Chapter LIV

śrībhagavānuvāca |
bhūya eva mahābāho śrṛṇu me paramaṃ vacaḥ |
yatte'haṃ prīyamāṇāya vakṣyāmi hitakāmyayā || 1 ||
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mātrāsparśā hi kaunteya śītoṣṇasukhaduḥkhadāḥ |
āgamāpāyino nityāstāṃstitikṣasva bhārata || 2 ||
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te tu naikātmanaścānye kvā'to duḥkhaṃ kva vā sukham |
anādyante'navayave kutaḥ pūraṇakhaṇḍane || 3 ||
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saṃsthitā sparśamātrākhyā mātrāsparśabhramātmakaḥ |
samaduḥkhasukho dhīraḥ so'mṛtatvāya kalpate || 4 ||
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sarvatvādātmanaścaite subhedāḥ saṃsthitā iva |
asadrūpāstvasadrūpaṃ kathaṃ soḍhuṃ na śakyate || 5 ||
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manāgapi na vidyante sukhaduḥkhe tu sarvaśaḥ |
sarvatvādātmatattvasya sattā kathamanātmanaḥ || 6 ||
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nāsato vidyate bhāvo nābhāvo vidyate sataḥ |
nāstyeva sukhaduḥkhādi paramātmāsti sarvagaḥ || 7 ||
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sattvāsattvamatī tyaktvā caitayorjagadātmanoḥ |
tyaktvā na kiṃcinmadhye ca śeṣe baddhapado bhava || 8 ||
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na hṛṣyati sukhairātmā duḥkhairglāyati no'rjuna |
dṛśyadṛkvetanātmāpi śarīrāntargato'pi san || 9 ||
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jaḍaṃ cittādi duḥkhasya bhājanaṃ dehatāṃ gatam |
na caitasminkṣate kṣīṇe kiṃcidevātmanaḥ kṣatam || 10 ||
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jaḍaṃ dehādi duḥkhāderyadidaṃ bhoktṛsaṃsthitam |
tanmāyābhramamevāṅga viddhyabodhavaśotthitam || 11 ||
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na kiṃcideva dehādi na ca duḥkhādi vidyate |
ātmano yatpṛthagbhūtaṃ kiṃ kenāto'nubhūyate || 12 ||
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yadidaṃ kathayāmyatra tenaivāto vinaśyati |
bhrāntirduḥkhamabodhotthā samyagbodhena bhārata || 13 ||
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yathā rajjvāmahibhayaṃ bodhānnaśyatyabodhajam |
tathā dehādiduḥkhādi bodhānnaśyatyabodhajam || 14 ||
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viṣvagviśvamajaṃ brahma na naśyati na jāyate |
iti satyaṃ paraṃ viddhi bodhaḥ parama eṣa saḥ || 15 ||
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brahmāmbudhau taraṅgatvaṃ kiṃcidbhūtvā vilīyate |
brahmāvarte sphurasyadya brahmaivāsi nirāmayam || 16 ||
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yāvatkālakriyādeśāstvamahaṃsainikā iva |
brahmaṇīva parispandā nātra staḥ sadasadbhramau || 17 ||
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jahi mānaṃ madaṃ śokaṃ bhayamīhāṃ sukhāsukhe |
dvaitametadasadrūpamekaḥ sadrūpavānbhava || 18 ||
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puruṣākṣauhiṇīnāṃ ca kṣayeṇānubhavātmanā |
brahmaṇā bṛhitaṃ śuddhaṃ brahma brahmamayaṃ kuru || 19 ||
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asaṃvidansukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ lābhālābhau jayājayau |
śuddhaṃ brahmaikatāṃ gaccha brahmābdhistvaṃ hi bhārata || 20 ||
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lābhālābhasamo bhūtvā bhūtvā nūnaṃ na kiṃcana |
khaṇḍavāta ivāspandī prakṛtaṃ kāryamācara || 21 ||
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yatkaroṣi yadaśnāsi yajjuhoṣi dadāsi yat |
yatkariṣyasi kaunteya tadātmeti sthiro bhava || 22 ||
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yanmayo yo bhavatyantaḥ sa tadāpnotyasaṃśayam |
brahmasatyamavāptuṃ tvaṃ brahmasatyamayo bhava || 23 ||
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anapekṣaphalaṃ brahma bhūtvā brahmeti bhāvitam |
kriyate kevalaṃ karma brahmajñena yathāgatam || 24 ||
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karmaṇyakarma yaḥ paśyatyakarmaṇi ca karma yaḥ |
sa buddhimānmanuṣyeṣu sa coktaḥ kṛtsnakarmakṛt || 25 ||
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mā karmaphalaheturbhūrmā te saṅgo'stvakarmaṇi |
yogasthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā dhanaṃjaya || 26 ||
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karmāsaktimanāśritya tathā nāśritya mūḍhatām |
naiṣkarmyamapyanāśritya samastiṣṭha yathāsthitam || 27 ||
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tyaktvā karmaphalāsaṅgaṃ nityatṛpto nirāśrayaḥ |
karmaṇyabhipravṛtto'pi naiva kiṃcitkaroti saḥ || 28 ||
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āsaktimāhuḥ kartṛtvamakarturapi tadbhavet |
maurkhye sthite hi manasi tasmānmaurkhyaṃ parityajet || 29 ||
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paraṃ tattvajñamāśritya nirāsaktermahātmanaḥ |
sarvakarmaratasyāpi kartṛtodeti na kvacit || 30 ||
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akartṛtvādabhoktṛtvamabhoktṛtvātsamaikatā |
samaikatvādanantatvaṃ tato brahmatvamātatam || 31 ||
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nānātāmalamutsṛjya paramātmaikatāṃ gataḥ |
kurvankāryamakāryaṃ ca naiva kartā tvamarjuna || 32 ||
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yasya sarve samārambhāḥ kāmasaṃkalpavarjitāḥ |
jñānāgnidagdhakarmāṇaṃ tamāhuḥ paṇḍitaṃ budhāḥ || 33 ||
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samaḥ saumyaḥ sthiraḥ svasthaḥ śāntaḥ savārthanispṛhaḥ |
yastiṣṭhati sa savyagro'pyalamavyagratāṃ gataḥ || 34 ||
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nirdvandvo nityasattvastho niryogakṣema ātmavān |
yathāprāptānuvartī tvaṃ bhava bhūṣitabhūtalaḥ || 35 ||
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karmendriyāṇi saṃyamya ya āste manasā smaran |
indriyārthānvimūḍhātmā mithyācāraḥ sa ucyate || 36 ||
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yastvindriyāṇi manasā niyamyārabhate'rjuna |
karmendriyaiḥ karmayogamasaktaḥ sa viśiṣyate || 37 ||
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āpūryamāṇamacalapratiṣṭhaṃ samudramāpaḥ praviśanti yadvat |
tadvatkāmā yaṃ praviśanti sarve sa śāntimāpnoti na kāmakāmī || 38 ||
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