shlOkaH
shreebhagavaanuvaacha
idaM tu tE guhyatamaM pravakshhyaamyanasooyavE ।
jjhNaanaM vijjhNaanasahitaM yajjjhNaatvaa mOkshhyasE.ashaubhaat ॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
shree-bhagavaan uvaaca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; idam — this; tu — but; tE — unto you; guhya-tamam — the most confidential; pravakshhyaami — I am speaking; anasooyavE — to the nonenvious; jjhNaanam — knowledge; vijjhNaana — realized knowledge; sahitam — with; yat — which; jjhNaatvaa — knowing; mOkshhyasE — you will be released; ashubhaat — from this miserable material existence.
Translation
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Arjuna, because you are never envious of Me, I shall impart to you this most confidential knowledge and realization, knowing which you shall be relieved of the miseries of material existence.
shlOkaH
raajavidyaa raajaguhyaM pavitramidamuttamam ।
pratyakshhaavagamaM dharmyaM susukhaM kartumavyayam ॥ 2 ॥
Meaning
raaja-vidyaa — the king of education; raaja-guhyam — the king of confidential knowledge; pavitram — the purest; idam — this; uttamam — transcendental; pratyakshha — by direct experience; avagamam — understood; dharmyam — the principle of religion; su-sukham — very happy; kartum — to execute; avyayam — everlasting.
Translation
This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest knowledge, and because it gives direct perception of the self by realization, it is the perfection of religion. It is everlasting, and it is joyfully performed.
shlOkaH
ashraddadhaanaaH purushhaa dharmasyaasya parantapa ।
apraapya maaM nivartantE mRRityusaMsaaravartmani ॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
ashraddadhaanaaH — those who are faithless; purushhaaH — such persons; dharmasya — toward the process of religion; asya — this; param-tapa — O killer of the enemies; apraapya — without obtaining; maam — Me; nivartantE — come back; mRRityu — of death; saṁsaara — in material existence; vartmani — on the path.
Translation
Those who are not faithful in this devotional service cannot attain Me, O conqueror of enemies. Therefore they return to the path of birth and death in this material world.
shlOkaH
mayaa tatamidaM sarvaM jagadavyaktamoortinaa ।
matsthaani sarvabhootaani na chaahaM tEshhvavasthitaH ॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
mayaa — by Me; tatam — pervaded; idam — this; sarvam — all; jagat — cosmic manifestation; avyakta-moortinaa — by the unmanifested form; mat-sthaani — in Me; sarva-bhootaani — all living entities; na — not; ca — also; aham — I; tEshhu — in them; avasthitaH — situated.
Translation
By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All beings are in Me, but I am not in them.
shlOkaH
na cha matsthaani bhootaani pashya mE yOgamaishvaram ।
bhootabhRRinna cha bhootasthO mamaatmaa bhootabhaavanaH ॥ 5 ॥
Meaning
na — never; ca — also; mat-sthaani — situated in Me; bhootaani — all creation; pashya — just see; mE — My; yOgam aishvaram — inconceivable mystic power; bhoota-bhRRit — the maintainer of all living entities; na — never; ca — also; bhoota-sthaH — in the cosmic manifestation; mama — My; aatmaa — Self; bhoota-bhaavanaH — the source of all manifestations.
Translation
And yet everything that is created does not rest in Me. Behold My mystic opulence! Although I am the maintainer of all living entities and although I am everywhere, I am not a part of this cosmic manifestation, for My Self is the very source of creation.
shlOkaH
yathaakaashasthitO nityaM vaayuH sarvatragO mahaan ।
tathaa sarvaaNi bhootaani matsthaaneetyupadhaaraya ॥ 6 ॥
Meaning
yathaa — just as; aakaasha-sthitaH — situated in the sky; nityam — always; vaayuH — the wind; sarvatra-gaH — blowing everywhere; mahaan — great; tathaa — similarly; sarvaaNi bhootaani — all created beings; mat-sthaani — situated in Me; iti — thus; upadhaaraya — try to understand.
Translation
Understand that as the mighty wind, blowing everywhere, rests always in the sky, all created beings rest in Me.
shlOkaH
sarvabhootaani kauntEya prakRRitiM yaanti maamikaam ।
kalpakshhayE punastaani kalpaadau visRRijaamyaham ॥ 7 ॥
Meaning
sarva-bhootaani — all created entities; kauntEya — O son of Kuntī; prakRRitim — nature; yaanti — enter; maamikaam — My; kalpa-kshhayE — at the end of the millennium; punaH — again; taani — all those; kalpa-aadau — in the beginning of the millennium; visRRijaami — create; aham — I.
Translation
O son of Kuntī, at the end of the millennium all material manifestations enter into My nature, and at the beginning of another millennium, by My potency, I create them again.
shlOkaH
prakRRitiM svaamavashhTabhya visRRijaami punaH punaH ।
bhootagraamamimaM kRRitsnamavashaM prakRRitErvashaat ॥ 8 ॥
Meaning
prakRRitim — the material nature; svaam — of My personal Self; avashhTabhya — entering into; visRRijaami — I create; punaH punaH — again and again; bhoota-graamam — all the cosmic manifestations; imam — these; kRRitsnam — in total; avasham — automatically; prakRRitEH — of the force of nature; vashaat — under obligation.
Translation
The whole cosmic order is under Me. Under My will it is automatically manifested again and again, and under My will it is annihilated at the end.
shlOkaH
na cha maaM taani karmaaNi nibadhnanti dhananjaya ।
udaaseenavadaaseenamasaktaM tEshhu karmasu ॥ 9 ॥
Meaning
na — never; ca — also; maam — Me; taani — all those; karmaaNi — activities; nibadhnanti — bind; dhanam-jaya — O conqueror of riches; udaaseena-vat — as neutral; aaseenam — situated; asaktam — without attraction; tEshhu — for those; karmasu — activities.
Translation
O Dhanañjaya, all this work cannot bind Me. I am ever detached from all these material activities, seated as though neutral.
shlOkaH
mayaadhyakshhENa prakRRitiH sooyatE sacharaacharam ।
hEtunaanEna kauntEya jagadviparivartatE ॥ 10 ॥
Meaning
mayaa — by Me; adhyakshhENa — by superintendence; prakRRitiH — material nature; sooyatE — manifests; sa — both; cara-acaram — the moving and the nonmoving; hEtunaa — for the reason; anEna — this; kauntEya — O son of Kuntī; jagat — the cosmic manifestation; viparivartatE — is working.
Translation
This material nature, which is one of My energies, is working under My direction, O son of Kuntī, producing all moving and nonmoving beings. Under its rule this manifestation is created and annihilated again and again.
shlOkaH
avajaananti maaM mooDhaa maanushheeM tanumaashritam ।
paraM bhaavamajaanantO mama bhootamahEshvaram ॥ 11 ॥
Meaning
avajaananti — deride; maam — Me; mooDhaaH — foolish men; maanushheem — in a human form; tanum — a body; aashritam — assuming; param — transcendental; bhaavam — nature; ajaanantaH — not knowing; mama — My; bhoota — of everything that be; mahaa-eeshvaram — the supreme proprietor.
Translation
Fools deride Me when I descend in the human form. They do not know My transcendental nature as the Supreme Lord of all that be.
shlOkaH
mOghaashaa mOghakarmaaNO mOghajjhNaanaa vichEtasaH ।
raakshhaseemaasureeM chaiva prakRRitiM mOhineeM shritaaH ॥ 12 ॥
Meaning
mOgha-aashaaH — baffled in their hopes; mOgha-karmaaNaH — baffled in fruitive activities; mOgha-jjhNaanaaH — baffled in knowledge; vicEtasaH — bewildered; raakshhaseem — demonic; aasureem — atheistic; ca — and; Eva — certainly; prakRRitim — nature; mOhineem — bewildering; shritaaH — taking shelter of.
Translation
Those who are thus bewildered are attracted by demonic and atheistic views. In that deluded condition, their hopes for liberation, their fruitive activities, and their culture of knowledge are all defeated.
shlOkaH
mahaatmaanastu maaM paartha daiveeM prakRRitimaashritaaH ।
bhajantyananyamanasO jjhNaatvaa bhootaadimavyayam ॥ 13 ॥
Meaning
mahaa-aatmaanaH — the great souls; tu — but; maam — unto Me; paartha — O son of Pṛthā; daiveem — divine; prakRRitim — nature; aashritaaH — having taken shelter of; bhajanti — render service; ananya-manasaH — without deviation of the mind; jjhNaatvaa — knowing; bhoota — of creation; aadim — the origin; avyayam — inexhaustible.
Translation
O son of Pṛthā, those who are not deluded, the great souls, are under the protection of the divine nature. They are fully engaged in devotional service because they know Me as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, original and inexhaustible.
shlOkaH
satataM keertayantO maaM yatantashcha dRRiDhavrataaH ।
namasyantashcha maaM bhaktyaaa nityayuktaa upaasatE ॥ 14 ॥
Meaning
satatam — always; keertayantaH — chanting; maam — about Me; yatantaH — fully endeavoring; ca — also; dRRiDha-vrataaH — with determination; namasyantaH — offering obeisances; ca — and; maam — Me; bhaktyaa — in devotion; nitya-yuktaaH — perpetually engaged; upaasatE — worship.
Translation
Always chanting My glories, endeavoring with great determination, bowing down before Me, these great souls perpetually worship Me with devotion.
shlOkaH
jjhNaanayajjhNEna chaapyanyE yajantO maamupaasatE ।
EkatvEna pRRithaktvEna bahudhaa vishvatOmukham ॥ 15 ॥
Meaning
jjhNaana-yajjhNEna — by cultivation of knowledge; ca — also; api — certainly; anyE — others; yajantaH — sacrificing; maam — Me; upaasatE — worship; EkatvEna — in oneness; pRRithaktvEna — in duality; bahudhaa — in diversity; vishvataH-mukham — and in the universal form.
Translation
Others, who engage in sacrifice by the cultivation of knowledge, worship the Supreme Lord as the one without a second, as diverse in many, and in the universal form.
shlOkaH
ahaM kraturahaM yajjhNaH svadhaahamahamaushhadham ।
mantrO.ahamahamEvaajyamahamagnairahaM hutam ॥ 16 ॥
Meaning
aham — I; kratuH — Vedic ritual; aham — I; yajjhNaH — smṛti sacrifice; svadhaa — oblation; aham — I; aham — I; aushhadham — healing herb; mantraH — transcendental chant; aham — I; aham — I; Eva — certainly; aajyam — melted butter; aham — I; agniH — fire; aham — I; hutam — offering.
Translation
But it is I who am the ritual, I the sacrifice, the offering to the ancestors, the healing herb, the transcendental chant. I am the butter and the fire and the offering.
shlOkaH
pitaahamasya jagatO maataa dhaataa pitaamahaH ।
vEdyaM pavitram OMkaara RRik saama yajurEva cha ॥ 17 ॥
Meaning
pitaa — father; aham — I; asya — of this; jagataH — universe; maataa — mother; dhaataa — supporter; pitaamahaH — grandfather; vEdyam — what is to be known; pavitram — that which purifies; Oṁ-kaara — the syllable oṁ; RRik — the Ṛg Veda; saama — the Sāma Veda; yajuH — the Yajur Veda; Eva — certainly; ca — and.
Translation
I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the purifier and the syllable oṁ. I am also the Ṛg, the Sāma and the Yajur Vedas.
shlOkaH
gatirbhartaa prabhuH saakshhee nivaasaH sharaNaM suhRRit ।
prabhavaH pralayaH sthaanaM nidhaanaM beejamavyayam ॥ 18 ॥
Meaning
gatiH — goal; bhartaa — sustainer; prabhuH — Lord; saakshhee — witness; nivaasaH — abode; sharaNam — refuge; su-hRRit — most intimate friend; prabhavaH — creation; pralayaH — dissolution; sthaanam — ground; nidhaanam — resting place; beejam — seed; avyayam — imperishable.
Translation
I am the goal, the sustainer, the master, the witness, the abode, the refuge and the most dear friend. I am the creation and the annihilation, the basis of everything, the resting place and the eternal seed.
shlOkaH
tapaamyahamahaM varshhaM nigRRihNaamyutsRRijaami cha ।
amRRitaM chaiva mRRityushcha sadasachchaaahamarjuna ॥ 19 ॥
Meaning
tapaami — give heat; aham — I; aham — I; varshham — rain; nigRRihNaami — withhold; utsRRijaami — send forth; ca — and; amRRitam — immortality; ca — and; Eva — certainly; mRRityuH — death; ca — and; sat — spirit; asat — matter; ca — and; aham — I; arjuna — O Arjuna.
Translation
O Arjuna, I give heat, and I withhold and send forth the rain. I am immortality, and I am also death personified. Both spirit and matter are in Me.
shlOkaH
traividyaa maaM sOmapaaH pootapaapaa
yajjhNairishhTvaa svargatiM praarthayantE ।
tE puNyamaasaadya surEndralOka-
mashnanti divyaandivi dEvabhOgaan ॥ 20 ॥
Meaning
trai-vidyaaH — the knowers of the three Vedas; maam — Me; sOma-paaH — drinkers of soma juice; poota — purified; paapaaH — of sins; yajjhNaiH — with sacrifices; ishhTvaa — worshiping; svaH-gatim — passage to heaven; praarthayantE — pray for; tE — they; puNyam — pious; aasaadya — attaining; sura-indra — of Indra; lOkam — the world; ashnanti — enjoy; divyaan — celestial; divi — in heaven; dEva-bhOgaan — the pleasures of the gods.
Translation
Those who study the Vedas and drink the soma juice, seeking the heavenly planets, worship Me indirectly. Purified of sinful reactions, they take birth on the pious, heavenly planet of Indra, where they enjoy godly delights.
shlOkaH
tE taM bhuktvaa svargalOkaM vishaalaM
kshheeNE puNyE martyalOkaM vishanti ।
EvaM trayeedharmamanuprapannaa
gataagataM kaamakaamaa labhantE ॥ 21 ॥
Meaning
tE — they; tam — that; bhuktvaa — having enjoyed; svarga-lOkam — heaven; vishaalam — vast; kshheeNE — being exhausted; puNyE — the results of their pious activities; martya-lOkam — to the mortal earth; vishanti — fall down; Evam — thus; trayee — of the three Vedas; dharmam — doctrines; anuprapannaaH — following; gata-aagatam — death and birth; kaama-kaamaaH — desiring sense enjoyments; labhantE — attain.
Translation
When they have thus enjoyed vast heavenly sense pleasure and the results of their pious activities are exhausted, they return to this mortal planet again. Thus those who seek sense enjoyment by adhering to the principles of the three Vedas achieve only repeated birth and death.
shlOkaH
ananyaashchintayantO maaM yE janaaH paryupaasatE ।
tEshhaaM nityaabhiyuktaanaaM yOgakshhEmaM vahaamyaham ॥ 22 ॥
Meaning
ananyaaH — having no other object; cintayantaH — concentrating; maam — on Me; yE — those who; janaaH — persons; paryupaasatE — properly worship; tEshhaam — of them; nitya — always; abhiyuktaanaam — fixed in devotion; yOga — requirements; kshhEmam — protection; vahaami — carry; aham — I.
Translation
But those who always worship Me with exclusive devotion, meditating on My transcendental form – to them I carry what they lack, and I preserve what they have.
shlOkaH
yE.apyanyadEvataabhaktaa yajantE shraddhayaanvitaaH ।
tE.api maamEva kauntEya yajantyavidhipoorvakam ॥ 23 ॥
Meaning
yE — those who; api — also; anya — of other; dEvataa — gods; bhaktaaH — devotees; yajantE — worship; shraddhayaa anvitaaH — with faith; tE — they; api — also; maam — Me; Eva — only; kauntEya — O son of Kuntī; yajanti — they worship; avidhi-poorvakam — in a wrong way.
Translation
Those who are devotees of other gods and who worship them with faith actually worship only Me, O son of Kuntī, but they do so in a wrong way.
shlOkaH
ahaM hi sarvayajjhNaanaaM bhOktaa cha prabhurEva cha ।
na tu maamabhijaananti tattvEnaataSchyavanti tE ॥ 24 ॥
Meaning
aham — I; hi — surely; sarva — of all; yajjhNaanaam — sacrifices; bhOktaa — the enjoyer; ca — and; prabhuH — the Lord; Eva — also; ca — and; na — not; tu — but; maam — Me; abhijaananti — they know; tattvEna — in reality; ataH — therefore; cyavanti — fall down; tE — they.
Translation
I am the only enjoyer and master of all sacrifices. Therefore, those who do not recognize My true transcendental nature fall down.
shlOkaH
yaanti dEvavrataa dEvaanpitRReenyaanti pitRRivrataaH ।
bhootaani yaanti bhootEjyaa yaanti madyaajinO.api maam ॥ 25 ॥
Meaning
yaanti — go; dEva-vrataaH — worshipers of demigods; dEvaan — to the demigods; pitRReen — to the ancestors; yaanti — go; pitRRi-vrataaH — worshipers of ancestors; bhootaani — to the ghosts and spirits; yaanti — go; bhoota-ijyaaH — worshipers of ghosts and spirits; yaanti — go; mat — My; yaajinaH — devotees; api — but; maam — unto Me.
Translation
Those who worship the demigods will take birth among the demigods; those who worship the ancestors go to the ancestors; those who worship ghosts and spirits will take birth among such beings; and those who worship Me will live with Me.
shlOkaH
patraM pushhpaM phalaM tOyaM yO mE bhaktyaaa prayachChati ।
tadahaM bhaktyaupahRRitamashnaaami prayataatmanaH ॥ 26 ॥
Meaning
patram — a leaf; pushhpam — a flower; phalam — a fruit; tOyam — water; yaH — whoever; mE — unto Me; bhaktyaa — with devotion; prayacchati — offers; tat — that; aham — I; bhakti-upahRRitam — offered in devotion; ashnaami — accept; prayata-aatmanaH — from one in pure consciousness.
Translation
If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, I will accept it.
shlOkaH
yatkarOshhi yadashnaaasi yajjauhOshhi dadaasi yat ।
yattapasyasi kauntEya tatkurushhva madarpaNam ॥ 27 ॥
Meaning
yat — whatever; karOshhi — you do; yat — whatever; ashnaasi — you eat; yat — whatever; juhOshhi — you offer; dadaasi — you give away; yat — whatever; yat — whatever; tapasyasi — austerities you perform; kauntEya — O son of Kuntī; tat — that; kurushhva — do; mat — unto Me; arpaNam — as an offering.
Translation
Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer or give away, and whatever austerities you perform – do that, O son of Kuntī, as an offering to Me.
shlOkaH
shaubhaashaubhaphalairEvaM mOkshhyasE karmabandhanaiH ।
sannyaasayOgayuktaatmaa vimuktO maamupaishhyasi ॥ 28 ॥
Meaning
shubha — from auspicious; ashubha — and inauspicious; phalaiH — results; Evam — thus; mOkshhyasE — you will become free; karma — of work; bandhanaiH — from the bondage; sannyaasa — of renunciation; yOga — the yoga; yukta-aatmaa — having the mind firmly set on; vimuktaH — liberated; maam — to Me; upaishhyasi — you will attain.
Translation
In this way you will be freed from bondage to work and its auspicious and inauspicious results. With your mind fixed on Me in this principle of renunciation, you will be liberated and come to Me.
shlOkaH
samO.ahaM sarvabhootEshhu na mE dvEshhyO.asti na priyaH ।
yE bhajanti tu maaM bhaktyaaa mayi tE tEshhu chaapyaham ॥ 29 ॥
Meaning
samaH — equally disposed; aham — I; sarva-bhootEshhu — to all living entities; na — no one; mE — to Me; dvEshhyaH — hateful; asti — is; na — nor; priyaH — dear; yE — those who; bhajanti — render transcendental service; tu — but; maam — unto Me; bhaktyaa — in devotion; mayi — are in Me; tE — such persons; tEshhu — in them; ca — also; api — certainly; aham — I.
Translation
I envy no one, nor am I partial to anyone. I am equal to all. But whoever renders service unto Me in devotion is a friend, is in Me, and I am also a friend to him.
shlOkaH
api chEtsuduraachaarO bhajatE maamananyabhaak ।
saadhurEva sa mantavyaH samyagvyavasitO hi saH ॥ 30 ॥
Meaning
api — even; cEt — if; su-duraacaaraH — one committing the most abominable actions; bhajatE — is engaged in devotional service; maam — unto Me; ananya-bhaak — without deviation; saadhuH — a saint; Eva — certainly; saH — he; mantavyaH — is to be considered; samyak — completely; vyavasitaH — situated in determination; hi — certainly; saH — he.
Translation
Even if one commits the most abominable action, if he is engaged in devotional service he is to be considered saintly because he is properly situated in his determination.
shlOkaH
kshhipraM bhavati dharmaatmaa shashvachChaantiM nigachChati ।
kauntEya pratijaaneehi na mE bhaktaH praNashyati ॥ 31 ॥
Meaning
kshhipram — very soon; bhavati — becomes; dharma-aatmaa — righteous; shashvat-shaantim — lasting peace; nigacchati — attains; kauntEya — O son of Kuntī; pratijaaneehi — declare; na — never; mE — My; bhaktaH — devotee; praNashyati — perishes.
Translation
He quickly becomes righteous and attains lasting peace. O son of Kuntī, declare it boldly that My devotee never perishes.
shlOkaH
maaM hi paartha vyapaashritya yE.api syuH paapayOnayaH ।
striyO vaishyaastathaa shaoodraastE.api yaanti paraaM gatim ॥ 32 ॥
Meaning
maam — of Me; hi — certainly; paartha — O son of Pṛthā; vyapaashritya — particularly taking shelter; yE — those who; api — also; syuH — are; paapa-yOnayaH — born of a lower family; striyaH — women; vaishyaaH — mercantile people; tathaa — also; shoodraaH — lower-class men; tE api — even they; yaanti — go; paraam — to the supreme; gatim — destination.
Translation
O son of Pṛthā, those who take shelter in Me, though they be of lower birth – women, vaiśyas [merchants] and śūdras [workers] – can attain the supreme destination.
shlOkaH
kiM punarbraahmaNaaH puNyaa bhaktaa raajarshhayastathaa ।
anityamasukhaM lOkamimaM praapya bhajasva maam ॥ 33 ॥
Meaning
kim — how much; punaH — again; braahmaNaaH — brāhmaṇas; puNyaaH — righteous; bhaktaaH — devotees; raaja-RRishhayaH — saintly kings; tathaa — also; anityam — temporary; asukham — full of miseries; lOkam — planet; imam — this; praapya — gaining; bhajasva — be engaged in loving service; maam — unto Me.
Translation
How much more this is so of the righteous brāhmaṇas, the devotees and the saintly kings. Therefore, having come to this temporary, miserable world, engage in loving service unto Me.
shlOkaH
manmanaa bhava madbhaktO madyaajee maaM namaskuru ।
maamEvaishhyasi yuktvaivamaatmaanaM matparaayaNaH ॥ 34 ॥
Meaning
mat-manaaH — always thinking of Me; bhava — become; mat — My; bhaktaH — devotee; mat — My; yaajee — worshiper; maam — unto Me; namas-kuru — offer obeisances; maam — unto Me; Eva — completely; Eshhyasi — you will come; yuktvaa — being absorbed; Evam — thus; aatmaanam — your soul; mat-paraayaNaH — devoted to Me.
Translation
Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, become My devotee, offer obeisances to Me and worship Me. Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me.
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