pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः। संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि॥
English: Thus will you be freed from the bonds of action, the fruits of which are both good and bad. With your self endued with renunciation and devotion, you will be freed (from the laws of rebirth), and you will come to Me.
Sanskrit: समोऽहं सर्वभूतेषु न मे द्वेष्योऽस्ति न प्रियः। ये भजन्ति तु मां भक्त्या मयि ते तेषु चाप्यहम्॥
English: I am alike to all beings. No one is hateful, none is dear to Me. In whatever way they worship, if they worship with reverence, they are in Me, and I am in them.
Sanskrit: अपि चेत् सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक्। साधुरेव स मन्तव्यः सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि सः॥
English: If even an exceedingly wicked man worship Me, without worshipping any one else, he should certainly be regarded as a good (man), for his efforts are well-directed.
Sanskrit: क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति। कौन्तेय प्रति जानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति॥
English: Such a man soon becomes devout and virtuous minded, and attains eternal peace. Learn, O son of Kunti, he who is devoted to Me, is never lost.
Sanskrit: मां हि पार्थ व्यपाश्रित्य येऽपि स्युः पापयोनयः। स्तेऽपि यान्ति परां गतिम्॥
English: Even those persons, Partha, who are of sinful birth, who are women, Vaishyas or Shudras, attain to the supreme goal, if they come to Me..
Sanskrit: किं पुनर्ब्राह्मणाः पुण्या भक्ता राजर्षयस्तथा। अनित्यमसुखं लोकमिमं प्राप्य भजस्व माम्॥
English: What then should I speak of holy Brahmins and royal sages who are my devotees? Having come to this miserable and mortal world, O Partha, worship Me.
Sanskrit: मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु। मामेवैष्यसि युक्त्वैवमात्मानं मत्परायणः॥
English: Fix your mind on Me, become My worshipper, become My devotee, bow to Me. Thus making Me your goal, and devoting yourself to obstruction, you will certainly come to Me.
Sanskrit: श्रीभगवानुवाच भूय एव महाबाहो शृणु मे परमं वचः। यत्तेऽहं प्रीयमाणाय वक्ष्यामि हितकाम्यया॥
English: The great one said And again, O mighty-armed, listen to My words relating to the great Self. I tell them to you out of a wish for your welfare, and you, too, will be delighted with them.
Sanskrit: न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः। अहमादिहि देवानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः॥
English: The hosts of gods and great sages do not know my origin, for I am in every way the source of the gods and sages.
Sanskrit: यो मामजमनादिं च वेत्ति लोकमहेश्वरम्। असम्मूढः स मर्येषु सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते॥
English: He, who knows Me to be unborn, free from delusion, without beginning, the supreme Lord of all the world, is released from all sins.
Sanskrit: बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसम्मोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः। सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च॥
English: Intelligence, knowledge, absence from delusion, forgiveness, truth, self-restraint, tranquility, pleasure, pain, birth, fear and also security.
Sanskrit: अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः। भवन्ति भावा भूतानां मत्त एव पृथग्विधाः॥
English: Harmlessness, equanimity of mind; contentment, penance, offering gifts, fame, infamy, all these attributes of being arise from Me alone.
Sanskrit: महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा। मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः॥
English: The seven great Rishis, and also the four ancient Manus, pertaining my nature, were all born from my mind, (by My mere thinking). From them are all things born.
Sanskrit: एतां विभूति योगं च मम यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः। सोऽविकम्पेन योगेन युज्यते नात्र संशयः॥
English: He, who knows correctly these emanations and mystic powers of Mine, becomes possessed of unswerving devotion, there is no doubt about it.
Sanskrit: अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते। इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विताः॥
English: The truly wise man, endued with My nature, worship Me, believing that I am the origin of all, and from Me all things proceed.
Sanskrit: मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम्। कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च॥
English: Such men placing their minds on Me, devoting their lives to Me, instructing each other and speaking about Me, are always contended and happy.
Sanskrit: तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम्। ददामि बुद्धियोगं तं येन मामुपयान्ति ते॥
English: To such men I give that knowledge by which they attain to Me.
Sanskrit: तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः। नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता॥
English: Out of compassion for them I, remaining in their hearts, destroy, in such men, the darkness of ignorance, with the lamp of knowledge.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान्। पुरुषं शाश्वतं दिव्यमादिदेवमजं विभुम्॥
English: Arjuna said You are the supreme Brahma, the supreme asylum, the holiest of the holy, the everlasting divine Being, the first of gods, unborn, the great Lord.
Sanskrit: आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षि रदस्तथा। असितो देवलो व्यास: स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे॥
English: All the Rishis, as well as the divine sages Narada, Asita, Devala, are thus. And you too, O Keshava, tell me yourself that it is so.
Sanskrit: सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव। न हि ते भगवन् व्यक्तिं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः॥
English: I believe all that you tell me, O holy one, for neither the gods nor the demons understand your manifestation,
Sanskrit: स्वयमेवात्मनाऽऽत्मानं वेत्थं त्वं पुरुषोत्तम। भूतभावन भूतेष देवदेव जगत्पते॥
English: O best of beings, creator of all things, God of gods, Lord of the universe, you only know yourself by your great Self.
Sanskrit: वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः। याभिविभूतिभिर्लोकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्य तिष्ठसि॥
English: Kindly tell me without reservation your divine emanations, by which emanation you remain pervading all these worlds.
Sanskrit: कथं विद्यामहं योगिस्त्वा सदा परिचिन्तयन्। केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन् मय॥
English: O you of mystic powers, how shall I know you by always mediating on you. In what particular entity (manifestation), should l mediate on you?
Sanskrit: विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन। भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि शृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम्॥
English: O Janardana, declare to me yourself, your powers and emanations, for hearing this ambrosia, I am not satiated.
Sanskrit: श्रीभगवानुवाच हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः। प्राधान्यतः कुरुश्रेष्ठ नास्त्यन्तो विस्तरस्य मे॥
English: The great One said Well. O best of Kurus, I shall declare you my divine emanations, but I shall only tell you the chief ones, for there is no end of emanations.
Sanskrit: अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः। अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च॥
English: O Gudakesha, I am the Self in the heart of every being. I am the beginning the middle and the end of every thing.
Sanskrit: आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्कोतिषां रविरंशुमान्। मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी॥
English: I am Vishnu amongst the Adityas, all resplendent Sun among all shining bodies. I am Marichi among Maruts, and the Moon among constellations.
Sanskrit: वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासव।। इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना॥
English: I am the Sama Veda among the Vedas, I am Indra among the celestial I am mind among the senses, I am the consciousness of all living things.
Sanskrit: रुद्राणां शंकरश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्। वसूना पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्॥
English: I am Shankara among the Rudras, I am the lord of treasures among Yakshas. I am Pavaka among the Vasus, and I am the Meru amongst the mountain peaks.
Sanskrit: पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्। सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः॥
English: Know me, Partha, as Brihaspati among family priests, and Skanda among commanders of forces. I am occan among all waters.
Sanskrit: महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामसम्येकमक्षरम्। यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः॥
English: I am Bhrigu among the great Rishis, I am Om among all words, I am Tapa Sacrifice among all sacrifices. I am the Himalaya among mountains.
Sanskrit: अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः। गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः॥
English: And the fig tree among all trees; I am Narada among celestial Rishis, and Chitraratha among Gandharvas. I un Kapila among all ascetics successful in Yoga.
Sanskrit: उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम्। ऐरावतं गजेन्द्राणां नराणां च नराधिपम्॥
English: Know me to be Uchaishrava among all horses, produced by the churning for ambrosia, and Airavata among the great elephants. I am king among men.
Sanskrit: आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्। प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः॥
English: I am thunder among weapons; I am Kamadhuka among cows; I am Kandarpa that generates. I am Vasuki among serpents;
Sanskrit: अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम्। पितॄणामर्यमा चास्मि यमः संयमतामहम्॥
English: I am Ananta among Nags. I am Varuna among aquatic beings, I am Aryaman among the Pitris and Yama among the dispensers of justice and punishment.
Sanskrit: प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम्। मृगाणां च मृगेन्द्रोऽहं वैनतेयश्च पक्षिणाम्॥
English: I am Pralhada among Daityas, and the Kala among those who count. I am lion among the beasts of prey, and Garuda among birds.
Sanskrit: पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्। झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी॥
English: I am the wind among those that move, Rama among the wielders of weapons. I am Makara among fishes, I am the Ganges among all rivers and streams.
Sanskrit: सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन। अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्॥
English: O Arjuna, I am the beginning, the middle and the end of all created things. I am the knowledge of the supreme Self among all kinds of knowledge, and I am the argument of all debtors.
Sanskrit: अक्षराणाकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च। अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताऽहं विश्वतोमुखः॥
English: I am the first letter of the Alphabet and Dvandva (copulative) among all Samasa (compounds). I am the Eternal Time, I am the Creator with face turned to every side.
Sanskrit: मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम्। कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक् च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा।।३४।
English: I am the Source of all that is to be. Among females, I am Fame, Fortune, Speech, Memory, Intellect, Courage, and Forgiveness.
Sanskrit: बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्। मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः॥
English: I am Brihata Saman among Samnas, and Gayatri among meters. I am Margashirsha among months, and among seasons I am the spring that is full of flowers.
Sanskrit: द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्। जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्व सत्ववतामहम्॥
English: I am the dice-game among cheats, I am the glory among the glories. I am victory, I am industry, I am the goodness of the good.
Sanskrit: वृष्णीनांवासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः। मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः॥
English: I am Vasudeva among Vrishnis and Arjuna among the Pandavas. I am Vyasa among Rishis, and Ushanas among the Seers.
Sanskrit: दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्। मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्॥
English: I am the rod of the chastisers, and the policy of those that seek victory. I am silence in secrets, and the knowledge of the learned.
Sanskrit: यच्चापि सर्वभूताना बीजं तदहमर्जुन। न तदस्ति विना यत् स्यान्मया भूतं चराचरम्॥
English: I am, O Arjuna, that which is the seed of all things. There is nothing movable or immovable which can exist without Me.
Sanskrit: नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परंतप। एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया।॥
English: O terror of foes, there is no end of my divine emanations; the extent of my emanations in part has only been declared to you to cite instances.
Sanskrit: यद् यद् विभूतमत् सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा। तत् तदेवावगच्छ त्वं मम तेजोऽशसम्भवम्॥
English: Whatever thing there is of power of glory or splendor, know them to be produced from portions of my energy.
Sanskrit: अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन। विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत्।॥
English: O Arjuna, what have you to do, knowing all this at large? Know, I stand supporting this entire universe with only a portion of my Self.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच एवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते। ये चाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः॥
English: Arjuna said Of those worshipers, who constantly adore you and who mediate on you as Imperishable and Unmanifest, who are the best acquainted with devotion?
Sanskrit: श्रीभगवानुवाच मय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते। श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः॥
English: The great One said Those that constantly adore me, fixing their minds on me, and being endued with the highest faith, are considered by me as men having the greatest devotion.
Sanskrit: ये त्वक्षरमनिर्देश्यमव्यक्तं पर्युपासते। सर्वत्रगमचिन्त्यं च कूटस्थमचलं ध्रुवम्॥
English: Those, however, who worship the Imperishable, the All pervading, Inconceivable, the Indifferent, the Immutable, the Eternal.
Sanskrit: संनियम्येन्द्रियग्रामं सर्वत्रं समबुद्धयः। ते प्राप्नुवन्ति मामेव सर्वभूतहिते रताः॥
English: Who, restraining the entire groups of senses, are equal-minded in respect of all things, and are engaged in doing good to all creature, come to Me.
Sanskrit: क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्। अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते॥
English: Difficulty to attain me is greater to those who seek for the Unmanifest, for, the way to the Unmanifest is hard to find by man.
Sanskrit: ये त सर्वाणि कर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्पराः। अनन्येनैव योगेन मां ध्यायन्त उपासते॥ तेषामहं समुद्धर्ता मृत्युसंसारसागरात्। भवामि नचिरात् पार्थ मय्यावेशितचेतसाम्॥
English: I, without delay, become deliver from the ocean of this world of those, who, reposing all actions on Me and considering Me the highest object of attainment, worship Me, mediating on Me with exclusive devotion, and fixing their minds on Me.
Sanskrit: मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय। निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत अर्ध्वं न संशयः॥
English: Fix your mind on Me alone, place your understanding also on Me, you will thus, after death, live in Me; there is not the least doubt in it.
Sanskrit: अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्। अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनंजय॥
English: If, however, O Dhananjaya, you are unable thus to fix your mind on Me, then, try to obtain Me by devotion arising from continued application.
Sanskrit: अभ्यासेऽप्यसमर्थोऽसि मत्कर्मपरमो भव। मदर्थमपि कर्माणि कुर्वन् सिद्धिमवाप्स्यसि॥
English: If you are not able even to have continued application, let your actions be performed for Me with your highest aim. For, by performing acts for My sake, you will attain to perfection.
Sanskrit: अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रितः। सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं ततः कुरु यतात्मवान्॥
English: If even this you are unable to do, then resort to devotion in Me. Subduing your Self, abandon the desire for the fruits of actions.
Sanskrit: श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद् ध्यानं विशिष्यते। ध्यानात् कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्॥
English: Knowledge is superior to application; mediation is better than knowledge; abandonment of the desire for the fruits of action is better than mediation; place is the immediate result of such abandonment.
Sanskrit: अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च। निर्ममो निरहंकारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी॥ संतुष्टः सतत योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः। मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः॥
English: He is dear to Me who has no hatred for anything, who is friendly and compassionate, who is free from egoism, who has no vanity, who is alike in pleasure and pain, who is forgiving, contented, always devoted, whose self is subdued, purpose is firm, mind and understanding are fixed on Me.
Sanskrit: यस्मान्नोद्विजते लोको लोकान्नोद्विजते च यः। हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैर्मुक्तो यः स च मे प्रियः॥
English: He is dear to Me, who is not troubled by the world, and the world is not troubled by him; and who is free from joy, fear and anxieties.
Sanskrit: अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः। सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः॥
English: He is dear to Me who is pure, diligent, unconcerned, and free from all distress, and desireless for the fruits of actions.
Sanskrit: यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि न शोचति न काङ्क्षति। शुभाशुभपरित्यागी भक्तिमान् यः स मे प्रियः।।१७।
English: He is dear to Me who has no joy and no aversion, who neither grieves nor desire, who renounces both good and evil and who is full of faith in Me.
Sanskrit: समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः। शीतोष्णमुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः॥
English: He is dear to Me who is alike to friend and foc, in honour and dishonor, in cold and heat, in pleasure and pain, and who is free from attachments.
Sanskrit: तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिौनी संतुष्टो येन केनचित्। अनिकेत: स्थिरमतिर्भक्तिमान् मे प्रियो नरः॥
English: He is dear to Me who is taciturn, who is contented with anything that come to him, who is homeless, steady-minded, full of faith, and to whom censure and praise are the same.
Sanskrit: ये तु धर्मामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते। श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः॥
English: Those who resort to this righteousness that leads to immortality, and which has been declared to you by Me, such devotees of faith, who regard Me as the highest object for attainment, are the most dear to Me".
Sanskrit: श्रीभगवानुवाच इदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते। एतद् यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः॥
English: The great One said This body, O son of Kunti, is called Kshetra. The learned call him who knows it, Kshetrajna.
Sanskrit: क्षेत्रज्ञं चापि मां विद्धि सर्वक्षेत्रेषु भारत। क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोर्ज्ञानं यत् तज्ज्ञानं मतं मम॥
English: Know me, O Bharata. as Kshetrajna in all Kshetras. I consider the knowledge of Kshetra and Kshetrajna to be the true knowledge.
Sanskrit: तत् क्षेत्रं यच्च यादृक् च यद्विकारि यतश्च यत्। स च यो यत्प्रभावश्च तत् समासेन मे शृणु॥
English: Hear from Me in brief what is Kshetra what it is like, what changes it undergoes, and whence it comes. Know also what is Kshetrajna, and what are his powers.
Sanskrit: ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक्। ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्चितैः॥
English: All this his, in many ways, been sung by many Rishis in various verses and well settled texts, full of reason and indicating Brahma.
Sanskrit: महाभूतान्यहंकारो वुद्धिरव्यक्तमेव च। इन्द्रियाणि दशैकं च पञ्च चेन्द्रियगोचराः॥
English: The elements, egoism, intellect, Nature, ten senses, the mind, the five objects of senses.
Sanskrit: इच्छा द्वेषः सुखं दुःखं संघातश्चेतना धृतिः। एतत् क्षेत्रं समासेन सविकारमुदाहृतम्॥
English: Desire, aversion, pleasure, pain, body consciousness, courage, all these five have been declared to be Kshetra in its modified form.
Sanskrit: अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिमा शान्तिरार्जवम्। आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः॥ इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहंकार एव च। जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदुःखदोषानुदर्शनम्॥
English: Purity, constancy, self-restraint, forgiveness, uprightness, absence of vanity, ostentation and egoism, abstention from fear, indifference to objects of senses, perception of misery and evil of birth, death decrepitude and disease.
Sanskrit: असक्तिरनभिष्वङ्गः पुत्रदारगृहादिषु। नित्यं च समचित्तत्वमिष्टानिष्टोपपत्तिषु॥
English: Freedom from attachinent, absence of love for son, wife, home and the rest and constant equanimity of heart in good and evil.
Sanskrit: मयि चानन्ययोगेन भक्तिरव्यभिचारिणी। विविक्तदेशसेवित्वमरतिर्जनसंसदि॥
English: Unswerving devotion to Me without mediation on anything else, frequenting of lonely places and hatred for concourse of men.
Sanskrit: अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्। एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोऽन्यथा॥
English: The firin knowledge of the relation between the great Self and the Individual Self, perception of the object of true knowledge, all this is called knowledge; and all that is contrary to this is called Ignorance.
Sanskrit: ज्ञेयं यत् तत् प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वागऽमृतमश्नुते। अनादिमत् परं ब्रह्म न सत् तन्नासदुच्यते॥
English: I shall now declare to you that which is the object of knowledge, and knowing which one obtains immortality. It is the Supreme Brahma, having no beginning, and who is neither existent nor non-existent.
Sanskrit: सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासं सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितम्। असक्तं सर्वभृच्चैव निर्गुणं गुणभोक्त च॥
English: Who, being devoid of the senses, is possessed of all the qualities of the senses, who sustains all things but has no attachment for any thing, who having no attributes, possesses all attributes,
Sanskrit: बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च। सूक्ष्मत्वात् तद् विज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्॥
English: Who is within and without all creatures, immobile and mobile, who is not knowable, on account of his subtiety, who is remote yet near;
Sanskrit: अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्। भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं चसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च॥
English: Who, being undistributed in any thing, remain as if distributed in every thing; who is the sustainer of all beings, and the destroyer and the creator of all;
Sanskrit: ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते। ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य धिष्ठितम्॥
English: Who is the light of all luminous bodies, who is beyond all darkness; who is knowledge, the object of knowledge and the end of knowledge; who is seated in the hearts of all.
Sanskrit: इति क्षेत्रं तथा ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं चोक्तं समासतः। मद्भक्त एतद् विज्ञाय मद्भावायोपपद्यते॥
English: Thus in brief Kshetra, Knowledge, and the object of knowledge are declared to you. Knowing all this, O my friend and devotee, attain to yoga (assimilation with Me).
Sanskrit: प्रकृति पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि। विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसम्भवान्।॥
English: Know that Prakriti and Purusha are both without beginnings; and know all modifications (of matter) and all qualities (pleasures and pain &c.) spring from Prakriti (Nature).
Sanskrit: कार्यकरणकर्तृत्वे हेतुः प्रकृतिरुच्यते। पुरुषः सुखदुःखानां भोक्तृत्वे हेतुरुच्यते॥
English: Prakriti is the source of the workings of cases and effects. Prakriti is the source of the capacity of enjoying pleasures and pains.
Sanskrit: पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान् गुणान्। कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु॥
English: Self, dwelling in Nature (having a material body), enjoys the qualities that are born in Nature. The cause of the birth in good or in evil works is its connection with such qualities.
Sanskrit: उपद्रष्टानुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः। परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन् पुरुषः परः॥
English: The supreme Purusha in then (human) body is the surveyor, adviser, supporter, and enjoyer; he is the mighty Lord and Supreme Self.
Sanskrit: य एवं वेत्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च गुणैः सह। सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि न स भूयोऽभिजायते॥
English: He who thus knows Prakriti and Purusha with the qualities, in whatever state he may be, is never born again.
Sanskrit: ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना। अन्ये सांख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे॥
English: Some by mediation see the Self in his(own) self by (his own)self by (his own) Self. Some again(see) by Sankhya Yoga and some again by Karma Yoga.
Sanskrit: अन्ये त्वेवमजानन्तः श्रुत्वाऽन्येभ्य उपासते। तेऽपि चातितरन्त्येव मृत्यु श्रुतिपरायणाः॥
English: Others again worship Him, hearing of Him from others, although they do not know this (Mystery of Yoga). Even these men, if devoted to what is heard of the true Knowledge, pass over death, (and attain to final emancipation).
Sanskrit: यावत् संजायते किंचित् सत्त्वं स्थावटजङ्गमम्। क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञसंयोगात् तद् विद्धि भरतर्षभ॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, know whatever entity, movable and immovable comes into existence, it is out of the connection of Kshetra and Kshetrajna.
Sanskrit: समं सर्वेषु भूतेषु तिष्ठन्तं परमेश्वरम्। विनश्यत्स्वविनश्यन्तं यः पश्यति स पश्यति॥
English: He sees truly who sees the supreme Lord alike in all beings and who sees the Imperishable in the perishable.
Sanskrit: सं पश्यन् हि सर्वत्र समवस्थितमीश्वरम्। न हिनस्त्यात्मनाऽऽत्मानं ततो याति परां गतिम्॥
English: For he who sees the Great Lord dwelling alike in every thing and every where, does not destroy himself by himself and thus reaches the highest goal.
Sanskrit: प्रकृत्यैव च कर्माणि क्रियमाणानि सर्वशः। यः पश्यति तथाऽऽत्मानमकर्तारं स पश्यति॥
English: He sees truly who sees all actions worked by Nature alone, and self not to be the doer.
Sanskrit: यदा भूतपृथग्भावमेकस्थमनुपश्यति। तत एव च विस्तारं ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा।॥
English: When one sees the various entities existing in One, and the birth of every thing from that one, he is then said to attain to Brahma.
Sanskrit: अनादित्वान्निर्गुणत्वात् परमात्माऽयमव्ययः। शरीरस्थोऽपि कौन्तेय न करोति न लिप्यते॥
English: This inexhaustible Supreme Self, O son of Kunti, without having beginning and without having attributes, does not act at all. It is in no way stained, even when it remains in (human body).