THE BHAGAVAD GITA (Contd)
CHAPTER - 18 : STANZAS 67 TO 78
THE GLORY OF THE GITA
The Yoga
of Liberation by Renunciation
id|
tE
natpÞkay
naB³ay kdacn
,
n
caS¤½¥xvE
vaÅy|
n c
ma|
yaE{×ys¥y¢t ,, 67
,,
| AtpÞkay |
tph£n |
to one who is devoid of austerity |
| AB³ay |
B¢³h£n
|
to one who is not devoted |
| AS¤½¥xvE
|
s¤nna
n cahnEvalE
kE p#¢t |
to one who does not render service or who desires not to listen
|
| vaÅym¯ |
khna
ca¢hyE |
to be spoken |
| A×ys¥y¢t
|
¢nÓda
krta hW |
cavils at |
yh
t¤JE
n kB£
tph£n
n
B¢³h£n
n s¤nna n
cahnEvalE
kE
p#¢t AaWr
n
uskE
p#¢t khna
ca¢hyE
jaE
mEr£ ¢nÓda
krta
hW ,
This secret
gospel of the Gita should
never be imparted to a
man who lacks penance, nor
to him who is wanting
in devotion, nor even to
him who lends not a willing
ear; and in no case
to him who finds fault
with Me. (67)
y
im|
prm| g¤/|
më³EÝv¢BDaÞy¢t
,
B¢³|
m¢y
pra|
k]Ïva mamEvWÝyÏys|Sy:
,, 68 ,,
| më³Ex¤
|
mErE
B³aE| mE| |
to my devotees |
| A¢BDaÞy¢t
|
khEga |
shall declare |
| eÝy¢t |
p#açO
haEga |
shall come |
| As|Sy: |
¢n:sÓdEh
|
doubtless |
jaE
p¤âx
m¤JmE|
prm B¢³
krkE
is
prm rhÞyy¤³
g£taSaÞæO
kaE
mErE
B³aE| mE|
khEga
vh
¢n:sÓdEh m¤JkaE
h£
p#açO
haEga ,
He who, offering
the highest love to Me,
preaches the most profound
gospel of the Gita among
my devotees, shall come
to Me alone;
there is no doubt about
it. (68)
n
c
tÞmaÓmn¤ÝyEx¤
k¢àÓmE
¢p#yk]äOm: ,
B¢vta
n
c
mE tÞmadÓy:
¢p#ytraE
B¤¢v
,, 69 ,,
| mn¤ÝyEx¤
|
mn¤ÝyaE|
mE| |
among men |
| ¢p#yk]äOm:
|
¢p#y
kayI krnEvala |
one who does dearer service |
| ¢p#ytr: |
AÏyÓt
Ôyara |
dearer |
| B¤¢v |
p¦¢Tv£
mE| |
in the earth |
AaWr
n
ussE bFkr
mEra
¢p#y kayI
krnEvala
mn¤ÝyaE|
mE| kaEiI
hW
AaWr n
ussE
bFkr mEra
AÏyÓt
Ôyara
p¦¢Tv£
mE| ѥsra
kaEiI
haEga ,
Among men there
is none who does Me a
more loving service than
he; not shall anyone be
dearer to Me on the
entire globe than he.
(69)
AÒyEÝytE
c
y
im| DØyI|
s|vadmavyaE:
,
åOanyåOEn
tEnah¢m¾:
Þya¢m¢t
mE
m¢t: ,, 70
,,
| AÒyEÝytE
|
pFEga |
shall study |
| s|vadm¯ |
s|vad
kaE |
dialogue |
| AavyaE: |
hm
daEnaE| kE |
of ours |
| åOanyåOEn
|
åOanyåO
sE |
by the sacrifice of wisdom |
| Þyam¯ |
haEU|ga |
(I) shall have been |
AaWr
jaE
is
DmImy hm
daEnaE|
kE s|vadãp
g£ta
kaE
pFEga uskE
¹ara
mW| åOanyåO
sE
p¥¢jt
haEU|ga eEsa
mEra
mt
hW ,
Whosoever studies
this sacred dialogue of
ours by him too, shall I
have been worshipped; such is
My conviction. (70)
½Ñ¯Davanns¥yà
S¦N¤yad¢p
yaE
nr: ,
saE{¢p
m¤³:
S¤Ba|ÚlaEkaÓp#ap"¤yaÏp¤ÎykmINam¯
,, 71 ,,
| ½Ñ¯Davan¯
|
½Ñ¯Day¤³
|
full of faith |
| Ans¥y: |
As¥yar¢ht |
free from malice |
| laEkan¯ |
laEkaE|
kaE |
worlds |
| p#ap"¤yat¯
|
p#açO
haEga |
shall attain |
| ÎykmINam¯
|
p¤Îy
kmI krnEvalaE|
kE |
of those righteous deeds |
jaE
mn¤Ýy
½Ñ¯Day¤³
AaWr
As¥yar¢ht
is
g£ta ka
½vNmaæO
B£
krEga vh
B£
papaE| sE
m¤³
haEkr
p¤Îy kmI
krnEvalaE|
kE ½E¿
laEkaE|
kaE
p#açO haEga
,
The man who
hears this with reverence and
in an uncarping spirit,
liberated from
sin, he too shall reach
the happy worlds of the
virtuous. (71)
k¢ÅcdEtÅC®¤t|
paTI
ÏvyWkag#EN
cEtsa ,
k¢ÅcdåOans|maEh:
p#n¾ÞtE
Dn|jy
,, 72 ,,
| ekag#EN |
ekag# |
by one pointed |
| AåOans|maEh:
|
AåOan
sE uÏp°
h^Aa maEh |
the delusion
of ignorance |
| p#n¾: |
n¾
h^Aa |
has been destroyed |
| Dn|jy |
hE
Dn|jy |
O Dhananjaya |
hE
paTI
Àya t¤mnE
yh
mEra
vcn ekag#
¢cäO
sE s¤na
, hE
Dn|jy
Àya t¤Øhara
AåOan
sE
uÏp° h^Aa
maEh
n¾
h^Aa ,
Have you heard
this gospel of the Gita
with one-pointed mind, Arjuna
? And has your delusion
born of ignorance melted away,
O conquerer
of riches ? (72)
Aj¤In
uvac
n¾aE
maEh:
Þm¦¢tlIÖDa
ÏvÏp#sadaÓmyaÅy¤t
,
¢ÞTtaE{¢Þm
gts|dEh:
k¢rÝyE
vcn|
tv ,, 73 ,,
| Aj¤In
uvac |
Aj¤In
nE kha |
Arjuna said |
| n¾: |
n¾
haE gya
hW |
destroyed |
| lÖDa |
p#açO
h^iI hW |
has been gained |
| ÏvÏp#sadat¯
|
Aapk£
k]pa sE |
through your grace |
| gts|dEh: |
s|Sym¤³
h^Aa |
freed from doubts |
Aj¤In
nE
kha
hE AÅy¤t
Aapk£
k]pa
sE mEra
maEh
n¾ haE
gya
hW AaWr
m¤JE
Þm¦¢t
p#açO h^iI
hW ,
mW|
s|Sym¤³
h^Aa ¢ÞTt
h\|
AaWr
Aapk£
AaåOa ka
paln
kã|ga ,
Arjuna said:
Krsna, by Your grace my
delusion has fled and wisdom
has been gained by me.
I stand shorn of all
doubts.
I will do
your bidding. (73)
s|jy
uvac
iÏyh|
vas¤dEvÞy
paTIÞy
c
mhaÏmn: ,
s|vad¢mmm½aWxmë[t|
raEmhxINm¯
,,
74 ,,
| s|jy
uvac |
s|jy
nE kha |
Sanjaya said |
| vas¤dEvÞy
|
vas¤dEv
kE |
of Vasudeva |
| mhaÏmn: |
mhaÏma |
high souled |
| s|vadm¯ |
s|vad
kaE |
dialogue |
| A½aWxm¯
|
s¤na |
(I) have heard |
| raEmhxINm¯ |
raEma·kark |
which causes the hair to stand on end |
s|jy
nE
kha
is p#kar
mW|nE
½£vas¤dEv AaWr
mhaÏma
Aj¤In
kE is
Aë[t
AaWr raEma·kark
s|vad
kaE
s¤na ,
Sanjaya said:
Thus I heard the dialogue
between Vasudeva (Sri Krsna)
and the high souled Partha
(Arjuna), that causes my
hair
to stand on
end in excitement. (74)
Ûyasp#sadaÅC®¤tvanEté[/mh|
prm¯
,
yaEg|
yaEgEáraÏk]ÝNaÏsaXaÏkTyt:
Þvym¯
,, 75 ,,
| Ûyasp#sadat¯
|
½£Ûyasj£
k£
k]pa sE |
through the grace of
Vyasa |
| ½¤tvan¯
|
s¤na |
I have heard |
| yaEgEárat¯
|
yaEgEár
sE |
from the Lord of yoga |
| k]ÝNat¯
|
½£k]ÝN
sE |
from Krishna |
½£Ûyasj£
k£
k]pa
sE mW|nE
is
prm rhÞy
yaEg kaE
khtE
h^e saXat¯
Þvym¯
yaEgEár
½£k]ÝN
sE s¤na
hW ,
Having been
blessed with the divine vision
by the grace of Sri
Vyasa, I heard this supremely esoteric gospel
from the Lord of Yoga, Sri
Krsna Himself, imparting it to Arjuna before
my very eyes. (75)
rajÓs|Þm¦Ïy
s|Þm¦Ïy
s|vad¢mmmë[tm¯
,
kESvaj¤InyaE:
p¤Îy|
¶Ýya¢m
c
m¤h^m¤Ih^:
,, 76 ,,
| s|Þm¦Ïy
|
ÞmrN
krkE |
having remembered |
| s|Þm¦Ïy
|
ÞmrN
krkE |
having remembered |
| s|vadm¯ |
s|vad
kaE |
the dialogue |
| kESvaj¤InyaE:
|
kESv
AaWr Aj¤In
kE |
between Kesava and
Arjuna |
| ¶Ýya¢m
|
h¢xIt
haEta h\| |
(I) rejoice |
hE
rajn¯
½£k]ÝN
AaWr
Aj¤In kE
is
kÚyaNkark
AaWr Aë[t
s|vad
kaE
p¤n: p¤n:
ÞmrN
krkE
mW| barØbar
h¢xIt
haEta
h\| ,
Remembering, over
and over, that sacred and
mystic conversation between Bhagavan
Sri Krsna and Arjuna, O
King, I rejoice
again and yet again. (76)
tÅc
s|Þm¦Ïy
s|Þm¦Ïy
ãpmÏyë[t|
hrE:
,
¢vÞmyaE
mE
mhaÓrajÓ¶Ýya¢m
c
p¤n:
p¤n: ,, 77 ,,
| s|Þm¦Ïy
|
ÞmrN
krkE |
having remembered |
| s|Þm¦Ïy
|
ÞmrN
krkE |
having remembered |
| AÏyë[tm¯
|
A¢t
Aë[t |
most wonderful |
| ¶Ýya¢m
|
h¢xIt
haEta h\| |
(I) rejoice |
hE
rajn¯
½£h¢r
kE
us A¢t
Aë[t
ãp
kaE p¤n:
p¤n:
ÞmrN
krkE mErE
¢cäO
mE|
mhan¯ AaàyI
haEta
hW
AaWr mW|
barØbar
h¢xIt haEta
h\| ,
Remembering also,
again and again, that most
wonderful Form of Sri Krsna,
great is my wonder and I rejoice
over and over again. (77)
yæO
yaEgEár:
k]ÝNaE
yæO paTa©I
Dn¤DIr:
,
tæO
½£¢vIjyaE
B¥¢tD#I¤va
n£¢tmI¢tmIm
,, 78 ,,
| yaEgEár: |
yaEgEár |
the lord of yoga |
| Dn¤DIr: |
Dn¤xDar£
|
the archer |
jha|
yaEgEár
½£k]ÝN
hW|
AaWr jha|
gaÎf£v
Dn¤xDar£
Aj¤In hW|
vha|
pr
½£ ¢vjy
¢vB¥¢t
AaWr
Acl
n£¢t
hW
eEsa mEra
mt
hW ,
Whenever there
is Bhagavan Sri Krsna the
Lord of Yoga, and whenever
there is Arjuna, the wielder
of the Gandiva bow, goodness,
victory, glory and unfailing
righteousness will always be there:
such is my conviction. (78)
i¢t
½£
mhaBartE
StsahÞæOqya|
s|¢htaya|
vWya¢sÀya|
B£ÝmpvI¢N
½£mìgvé£tas¥p¢nxÏs¤
b#'¢vïaya|
yaEgSaÞæOE
½£k]ÝNaj¤Ins|vadE
maEXs|ÓyasyaEgaE
nam
.
| ½£
mhaBartE |
½£
mhaBart mE| |
in the Mahabharata |
| StsahÞæOqyam¯
|
saW
hjar |
a hundred thousand |
| s|¢htayam¯
|
s|¢hta
mE| |
consisting of |
| vWya¢sÀyam¯
|
Ûyasr¢ct |
composed by Vyasa |
| B£ÝmpvI¢N
|
B£ÝmpvI
mE| |
section called Bhishma Parva |
| ½£mìgvé£tas¤
|
½£mìgvé£tar¥p£
|
Srimad Bhagavad Gita |
| up¢nxÏs¤
|
up¢nxd
mE| |
in the Upanishad of |
| b#'¢vïayam¯
|
b#'¢vïa
mE| |
the Knowledge of Brahman |
| yaEgSaÞæOE
|
yaEgSaÞæO
mE| |
the science of Yoga |
| ½£k]ÝNaj¤In
|
½£k]ÝN
AaWr Aj¤In
|
between Sri Krsna and Arjuna |
| s|vadE |
s|vad
mE| |
dialogue |
| maEXs|ÓyasyaEg:
|
maEXs|ÓyasyaEg
|
The Yoga of Liberation by Renunciation |
| A¾adSaE{Òyay:
|
AZarhva|
AÒyay |
eighteenth chapter |
i¢t
Ûyasr¢ct
½£mhaBart
kE
saW hjar
s|¢hta
mE| B£ÝmpvI
mE|
½£mëgvé£taãp£
up¢nxdq
ev|
b#'¢vïa tTa
yaEgSaÞæO¢vxyk
½£k]ÝN
AaWr
Aj¤In
kE
s|vad
mE| `
maEXs|ÓyasyaEg '
namk
AZarhva|
AÒyay
Thus, in
Sri Mahabharata, consisting of
a hundred thousand
stanzas composed
by Vyasa, in the
Bhishma Parva,
in the Upanishad
of the Bhagavad Gita,
presenting
The Knowledge
of Brahman, and the Science
of Yoga, in the
form of a
dialogue between Sri
Krishna and Arjuna, runs
the Eighteenth
Chapter entitled
The Yoga of
Liberation by Renunciation
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