Bhagavadgita Parayana - Chapter 2 - Grantha

Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita, called 𑌸𑌾𑌂𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃 or Sankhya 𑌯𑍋𑌗 (Knowledge and Inner Clarity), opens with a scene charged with emotion and consequence. The battlefield of 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰 is set, the armies of the 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌡𑌵𑌾𑌃 and 𑌕𑍌𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌃 stand face to face, and the air is thick with tension.

The previous chapter introduced us to the battlefield and the emotional storm brewing within 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨. We saw him overwhelmed by compassion and confusion, unable to reconcile the demands of 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮 with the pain of fighting his own kin. His questions echo the dilemmas we all face-when duty seems impossible, when the right path is hidden by fear and attachment.

Looking ahead, the next chapter will dive deeper into 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮-𑌯𑍋𑌗, exploring how action, intention, and detachment can transform our lives. But first, Chapter 2 invites us to pause, reflect, and ask ourselves: What is my true nature? How can I face my own battles with clarity and courage?

𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃
𑌅𑌥 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃
𑌸𑌾𑌂𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Om. Reverence to the Supreme Self. Now begins the second chapter, titled 'The Yoga of Knowledge.'

𑌸𑌂𑌜𑌯 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌯𑌾𑌽𑌽𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌕𑍁𑌲𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍀𑌦𑌂𑌤𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚 𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌸𑍂𑌦𑌨𑌃 ॥1॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Sanjaya said: Seeing Arjuna overwhelmed by compassion, his eyes brimming with tears and his mind agitated by sorrow, Krishna, the destroyer of Madhu, spoke these words to him.

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌕𑍁𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌮𑌲𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌮𑍇 𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌜𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌰𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 ॥2॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Blessed Lord said: Arjuna, how has this weakness come upon you at such a critical moment? It is not fitting for someone of noble character, does not lead to higher good, and will only bring you dishonor.

𑌕𑍍𑌲𑍈𑌬𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌮𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌮 𑌗𑌮𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌨𑍈𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯𑌦𑍌𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠 𑌪𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌪 ॥3॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Do not give in to weakness, Arjuna. Such behavior does not suit you. Let go of this small-minded fear and rise up, O conqueror of enemies.

𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌕𑌥𑌂 𑌭𑍀𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌮𑌹𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌖𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌣𑌂 𑌚 𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌸𑍂𑌦𑌨 ।
𑌇𑌷𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌹𑌾𑌵𑌰𑌿𑌸𑍂𑌦𑌨 ॥4॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Arjuna said: Krishna, how can I bring myself to fight with arrows against Bhishma and Drona in this battle, when they are both so deserving of my respect, O destroyer of enemies?

𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍂𑌨𑌹𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑍋 𑌭𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌭𑍈𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌪𑍀𑌹 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇 ।
𑌹𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍂𑌨𑌿𑌹𑍈𑌵 𑌭𑍁𑌂𑌜𑍀𑌯 𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌰𑍁𑌧𑌿𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌨𑍍 ॥5॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
It is truly better to live in this world by begging than to kill these great teachers. If I kill them, even if they are driven by desire for wealth, the pleasures I would enjoy here would be stained with their blood.

𑌨 𑌚𑍈𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑌤𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍋 𑌗𑌰𑍀𑌯𑌃 𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌜𑌯𑍇𑌮 𑌯𑌦𑌿 𑌵𑌾 𑌨𑍋 𑌜𑌯𑍇𑌯𑍁𑌃 ।
𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌵 𑌹𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌨 𑌜𑌿𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌮𑌃 𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍇 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 ॥6॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
We cannot determine which outcome is better for us-whether we defeat them or they defeat us. The very sons of Dhritarashtra, whose death would make us not want to live, are standing before us ready for battle.

𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍋𑌷𑍋𑌪𑌹𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌃 𑌪𑍃𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌢𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌹𑌿 𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍇 𑌶𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌧𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
My nature is overwhelmed by weakness and my mind is confused about what is right. I ask you to tell me clearly what is truly best for me. I am your student, and I have surrendered to you. Please instruct me.

𑌨 𑌹𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌮𑌮𑌾𑌪𑌨𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍋𑌕𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍋𑌷𑌣𑌮𑌿𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌅𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌾𑌵𑌸𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌮𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌂 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I do not see anything that could remove my deep sorrow, which scorches my senses, even if I were to gain a prosperous and unrivaled kingdom on earth or even sovereignty over the gods.

𑌸𑌂𑌜𑌯 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌏𑌵𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌹𑍃𑌷𑍀𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌡𑌾𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌪𑌃 ।
𑌨 𑌯𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌦𑌮𑍍 𑌉𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌤𑍂𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍀𑌂 𑌬𑌭𑍂𑌵 𑌹 ॥𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Sanjaya said: After Arjuna, the conqueror of sleep and enemy of his foes, told Krishna, the Lord of the senses, 'I will not fight,' he became completely silent.

𑌤𑌮𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚 𑌹𑍃𑌷𑍀𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌵 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤 ।
𑌸𑍇𑌨𑌯𑍋𑌰𑍁𑌭𑌯𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍀𑌦𑌂𑌤𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌵𑌚𑌃 ॥10॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
At that moment, Lord Krishna, the master of the senses, spoke these words to Arjuna, who was overcome with sorrow in the midst of both armies. Krishna addressed him with a gentle smile, as if amused, O descendant of Bharata.

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌅𑌶𑍋𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌶𑍋𑌚𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌭𑌾𑌷𑌸𑍇 ।
𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍂𑌨𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍂𑌂𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌶𑍋𑌚𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌂𑌡𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 ॥11॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Blessed Lord said: You are grieving for those who do not deserve your sorrow, yet you speak as if you are wise. Truly wise people do not mourn either for the living or for the dead.

𑌨 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌂 𑌨 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌨𑍇𑌮𑍇 𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌨 𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌨 𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌵𑌯𑌮𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥12॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
There was never a moment when I did not exist, nor you, nor these kings. And in the future as well, none of us will ever cease to be.

𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌥𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍇 𑌕𑍌𑌮𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌯𑍌𑌵𑌨𑌂 𑌜𑌰𑌾 ।
𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌧𑍀𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌨 𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥13॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Just as the embodied self passes through childhood, youth, and old age in this body, in the same way, it moves on to another body after death. A wise person is not confused by this transition.

𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 𑌶𑍀𑌤𑍋𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌦𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌆𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤 ॥14॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, the sensations of cold and heat, pleasure and pain, arise from the contact between your senses and the world around you. These experiences come and go; they are temporary. So, endure them with patience, O descendant of Bharata.

𑌯𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌨 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌥𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌭 ।
𑌸𑌮𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌧𑍀𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌤𑍇 ॥15॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, the person who remains undisturbed by these experiences, who is steady and maintains equanimity in both pain and pleasure, is truly fit for immortality.

𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌃 𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌉𑌭𑌯𑍋𑌰𑌪𑌿 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍋𑌽𑌂𑌤𑌃 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌯𑍋𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 ॥16॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The unreal never truly exists, and the real never ceases to be. Those who have insight into reality have understood the essential difference between these two.

𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿 𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌨 𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌹𑌤𑌿 ॥1𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
But know that the reality which pervades all things is indestructible. No one can cause the destruction of this unchanging essence.

𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌵𑌂𑌤 𑌇𑌮𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌾𑌃 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌶𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌃 ।
𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤 ॥1𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
These bodies are temporary and will perish, but the self within is eternal, indestructible, and beyond measurement. Therefore, Arjuna, you should stand up and fight.

𑌯 𑌏𑌨𑌂 𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌹𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌨𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌹𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌉𑌭𑍌 𑌤𑍌 𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌤𑌃 𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌂 𑌹𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥1𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Anyone who thinks the Self is a killer, or that it can be killed, does not truly understand. The Self neither kills nor is killed.

𑌨 𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑌦𑌾𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍 𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌵𑌾 𑌨 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌅𑌜𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌃 𑌨 𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌶𑌰𑍀𑌰𑍇 ॥20॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Self is never born and never dies. It does not come into existence at some point, nor will it ever cease to exist. It is unborn, eternal, constant, and ancient. Even when the body is destroyed, the Self is not harmed.

𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌨𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌯 𑌏𑌨𑌮𑌜𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌕𑌥𑌂 𑌸 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌕𑌂 𑌘𑌾𑌤𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌹𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌮𑍍 ॥21॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, if someone truly understands the self to be indestructible, eternal, unborn, and unchanging, how could that person think of killing anyone or causing anyone to be killed?

𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌿 𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌯𑌥𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌰𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 ।
𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌶𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌯 𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍀 ॥22॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Just as a person discards old, worn-out clothes and puts on new ones, in the same way, the embodied self leaves behind old bodies and takes on new ones.

𑌨𑍈𑌨𑌂 𑌛𑌿𑌂𑌦𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌨𑍈𑌨𑌂 𑌦𑌹𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌕𑌃 ।
𑌨 𑌚𑍈𑌨𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌲𑍇𑌦𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌃 𑌨 𑌶𑍋𑌷𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌃 ॥23॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The self cannot be cut by weapons, nor burned by fire. Water cannot wet it, and wind cannot dry it.

𑌅𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌲𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌶𑍋𑌷𑍍𑌯 𑌏𑌵 𑌚 ।
𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌗𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌣𑍁𑌃 𑌅𑌚𑌲𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌨𑌃 ॥24॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Self cannot be cut, burned, soaked, or dried. It is everlasting, present everywhere, steady, unchanging, and timeless.

𑌅𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌮𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌨𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌶𑍋𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌹𑌸𑌿 ॥25॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This Self is described as unmanifest, beyond the reach of thought, and unchanging. Therefore, knowing it to be so, you should not grieve.

𑌅𑌥 𑌚𑍈𑌨𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌾 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍇 𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍋 𑌨𑍈𑌵𑌂 𑌶𑍋𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌹𑌸𑌿 ॥26॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
But even if you believe the self is always being born and always dying, even then, O mighty-armed Arjuna, you still should not grieve in this way.

𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌹𑌿 𑌧𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑍋 𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌃 𑌧𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌂 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮 𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌚 ।
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌽𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇 𑌨 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌶𑍋𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌹𑌸𑌿 ॥2𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
For anyone who is born, death is unavoidable, and for anyone who dies, rebirth is also certain. Therefore, since these events cannot be prevented, you should not grieve over what is inevitable.

𑌅𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌦𑍀𑌨𑌿 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤 ।
𑌅𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌵 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌕𑌾 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌨𑌾 ॥2𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O descendant of Bharata, all living beings are unmanifest before birth, become manifest in the middle, and return to an unmanifest state after death. So, what reason is there to grieve over them?

𑌆𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍇𑌨𑌂 𑌆𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌥𑍈𑌵 𑌚𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌆𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌚𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌨𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌶𑍃𑌣𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌽𑌪𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨𑌂 𑌵𑍇𑌦 𑌨 𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍 ॥2𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Some people see the Self as something astonishing, others describe it as extraordinary, and still others hear about it as a marvel. Yet, even after hearing about it, hardly anyone truly understands what it is.

𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍀 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌵𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤 ।
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌨 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌶𑍋𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌹𑌸𑌿 ॥30॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, the soul that dwells in every body is eternal and cannot be destroyed. Therefore, you should not grieve for any living being.

𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌮𑌪𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌵𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯 𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌂𑌪𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌹𑌸𑌿 ।
𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌯𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥31॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Even from the perspective of your own duty, you should not hesitate, because for a warrior, there is nothing better than a battle fought for righteousness.

𑌯𑌦𑍃𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌯𑌾 𑌚𑍋𑌪𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌮𑌪𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌿𑌨𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌲𑌭𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌯𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌮𑍀𑌦𑍃𑌶𑌮𑍍 ॥32॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, fortunate are the warriors who encounter a battle like this, which comes to them unasked and stands as an open gateway to heaven.

𑌅𑌥 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌿𑌮𑌂 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌂 𑌨 𑌕𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 ।
𑌤𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌂 𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌚 𑌹𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌮𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 ॥33॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
But if you do not engage in this battle, which is aligned with righteousness, then by turning away from your own duty and reputation, you will fall into wrongdoing.

𑌅𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌕𑌥𑌯𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌸𑌂𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌚𑌾𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌮𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌦𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥34॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
People will speak of your lasting disgrace, and for someone who has been respected, dishonor is considered even worse than death.

𑌭𑌯𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌦𑍁𑌪𑌰𑌤𑌂 𑌮𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌥𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌯𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌚 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌮𑌤𑌃 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 𑌲𑌾𑌘𑌵𑌮𑍍 ॥35॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The great warriors will think you have withdrawn from battle out of fear, and those who once held you in high regard will now see you as insignificant.

𑌅𑌵𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌬𑌹𑍂𑌨𑍍 𑌵𑌦𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌨𑌿𑌂𑌦𑌂𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵 𑌸𑌾𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑍁 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑍍 ॥36॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Your enemies will speak many harsh and disrespectful words, ridiculing your abilities. What could be more painful than enduring such insults?

𑌹𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌜𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑌾 𑌭𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍇𑌮𑌹𑍀𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 𑌯𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌯𑌃 ॥3𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
If you are killed in battle, you will reach heaven; if you win, you will enjoy the rewards of ruling the earth. So, Arjuna, stand up with determination and get ready to fight.

𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑍇 𑌸𑌮𑍇 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌲𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌭𑍌 𑌜𑌯𑌾𑌜𑌯𑍌 ।
𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌯𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌯 𑌯𑍁𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌨𑍈𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌮𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 ॥3𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Treat happiness and sorrow, gain and loss, and victory and defeat with the same attitude. Then, prepare yourself to fight. Acting in this way, you will not be tainted by wrongdoing.

𑌏𑌷𑌾 𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌭𑌿𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑌾𑌂𑌖𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍃𑌣𑍁 ।
𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌯𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌬𑌂𑌧𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 ॥3𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
So far, I have explained to you the wisdom from the perspective of self-knowledge. Now, listen as I describe the path of action, which, when practiced with the right understanding, will free you from the bondage created by your actions.

𑌨𑍇𑌹𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌶𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍋 𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌮𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑌤𑍋 𑌭𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥40॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
On this path, no effort is ever wasted, nor does any harm arise from it. Even a small amount of this righteous practice can protect one from immense fear.

𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌕𑌾 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 𑌏𑌕𑍇𑌹 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌨 ।
𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌶𑌾𑌖𑌾 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥41॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, in this path, the intellect that is steady and resolute is single-pointed. But the minds of those who lack such determination are scattered in countless directions, endlessly distracted.

𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌚𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌦𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌃 ॥42॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, those who lack true insight speak these attractive words, delighting in the flowery language of the Vedas. They insist that nothing else exists beyond these rituals and doctrines.

𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌃 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌫𑌲𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌲𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑍋𑌗𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿 ॥43॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Their minds are driven by desires and they see heaven as the ultimate goal. They speak of rituals that promise rewards in the form of future births and results, prescribing elaborate ceremonies meant to secure pleasure and prosperity.

𑌭𑍋𑌗𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌯𑌾𑌽𑌪𑌹𑍃𑌤𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌕𑌾 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑍌 𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍀𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥44॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
For those who are deeply attached to pleasure and wealth, and whose minds are distracted by such desires, the steady and resolute understanding needed for true meditation does not develop.

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌗𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌃 𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌗𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 ।
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌃 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌮 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 ॥45॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Vedas focus on actions related to the three qualities of nature, Arjuna. But you should rise above these qualities, remain unaffected by opposites, be firmly rooted in purity, let go of worries about gaining or keeping things, and stay anchored in your true self.

𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌉𑌦𑌪𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑍍𑌲𑍁𑌤𑍋𑌦𑌕𑍇 ।
𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌤𑌃 ॥46॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
For a wise person who truly understands, the usefulness of all the Vedas is like the usefulness of a well when there is water overflowing everywhere: only as much as is needed, and no more.

𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌾 𑌫𑌲𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌕𑌦𑌾𑌚𑌨 ।
𑌮𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌫𑌲𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍂𑌃 𑌮𑌾 𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌂𑌗𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌿 ॥4𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
You have the right to act, but never to claim the results of your actions. Let not the outcome of your work be your motivation, and do not develop an attachment to avoiding action.

𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌧𑌨𑌂𑌜𑌯 ।
𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌃 𑌸𑌮𑍋 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌗 𑌉𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥4𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Remain steady in spiritual discipline, Arjuna, and perform your duties while letting go of attachment to outcomes. Approach both success and failure with an even mind; this balance is what is meant by yoga.

𑌦𑍂𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌨𑌂𑌜𑌯 ।
𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍌 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌣𑌾𑌃 𑌫𑌲𑌹𑍇𑌤𑌵𑌃 ॥4𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, action done with desire for its results is much lower than action performed with a steady, wise mind. Therefore, seek refuge in wisdom. Those who act only for rewards are truly unfortunate.

𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌹 𑌉𑌭𑍇 𑌸𑍁𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌯 𑌯𑍁𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌸𑍁 𑌕𑍌𑌶𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥50॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
A person who acts with steady wisdom lets go of both good and bad results in this life. Therefore, dedicate yourself to the path of yoga. Yoga is true skillfulness in action.

𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌜𑌂 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌹𑌿 𑌫𑌲𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌮𑌨𑍀𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌃 ।
𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌬𑌂𑌧𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑌦𑌂 𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥51॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those who act with wisdom, letting go of the results of their actions, are truly wise. Freed from the cycle of birth and its limitations, they attain a state that is untouched by suffering or harm.

𑌯𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌕𑌲𑌿𑌲𑌂 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌤𑌦𑌾 𑌗𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌸𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌚 ॥52॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When your mind rises above the confusion of delusion, you will naturally develop detachment toward both what you have already learned and what you still have to learn.

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌤𑍇 𑌯𑌦𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌲𑌾 ।
𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌾𑌵𑌚𑌲𑌾 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 𑌤𑌦𑌾 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌮𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 ॥53॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When your intellect, which has been unsettled by conflicting teachings, becomes unwavering and firmly established in deep meditation, then you will attain true yoga, the state of inner union.

𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑌾 𑌭𑌾𑌷𑌾 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌵 ।
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌧𑍀𑌃 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌷𑍇𑌤 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍀𑌤 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍇𑌤 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑍍 ॥54॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Arjuna said: O Krishna, how would you describe a person whose wisdom is firmly established and who is absorbed in meditation? How does such a person speak, how do they sit, and how do they move about in the world?

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌹𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑌦𑌾 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾 𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌦𑍋𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥55॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Blessed Lord said: O Arjuna, when a person completely lets go of all desires that arise in the mind and finds satisfaction within themselves, relying only on their own inner Self, then that person is called one of steady wisdom.

𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌗𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌃 ।
𑌵𑍀𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌭𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌧𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥56॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
A person whose mind remains calm in times of pain, who does not crave for pleasure, and who is free from attachment, fear, and anger, is recognized as a sage with steady wisdom.

𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑌭𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌹𑌃 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌾𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌿𑌤𑌾 ॥5𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The person who is unattached everywhere, who neither delights in good fortune nor dislikes misfortune when they come across them, whose mind remains unaffected in all situations-such a person's wisdom is firmly grounded.

𑌯𑌦𑌾 𑌸𑌂𑌹𑌰𑌤𑍇 𑌚𑌾𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌂𑌗𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌵 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌃 ।
𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌣𑍀𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌿𑌤𑌾 ॥5𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When a person withdraws their senses from all sense objects on every side, just as a tortoise pulls in its limbs, their understanding becomes steady and firmly grounded.

𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌰𑌸𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌂 𑌰𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍇 ॥5𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
For a person who abstains from sense objects, the objects themselves may fall away, but the lingering attraction for them remains. However, even this subtle longing disappears when one experiences the Supreme.

𑌯𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌿 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌥𑍀𑌨𑌿 𑌹𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌭𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑌃 ॥60॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, even a wise person who strives sincerely can have their mind forcefully swept away by the restless senses.

𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌮𑍍𑌯 𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌆𑌸𑍀𑌤 𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌃 ।
𑌵𑌶𑍇 𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌿𑌤𑌾 ॥61॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Having brought all the senses under control, one should remain focused, dedicating oneself to Me as the highest aim. For the person whose senses are truly governed, wisdom becomes firmly established.

𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌂𑌸𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍂𑌪𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌂𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑍋𑌽𑌭𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥62॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When a person continually thinks about sense objects, attachment to them develops. From attachment comes desire, and from desire, anger arises.

𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌃 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌃 ।
𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌂𑌶𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌃 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥63॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
From anger comes confusion; confusion leads to the loss of memory. When memory is lost, discernment is destroyed, and with the destruction of discernment, a person is lost.

𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑌵𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍈𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌰𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌶𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍇𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌮𑌧𑌿𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 ॥64॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
But a person who moves among sense objects with senses that are free from attachment and aversion, and who has mastery over himself, attains inner calm and clarity.

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌹𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌪𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑍋 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌶𑍁 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑍇 ॥65॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When there is inner calm, all sorrows fade away, and for the person whose mind is peaceful, their understanding soon becomes steady and unwavering.

𑌨𑌾𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌰𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌨 𑌚𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌾 ।
𑌨 𑌚𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌯𑌤𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌅𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑍁𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌮𑍍 ॥66॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Someone who lacks self-control cannot develop steady understanding, and without such understanding, meditation is impossible. Without meditation, there is no peace, and without peace, how can anyone experience real happiness?

𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌚𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍀𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌤𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌹𑌰𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌮𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌭𑌸𑌿 ॥6𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When the mind follows the senses as they roam among their objects, it sweeps away one's understanding, just as a strong wind pushes a boat off course on the water.

𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌃 ।
𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌣𑍀𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌿𑌤𑌾 ॥6𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Therefore, O mighty-armed Arjuna, the wisdom of the person whose senses are completely restrained from their objects on all sides is firmly established.

𑌯𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌾 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌜𑌾𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌮𑍀 ।
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌜𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌾 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍋 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑍇𑌃 ॥6𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
What appears as darkness and ignorance to most people is the realm in which the self-disciplined person is truly awake. Conversely, what the majority consider as clear and important is like night to the wise sage who truly sees.

𑌆𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌮𑌚𑌲𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌪𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾 𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌸 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍀 ॥𑍭0॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Just as rivers flow into the vast, steady ocean which remains unchanged even as it is filled, so too, all desires enter a person who is stable and self-controlled, yet he remains undisturbed. Such a person attains peace, not the one who is constantly seeking to fulfill desires.

𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌰𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌃 ।
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌹𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌃 𑌸 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌧𑌿𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 ॥𑍭1॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That person who has let go of all desires, lives without craving, is free from possessiveness and ego, truly attains peace.

𑌏𑌷𑌾 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌮𑍀 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌨𑍈𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌂𑌤𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌣𑌮𑍃𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 ॥𑍭2॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, this is the state of being established in Brahman. Reaching this state, one is never confused again. Even if someone remains in this state only at the end of life, they attain liberation and unity with Brahman.

॥ 𑌓𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍁 𑌉𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍇 𑌸𑌾𑌂𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍋 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Thus ends the second chapter, called Sankhya Yoga, in the revered Bhagavad Gita, which is the Upanishad of spiritual knowledge and the scripture of yoga, presented as a dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna.

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