Bhagavadgita Parayana - Chapter 18 - Grantha

The eighteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, called 𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌸𑌂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃 or the 𑌯𑍋𑌗 of Liberation and Renunciation, brings us to the powerful conclusion of the dialogue between 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 and 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨. The setting remains the tense and sacred battlefield of 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰, where the armies of the 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌡𑌵𑌾𑌃 and the 𑌕𑍌𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌃 stand ready for war.

Throughout the previous chapters, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 has guided 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 through the paths of action (𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮-𑌯𑍋𑌗), knowledge (𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨-𑌯𑍋𑌗), and devotion (𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿-𑌯𑍋𑌗). Chapter 17 explored the nature of faith and the subtle differences between actions performed with different intentions. Now, in Chapter 18, all these teachings are woven together.

With this chapter, the Gita's teachings reach their climax and closure. The verses ahead gather the whole message into a final synthesis: how to act without bondage, how to renounce without escaping, and how surrender to the Lord completes both 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨 and 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮. The Gita ends not with abstraction, but with a call to choose 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮 with courage and to live from inner freedom in the very middle of life.

𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃
𑌅𑌥 𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌦𑌶𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃
𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Om. Salutations to the Supreme Self. Now begins the eighteenth chapter, called the Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation.

𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍋 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌚 𑌹𑍃𑌷𑍀𑌕𑍇𑌶 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌕𑍍𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍂𑌦𑌨 ॥1॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Arjuna said: O Krishna, mighty-armed and master of the senses, I want to understand the true nature of renunciation and abandonment, and how they differ from each other, O destroyer of Kesi.

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌂 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌂 𑌕𑌵𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍁𑌃 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌫𑌲𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌾𑌃 ॥2॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Blessed Lord said: The wise understand sannyasa as giving up actions that are performed with personal desires, while the insightful describe tyaga as the abandonment of the results of all actions.

𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍋𑌷𑌵𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌕𑍇 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍀𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌃 ।
𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌤𑌪𑌃𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌨 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌰𑍇 ॥3॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Some wise people say that all actions should be given up because they are flawed, while others argue that acts like sacrifice, charity, and austerity should never be abandoned.

𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌯𑌂 𑌶𑍃𑌣𑍁 𑌮𑍇 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑍇 𑌭𑌰𑌤𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮 ।
𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑍋 𑌹𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌘𑍍𑌰 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌃 ॥4॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Listen to My clear and final decision about renunciation, Arjuna. Renunciation, truly, is described as being of three distinct types.

𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌤𑌪𑌃𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌨 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌤𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍋 𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌤𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌮𑌨𑍀𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥5॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Acts of sacrifice, charity, and self-discipline should not be given up; they must be performed. These practices are indeed purifying for those who are thoughtful and wise.

𑌏𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌿 𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌫𑌲𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌚 ।
𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌮𑌤𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌮𑍍 ॥6॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
But even these actions, Arjuna, must be performed by giving up attachment and desire for their outcomes. This is my clear and highest conclusion.

𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍋 𑌨𑍋𑌪𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑌃 𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌸𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌃 ॥𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Giving up actions that are your regular and obligatory duties is not appropriate. If someone abandons these duties out of confusion or misunderstanding, that kind of renunciation is considered to be rooted in ignorance.

𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌵 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌕𑌾𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌲𑍇𑌶𑌭𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑍇𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌸 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌸𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑌂 𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑌫𑌲𑌂 𑌲𑌭𑍇𑌤𑍍 ॥𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
If someone gives up an action just because it feels painful or out of fear of physical hardship, that person is acting out of restless passion. Such a renunciation does not bring the true benefits that come from genuine renunciation.

𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌵 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 ।
𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌫𑌲𑌂 𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌸 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑌃 𑌸𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍋 𑌮𑌤𑌃 ॥𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, when someone performs their obligatory duty simply because it is the right thing to do, letting go of both personal attachment and any desire for the outcome, that kind of renunciation is understood to be pure and rooted in clarity.

𑌨 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍁𑌶𑌲𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌕𑍁𑌶𑌲𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌷𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑍀 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌃 𑌮𑍇𑌧𑌾𑌵𑍀 𑌛𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌃 ॥10॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
A person who has truly renounced, whose mind is clear and pure, who is wise and free from doubts, does not dislike unpleasant duties nor becomes attached to pleasant ones.

𑌨 𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌭𑍃𑌤𑌾 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌫𑌲𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑍀 𑌸 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑍀𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌿𑌧𑍀𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥11॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
It is not possible for someone living in a body to completely give up all actions. However, the person who gives up attachment to the results of their actions is truly called a renouncer.

𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌮𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌂 𑌮𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌚 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌃 𑌫𑌲𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌨 𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍 ॥12॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The results of actions are threefold: undesirable, desirable, and mixed. These outcomes come to those who do not renounce, after their death. But for those who have truly renounced, such results never arise.

𑌪𑌂𑌚𑍈𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍋 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌬𑍋𑌧 𑌮𑍇 ।
𑌸𑌾𑌂𑌖𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥13॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O mighty-armed Arjuna, learn from me about these five factors that are said to be necessary for the completion of all actions, as explained in the philosophical teachings where actions ultimately culminate.

𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌚 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌗𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌕𑍍𑌚𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌃 𑌦𑍈𑌵𑌂 𑌚𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌪𑌂𑌚𑌮𑌮𑍍 ॥14॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The foundation of action, the individual agent, the various instruments, the distinct activities, and the divine influence-these five are the essential factors involved in any action.

𑌶𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌭𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌰𑌃 ।
𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑌂𑌚𑍈𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌹𑍇𑌤𑌵𑌃 ॥15॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whatever action a person initiates through the body, speech, or mind, whether it is right or wrong, all such actions have these five causes behind them.

𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌕𑍇𑌵𑌲𑌂 𑌤𑍁 𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌨 𑌸 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌃 ॥16॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
In this situation, anyone who, because of an undeveloped understanding, sees the isolated self as the sole agent of action does not truly perceive reality; such a person is misguided.

𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌨𑌾𑌹𑌂𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍋 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌃 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌨 𑌲𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌹𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌸 𑌇𑌮𑌾𑌁𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌨 𑌹𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌨𑌿𑌬𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥1𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
One who has no sense of ego and whose mind remains unaffected does not truly kill or become bound, even if he destroys these beings.

𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌚𑍋𑌦𑌨𑌾 ।
𑌕𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌂𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌃 ॥1𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Knowledge, the object of knowledge, and the knower together form the threefold motivation for action. Similarly, the instrument, the action itself, and the agent are the threefold basis by which all actions are understood.

𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌚 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌚 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌧𑍈𑌵 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌭𑍇𑌦𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌸𑌂𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌯𑌥𑌾𑌵𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍃𑌣𑍁 𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌿 ॥1𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Knowledge, action, and the doer are each described as having three distinct types, based on the differences in the qualities of nature. Listen as I explain these divisions as they truly are.

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌯𑍇𑌨𑍈𑌕𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌮𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌤𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌸𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌮𑍍 ॥20॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Understand that knowledge to be pure and luminous, by which a person perceives a single, unchanging reality present in all beings, seeing the undivided essence even among the diversity of forms.

𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌨 𑌤𑍁 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌗𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌤𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌸𑌮𑍍 ॥21॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
But know that knowledge to be of the passionate type which sees all beings as fundamentally separate, perceiving many distinct forms and natures in them.

𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌵𑌦𑍇𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌹𑍈𑌤𑍁𑌕𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌅𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌵𑌦𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌂 𑌚 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾𑌹𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥22॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
But that knowledge which is fixated on a single thing as if it were the whole, irrational, not grounded in truth, and insignificant, is said to be of the nature of tamas.

𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌰𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌅𑌫𑌲𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌪𑍍𑌸𑍁𑌨𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥23॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That action which is prescribed, performed without attachment, without desire or hatred, and by someone who does not seek any reward, is called sattvic action.

𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌪𑍍𑌸𑍁𑌨𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌸𑌾𑌹𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌲𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾𑌹𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥24॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
But that action which is performed by someone who seeks personal gain, or acts out of ego, and which involves great strain and effort, is said to be of the passionate (rajas) type.

𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌬𑌂𑌧𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑌂 𑌹𑌿𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌨𑌪𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯 𑌚 𑌪𑍌𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥25॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
An action that is begun out of delusion, without considering its consequences, potential losses, harm to others, or one's own ability to complete it, is described as tamasic.

𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌸𑌂𑌗𑍋𑌽𑌨𑌹𑌂𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍀 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌾𑌹𑌸𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕 𑌉𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥26॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The person who acts without attachment, does not claim personal credit, is steady and enthusiastic, and remains unchanged in both success and failure is considered a sattvic agent.

𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍀 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌫𑌲𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌪𑍍𑌸𑍁𑌃 𑌲𑍁𑌬𑍍𑌧𑍋 𑌹𑌿𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌕𑍋𑌽𑌶𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌃 ।
𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌶𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌸𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌃 ॥2𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The person who acts with attachment, seeks rewards, is greedy, causes harm, is impure, and is swayed by both happiness and sadness is described as a doer influenced by rajas.

𑌅𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌃 𑌶𑌠𑍋 𑌨𑍈𑌷𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌕𑍋𑌽𑌲𑌸𑌃 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌦𑍀 𑌦𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌘𑌸𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌚 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌸 𑌉𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥2𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The person who acts without steadiness, is naive, stubborn, deceitful, malicious, lazy, gloomy, and always postpones tasks is called a doer dominated by tamas.

𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍇𑌦𑌂 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌂 𑌶𑍃𑌣𑍁 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌶𑍇𑌷𑍇𑌣 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌨 𑌧𑌨𑌂𑌜𑌯 ॥2𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, listen as I explain in detail and without omission the threefold classification of both intellect and determination, according to the qualities of nature, describing each distinctly.

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌚 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌚 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌭𑌯𑌾𑌭𑌯𑍇 ।
𑌬𑌂𑌧𑌂 𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌚 𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌾 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌸𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍀 ॥30॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, that intellect is considered pure and clear which can distinguish between action and renunciation, what is right and wrong, what leads to fear or fearlessness, and what causes bondage or liberation.

𑌯𑌯𑌾 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌮𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌂 𑌚 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌚 ।
𑌅𑌯𑌥𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌾 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌸𑍀 ॥31॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, that intellect which perceives righteousness and unrighteousness, as well as what should and should not be done, in a distorted or mistaken way, is considered to be influenced by rajas.

𑌅𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌂 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑌮𑌸𑌾𑌽𑌽𑌵𑍃𑌤𑌾 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌾 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌸𑍀 ॥32॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, that intellect which is shrouded in darkness mistakes wrong for right and sees everything in a distorted, reversed way-such an understanding is born of tamas.

𑌧𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌯𑌯𑌾 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌨𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌿𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌾 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌸𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍀 ॥33॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, the unwavering resolve by which a person, through disciplined practice, holds steady the activities of the mind, the life energies, and the senses-such firmness, rooted in clarity and goodness, is considered sattvic.

𑌯𑌯𑌾 𑌤𑍁 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌯𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌂𑌗𑍇𑌨 𑌫𑌲𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌾 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌸𑍀 ॥34॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
But Arjuna, the determination by which a person clings to duty, pleasure, and wealth, driven by attachment and a desire for their results, is considered to be of the passionate (rajasic) type.

𑌯𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌨𑌂 𑌭𑌯𑌂 𑌶𑍋𑌕𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌦𑌂 𑌮𑌦𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌚 ।
𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌂𑌚𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌧𑌾𑌃 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌾 𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌸𑍀 𑌮𑌤𑌾 ॥35॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, that resolve by which a person with a confused mind stubbornly refuses to let go of sleep, fear, sorrow, depression, and indulgence, is said to be of tamasic quality.

𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌂 𑌶𑍃𑌣𑍁 𑌮𑍇 𑌭𑌰𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌭 ।
𑌅𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌤𑍇 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌚 𑌨𑌿𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 ॥36॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Now, O Arjuna, listen as I explain the three types of happiness. That happiness in which a person finds delight through repeated practice, and by which one ultimately reaches the end of suffering.

𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌮𑌿𑌵 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌽𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍋𑌪𑌮𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌸𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌜𑌮𑍍 ॥3𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That happiness which feels like poison at first but turns into nectar in the end, arising from the clarity and calmness of one's own mind, is said to be sattvic joy.

𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌸𑌂𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌽𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍋𑌪𑌮𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌮𑌿𑌵 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌸𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥3𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That happiness which comes from the meeting of the senses and their objects, which feels like nectar at first but turns into poison in the end, is known as rajasic happiness.

𑌯𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌚𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌬𑌂𑌧𑍇 𑌚 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌨𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾𑌹𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥3𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That happiness which, both at the start and in its outcome, confuses the mind and arises from sleep, laziness, or carelessness is considered to be of the nature of tamas.

𑌨 𑌤𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌾 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌜𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌯𑌦𑍇𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌣𑍈𑌃 ॥40॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
There is no being anywhere, whether on earth or among the gods in heaven, that is entirely free from the three qualities born of nature.

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌚 𑌪𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌪 ।
𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌵𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌣𑍈𑌃 ॥41॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, the responsibilities of Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras have been clearly assigned, each according to the qualities that arise from their own inherent nature.

𑌶𑌮𑍋 𑌦𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌪𑌃 𑌶𑍌𑌚𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌚 ।
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌜𑌮𑍍 ॥42॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The natural duties of a Brahmana are calmness of mind, control over the senses, disciplined living, purity, patience, honesty, knowledge, wisdom, and faith in higher realities. These qualities arise from their inherent nature.

𑌶𑍌𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑍇𑌜𑍋 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌲𑌾𑌯𑌨𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌜𑌮𑍍 ॥43॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The natural duties of a warrior are courage, energy, perseverance, skill, not retreating in battle, generosity, and a sense of leadership. These actions arise from the inherent nature of the kshatriya.

𑌕𑍃𑌷𑌿𑌗𑍌𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌜𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌶𑍂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌜𑌮𑍍 ॥44॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The natural duties of the merchant class are agriculture, cattle-rearing, and trade. For the laborer class, their natural duty is service-oriented work.

𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌂 𑌲𑌭𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌰𑌃 ।
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌂 𑌯𑌥𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌦𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍃𑌣𑍁 ॥45॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
A person who is dedicated to their own duties attains fulfillment. Now listen as I explain how someone, by focusing on their own work, achieves success.

𑌯𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌾 𑌤𑌮𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌚𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌦𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌃 ॥46॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
A person attains true fulfillment by worshipping, through their own prescribed duties, the One from whom all beings arise and by whom the entire universe is pervaded.

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌿𑌲𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌷𑌮𑍍 ॥4𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
It is better to perform your own duty, even if it is done imperfectly, than to carry out another's duty flawlessly. By acting according to your own nature and responsibilities, you do not incur wrongdoing.

𑌸𑌹𑌜𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 𑌸𑌦𑍋𑌷𑌮𑌪𑌿 𑌨 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑍇𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌂𑌭𑌾 𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍋𑌷𑍇𑌣 𑌧𑍂𑌮𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌃 ॥4𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, even if your natural duty seems flawed, you should not abandon it. Every action is surrounded by some imperfection, just as fire is always accompanied by smoke.

𑌅𑌸𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌗𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌃 ।
𑌨𑍈𑌷𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 ॥4𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
A person whose mind remains unattached in all circumstances, who has mastered oneself and is free from desires, attains the highest perfection of freedom from action through renunciation.

𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌯𑌥𑌾 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌽𑌽𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌬𑍋𑌧 𑌮𑍇 ।
𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍇𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑌰𑌾 ॥50॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, listen as I explain to you, in brief, the way in which a person who has reached perfection ultimately attains Brahman, the supreme goal and fulfillment of knowledge.

𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌯𑌾 𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌽𑌽𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌮𑍍𑌯 𑌚 ।
𑌶𑌬𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌦𑍀𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍌 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌚 ॥51॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
With a mind made clear by pure understanding, steady in self-control, having restrained oneself with determination, and letting go of sense objects like sound and the rest, one also abandons both attachment and aversion.

𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍇𑌵𑍀 𑌲𑌘𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌶𑍀 𑌯𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌃 ।
𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌪𑌰𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌃 ॥52॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
One who seeks out solitude, eats with moderation, keeps speech, actions, and thoughts under control, is constantly dedicated to meditation, and is firmly rooted in detachment.

𑌅𑌹𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑌲𑌂 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌃 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌤𑍇 ॥53॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
One who has let go of ego, the urge to dominate, pride, desire, anger, and possessiveness, who is free from the sense of 'mine' and remains peaceful, becomes qualified to realize the state of Brahman.

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌨 𑌶𑍋𑌚𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌸𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌲𑌭𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥54॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
One who has realized oneness with Brahman and whose mind is calm does not grieve or desire. Seeing all beings with equal regard, such a person attains supreme devotion to Me.

𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌭𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍋 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑌦𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥55॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Through devotion, a person comes to truly know who I am and what My nature is. Having realized Me in this way, that person immediately attains unity with Me.

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌿 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌣𑍋 𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌦𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑌦𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥56॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Even while performing every kind of action at all times, one who relies completely on Me as their refuge attains, through My grace, the eternal and unchanging state.

𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌾 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌮𑌯𑌿 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌃 ।
𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌮𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑌵 ॥5𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Surrender all your actions to Me with your mind, making Me your highest aim. Rely on the discipline of discernment, and keep your thoughts always focused on Me.

𑌮𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 ।
𑌅𑌥 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌹𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌨 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 ॥5𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
If you keep your mind focused on Me, you will overcome every difficulty by My grace. But if, driven by ego, you refuse to listen to Me, you will be lost.

𑌯𑌦𑌹𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌨 𑌯𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍇 ।
𑌮𑌿𑌥𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌷 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥5𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
If, driven by ego, you decide not to fight, thinking you can avoid your duty, this resolve is pointless. Your own nature will eventually force you to act.

𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌜𑍇𑌨 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌨 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌾 ।
𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌨𑍇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌸𑌿 𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌕𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌶𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌤𑌤𑍍 ॥60॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, even if you do not wish to act because of confusion, you will still be compelled to do your own duty, shaped by your nature. Bound by your own tendencies and actions, you will act helplessly, even against your current desires.

𑌈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌶𑍇𑌽𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍂𑌢𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌯𑌾 ॥61॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, the Supreme Lord dwells in the hearts of all living beings, and by His power of illusion, He causes them to move as if they were mounted on a machine.

𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍇𑌨 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤 ।
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 𑌶𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥62॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Seek refuge in Him alone with all your heart, O Arjuna. By His grace, you will attain the highest peace and reach the everlasting state.

𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌯𑌾 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌤𑌦𑌶𑍇𑌷𑍇𑌣 𑌯𑌥𑍇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌸𑌿 𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁 ॥63॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Thus, I have explained to you this wisdom, which is more confidential than any secret. After reflecting thoroughly on all that I have taught, act as you see fit.

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌮𑌂 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌃 𑌶𑍃𑌣𑍁 𑌮𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌵𑌚𑌃 ।
𑌇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 𑌮𑍇 𑌦𑍃𑌢𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑍇 𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥64॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Listen once more as I share with you My highest teaching, the deepest secret of all. Because you are truly dear to Me, I will tell you what is for your greatest good.

𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾 𑌭𑌵 𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌜𑍀 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁 ।
𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌵𑍈𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 𑌮𑍇 ॥65॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Keep your mind focused on Me, become devoted to Me, worship Me, and bow down to Me. By doing so, you will surely reach Me. I promise you this truthfully, because you are dear to Me.

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜 ।
𑌅𑌹𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌪𑌾𑌪𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌮𑌾 𑌶𑍁𑌚𑌃 ॥66॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Abandon every form of duty and path, and seek refuge in Me alone. I will free you from all your sins and mistakes, so do not be troubled or afraid.

𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑌦𑌾𑌚𑌨 ।
𑌨 𑌚𑌾𑌶𑍁𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌷𑌵𑍇 𑌵𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨 𑌚 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍂𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥6𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
You should never share this teaching with anyone who lacks self-discipline, who is not devoted, who does not wish to listen or serve, or who finds fault with Me.

𑌯 𑌇𑌮𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌮𑌯𑌿 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌵𑍈𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌃 ॥6𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whoever explains this highest secret to My devotees, with deep devotion to Me, will surely come to Me without any doubt.

𑌨 𑌚 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌃 ।
𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌨 𑌚 𑌮𑍇 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌤𑌰𑍋 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌿 ॥6𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
There is no one among humans who does anything dearer to Me than this person, nor will there ever be anyone on earth who is more beloved to Me than him.

𑌅𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌚 𑌯 𑌇𑌮𑌂 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌮𑌾𑌵𑌯𑍋𑌃 ।
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌨 𑌤𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌹𑌮𑍍 𑌇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑍇 𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌃 ॥𑍭0॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whoever studies this sacred and righteous conversation between us, I consider that person to have worshipped Me through the sacrifice of knowledge. This is My firm conviction.

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌸𑍂𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌶𑍃𑌣𑍁𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌪𑌿 𑌯𑍋 𑌨𑌰𑌃 ।
𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌾ఁ𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥𑍭1॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Even a person who simply listens to this teaching with sincere faith and without criticism becomes liberated and attains the blessed realms reached by those who perform virtuous actions.

𑌕𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍇𑌤𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑍈𑌕𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌾 ।
𑌕𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌧𑌨𑌂𑌜𑌯 ॥𑍭2॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, have you listened to all this with a focused mind? Has your confusion, which arose from ignorance, now been removed, O Dhananjaya?

𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌨𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍋 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌲𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌯𑌾𑌽𑌚𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤 ।
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿 𑌗𑌤𑌸𑌂𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌵𑌚𑌨𑌂 𑌤𑌵 ॥𑍭3॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Arjuna said: My confusion is gone and my understanding is restored by your kindness, O Krishna. I am now steady and free from doubt. I will act according to your guidance.

𑌸𑌂𑌜𑌯 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌚 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌮𑌿𑌮𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍌𑌷𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌤𑌂 𑌰𑍋𑌮𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌮𑍍 ॥𑍭4॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Sanjaya said: In this way, I have listened to this remarkable and awe-inspiring conversation between Vasudeva and the noble-hearted Arjuna, a dialogue so wondrous that it sent shivers down my spine.

𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌇𑌮𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌮𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌸𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌥𑌯𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥𑍭5॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
By Vyasa's grace, I have directly heard this supreme and secret teaching about yoga from Krishna, the Lord of Yoga, as he himself spoke it.

𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌮𑌿𑌮𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌯𑍋𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌹𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌚 𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍁𑌃 ॥𑍭6॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O King, as I keep recalling this marvelous and sacred conversation between Krishna and Arjuna, I feel joy again and again.

𑌤𑌚𑍍𑌚 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌤𑌂 𑌹𑌰𑍇𑌃 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌯𑍋 𑌮𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌨𑍍 𑌹𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌚 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃 ॥𑍭𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O King, as I recall again and again that astonishing and marvelous form of Hari, I am filled with immense wonder and feel joy rising in me over and over.

𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌃 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌃 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍋 𑌧𑌨𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌰𑌃 ।
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑍋 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌧𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌾 𑌨𑍀𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌮 ॥𑍭𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Wherever Krishna, the master of yoga, stands together with Arjuna, the skilled archer, there will always be fortune, victory, prosperity, and unwavering righteousness. This is my firm belief.

॥ 𑌓𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤𑍇 𑌶𑌤𑌸𑌾𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑍈𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍀𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌣𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍁 𑌉𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍇 𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍋 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌦𑌶𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Thus ends the eighteenth chapter, called the Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation, in the revered Bhagavad Gita, which is a scripture of yoga and the knowledge of Brahman, presented as a dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna, and found among the Upanishads. OM tat sat.

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