Bhagvadgita:- Part15

एवं बहुविधा यज्ञा वितता ब्रह्मणो मुखे।
कर्मजान्विद्धि तान्सर्वानेवं ज्ञात्वा विमोक्ष्यसे

Translation: - Krishna to Arjuna- All the Vedas tell all the sacrifices suitable for the different types of the work. Know all of them.

श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।
सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते

Translation: - Krishna to Arjuna- Arjuna, sacrifice performed in the knowledge is always greater than the material sacrifice since it leads with the transcendental knowledge.

तद्विद्धि प्रणिपातेन परिप्रश्नेन सेवया।
उपदेक्ष्यन्ति ते ज्ञानं ज्ञानिनस्तत्त्वदर्शिनः

Translation: - Krishna to Arjuna- A wise person who is self-realised can always tell these truths.

यज्ज्ञात्वा न पुनर्मोहमेवं यास्यसि पाण्डव।
येन भूतान्यशेषेण द्रक्ष्यस्यात्मन्यथो मयि

Translation: - Krishna to Arjuna- Self-realization will always make free from all the ignorance.

अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः।
सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि

Translation: - Krishna to Arjuna- This knowledge will help you to cross the path of material success.

यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन।
ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा

Translation: - Krishna to Arjuna- Arjuna, knowledge is a powerful weapon. No one can burn the person with powerful knowledge.

न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।
तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति

Translation: - Krishna to Arjuna- Nothing is more purifying than the knowledge. A mind is always purified by yoga will receive knowledge with the time.

श्रद्धावाँल्लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेन्द्रियः।
ज्ञानं लब्ध्वा परां शान्तिमचिरेणाधिगच्छति

Translation: - Krishna to Arjuna- Self-control always leads to the success which leads to universal peace.

अज्ञश्चाश्रद्दधानश्च संशयात्मा विनश्यति।
नायं लोकोऽस्ति न परो न सुखं संशयात्मनः

Translation: - Krishna to Arjuna: - A person who has always a doubt is always lost in the world.

योगसंन्यस्तकर्माणं ज्ञानसंछिन्नसंशयम्।

आत्मवन्तं न कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय

Translation: - Krishna to Arjuna: - Person becomes free from the karma bond with the help of knowledge, free from the doubts, and self-realization.

तस्मादज्ञानसंभूतं हृत्स्थं ज्ञानासिनाऽऽत्मनः।

छित्त्वैनं संशयं योगमातिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भारत

Translation: -Krishna to Arjuna: - Arjuna, throw away all your doubts with the knowledge of the sword and get ready to fight on the battlefield.

 

अर्जुन उवाच
संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।
यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम्

Translation: - Krishna to Arjuna- Lord, you guided me about the action first. You told me to practice karma yoga. Please guide me further.

 

श्री भगवानुवाच
संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते

Translation: -Krishna to Arjuna: - Path of Karma yoga will always take you to the universal peacefulness. It will make you free from all the bonding.

 

 

ज्ञेयः स नित्यसंन्यासी यो न द्वेष्टि न काङ्क्षति।
निर्द्वन्द्वो हि महाबाहो सुखं बन्धात्प्रमुच्यते

Translation: - Krishna to Arjuna-A karma yogi is free from the obsession and the desires.

 

Key points: -

·        Karma yoga is always the best in the world.

·        Knowledge is always a powerful weapon. A knowledgeable person is free from all the emotional bonding.

·        A doubtful person cannot do anything.

·        A person with faith in the mind achieves the biggest success.

   To be continued...

   Kaushik