BG-18a

arjuna uvacha

sannyasasya mahaabaaho ^*

tattvaamichchaami vedhithum ^*

thyaagasya cha hrisheekesha ^*

pruthak keshinishoodhana

shribhagavaan uvaacha

kaamyaanaam karmanaam nyaasam ^*

sannyaasam kavayo viduhu ^*

sarvakarma-phala-thyaagam ^*

praahus thyagaam vichakshanaaha

thyaajyam dosha-vadhityeke ^*

karma praahur maneeshinaha ^*

yagnya-dhaana-tapah-karma ^*

na thyaajyam ithi chaapare

nishchayam shrunu me thathra ^*

thyaage bharata-sathama ^*

thyaago hi purusha-vyaaghra ^*

thri-vidhah samprakeerthithaha

yagnya-dhaana-thapah-karma ^*

na thyaajyam kaaryameva thath ^*

yagnyo dhaanam tapash chaiva ^*

paavanaani maneeshinaam

ethaanyapi thu karmaani ^*

sangam thyakthvaa phalaani cha ^*

karthavyaaneethi me paartha ^*

nishchitham mathamuthamam

niyathasya thu sannyaasah ^*

karmano nopapadhyathe ^*

mohaath thasya parithyaagam ^*

staamasah parikeerthithaha

duhkham ithyeva yath karma ^*

kaaya-klesha-bhayaathyajeth ^*

sa kritvaa raajasam thyaagam ^*

naiva thyaaga-phalam labheth

kaaryam ithyeva yath karma ^*

niyatham kriyathe arjuna ^*

sangam thyakthvaa phalam chaiva ^*

sa thyaagah saathviko mathaha

na dveshty akushalam karma ^*

kushale naanushajjhathe ^*

thyaagee sathva-samaavishtaha ^*

medhaavee chhinna-sanshayaha

na hi dheha-bhruthaa shakyam ^*

thyakthum karmaany asheshataha ^*

yas thu karma-phala-thyaagee ^*

sa thyaageethy abhidheeyathe

anishtam ishtam mishram cha ^*

tri-vidham karmanah phalam ^*

bhavathy athyaaginaam pretya ^*

na thu sannyaasinaam kvachith

panchaithaani mahaa-bhaaho ^*

kaaranaani nibhodha me ^*

saankhye kruthaanthe prokthaani ^*

siddhaye sarva-karmanaam

adhishtaanam thathaa karthaa ^*

karanam cha pruthag-vidham ^*

vividhaash cha prithak cheshtaa ^*

dhaivam chaivaathra panchamam

shareera-vaan-manobhir yath ^*

karma praarabhathe naraha ^*

nyaayyam vaa vipareetham vaa ^*

panchaite thasya hethavaha

thathraivam sathi karthaaram ^*

aathmaanam kevalam thu yaha ^*

pashyathy akritha-buddhithvaan ^*

na sa pashyathi durmathihi

yasya naahankritho bhaavo ^*

buddhir yasya na lipyathe ^*

hathvaa api sa imaal lokaan ^*

na hanthi na nibadhyathe

gyaanam gneyam parignyaathaa ^*

thri-vidhaa karma-chodhanaa ^*

karanam karma karthethi ^*

thri-vidhah karma-sangrahaha

gyaanam karma cha karthaa cha ^*

thridhaiva guna-bhedhathaha ^*

prochyathe guna-sankhyaane ^*

yathaavach chrinu thaanyapi