Verse 1
arjunaḥ uvācha
Arjun said
kim tat brahma kim adhyātmam kim karma puruṣha-uttama
what that Brahman what the individual soul what the principle of karma Shree Krishna, the Supreme Divine Personality
adhibhūtam cha kim proktam adhidaivam kim uchyate
the material manifestation and what is called the Lord of the celestial gods what is called
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Verse 2
adhiyajñaḥ katham kaḥ atra dehe asmin madhusūdana
the Lord all sacrificial performances how who here in body this Shree Krishna, the killer of the demon named Madhu
prayāṇa-kāle cha katham jñeyaḥ asi niyata-ātmabhiḥ
at the time of death and how to be known are (you) by those of steadfast mind
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Verse 3
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha
the Blessed Lord said
akṣharam brahma paramam svabhāvaḥ adhyātmam uchyate
indestructible Brahman the Supreme nature one’s own self is called
bhūta-bhāva-udbhava-karaḥ visargaḥ karma sanjñitaḥ
Actions pertaining to the material personality of living beings, and its development creation fruitive activities are called
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Verse 4
adhibhūtam kṣharaḥ bhāvaḥ puruṣhaḥ cha adhidaivatam
the ever changing physical manifestation perishable nature the cosmic personality of God, encompassing the material creation and the Lord of the celestial gods
adhiyajñaḥ aham eva atra dehe deha-bhṛitām vara
the Lord of all sacrifices I certainly here in the body of the embodied O best
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Verse 5
anta-kāle cha mām eva smaran muktvā kalevaram
at the time of death and me alone remembering relinquish the body
yaḥ prayāti saḥ mat-bhāvam yāti na asti atra sanśhayaḥ
who goes he Godlike nature achieves no there is here doubt
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Verse 6
yam yam vā api smaran bhāvam tyajati ante kalevaram
whatever or even remembering remembrance gives up in the end the body
tam tam eva eti kaunteya sadā tat bhāva-bhāvitaḥ
to that to that certainly gets Arjun, the son of Kunti always that absorbed in contemplation
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Verse 7
tasmāt sarveṣhu kāleṣhu mām anusmara yudhya cha
therefore in all times me remember fight and
mayi arpita manaḥ buddhiḥ mām eva eṣhyasi asanśhayaḥ
to me surrender mind intellect to me surely you shall attain without a doubt
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Verse 8
abhyāsa-yoga yuktena chetasā na anya-gāminā
by practice of yog being constantly engaged in remembrance by the mind without deviating
paramam puruṣham divyam yāti pārtha anuchintayan
the Supreme Divine Personality divine one attains Arjun, the son of Pritha constant remembrance
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Verse 9
kavim purāṇam anuśhāsitāram
poet ancient the controller
aṇoḥ aṇīyānsam anusmaret yaḥ
than the atom smaller always remembers who
sarvasya dhātāram achintya rūpam
of everything the support inconceivable divine form
āditya-varṇam tamasaḥ parastāt
effulgent like the sun to the darkness of ignorance beyond
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Verse 10
prayāṇa-kāle manasā achalena
at the time of death mind steadily
bhaktyā yuktaḥ yoga-balena cha eva
remembering with great devotion united through the power of yog and certainly
bhruvoḥ madhye prāṇam āveśhya samyak
the two eyebrows between life airs fixing completely
saḥ tam param puruṣham upaiti divyam
he him the Supreme Divine Lord attains divine
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Verse 11
yat akṣharam veda-vidaḥ vadanti
which Imperishable scholars of the Vedas describe
viśhanti yat yatayaḥ vīta-rāgāḥ
enter which great ascetics free from attachment
yat ichchhantaḥ brahmacharyam charanti
which desiring celibacy practice
tat te padam saṅgraheṇa pravakṣhye
that to you goal briefly I shall explain
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Verse 12
sarva-dvārāṇi sanyamya manaḥ hṛidi nirudhya cha
all gates restraining the mind in the heart region confining and
mūrdhni ādhāya ātmanaḥ prāṇam āsthitaḥ yoga-dhāraṇām
in the head establish of the self the life breath situated (in) the yogic concentration
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Verse 13
om iti eka-akṣharam brahma vyāharan mām anusmaran
sacred syllable representing the formless aspect of God thus one syllabled the Absolute Truth chanting me (Shree Krishna) remembering
yaḥ prayāti tyajan deham saḥ yāti paramām gatim
who departs quitting the body he attains the supreme goal
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Verse 14
ananya-chetāḥ satatam yaḥ mām smarati nityaśhaḥ
without deviation of the mind always who me remembers regularly
tasya aham su-labhaḥ pārtha nitya yuktasya yoginaḥ
to him I easily attainable Arjun, the son of Pritha constantly engaged of the yogis
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Verse 15
mām upetya punaḥ janma duḥkha-ālayam aśhāśhvatam
me having attained again birth place full of miseries temporary
na āpnuvanti mahā-ātmānaḥ sansiddhim paramām gatāḥ
never attain the great souls perfection highest having achieved
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Verse 16
ā-brahma-bhuvanāt lokāḥ punaḥ āvartinaḥ arjuna
up to the abode of Brahma worlds subject to rebirth Arjun
mām upetya tu kaunteya punaḥ janma na vidyate
mine having attained but Arjun, the son of Kunti rebirth never is
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Verse 17
sahasra yuga paryantam ahaḥ yat brahmaṇaḥ viduḥ
one thousand age until one day which of Brahma know
rātrim yuga-sahasra-antām te ahaḥ-rātra-vidaḥ janāḥ
night lasts one thousand yugas they those who know his day and night people
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Verse 18
avyaktāt vyaktayaḥ sarvāḥ prabhavanti ahaḥ-āgame
from the unmanifested the manifested all emanate at the advent of Brahma’s day
rātri-āgame pralīyante tatra eva avyakta-sanjñake
at the fall of Brahma’s night they dissolve into that certainly in that which is called the unmanifest
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Verse 19
bhūta-grāmaḥ saḥ eva ayam bhūtvā bhūtvā pralīyate
the multitude of beings these certainly this repeatedly taking birth dissolves
rātri-āgame avaśhaḥ pārtha prabhavati ahaḥ-āgame
with the advent of night helpless Arjun, the son of Pritha become manifest with the advent of day
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Verse 20
paraḥ tasmāt tu bhāvaḥ anyaḥ avyaktaḥ avyaktāt sanātanaḥ
transcendental than that but creation another unmanifest to the unmanifest eternal
yaḥ saḥ sarveṣhu bhūteṣhu naśhyatsu na vinaśhyati
who that all in beings cease to exist never is annihilated
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Verse 21
avyaktaḥ akṣharaḥ iti uktaḥ tam āhuḥ paramām gatim
unmanifest imperishable thus is said that is called the supreme destination
yam prāpya na nivartante tat dhāma paramam mama
which having reached never come back that abode the supreme my
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Verse 22
puruṣhaḥ saḥ paraḥ pārtha bhaktyā labhyaḥ tu ananyayā
the Supreme Divine Personality he greatest Arjun, the son of Pritha through devotion is attainable indeed without another
yasya antaḥ-sthāni bhūtāni yena sarvam idam tatam
of whom situated within beings by whom all this is pervaded
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Verse 23
yatra kāle tu anāvṛittim āvṛittim cha eva yoginaḥ
where time certainly no return return and certainly a yogi
prayātāḥ yānti tam kālam vakṣhyāmi bharata-ṛiṣhabha
having departed attain that time I shall describe Arjun, the best of the Bharatas
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Verse 24
agniḥ jyotiḥ ahaḥ śhuklaḥ ṣhaṭ-māsāḥ uttara-ayanam
fire light day the bright fortnight of the moon six months the sun’s northern course
tatra prayātāḥ gachchhanti brahma brahma-vidaḥ janāḥ
there departed go Brahman those who know the Brahman persons
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Verse 25
dhūmaḥ rātriḥ tathā kṛiṣhṇaḥ ṣhaṭ-māsāḥ dakṣhiṇa-ayanam
smoke night and the dark fortnight of the moon six months the sun’s southern course
tatra chāndra-masam jyotiḥ yogī prāpya nivartate
there lunar light a yogi attain comes back
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Verse 26
śhukla kṛiṣhṇe gatī hi ete jagataḥ śhāśhvate mate
bright dark paths certainly these of the material world eternal opinion
ekayā yāti anāvṛittim anyayā āvartate punaḥ
by one goes to non return by the other comes back again
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Verse 27
na ete sṛitī pārtha jānan yogī muhyati kaśhchana
never these two paths Arjun, the son of Pritha knowing a yogi bewildered any
tasmāt sarveṣhu kāleṣhu yoga-yuktaḥ bhava arjuna
therefore always situated in Yog be Arjun
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Verse 28
vedeṣhu yajñeṣhu tapaḥsu cha eva
in the study of the Vedas in performance of sacrifices in austerities and certainly
dāneṣhu yat puṇya-phalam pradiṣhṭam
in giving charities which fruit of merit is gained
atyeti tat sarvam idam viditvā
surpasses all this having known
yogī param sthānam upaiti cha ādyam
a yogi Supreme Abode achieves and original
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