Bhagvadgita- Part3 Sankhya Yog

सञ्जय उवाच
तं तथा कृपयाऽविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम्।
विषीदन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच मधुसूदनः

Translation:- Sanjaya said- Lord Madhusudan addressed Arjuna who was wallowing in pity and shedding tears profusely.

 

श्री भगवानुवाच
कुतस्त्वा कश्मलमिदं विषमे समुपस्थितम्।
अनार्यजुष्टमस्वर्ग्यमकीर्तिकरमर्जुन

Translation:-

Shri Bhagavan said:-

From where these weakness has come, Arjuna, that too at this time of danger? It does not befit an Aryan like you who has lived a life of values. This will bring you neither reputation nor heaven.

 

क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते।
क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप

Translation: - Do not fall or prey to this weakness, O’ Partha, O’ Parantapa, give up this unmanliness and rise to the occasion to fight.

अर्जुन उवाच
कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।
इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन

Translation: -

O’ Madhusudhan, how can I attack Bhishma and Drona? How can I shoot the arrows to those who I have worshipped?

 

गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावान्
श्रेयो भोक्तुं भैक्ष्यमपीह लोके।
हत्वार्थकामांस्तु गुरूनिहैव
भुञ्जीय भोगान् रुधिरप्रदिग्धान्

 Translation:-

 I would rather live a life of begging then killing my own relatives and teachers, however covetous they may be. After killing them, all the pleasures will have no significance, tainted with their blood.

 

न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयो

यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः।
यानेव हत्वा न जिजीविषाम
स्तेऽवस्थिताः प्रमुखे धार्तराष्ट्राः

Translation:-

Right now, I am not sure what is better. Conquering them or getting conquered? I do not wish to live after killing them. Yet they stand on the side of the sons of Dhritarashtra in the battle.

 

कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः
पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः।
यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्िचतं ब्रूहि तन्मे
शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्

Translation: - I am now anxious. I am confused about my duties. I surrender to you as your disciple. Please guide me in my best interest.

न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।
अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्
राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्

Translation:-

Winning a prosperous kingdom on the earth or acquiring sovereign powers like that of the celestial beings will not be sufficient to nullify the immense grief within that is drying up in my senses.

 

सञ्जय उवाच
एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तप।
न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह

Translation:- And then Arjuna declared to the Hrishikesha,’ O’ Govinda, I will not fight in the battle.’ There was silence observed.

 

तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।
सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः

Translation:- ‘O’ King,’ Hrishikesha then spoke smilingly to the grieving Arjuna, right in the middle of both the armies.

 

श्री भगवानुवाच
अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे।
गतासूनगतासूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः

Translation:-

Shri Bhagwan said:-

Your words are wise but you are lamenting for something that is unworthy. Neither for the living nor for the dead does a wise man lament.

 

न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपाः
न चैव न भविष्यामः सर्वे वयमतः परम्

Translation:- There is no such time when I or you or all these kings were not in existence. And, we shall all exist in the future too.

 

देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा।
तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति

Translation:-

Childhood, youth, old age are the simple phases in the journey of the embodied soul. The next phase is another body.  There is nothing abnormal.

 

मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः।
आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत

Translation:- Interaction with the sense objects leads to the experience of the joy and sorrow which are as temporary as the summer and winter that continuously come and go, O’ son of Kunti. You must adapt to them, tolerate them without losing your balance, O’ ruler of Bharata.

 

यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ।
समदुःखसुखं धीरं सोऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते

Translation: -

The one who is wise enough to tolerate the dualities, to whom joy and the sorrow are the ones and the same, he becomes qualified for the eternal life, O’ Arjuna.

 

नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।
उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः

Translation: - That which is temporary is not ultimate reality because ultimate reality is unchangeable and indestructible. This is the conclusion derived by the wise who have pondered on the subject at the length.

अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।
विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति

Translation: - Imperishable and indestructible that is the nature of the soul which pervades the body.

 

अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः।
अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत

Translation: - What can be destroyed is the eternal body and the soul is the imperishable and indestructible. O’ Arjuna, rise and fight.

 

य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्।
उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते।

Translation:- In the ignorance one may think that a soul can slay another soul, or a soul gets slayed by another soul but in the truth, the soul can neither can be killed nor can be destroyed.

 

न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचि
न्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः।
अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो
न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे

Translation:-

Soul neither takes birth nor dies. It is ageless, eternal. Even with the destruction of the body, the soul is never destroyed.

 

To be continued...
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Kaushik

Bhagvadgita- Part2

अर्जुन उवाच!

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत

यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान्।
कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन्रणसमुद्यमे

Translation:-

Arjuna says:- Do take the chariot in the middle of both the armies so that I can have a good look at these assembled here to fight and compete with me in this battle, O’ infallible One.

 

योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः।
धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः

Translation:-

I must see all those who want to fight with me and support the wicked sons of Dhritarashtra.

संजय उवाच
एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत।
सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम्

Translation:-

Sanjaya says:- Complying with the instructions of Gudakesha ( One who has conquered sleep), Hrishikesha ( One who has conquered all the senses) pulled the magnificent chariot to the middle of both the armies.

भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्।
उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति

Translation:- Pointing to Bhishma, Drona, and the kings of the world, Krishna said,’ O’ Partha, look! The Kurus are all gathered here.’’

 

तत्रापश्यत्स्थितान्पार्थः पितृ़नथ पितामहान्।
आचार्यान्मातुलान्भ्रातृ़न्पुत्रान्पौत्रान्सखींस्तथा

श्वशुरान्सुहृदश्चैव सेनयोरुभयोरपि

Translation:-

In both armies, all Arjuna could see was fathers, grandfathers, teachers, maternal uncles, brothers, sons, grandsons, companions, in-laws, and well-wishers.

 

तान्समीक्ष्य स कौन्तेयः सर्वान्बन्धूनवस्थितान्

कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्।

Translation:- Seeing only the presence of relatives on the battlefield, Kaunteya was overcome with the compassion.

अर्जुन उवाच

दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम्

सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति।

Translation:-

Arjuna says:- O’ Krishna, my limbs are trembling and my mouth is drying up at the sight of my very own friends and relatives here on the battlefield, ready to kill each other.

 

वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते

गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते

Translation:-

My body is shuddering, my hair is standing on end, Gandiva, my bow is falling off my hand, and my skin burns.

 

न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः

निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव

Translation:-

O’ Keshava, killer of Keshi demon, my mind is reeling in confusion and I see only bad omens bringing misfortune.

न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे

न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च

Translation:- How can there be merit in killing my own kith and kin? O’ Krishna, I have neither a desire of winning this battle nor a desire for a kingdom nor for any happiness.

 

किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा

येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च।
त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च

आचार्याः पितरः पुत्रास्तथैव च पितामहाः।
मातुलाः श्चशुराः पौत्राः श्यालाः सम्बन्धिनस्तथा

एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन

अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यस्य हेतोः किं नु महीकृते

निहत्य धार्तराष्ट्रान्नः का प्रीतिः स्याज्जनार्दन।

Translation:-

What is the use of the kingdom or enjoyment in life, if those we want to share it are present in the battle? O’ Govinda, teachers, fathers, sons, grandfathers, maternal uncles, grandsons, fathers-in-law, grand-nephews, brothers-in-law, and others have put their lives and wealth on stake here. I refuse to kill them, O’ Madhusudan, even if they attack me. Leave along with earth, even if You give me control of all three worlds, I will not fight. What pleasure is there in killing the sons of Dhritarashtra, I am asking you, Janardana.

 

पापमेवाश्रयेदस्मान्हत्वैतानाततायिनः

तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान्।
स्वजनं हि कथं हत्वा सुखिनः स्याम माधव

Translation:-

O’ Madhav, killing them will be committing a sin. Nothing justifies killing the sons of Dhritarashtra and our own friends. Does happiness lie in killing our own family?

 

यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः।
कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्

कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम्।
कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन

Translation:- I agree that these people are motivated by greed. But, Janardana, we need not commit the same sin as them being fully aware of a crime.

कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः।
धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत

Translation:- Irreligious practices increase when the dynasties get destroyed and family traditions are lost.

 

अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः।
स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः

Translation: -With irreligion, women become immoral producing unwanted children, O’ Krishna.

 

सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।
पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः

Translation:-  The unwanted population makes an existence a living hell for one and all. Even the ancestors are doomed, being deprived of the sacrificial offering of food and water.

 

दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः।
उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः

Translation: - The net result is destruction of all the dharma, whether related to a family or a community, merely by the evil act of breaking cultural traditions.

उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।
नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम

Translations:-O’ Janardana, I have heard from the learned sources that those who mess with the family traditions are condemned to the hell eternally.

 

अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्।
यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः

Translation: - How ironic that we ourselves are trying to commit a sinful act of killing our own family! And for What? Simply to enjoy kingly pleasures?

 

यदि मामप्रतीकारमशस्त्रं शस्त्रपाणयः।
धार्तराष्ट्रा रणे हन्युस्तन्मे क्षेमतरं भवेत्

Translation:- I would die rather unarmed and without any resistance, when attacked by  the weapons of the sons of Dhritarashtra on the battlefield.

 

सञ्जय उवाच
एवमुक्त्वाऽर्जुनः संख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्।
विसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानसः

Translation:-

 Sanjaya said:- With these words, Arjuna put down his bow and arrows and sank to the seat of the chariot with a heart overflowing with grief.

 

To be continued...

Kaushik

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