THE BHAGAVAD GITA (Contd)
CHAPTER - 18 : STANZAS 49 TO 55
THE PATH OF KNOWLEDGE DESCRIBED
The Yoga
of Liberation by Renunciation
As³b¤¢Ñ¯D:
svIæO
¢jtaÏma
¢vgtÞp¦h:
,
nWÝkØyI¢s¢Ñ¯D|
prmam¯
s|ÓyasEna¢DgÅC¢t
,, 49 ,,
As³b¤¢Ñ¯D:
|
Aas¢³r¢ht
b¤¢Ñ¯Dvala
|
whose intellect is
unattached |
¢jtaÏma |
AÓt:krN
kaE j£ta
h^Aa |
who has
subdued his self |
¢vgtÞp¦h:
|
Þp¦har¢ht
|
whose desires have fled |
nWÝkØyI¢s¢Ñ¯D|
|
nWÝkØyI¢s¢Ñ¯D
|
the perfection consisting in freedom from action |
s|ÓyasEn |
s|Óyas
kE ¹ara |
by renunciation |
A¢DgÅC¢t
|
p#açO
haEta hW |
(he) attains |
svIæO
Aas¢³r¢ht
b¤¢Ñ¯Dvala
Þp¦har¢ht
AÓt:krN
kaE
j£ta h^Aa
p¤âx
s|Óyas
kE
¹ara prm
nWÝkØyI¢s¢Ñ¯D
kaE
p#açO haEta
hW
,
He whose
intellect is unattached everywhere, whose
thrist for enjoyment has altogether
disappeared and who has subdued
his mind, reaches
through Sankhyayoga (the path of
Knowledge) the consummation of
actionlessness. (49)
¢s¢Ñ¯D|
p#açOaE
yTa
b#'
tTap"aE¢t
¢nbaED mE
,
smasEnWv
kaWÓtEy
¢n¿a
åOanÞy
ya
pra ,,
50 ,,
¢s¢Ñ¯Dm¯
|
¢s¢Ñ¯D
kaE |
perfection |
p#açO: |
p#açO
h^Aa p¤âx
|
attained |
Aap"aE¢t |
p#açO
haEta hW |
obtains |
kaWÓtEy |
hE
kaWÓtEy |
O Kaunteya |
åOanÞy
|
åOan
k£ |
of knowledge |
hE
kaWÓtEy
¢s¢Ñ¯D
kaE
p#açO h^Aa
p¤âx
jWsE
b#' kaE
p#açO
haEta
hW tTa
jaE
åOan k£
pra
¢n¿a
hW
uskaE B£
m¤JsE
s|XEp sE
jan ,
Arjuna, know
from Me only briefly
the process through which man
having attained actionlessness, which
is the highest consummation of
Jnanayoga (the path of
Knowledge) reaches Brahman.
(50)
b¤Ñ¯DYa
¢vS¤Ñ¯Dya
y¤³aE
D¦ÏyaÏman|
¢nyØy
c
,
SÖdad£¢Óvxya|ÞÏyÀÏva
rag¹ExaW
Ûy¤dÞy
c
,, 51 ,,
b¤Ñ¯DYa
|
b¤¢Ñ¯D
sE |
with an intellect |
D¦Ïya |
DarNa
sE |
by firmness |
AaÏmanm¯
|
AÓt:krN
kaE |
the self |
¢nyØy |
vS
mE| krkE |
controlling |
SÖdad£n¯
|
SÖda¢dk |
sound and other |
¢vxyan¯ |
¢vxyaE|
kaE |
sense objects |
ÏyÀÏva
|
Ïyagkr |
relinquishing |
rag¹ExaW |
rag¹ExaE|
kaE |
attraction and hatred |
Ûy¤dÞy
|
n¾
krkE |
abandonong |
¢vS¤Ñ¯D
b¤¢Ñ¯D
sE
y¤³
DarNa
sE AÓt:krN
kaE
vS mE|
krkE
tTa SÖda¢dk
¢vxyaE|
kaE
Ïyagkr
AaWr rag¹ExaE|
kaE
n¾
krkE
Endowed with
understanding, exercising self-restraint, avoiding
sound and other sense
object, attraction and aversion;
(51)
¢v¢v³sEv£
lÃvaS£
ytva±aymans:
,
ÒyanyaEgpraE
¢nÏy|
vWraÂy|
sm¤pa¢½t:
,, 52 ,,
¢v¢v³sEv£
|
ekaÓt
mE| rhnEvala |
dwelling in solitude |
lÃvaS£
|
¢mtahar£ |
eating but little |
ytva±aymans:
|
mn
vaN£ AaWr
Sr£r kaE
j£ta h^Aa |
speech, body and mind subdued |
ÒyanyaEgpr:
|
ÒyanyaEg
mE| prayN |
engaged in meditation |
vWraÂym¯
|
vWraÂy
kaE |
dispassion |
sm¤pa¢½t:
|
p#açO
h^Aa p¤âx
|
taking refuge in |
ekaÓt
mE|
rhnEvala
¢mtahar£
mn vaN£
AaWr Sr£r
kaE
j£ta
h^Aa ¢nrÓtr
ÒyanyaEg
mE|
prayN
h^Aa vWraÂy
kaE
p#açO
h^Aa p¤âx
Living alone,
eating but little, with
speech, body and mind subdued,
meditating, and taking refuge
in dispassion; (52)
AhÄðar|
bl|
dpI|
kam| @aED|
p¢rg#hm¯
,
¢vm¤Åy
¢nmIm:
SaÓtaE
b#'B¥yay
kÚptE ,, 53 ,,
p¢rg#hm¯
|
s|g#h
kaE |
covetousness |
¢vm¤Åy
|
Ïyagkr |
having abandoned |
¢nmIm: |
mmtar¢ht |
without feeling of "mine" |
b#'B¥yay |
b#'
mE| ek£Bav
haEnE kE
¢le |
for becoming Brahman |
kÚptE |
yaEÂy
haEta hW |
is fit |
Ah|kar
bl
GmÎf
kam @aED
AaWr
s|g#h
kaE Ïyagkr
mmtar¢ht
SaÓt p¤âx
b#'
mE|
ek£Bav haEnE
kE
¢le
yaEÂy haEta
hW
,
Having given
up egotism, violence, arrogance,
lust, anger and belongins,
devoid of the feeling of
mine, and tranquil, he is
fit to
become one
with Brahman. (53)
b#'B¥t:
p#s°aÏma
n
SaEc¢t
n kaHqX¢t
,
sm:
sv©Ix¤
B¥tEx¤
m좳|
lBtE pram¯
,, 54 ,,
b#'B¥t: |
b#'
mE| ¢ÞTt
h^Aa |
Brahman become |
p#s°
AaÏma |
p#s°
¢cäO p¤âx
|
serene minded |
SaEc¢t |
SaEk
krta hW |
grieves |
kaHqX¢t |
AakaHqXa
krta hW |
desires |
B¥tEx¤ |
p#a¢NyaE|
mE| |
to beings |
m좳m¯
|
mEr£
B¢³ kaE |
devotion unto me |
lBtE |
p#açO
haEta hW |
obtains |
b#'
mE|
¢ÞTt
h^Aa p#s°¢cäO
p¤âx
n
SaEk krta
hW
AaWr
n AakaHqXa
krta
hW , sb
p#a¢NyaE|
mE|
smBav
h^Aa mEr£
pra
B¢³ kaE
p#açO
haEta
hW ,
Established in
identity with Brahma and cheerful
in mind, he no longer
grieves or craves for anything.
The same to all beings,
such
a one attains
supreme devotion to Me. (54)
BÀÏya
mam¢Bjana¢t
yavaÓyàa¢Þm
täO¯vt:
,
ttaE
ma|
täO¯vtaE
åOaÏva
¢vStE
tdnÓtrm¯ ,, 55
,,
BÀÏya |
praB¢³
kE ¹ara
|
by devotion |
åOaÏva |
jankr |
having known |
¢vStE |
p#vES
haE jata
hW |
enters |
praB¢³
kE
¹ara
m¤JkaE tÏv
sE
Bl£
p#kar janta
hW
¢k mW|
Àya
AaWr
¢ks p#Bavvala
h\|
AaWr
us B¢³
sE
m¤JkaE
tÏv sE
jankr
uskE
bad m¤JmE|
p#vES
haE
jata hW
,
Through that
supreme devotion he comes to
know Me in reality, what
and how great I am;
and thereby knowing Me
in essence
he forthwith enters into
My being.
(55)
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