gītārtha saṃgraha
“An epitome of the sacred verses.”
read moreGītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya
Śloka 1:
svadharma jñāna-vairāgya sādhya bhakti-eka gocaraḥ |
nārāyaṇaḥ paraṃ brahma gītā-śāstre samīritaḥ ||
“The message of the Bhagavad Gītā is:
The vision of the lord is certain through
singular devotion developed by honouring ones Dharma
in a spirit that leads to clarity and detachment.”
Śloka 2:
jñāna-karmātmike niṣṭhe yoga-lakṣye susaṃskṛte |
ātma-anubhūti-sidhy-arthe pūrva-ṣaṭkena codite ||
“The first six chapters of the Gītā
deal with Karma and Jñāna that
reveal the true nature of oneself.”
Śloka 3:
madhyame bhagavat-tattva yātha-ātmya-avāpti siddhaye |
jñāna karma-abhi-nirvartyo bhakti-yogaḥ prakīrtitaḥ ||
“The next six chapters emphasise that
devotion is the basis for seeing the truth.
This truth is, the Lord.
But devotion must grow from following ones duty
in a spirit of selflessness and search.”
Śloka 4:
pradhāna-puruṣa-vyakta-sarva-īśvara-vivecanam |
karma-dhīr-bhaktir-iti-ādiḥ pūrva-śeṣa-antima-uditaḥ ||
“The last six chapters present the
three fundamental entities:
Prakṛti, Puruṣa and Īśvara.
What is most vital to a person
for everlasting happiness is to
understand the nature of consciousness
and the Lord and his creation.”
Śloka 5:
asthāna-sneha-kāruṇya-dharma-adharma-dhiyā-ākulam ।
pārthaṃ prapannam-uddiśya śāstra-avataraṇaṃ kṛtam ॥
“The Bhagavad Gītā is addressed to those seekers
who are suffering because of lack of clarity with
regard to friendship, compassion and Dharma.”
Śloka 6:
nitya-ātma-asaṅga-karmehā-gocarā sāṅkhya-yoga-dhiḥ ।
dvitīye sthita-dhī-lakṣā proktā tan-moha-śāntaye ॥
“Then what is required is the clarity
that is stable in the midst of provocation
and the ability to do ones duty
with complete dedication,
without insisting on results.”
Śloka 7:
asaktyā loka-rakṣāyai guṇeśu-āropya kartṛtām |
sarva-īśvare vā nyasya-uktā tṛtīye karma-kāryatā ||
“Action is best performed when
it is for the good of the society,
with the spirit of dedication to the lord
and with freedom from the attitude of
being the doer and the beneficiary.”
Śloka 8:
prasaṅgāt-sva-svabhāva-uktiḥ karmaṇa-akarma-tāsya ca ।
bhedā jñānasya māhātmyaṃ caturtha-adhyāya ucyate ॥
Śloka 9:
karma-yogasya saukaryaṃ śaighryaṃ kāścana tad-vidhāḥ ।
brahma-jñāna-prakāraḥ ca pañca-mādhyāya ucyate ॥
Śloka 10:
yoga-abhyāsa-vidhiḥ yogi caturdhā yoga-sādhanam ।
yoga-siddhiḥ sva-yogasya pāramyaṃ ṣaṣṭa ucyate ॥
Śloka 11:
sva-yāthātmyaṃ prakṛtyāsya tirodhiḥ śaraṇāgotiḥ ।
bhakti-bhedaḥ prabuddhasya śraiṣṭhyaṃ saptama ucyate ॥
Śloka 12:
aiśvari-akṣara-yāthātmya-bhagavat-caraṇa-arthinām ।
veda-upādeya bhāvānam aṣṭame bheda ucyate ॥
Śloka 13:
sva-māhātmyaṃ manuṣyatve paratvaṃ ca mahātmanām ।
viśeṣo navame yogo bhakti-rūpaḥ prakīrtitaḥ ॥
Śloka 14:
sva-kalyāṇa-guṇa-anantya-kṛtsna-svādhīnatā-matiḥ ।
bhakti-utpatti-vivṛddhi-arthā vistīrṇa daśa-moditā ॥
Śloka 15:
ekādaśe sva-yāthātmya-sãkṣāt-kāra-avalokanam ।
datta-muktaṃ vidi-prāptyor-bhakti-eka-upāyatā tathā ॥
Śloka 16:
bhakteḥ śraiṣṭyam-upāya-uktir-aśaktasya-ātma-niṣṭhatā ।
tat-prakāra-astu-ati-prītir-bhakte dvādaśa ucyate ॥
Śloka 17:
dehasvarūpamātmapti-heturātmaviśodhanam ।
bandhahetur-vivekaḥ ca trayodaśa udītyate ॥
Śloka 18:
guṇabandha-vidhā teṣāṃ kartṛtvaṃ tannivartanam ।
gatitraya-svamūlatvaṃ caturdaśa udīryate ॥
Śloka 19:
acinmiśrādviśuddhācca cetanāpuruṣottamaḥ ।
vyāpanādbharaṇātsvāmyadanyaḥ pañcadaśoditaḥ ॥
Śloka 20:
devāsura-vibhāgokti-pūrvikā śastravaśyatā ।
tattvānuṣṭhāna -vijñānasthemne śodaśa ucyate ॥
Śloka 21:
aśāstramāsuraṃ kṛtsnaṃ śāstrīyaṃ guṇataḥ pṛthak ।
lakṣanaṃ śāstra-siddhasya tridha santadaśoditam ॥
Śloka 22:
īśvare kartṛtā-buddhiḥ sattvopādeyatāntime ।
svakarma-pariṇāmaḥ ca śāstrasārartha ucyate ॥
Śloka 23:
karmayogastapastīrtha-dāna-yajñādi-sevanam ।
jñānayogo jitasvāntaiḥ pariśuddhātmani sthitiḥ ॥
Śloka 24:
bhaktiyogaḥ paraikānta-prītya dhyānādiṣu sthitiḥ ।
trayāṇāmapi yogānāṃ tribhiranyonyasaṅgamaḥ ॥
Śloka 25:
nityanaimittikānāṃ ca parārādhana-rūpiṇām ।
ātmadṛṣṭestrayo’pyete yogadvāreṇa sādhakaḥ ॥
Śloka 26:
niraṣṭanikhilṣtānajñāno dṛṣṭvātmānaṃ parānugam ।
pratilabhya parāṃ bhaktiṃ tayaivāpnoti tatpadam ॥
Śloka 27:
bhaktiyogastadarthī cetasamagraiśvarya-sādhakāḥ ।
ātmārthī cettrayo’pyete tatkaivalyasya sādhakāḥ ॥
Śloka 28:
ekāntyaṃ bhagavatyeṣāṃ saṃanamadhikārīṇām ।
yāvatprāpti parārthīcet tadevātyātyantamaṣnute ॥
Śloka 29:
jñāni tu paramaikānti tadāyattātmajåvanaḥ ।
tatsaṃśleṣa-viyogaika-sukhaduḥkhastadekadhiḥ ॥
Śloka 30:
bhagavaddhyāna-yogokti-vandanastuti-kirtanaiḥ ।
labdhātmā tadgataprāṇa-manobuddhīndriyakriyaḥ ॥
Śloka 31:
nijakarmãdhi bhaktyantaṃ kuryãt-pråtyaiva kãritaḥ ī
upāyatāṃ parityajya nyasyeddevetu tāmabhiḥ ॥
Śloka 32:
ekāntātyanta-dāsyaikaratistat-padamāpnuyāt ।
tatpradhãnamidaṃ śāstramiti gitārtha saṃgrahaḥ ॥