ये त्वक्षरमनिर्देश्यमव्यक्तं पर्युपासते। सर्वत्रगमचिन्त्यं च कूटस्थमचलं ध्रुवम्
But those who worship the imperishable, the indefinable, the unmanifest, the all-pervading, the inconceivable, the unchanging, the immovable, the eternal—
संनियम्येन्द्रियग्रामं सर्वत्र समबुद्धयः । ते प्राप्नुवन्ति मामेव सर्वभूतहिते रताःक
Restraining all the senses, even-minded everywhere, intent on the welfare of all beings—such persons attain me alone.
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम् । अव्यक्ता हि गदिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते
But the hardship is greater for those whose minds are attached to the unmanifest; for the path of the unmanifest is difficult for embodied beings to reach.
ये तु सर्वाणि कर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्पराः । अनन्येनैव योगेन मां ध्यायन्त उपासते
But those who, dedicating all actions to me, regarding me as supreme, meditate on me with single-minded yoga, worship me—
तेषामहं समुद्धर्ता मृत्युसंसारसागरात्। भवामि न चिरात्पार्थ मय्यावेशितचेतसाम्
Of those whose minds are absorbed in me, O Partha, I am the deliverer from the ocean of death and rebirth; I become so for them without delay.
मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय । निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न शंशकयः
Fix your mind on me alone; place your understanding in me. Thereafter, you will dwell in me alone—have no doubt about this.
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम् । अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाऽऽप्तुं धनंजय
But if you are unable to steady your mind in me, then seek to reach me, O Dhananjaya, through the discipline of repeated practice.
अभ्यासेऽप्यसमर्थोऽसि मत्कर्मपरमो भव। मदर्थमपि कर्माणि कुर्वन्सिद्धिमवाप्य्यसि
If you are incapable even of practice, then be devoted to my actions; performing actions for my sake, you will attain perfection.
अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रितः । सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं ततः कुरु यतात्मवान्
But if you are unable to do even this, then, taking refuge in my discipline, renounce the fruits of all actions, acting with self-control.
श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते। ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्
Knowledge is indeed better than practice; meditation is superior to knowledge; renunciation of the fruit of action surpasses meditation, and from renunciation comes immediate peace.
अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च। निर्ममो निरहंकारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी
He who bears no hatred toward any being, who is friendly and compassionate, free from possessiveness and ego, equal in pleasure and pain, and forgiving—
संतुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः । मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मे भक्तः स मे प्रियः
Content always, self-controlled, firm in resolve, with mind and intellect dedicated to me—such a devotee of mine is dear to me.
यस्मान्नोद्विजते लोको लोकान्नोद्विजते च यः । हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैर्मुक्तो यः स च मे प्रियः
He from whom the world does not shrink, and who does not shrink from the world, who is free from joy, envy, fear, and agitation—he too is dear to me.
अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः । सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः
He who is without expectation, pure, skillful, impartial, free from distress, and who renounces all undertakings—such a devotee of mine is dear to me.
यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि न शोचति न काङ्क्षति। शुभाशुभपरित्यागी भक्तिमान्यः स मे प्रियः
He who neither rejoices nor hates, neither grieves nor desires, who renounces both good and evil, and is full of devotion—he is dear to me.
समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः । शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः
He who is equal toward friend and foe, as well as in honor and dishonor, in cold and heat, pleasure and pain, and who is free from attachment—
तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनी संतुष्टो येन केन चित् । अनिकेतः स्थिरमतिर्भक्तिमान्मे प्रियो नरः
He who is the same in blame and praise, silent, content with whatever comes, homeless, steady-minded, and full of devotion—such a man is dear to me.
ये तु धर्मामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते। श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः
But those devotees who, with faith and making me their supreme aim, follow this immortal dharma as described—they are exceedingly dear to me.
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च। एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव
I wish to know about nature and spirit, the field and the knower of the field, as well as knowledge and what is to be known, O Keshava.
इदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते। एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः
This body, O son of Kunti, is called the field; he who knows it, those who understand these matters call the knower of the field.
क्षेत्रज्ञं चापि मां विद्धि सर्वक्षेत्रेषु भारत । क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोर्ज्ञानं यत्तज्ज्ञानं मतं मम
And know me also, O Bharata, as the knower of the field in all fields; the knowledge of the field and the knower of the field—that is what I consider true knowledge.
तत्क्षेत्रं यच्च यादृक् यद्विकारि यतश्च यत्। स च यो यत्प्रभावश्च तत्समासेन मे श्रृणु
What this field is, what it is like, its modifications, whence it comes, and who he is and what his powers are—hear all this from me in brief.
ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक् । ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्चितैः
It has been sung in many ways by the seers, separately through various meters, and also by the clear, reasoned words of the Brahma-sutras.
महाभूतान्यहङ्कारो बुद्धिरव्यक्तमेव च । इन्द्रियाणि दशैकं च पञ्च चेन्द्रियगोचराः
The great elements, ego, intellect, and also the unmanifest; the ten senses and the one (mind), and the five objects of the senses—
इच्छा द्वेषः सुखं दुःखं सङ्घातश्चेतना धृतिः । एतत्क्षेत्रं समासेन सविकारमुदाहृतम्
Desire, aversion, pleasure, pain, the aggregate, consciousness, firmness—this, with its modifications, is briefly declared to be the field.
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्। आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः
Humility, absence of pride, nonviolence, patience, uprightness, service to the teacher, purity, steadiness, self-control—
इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहङ्कार एव च । जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदुःखदोषानुदर्शनम्
Detachment from sense objects, absence of egoism, seeing the faults of birth, death, old age, and disease—
असक्तिरनभिष्वङ्गः पुत्रदारगृहादिषु। नित्यं च समचित्तत्वमिष्टानिष्टोपपत्तिषु
Non-attachment, absence of clinging to son, wife, home, and so on; constant evenness of mind in the occurrence of what is desired and undesired—
मयि चानन्ययोगेन भक्तिरव्यभिचारिणी । विविक्तदेशसेवित्वमरतिर्जनसंसदि
Unswerving devotion to Me through single-minded yoga, resorting to solitary places, disinterest in crowds of people—
अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम् । एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोऽन्यथा
Constancy in spiritual knowledge, vision of the purpose of true wisdom—this is declared to be knowledge; what is contrary to this is ignorance.