoever enjoys what they have given without offering it back to them is indeed a thief.
6.27.13
यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः ।
भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात् ॥ ६.२७.१३ ॥
The good who eat the remnant of sacrifice are freed from all sins; but the wicked who cook for their own sake eat only sin.
6.27.14
अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसंभवः ।
यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः ॥ ६.२७.१४ ॥
From food beings arise; from rain comes food; from sacrifice comes rain; and sacrifice arises from action.
6.27.15
कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माऽक्षरसमुद्भवम् ।
तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥ ६.२७.१५ ॥
Know that action arises from Brahman, and Brahman arises from the imperishable. Therefore the all-pervading Brahman is eternally established in sacrifice.
6.27.16
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः ।
अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति ॥ ६.२७.१६ ॥
He who here does not follow the wheel thus set in motion, living in sin and delighting in the senses, lives in vain, O son of Pṛthā.
6.27.17
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः ।
आत्मन्येव च संतुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते ॥ ६.२७.१७ ॥
But for the man who delights only in the self, is satisfied in the self, and is content in the self alone, there is no duty to be done.
6.27.18
नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन ।
न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्चिदर्थव्यपाश्रयः ॥ ६.२७.१८ ॥
For him there is no purpose at all in what is done here, nor in what is left undone; nor does he depend on any purpose among all beings.
6.27.19
तस्मादसक्तः सततं कार्यं कर्म समाचर ।
असक्तो ह्याचरन्कर्म परमाप्नोति पुरूषः ॥ ६.२७.१९ ॥
Therefore, unattached, constantly perform the action that is to be done. A person who acts without attachment attains the highest.
6.27.20
कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः ।
लोकसंग्रहमेवापि संपश्यन्कर्तुमर्हसि ॥ ६.२७.२० ॥
Janaka and others attained perfection through action alone. Considering also the welfare of the world, you ought to act.
6.27.21
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः ।
स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते ॥ ६.२७.२१ ॥
Whatever a superior person does, that the other people also do. Whatever standard he sets, the world follows.
6.27.22
न मे पार्थास्ति कर्तव्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु किंचन ।
नानवाप्तमवाप्तव्यं वर्त एव च कर्मणि ॥ ६.२७.२२ ॥
O Pārtha, in the three worlds there is no duty for me, nor anything unattained that is to be attained. Yet I engage in action.
6.27.23
यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः ।
मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः ॥ ६.२७.२३ ॥
If I were never to engage in action untiringly, O Pārtha, men would follow my path in every way.
6.27.24
उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम् ।
संकरस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः ॥ ६.२७.२४ ॥
If I did not perform action, these worlds would perish; then I would be the author of confusion of castes and would destroy these creatures.
6.27.25
सक्ताः कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत ।
कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथाऽसक्तश्चिकीर्षुर्लोकसंग्रहम् ॥ ६.२७.२५ ॥
O descendant of Bharata, as the unwise act attached to action, so should the wise act unattached, desiring the maintenance of the world.
6.27.26
न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम् ।
जोषयेत्सर्वकर्माणि विद्वान्युक्तः समाचरन् ॥ ६.२७.२६ ॥
The wise man, acting disciplined, should not create confusion in the understanding of the ignorant who are attached to action; rather, performing all actions well, he should engage them in it.
6.27.27
प्रकृतेः क्रियमाणानि गुणैः कर्माणि सर्वशः ।
अहङ्कारविमूढात्मा कर्ताहमिति मन्यते ॥ ६.२७.२७ ॥
Actions are performed in every way by the gunas of nature, but the self deluded by ego thinks, 'I am the doer.'
6.27.28
तत्त्ववित्तु महाबाहो गुणकर्मविभागयोः ।
गुणा गुणेषु वर्तन्त इति मत्वा न सञ्जते ॥ ६.२७.२८ ॥
But the knower of truth, O mighty-armed one, who understands the division of gunas and actions, thinking 'the gunas act upon the gunas', does not become attached.
6.27.29
प्रकृतेर्गुणसंमूढाः सञ्जन्ते गुणकर्मसु ।
तानकृत्स्नविदो मन्दान्कृत्स्नविन्न विचालयेत् ॥ ६.२७.२९ ॥
Those deluded by the gunas of nature become attached to the actions of the gunas; the one who knows the whole should not unsettle those dull ones who do not know the whole.
6.27.30
मयि सर्वाणि कर्माणि संन्यस्याध्यात्मचेतसा ।
निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा युध्यस्व विगतज्वरः ॥ ६.२७.३० ॥
Surrendering all actions to me, with a mind fixed on the Self, free from desire and sense of mine, cast off your fever and fight.
6.27.31
ये मे मतमिदं नित्यमनुतिष्ठन्ति मानवाः ।
श्रद्धावन्तोऽनसूयन्तो मुच्यन्ते तेऽपि कर्मभिः ॥ ६.२७.३१ ॥
Those men who always follow this doctrine of Mine, full of faith and free from envy, they too are freed from actions.
6.27.32
ये त्वेतदभ्यसूयन्तो नानुतिष्ठन्ति मे मतम् ।
सर्वज्ञानविमूढांस्तान्विद्धि नष्टानचेतसः ॥ ६.२७.३२ ॥
But those who find fault with this and do not follow My doctrine, know them to be deluded in all knowledge, lost and senseless.
6.27.33
सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि ।
प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति ॥ ६.२७.३३ ॥
Even the wise man acts in accordance with his own nature; beings follow their nature. What will restraint do?
6.27.34
इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ ।
तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ ॥ ६.२७.३४ ॥
In the object of each sense, attraction and aversion are fixed. One should not come under the power of those two, for they are his enemies.
6.27.35
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात् ।
स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः ॥ ६.२७.३५ ॥
Better one's own duty, though imperfect, than another's duty well performed. Death in one's own duty is better; another's duty brings danger.
6.27.36
अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः ।
अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः ॥ ६.२७.३६ ॥
Then by what is this man impelled to commit sin, O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, as if driven by force, though unwilling?
6.27.37
काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः ।
महाशनो महापाप्मा विद्ध्येनमिह वैरिणम् ॥ ६.२७.३७ ॥
This is desire, this is anger, born of the quality of passion. It is of great appetite and great sin; know it here as the enemy.
6.27.38
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च ।
यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम् ॥ ६.२७.३८ ॥
As fire is covered by smoke, a mirror by dirt, and an embryo by the membrane, so this is covered by that.
6.27.39
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा ।
कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च ॥ ६.२७.३९ ॥
O son of Kuntī, the wise man's knowledge is covered by this eternal enemy, which takes the form of desire and is like a fire that cannot be filled.
6.27.40
इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते ।
एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्त्य देहिनम् ॥ ६.२७.४० ॥
The senses, the mind and the intellect are said to be its seat. Through these it covers knowledge and deludes the embodied being.
6.27.41
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ ।
पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम् ॥ ६.२७.४१ ॥
Therefore, O bull of the Bharatas, first restrain the senses, and then indeed slay this sinful enemy, the destroyer of knowledge and discernment.
6.27.42
इन्द्रियामि पराण्याहुरिन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनः ।
मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर्यो बुद्धेः परतस्तु सः ॥ ६.२७.४२ ॥
The senses are said to be superior; higher than the senses is the mind, and higher than the mind is the intellect; but he who is beyond the intellect is that (self).
6.27.43
एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्धाः संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना ।
जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम् ॥ ६.२७.४३ ॥
Thus, knowing what is beyond the intellect, steadying the self by the self, slay, O mighty-armed one, the enemy in the form of desire, hard to overcome.