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.
तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम् । ददामि बुद्धियोगं तं येन मामुपयान्ति ते
To those who are ever steadfast, worshipping me with love, I grant that yoga of understanding by which they come to me.
तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः। नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता
Out of compassion for them, I, dwelling within their self, destroy the darkness born of ignorance with the shining lamp of knowledge.
परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान्। पुरुषं शाश्वतं दिव्यमादिदेवमजं विभुम्
You are the supreme Brahman, the supreme abode, the supreme purifier, the eternal divine person, the primal god, unborn and all-pervading.
आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथाक । असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे
All the sages declare this of you—so too the divine sage Narada, Asita, Devala, Vyasa, and you yourself are telling me so.
सर्वतेमदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव । न हि ते भगवन्व्यक्तिं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः
Whatever you say to me, O Keśava, I consider to be the highest truth; for neither the gods nor the demons, O Lord, know your true manifestation.
स्वयमेवात्मनात्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम। भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते
You alone know yourself by yourself, O Supreme Person, source of all beings, Lord of all creatures, God of gods, Lord of the universe.
वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः । याभिर्विभूतिभिर्लोकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्य तिष्ठसि
You are worthy to declare in full your divine manifestations, by which manifestations you pervade and abide in these worlds.
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्। केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया
How may I, always meditating on you, know you, O Yogi? In which forms, O Lord, should I contemplate you?
विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन । भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि शृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम्
Tell me again in detail, O Janārdana, of your yoga and your manifestations; for I am not satisfied with hearing your nectar-like words.
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः । प्राधान्यतः कुरुश्रेष्ठ नास्त्यन्तो विस्तरस्य मे
Very well, I shall declare to you my divine manifestations, O best of the Kurus; but there is no end to the extent of my manifestations.