Bhagavadgita Parayana - Chapter 4 - Grantha

Chapter 4 of the Bhagavad Gita, called 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃 (𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨-𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮-Sannyasa 𑌯𑍋𑌗), unfolds on the battlefield of 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰, where the fate of the 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌡𑌵𑌾𑌃 and 𑌕𑍌𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌃 hangs in the balance. Here, amid the tension and roar of war, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 continues his profound dialogue with 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨, who stands torn between duty and doubt.

The previous chapter, focused on 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮-𑌯𑍋𑌗, taught 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 the art of selfless action-acting without attachment to results. 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 explained that true freedom comes from dedicating every action to a higher purpose, rather than being trapped by desire or fear. Yet, for 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨, questions linger: How can one act without being bound by action?

As the chapter closes, 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 is encouraged to let go of doubt and rise with clarity. The teachings here bridge the practical and the philosophical, showing that wisdom and action, when united, lead to true freedom. This sets the stage for the next chapter, where 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 clarifies the relationship between renunciation and selfless action in 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃.

𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃
𑌅𑌥 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Salutations to the Supreme Self. Now begins the fourth chapter, called the Path of Knowledge.

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌇𑌮𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍇 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌹𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌵𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹 𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌕𑌵𑍇𑌽𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍀𑌤𑍍 ॥1॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Blessed Lord said: I first taught this imperishable Yoga to Vivasvan, the Sun god. Vivasvan passed it on to Manu, and Manu shared it with Ikshvaku.

𑌏𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌂𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 𑌇𑌮𑌂 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍁𑌃 ।
𑌸 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇𑌨𑍇𑌹 𑌮𑌹𑌤𑌾 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍋 𑌨𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌪 ॥2॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
In this way, the royal sages understood this yoga as it was passed down through generations. But, Arjuna, over a long period, this yoga has been lost here in the world.

𑌸 𑌏𑌵𑌾𑌯𑌂 𑌮𑌯𑌾 𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌦𑍍𑌯 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 𑌮𑍇 𑌸𑌖𑌾 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌰𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑌦𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌮𑍍 ॥3॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That same ancient Yoga, which is the timeless path of spiritual realization, has been taught to you by Me today, because you are both My devoted follower and My friend. This teaching is truly the highest secret.

𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌅𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍋 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌕𑌥𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍌 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌿 ॥4॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Arjuna said: Your birth happened much later, while the birth of Vivasvan was long ago. How am I supposed to understand that you taught this knowledge to him at the very beginning?

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌬𑌹𑍂𑌨𑌿 𑌮𑍇 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌤𑌵 𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 ।
𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌂 𑌵𑍇𑌦 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌨 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌥 𑌪𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌪 ॥5॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Blessed Lord said: Arjuna, you and I have both lived through many births. I remember all of them, but you do not, O conqueror of enemies.

𑌅𑌜𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌸𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌧𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾𑌯 𑌸𑌂𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌯𑌾 ॥6॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Although I am unborn, unchanging, and the Lord of all beings, I manifest Myself by taking control of My own nature, appearing in the world through My unique creative power.

𑌯𑌦𑌾 𑌯𑌦𑌾 𑌹𑌿 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌗𑍍𑌲𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤 ।
𑌅𑌭𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌦𑌾𑌽𑌽𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑍃𑌜𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whenever righteousness declines and unrighteousness rises, O Arjuna, at those times I manifest Myself in the world.

𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍂𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌚 𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌪𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌯 𑌸𑌂𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌯𑍁𑌗𑍇 𑌯𑍁𑌗𑍇 ॥𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
To protect the virtuous, to eliminate the wicked, and to restore righteousness, I manifest myself in the world, age after age.

𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌚 𑌮𑍇 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 𑌏𑌵𑌂 𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮 𑌨𑍈𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 ॥𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whoever truly understands the divine nature of My birth and actions, after leaving this body, is not born again but comes directly to Me, Arjuna.

𑌵𑍀𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌭𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌾𑌃 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌬𑌹𑌵𑍋 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌤𑌪𑌸𑌾 𑌪𑍂𑌤𑌾 𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌮𑌾𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌃 ॥10॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Many people, having let go of attachment, fear, and anger, and becoming fully absorbed in Me and taking shelter in Me, have purified themselves through the discipline of knowledge and reached My state.

𑌯𑍇 𑌯𑌥𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑍈𑌵 𑌭𑌜𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌮𑌮 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌃 ॥11॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
However people approach Me, I respond to them in that same way. Everyone, in all possible ways, follows My path, Arjuna.

𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌂 𑌯𑌜𑌂𑌤 𑌇𑌹 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍇 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌜𑌾 ॥12॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those who seek the results of their actions worship the gods in this world, because success from actions comes quickly for people in the human realm.

𑌚𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌮𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌗𑌶𑌃 ।
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑌪𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥13॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I established the fourfold social order based on the division of qualities and actions. Even though I am the originator of this system, understand that I am not bound by action and remain unchanged.

𑌨 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌲𑌿𑌂𑌪𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌮𑍇 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌫𑌲𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌾 ।
𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌭𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌸 𑌬𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥14॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Actions do not affect Me, nor do I have any desire for the results of actions. Whoever truly understands this about Me is not bound by actions either.

𑌏𑌵𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌪𑌿 𑌮𑍁𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌃 ।
𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍈𑌵 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌃 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥15॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
In this way, understanding the true nature of action, even the ancient seekers of liberation performed their duties. Therefore, you too should act, following the example set by those who came before you.

𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌵𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍇𑌽𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥16॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Even thoughtful people are often puzzled about what truly counts as action and what is inaction. I will explain to you the nature of action, and by understanding it, you will be freed from the negative consequences of ignorance.

𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍋 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌿 𑌬𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌬𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌚 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌃 ।
𑌅𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌬𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌗𑌹𑌨𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍋 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌃 ॥1𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
One must understand what is meant by action, by forbidden action, and by inaction. The real nature and consequences of action are truly deep and hard to unravel.

𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍍 𑌅𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌿 𑌚 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌸 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌸 𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍 ॥1𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
One who can recognize the presence of stillness within activity, and the subtle workings of action even in apparent stillness, is truly wise among people. Such a person is deeply integrated and has accomplished all that needs to be done.

𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌰𑌂𑌭𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌧𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌹𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑌂𑌡𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌬𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌃 ॥1𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those whose every action is free from desire and selfish intention, and whose deeds have been consumed by the fire of wisdom, are recognized by the wise as truly learned.

𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌫𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍃𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌃 ॥20॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
One who has let go of attachment to the outcomes of actions, who is always satisfied and depends on nothing external, truly does nothing at all, even while actively engaged in work.

𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌶𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌃 ।
𑌶𑌾𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑍇𑌵𑌲𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌿𑌲𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌷𑌮𑍍 ॥21॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
A person who acts without expectation, whose mind and self are controlled, and who has renounced all possessions, performing only the actions necessary for bodily maintenance, does not become tainted by wrongdoing.

𑌯𑌦𑍃𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌭𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌃 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑌃 ।
𑌸𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌵𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍌 𑌚 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌨 𑌨𑌿𑌬𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥22॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
One who is content with whatever comes by chance, who has risen above the pull of opposites, who is free from envy, and who remains steady in both success and failure, is not bound by actions even while acting.

𑌗𑌤𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌃 ।
𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌚𑌰𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌸𑌮𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍀𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥23॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
For the person who is free from attachment, liberated, and whose mind is firmly rooted in knowledge, all actions performed as an offering or sacrifice are completely dissolved.

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌣𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌹𑌵𑌿𑌃 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑍌 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌾 𑌹𑍁𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑍈𑌵 𑌤𑍇𑌨 𑌗𑌂𑌤𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌾 ॥24॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
For one who is absorbed in seeing everything as the Supreme, the ladle is the Supreme, the offering is the Supreme, the fire is the Supreme, and the act of offering is performed by the Supreme. Such a person, who is fully focused on this unity, attains the Supreme alone.

𑌦𑍈𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌪𑌰𑍇 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌸𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌪𑌰𑍇 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌂 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌨𑍈𑌵𑍋𑌪𑌜𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌿 ॥25॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Some yogis perform sacrifices directed only to the gods, while others, with deeper understanding, offer their very self as a sacrifice into the fire of Brahman, using the self itself as the means of offering.

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌦𑍀𑌨𑍀𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍁 𑌜𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌶𑌬𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌦𑍀𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍁 𑌜𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌿 ॥26॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Some people dedicate their senses, such as hearing and others, into the fire of self-control, treating restraint as a sacred act. Others offer the objects of the senses, like sound and so on, into the fires of the senses themselves, engaging with them with mindful discipline.

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌣𑍀𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌰𑍇 ।
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌮𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑍌 𑌜𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌿𑌤𑍇 ॥2𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Some people dedicate all the activities of their senses and the functions of their life-force into the fire of self-discipline, a fire fueled and illuminated by knowledge.

𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌪𑍋𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌃 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌽𑌪𑌰𑍇 ।
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌯𑌤𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌿𑌤𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌃 ॥2𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Similarly, some offer material possessions as sacrifice, others dedicate themselves through austerity or yogic discipline, while yet others, being self-controlled and steadfast in their vows, offer the study of sacred texts and pursuit of knowledge as their sacrifice.

𑌅𑌪𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌜𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌪𑌰𑍇 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌨𑌗𑌤𑍀 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌾𑌃 ॥2𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Some people, deeply dedicated to breath control, offer the outgoing breath into the incoming, and others offer the incoming breath into the outgoing. There are also those who, having restrained the movement of both, focus entirely on mastering the process of breath regulation.

𑌅𑌪𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌜𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌽𑌪𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍇 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌃 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌮𑌷𑌾𑌃 ॥30॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Others, who regulate their diet, offer the energies of life into each other. All of these are knowledgeable about sacrifice, and by such acts, their faults are removed through sacrifice.

𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌶𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌃 𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌨𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌂 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑍁𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮 ॥31॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those who partake of the nectar-like remnants left after sacrifice attain the eternal Brahman. For someone who does not perform sacrifice, even this world is unattainable-how much more so the next, O Arjuna.

𑌏𑌵𑌂 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌃 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌤𑌾 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍋 𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍇 ।
𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌏𑌵𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍇 ॥32॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
In this way, various kinds of sacrifices are set forth at the gateway of the Vedas. Understand that all of them arise from action. By realizing this, you will become free.

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌯𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌪 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥33॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, the offering of knowledge is greater than sacrifices made with material things. All actions, without exception, ultimately find their completion in knowledge.

𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍇𑌨 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌯𑌾 ।
𑌉𑌪𑌦𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌿𑌨𑌃 ॥34॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Learn this wisdom by approaching realized teachers with humility, asking sincere questions, and serving them. Those who truly know and have seen the truth will share this knowledge with you.

𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌨 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌮𑍍 𑌏𑌵𑌂 𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌡𑌵 ।
𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍇𑌷𑍇𑌣 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌥𑍋 𑌮𑌯𑌿 ॥35॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Once you truly understand this knowledge, Arjuna, you will not fall into confusion like before. Through it, you will perceive all living beings, without exception, as rooted in your own Self and ultimately in Me.

𑌅𑌪𑌿 𑌚𑍇𑌦𑌸𑌿 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌃 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌪𑍍𑌲𑌵𑍇𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌵𑍃𑌜𑌿𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 ॥36॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Even if you are the most sinful among all people, you will still cross over every wrong and misdeed by relying solely on the raft of knowledge.

𑌯𑌥𑍈𑌧𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌿 𑌸𑌮𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍋𑌽𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌃 𑌭𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 ।
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌭𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑌥𑌾 ॥3𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Just as a blazing fire turns wood into ashes, Arjuna, so too the fire of knowledge burns up all actions, leaving nothing behind.

𑌨 𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌦𑍃𑌶𑌂 𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌿𑌹 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌦𑌤𑌿 ॥3𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
There is nothing in this world that purifies like knowledge. Over time, one who is perfected through yoga discovers this knowledge within their own self.

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌲𑌭𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌤𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌲𑌬𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌚𑌿𑌰𑍇𑌣𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 ॥3𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
A person who has faith, is dedicated, and has mastered their senses gains knowledge. Once they have gained this knowledge, they soon reach the highest peace.

𑌅𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌂 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌪𑌰𑌃 𑌨 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌃 ॥40॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those who are ignorant, lack faith, and are plagued by doubt are ruined. For someone whose mind is full of doubt, neither this world nor the next, nor any real happiness, is attainable.

𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌛𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌨 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌬𑌧𑍍𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌧𑌨𑌂𑌜𑌯 ॥41॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, actions do not bind the person who has renounced actions through disciplined yoga, whose doubts have been completely destroyed by knowledge, and who is firmly self-controlled.

𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌂 𑌹𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌛𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌮𑍍 𑌆𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤 ॥42॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Therefore, using the sword of knowledge, cut away the doubt in your heart that has grown from ignorance about your true self. Stand firm in yoga, and rise up, O Arjuna.

॥ 𑌓𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍁 𑌉𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍇 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍋 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Thus ends the fourth chapter, called the Yoga of Knowledge and Renunciation of Action, in the sacred dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna, which forms part of the revered Bhagavad Gita Upanishad, a scripture of spiritual wisdom and yoga.

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