Verse 3 shubhâshubha-phalair evaṁ mokṣhyase karma-bandhanaiḥ Desire and anger cast a screen of smoke over the world. sannyâsa-yoga-yuktâtmâ vimukto mâm upaiṣhyasi Make yourself alike in pain and pleasure, man-manâ bhava mad-bhakto mad-yâjî mâṁ namaskuru Think of Me, be devoted to Me, worship Me, mâm evaiṣhyasi yuktvaivam âtmânaṁ mat-parâyaṇaḥ And having surrendered yourself to Me, and by following your Dharma, you will find Me. Verse 4 evaṁ jñâtvâ kṛitaṁ karma pûrvair api mumukṣhubhiḥ Action is the cosmic energy that brings every creature into existence. kuru karmaiva tasmâttvaṁ pûrvaiḥ pûrvataraṁ kṛitam Action is inescapable; we always act, even when doing nothing. The question is, how to act rightly?
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Verse 5 karmaṇy-evâdhikâras te mâ phaleṣhu kadâchana Act selflessly, without any thought of personal profit. mâ karma-phala-hetur bhûr mâ te saṇgo ‘stvakarmaṇi Through selfless service, you will always be fruitful. Verse 6 tad viddhi praṇipâtena pariprashnena sevayâ Act without straining after the reward. upadekṣhyanti te jñânaṁ jñâninas tattva-darshinaḥ Reward is an illusion. yaj jñâtvâ na punar moham evaṁ yâsyasi pâṇḍava Detach action from result, yena bhûtânyasheṣheṇa drakṣhyasyâtmanyatho mayi Be my instrument in the battle.
Bhagavad Gita appears in Part II: Dharma Libretto translation and text adaptation by Sharada K Eswar
Verse 1 yadâ yadâ hi dharmasya glânir bhavati bhârata
Whenever there is a decline of righteousness, O Arjuna, abhyutthânam adharmasya tadâtmânaṁ sṛijâmyaham And there is a rise of unrighteousness, at that time I manifest myself on earth. paritrâṇâya sâdhûnâṁ vinâshâya cha duṣhkṛitâm To protect the righteous, to annihilate the wicked dharma-sansthâpanârthâya sambhavâmi yuge yuge and to reestablish the principles of dharma I appear on this earth, age after age. Verse 2 mayyâsakta-manâḥ pârtha yogaṁ yuñjan mad-âshrayaḥ Listen, O Arjuna, how, being devoted to Me, and surrendering to Me asanshayaṁ samagraṁ mâṁ yathâ jñâsyasi tach chhṛiṇu you can know Me completely, and be free from doubt. ye chaiva sâttvikâ bhâvâ râjasâs tâmasâúh cha ye Goodness, passion, and ignorance—are manifested by My energy. matta eveti tân viddhi na tvahaṁ teṣhu te mayi They are in Me, but I am beyond them.
Verse 7 jâtasya hi dhruvo mṛityur dhruvaṁ janma mṛitasya cha Arjuna, that which is born will die, tasmâd aparihârye ‘rthe na tvaṁ shochitum arhasi And that which will die will be reborn. It is pointless to cling and mourn.
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