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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3: Karma Yoga

This chapter of the Bhagavad Gita discusses the yoga of action. Arjuna asks Krishna if it is better to not act when action leads to sin. Krishna explains that both the path of knowledge and action lead to liberation, but one cannot achieve liberation through renunciation of action alone. All beings are compelled to act according to the qualities of nature; the wise should act without attachment to results and dedicate their actions to the supreme.

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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3: Karma Yoga

This chapter of the Bhagavad Gita discusses the yoga of action. Arjuna asks Krishna if it is better to not act when action leads to sin. Krishna explains that both the path of knowledge and action lead to liberation, but one cannot achieve liberation through renunciation of action alone. All beings are compelled to act according to the qualities of nature; the wise should act without attachment to results and dedicate their actions to the supreme.

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Bhagavad Gita - Chapter 3

tr̥tīyō:’dhyāyaḥ – karmayōgaḥ
Yoga of Action

Om Sri Paramätmane Namah


Atha tr̥tīyō:’dhyāyaḥ
karmayōgaḥ
arjuna uvaacha
jyaayasee chet karmanaste, mataa buddhir janaardana
tat kim karmani ghore maam, niyojayasi keshava / 3.1 /
vyaamishreneva vaakyena, buddhim moha yaseeva me
tadekam vada nishchitya, yena shreyo'ha maapnuyaam / 3.2 /
sri bhagavaan uvaacha
loke'smin dwividha nishthaa(t), puraa proktaa mayaanagha
jnana yogena saankhyaanaam, karmayogena yoginaam / 3.3 /
na karmanaa manaarambhaat, naishkarmyam purusho’shnute
na cha sannyasa naa deva, siddhim samadhi gacchati / 3.4 /
na hi kashchit kshanamapi, jaatu tishthatya(t) karmakrut
kaaryate hyavashah: karma, sarvah: prakruti jair>gunaih he/ 3.5 /
karmendriyaani saiyamya, ya aaste manasaa smaran
indriyaarthaan vimoodhaatma(d), mithyaachaarah: sa uchyate / 3.6
/
yastwindriyaani manasaa, niyam yaarabha te'rjuna
karmendriyaih: karmayogam, asaktah: sa vishishyate / 3.7 /
niyatam kuru karma twam, karma jyaayo>hya karmana ha
shareera yaatraa pi cha te, na prasiddh>yeda karmana ha / 3.8 /
yag jnaarthaat karmano'nyatra, loko’yam karmabandhana ha
tadartham karma kaunteya, muktasangah: samaachara // 3.9 //
saha yagnaaf: prajaah: srushtwaa, purovaacha prajaapati he
anena prasa vishyadhwam, esha vo's tvishta kaamadhuk / 3.10 /
devaan bhaavayataanena, te devaa bhaavayantu vaha
parasparam bhaavayanta ha, shreyaf: parama vaapsyatha / 3.11 /

1
ishtaan bhogaan hi vo devaa ha, daasyante yajna bhaavitaa ha
tair dattaana pradaayaibhya ha, yo bhungkte stena eva saha / 3.12 /
yagna shishtaashinah: santa ha, muchyante sarva kilbishai he
bhunjate te twagham paapaa ha, ye pachan>tyaatma kaaranaat /
3.13 /
annaad bhavanti bhootani, parjan>yaadanna sambhava ha
yagnaad bhavati parjanya ha, yagnaf: karmasa mudbhava ha / 3.14
/
karma brahmodbhavam viddhi, brahmaakshara samudbhavamn
tasmaat sarvagatam brahma, nityam yagne pratishthitam(t)/ 3.15 /
evam pravartitanj chakram, naanu vartaya teeha yaha
aghaa yurindriyaa raama ha, mogham paartha sa jeevati / 3.16 /
yastwaat marati>reva syaad, aatma truptashcha maanava ha
aatman yeva cha santushta ha, tasya kaaryam na vidyate / 3.17 /
naiva tasya krute naartha ha, naakrute neha kashchana
nachaas ya sarvabhooteshu, kashchi dar>thavya paashraya ha / 3.18
/
tasmaada saktah: satatam, kaaryam karma samaachara
asakto hyaacharan karma, para maapnoti poorusha ha / 3.19 /
karmanaiva hi samsiddhim, aasthitaa jana kaadaya ha
loka sangraha mevaapi, sampashyan kartu marhasi / 3.20 /
yad yadaa charati shreshtha(t) ha, tatta deve taro janaha
sa yat pramaanam kurute, lokas tadanu vartate / 3. 21 /
na me paarthaasti kartavyam, trishu lokeshu kinchana
naana vaaptama vaap tavyam, varta eva cha karmani / 3.22 /
yadih: yaham na>varteyam, jaatu karmanya tandrita ha
mama vartmaanu vartante, manushyaah: paartha sarvasha ha / 3.23
/
utseede yurime lokaaha, na kuryaam karma ched>aham
sankarasya cha kartaa syaam,upahanyaam imaah: prajaa ha / 3.24 /

2
saktaah: karmanya vidwaamsa ha, yathaa kurvanti bhaarata
kuryaad vidwaam stathaa sakta ha, chikeershur lokasangraham /
3.25 /
na buddhibedam janayed, agnaanaam karmasanginaam
joshayet sarva karmaani, vidwaan yuktah: samaacharan / 3.26 /
prakruteh: kriya maanaani, gunaih karmaani sarvasha ha
ahamkaara vimoodhaatmaa(d), kartaa'hamiti manyate / 3.27 /
tattwavittu mahaabaaho, gunakarma vibhaagayo ho
gunaa guneshu vartante, iti matwaa na sajjate / 3.28 /
prakruter gunasammoodhaa(d) ha, sajjante gunakarmasu
taana krutsna vido mandaan, krutsna vin na vichaalayet / 3.29 /
mayi sarvaani karmaani, sannyas yaadh yaatma chetasaa
niraasheer nirmamo bhootwaa, yudhyaswa vigatajwara ha / 3.30 /
ye me matam idam nityam, anutishthanti(t) maanavaa ha
shraddhaa vanto'na sooyanta ha, muchyante te'pi karmabhi he /
3.31 /
yet we tadabhya sooyanta ha, naanu tishthanti(t) me matam
sarvag jnaana vimoodham(d)>staan, viddhi nash taana chetasaha /
3.32 /
sadrusham(nj) cheshtate swasyaa ha, prakruter jnaana vaanapi
prakrutim yaanti bhootani, nigrahah: kim karishyati / 3.33 /
indriyas ye'ndriyas yaarthe, raagad weshau vyavasthitau
tayor na vasha>maagacchet, tau hyasya pari panthinau / 3.34 /
shreyaan swadharmo viguna ha, paradharmaat swanushthitaat(t)
swadharme nidhanam shreya ha, paradharmo bhayaa vaha ha/ 3.35
/
arjuna uvaacha
atha kena prayukto'yam, paapam charati poorusha ha
anich channapi vaarshneya, balaa divani yojita ha / 3.36 /
sri bhagavaan uvaacha
kaama: esha krodha: esha ha, rajoguna samudbhava ha
mahaashano mahaa paapmaa, viddhyena miha vairinam / 3.37 /

3
dhoomenaa vriyate vahni he, yathaadarsho malena cha
yatho'lbe naavruto garbha ha, tathaa teneda maavrutam / 3.38
aavrutam jnana metena, jnaanino nitya vairinaa
kaamaroopena kaunteya, dush poore naana lenacha / 3.39 /
indriyaani mano buddhi he, asyaa dhish>thaana(t) muchyate
etair vimoha yatyesha ha, jnaana maavrutya dehinam / 3.40 /
tasmaat twam indriyaan yaadau, niyamya bhara tarshabha
paapmaanam prajahig hyenam, jnaana vignaana naashanam / 3.41
/
indriyaani paraanyaahu hu, indri yebhyaf: param manaha
manasastu paraa buddhi he, yo buddheh: para tastu saha / 3.42 /
evam buddheh: param buddhwaa, samstabh yaatmaana
maatmanaa
jahi shatrum mahaabaa ho, kaamaroopam duraasadam / 3.43 /
om tatsa diti srimad bhagavadgeetaasu upanishatsu brahma
vidyaayaam yogashaastre sri krushnaarjuna samvaade karmayogo
naama trutiyo'dhyaayah ||

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