सततं कीर्तयन्तो मां यतन्तश्च दृढव्रताः । नमस्यन्तश्च मां भक्त्या नित्ययुक्ता उपासते
Always singing my praises, striving with firm resolve, bowing to me in devotion, they constantly worship me, ever steadfast.
ज्ञानयज्ञेन चाप्यन्ते यजन्तो मामुपासते। एकत्वेन पृथक्त्कवेन बहुधा विश्वतोमुम्
Others too, performing the sacrifice of knowledge, worship me; some as one, others as many, in various ways, seeing me everywhere.
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम्। मन्त्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्
I am the ritual, I am the sacrifice, I am the offering to the ancestors, I am the medicinal herb, I am the mantra, I am the clarified butter, I am the fire, I am the oblation.
पिताऽहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः । वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक् साम यजुरेव च
I am the father of this world, the mother, the sustainer, the grandsire; I am the object to be known, the purifier, the syllable Om, and also the Rig, Sama, and Yajur Vedas.
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्। प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्
I am the goal, the supporter, the lord, the witness, the abode, the refuge, the friend; I am the origin, the dissolution, the foundation, the treasure, the imperishable seed.
तपाम्यहमहं वर्षं निगृह्णाम्युत्सृजामि च । अमृतं चैव मृत्युश्च सदसच्चाहमर्जुन
I give heat, I withhold and send forth the rain; I am immortality and also death, being and non-being, O Arjuna.
त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापा यज्ञेरिष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते। ते पुण्यमासाद्य सुरेन्द्रलोक- मश्रन्ति दिव्यान्दिवि देवभोगान्
Those who know the three Vedas, purified from sin by drinking Soma, seek heaven by worshipping me with sacrifices; attaining the world of Indra, they enjoy the divine pleasures of the gods in heaven.
ते तं भुक्त्वा स्वर्गलोकं विशालं क्षीणो पुण्ये पर्त्यलोकं विशन्ति। एवं त्रयीधर्ममनुप्रपन्ना गतागतं कामकामा लभन्ते
Having enjoyed that vast world of heaven, when their merit is exhausted, they enter the mortal world again; thus, following the path of the three Vedas, desiring desires, they come and go.
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते। तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्
But those people who, thinking of me alone, worship me with exclusive devotion, to them, who are ever steadfast, I provide what they lack and protect what they have.
येऽप्यन्यदेवताभक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयान्विताः। तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम्
Even those who, devoted to other deities, worship them with faith, O son of Kunti, they too worship me, though not according to the proper method.
अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च। न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते
For I am indeed the enjoyer and lord of all sacrifices; but they do not know me in truth, therefore they fall.
यान्ति देवव्रता देवान्पितॄन्यान्ति पितृव्रताः। भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोपि माम्
Those devoted to the gods go to the gods; those devoted to the ancestors go to the ancestors; those who worship spirits go to the spirits; those who worship me come to me.
पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं यो मे भक्त्या प्रयच्छति। तदहं भक्त्युपहृतमश्नामि प्रयतात्मनः
Whoever offers me with devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or water, I accept that offering, given with a pure heart.
यत्करोषि यदश्रासि यज्जुहोषि ददासि यत्। यत्तपस्यसि कौन्तेय तत्कुरुष्व मदर्पणम्
Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer or give, whatever austerity you perform, O son of Kunti, do that as an offering to me.
शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः । संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि
Thus you shall be freed from the bonds of action, with their good and evil results; your mind joined to the yoga of renunciation, liberated, you shall come to me.
समोऽहं सर्वभूतेषु न मे द्वेष्योऽस्ति न प्रियः । ये भजन्ति तु मां भक्त्या मयि ते तेषु चाप्यहम्
I am the same toward all beings; to me there is none hateful or dear. But those who worship me with devotion are in me, and I am also in them.
अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक्। साधुरेव स मन्तव्यः सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि सः
Even if someone of very bad conduct worships me with undivided devotion, he must be regarded as righteous, for he is rightly resolved.
क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति। कौन्तेय प्रतिजानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति
Quickly he becomes a person of virtue and attains lasting peace; know for certain, O son of Kunti, that my devotee never perishes.
मां हि पार्थ व्यपाश्रित्य येऽपि स्युः पापयोनयः । स्त्रियो वैश्यास्तथा शूद्रास्तेऽपि यान्ति परां गतिं
For even those who are born from sinful origins—women, merchants, and laborers—if they take refuge in me, they too attain the highest goal.
किं पुनर्ब्राह्मणाः पुण्या भक्ता राजर्षयस्तथा । अनित्यमसुखं लोकमिमं प्राप्य भजस्व माम्
How much more, then, the righteous Brahmins and devoted royal sages! Having come to this impermanent and unhappy world, devote yourself to me.
मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु । मामेवैष्यसि युक्त्वैवमात्मानं मत्परायणः
Fix your mind on me, become my devotee, sacrifice to me, bow down to me; thus, with your self dedicated to me, you will surely come to me.
भूय एव महाबाहो श्रृणु मे परमं वचः। यत्तेऽहं प्रीयमाणाय वक्ष्यामि हितकाम्यया
Once again, mighty-armed one, listen to my supreme word, which I will speak to you, who are dear to me, desiring your welfare.
न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः। अहमादिर्हि देवानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः
Neither the hosts of gods nor the great seers know my origin; for I am the source of all the gods and great seers in every way.
यो मामजमनादिं च वेत्ति लोकमहेश्वरम् । असंमूढः स मर्त्येषु सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
He who knows me as unborn and without beginning, as the great Lord of the worlds, is undeluded among mortals and is freed from all sins.
बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः । सुखं दुःखं भवो भवो भयं चाभयमेव च
Intellect, knowledge, freedom from delusion, patience, truth, self-control, tranquility, pleasure, pain, existence, non-existence, fear, and also fearlessness—
अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः । भवन्ति भावा भूतानां मत्त एव पृथग्विधाः
Non-injury, evenness of mind, contentment, austerity, charity, fame, and infamy—these various states of beings arise from me alone.
महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा। मद्भाव मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः
The seven great seers of old and the four Manus, who are my mind-born progeny, from whom all these creatures in the world have descended—
एतां विभूतिं योगं च मम यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः । सोऽविकम्पेन योगेन युज्यते नात्र संशयः
Whoever truly knows this majesty and yoga of mine is joined to me by unwavering yoga; of this there is no doubt.
अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते। इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विताः
I am the source of all; from me everything proceeds. Knowing this, the wise worship me with deep devotion.
मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम् । कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च
With their minds fixed on me, their lives dedicated to me, enlightening one another and always speaking of me, they rejoice and delight together.