श्रीभगवानुवाच 

इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे ।

ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात् ॥९- १॥

śrībhagavān uvāca
idaṁ tu te guhyatamaṁ pravakṣyāmy anasūyave
jñānaṁ vijñānasahitaṁ yaj jñātvā mokṣyaseśubhāt 9.1

śrībhagavān uvāca

idam¹ tu² te³ guhyatamam⁴ pravakṣyāmi⁵ anasūyave⁶

jñānam⁷ vijñāna⁸ sahitam⁹ yat¹⁰ jñātvā¹¹ mokṣyase¹² aśubhāt¹³ 9.1

śrībhagavān uvāca  = Sri Bhagavan said: pravakṣyāmi⁵ = I shall declare; e³ = to you; [who are] anasūyave⁶ = not jealous; [of Me]; idam¹ = this; tu² = yet; tguhyatamam⁴ = supreme secret; [of] jñānam⁷ = knowledge; sahitam⁹ = with; vijñāna⁸ = wisdom; jñātvā¹¹ = knowing; yat¹⁰ = which; mokṣyase¹² = you shall be liberated; aśubhāt¹³ = from miseries. 9.1

9.1:  Sri Bhagavan said:

I shall declare to you,  not jealous of Me, the most supreme secret of Jnāna and Vijnāna, by knowing which you will gain moksa (liberation) from the miseries.

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राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम् ।

प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम् ॥९- २॥

rājavidyā rājaguhyaṁ pavitram idam uttamam
pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyaṁ susukhaṁ kartum avyayam 9.2

rāja-vidyā¹ rāja-guhyam² pavitram³ idam⁴ uttamam⁵

pratyakṣa⁶ avagamam⁷ dharmyam⁸ susukham⁹ kartum¹⁰ avyayam¹¹ 9.2

idam⁴ = This; [is] rāja-vidyā¹ = Sovereign Knowledge; rāja-guhyam²  = Sovereign Secret; pavitram³ = the purest; [and] uttamam⁵ = the best; [realized by] pratyakṣa⁶ = direct; avagamam⁷ = comprehension. [It is] dharmyam⁸ = righteous;  susukham⁹ = easy; [to] kartum¹⁰ = practice; [and] avyayam¹¹ = imperishable. 9.2

9.2:  This is the royal knowledge, the royal secret, the purest, and the supreme, known by direct experience. It is in conformity with dharma, comfortable (easy) to practice, and imperishable.

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अश्रद्दधानाः पुरुषा धर्मस्यास्य परन्तप ।

अप्राप्य मां निवर्तन्ते मृत्युसंसारवर्त्मनि ॥९- ३॥

aśraddadhānāḥ puruṣā dharmasyāsya paraṁtapa
aprāpya māṁ nivartante mṛtyusaṁsāravartmani 9.3

aśraddadhānāḥ¹ puruṣāḥ² dharmasya³ asya⁴ parantapa⁵
aprāpya⁶ mām⁶ nivartante⁷ mṛtyu^8A saṁsāra^8B vartmani^8C   9.3

puruṣāḥ² = People; aśraddadhānāḥ¹ = without faith; asya⁴ dharmasya³ = in Dharma as said earlier;  parantapa⁵= O Parantapa; [and] aprāpya⁶ = without attaining; mām⁶ = Me;  nivartante⁷ = come back; mṛtyu^8A saṁsāra^8B vartmani^8C  = along the path of^8C  the mortal world^8A of Samsara or transmigration^8B. 9.3

9.3:  Men, who do not have faith in this Dharma as said earlier, O Parantapa, do not attain Me but exist (languish) in the mortal world of Samsāra.

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मया ततमिदं सर्वं जगदव्यक्तमूर्तिना ।

मत्स्थानि सर्वभूतानि न चाहं तेष्ववस्थितः ॥९- ४॥

mayā tatam idaṁ sarvaṁ jagad avyaktamūrtinā
matsthāni sarvabhūtāni na cāhaṁ teṣv avasthitaḥ 9.4

mayā¹ tatam² idam³ sarvam⁴ jagat⁵ avyakta-mūrtinā⁶
matsthāni⁷ sarva-bhūtāni⁸ na⁹ ca¹⁰ aham¹¹ teṣu¹² avasthitaḥ¹³ 9.4

idam³ = This; sarvam⁴ = entire; jagat⁵ = world, universe; tatam² = is pervaded; mayā¹ = by My; avyakta-mūrtinā⁶ = unmanifest form. sarva-bhūtāni⁸ = All beings; matsthāni⁷ = exist in Me; ca¹⁰ = and; aham¹¹ =I; na⁹ = do not; avasthitaḥ¹³ = exist; teṣu¹² =  in them.  9.4

9.4:  This entire universe is pervaded with My unmanifest form (Avyakta-mūrtina). All beings abide in Me and I do not abide in them. (All beings are dependent on Me and I do not depend on them)

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न च मत्स्थानि भूतानि पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम् ।

भूतभृन्न च भूतस्थो ममात्मा भूतभावनः ॥९- ५॥

na ca matsthāni bhūtāni paśya me yogam aiśvaram
bhūtabhṛn na ca bhūtastho mamātmā bhūtabhāvanaḥ 9.5

na¹ ca² matsthāni³ bhūtāni⁴ paśya⁵ me⁶ yogam⁷ aiśvaram⁸
bhūta-bhṛt⁹ na¹⁰ ca¹¹ bhūtasthaḥ¹² mama ātmā¹³ bhūta-bhāvanaḥ¹⁴ 9.5

ca² = And; na¹ = not; bhūtāni⁴ = all beings;  matsthāni³ = exist in Me.  paśya⁵ = Look at; me⁶ = My; aiśvaram⁸ = divine; yogam⁷ = Yogic power.  [I am]  bhūta-bhṛt⁹  = the sustainer of beings; ca¹¹ = and; bhūta-bhāvanaḥ¹⁴  = the Origin of all beings. mama ātmā¹³  =  My Atma; na¹⁰ = does not;  bhūtasthaḥ¹² = remain in the beings.  9.5

9.5:  And yet not all beings exist in Me. Look at My (yogam aisvaram) divine yogic power. I am the source and the sustainer of all beings, but I do not remain in them.

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यथाकाशस्थितो नित्यं वायुः सर्वत्रगो महान् ।

तथा सर्वाणि भूतानि मत्स्थानीत्युपधारय ॥९- ६॥

yathākāśasthito nityaṁ vāyuḥ sarvatrago mahān
tathā sarvāṇi bhūtāni matsthānīty upadhāraya 9.6

yathā¹  ākāśa-sthitaḥ²  nityam³  vāyuḥ⁴  sarvatragaḥ⁵  mahān⁶
tathā⁷  sarvāṇi⁸  bhūtāni⁹  matsthānī¹⁰ iti¹¹ upadhāraya¹²  9.6

yathā¹  = In a manner [as] ; mahān⁶ = the great; vāyuḥ⁴  = wind; nityam³  = ever; ākāśa-sthitaḥ² = remaining in the sky;  sarvatragaḥ⁵  = moves everywhere;  tathā⁷  = likewise; upadhāraya¹²  = know or understand;  sarvāṇi⁸  = all; bhūtāni⁹  = beings; iti¹¹ = thus; matsthānī¹⁰ = abide in Me.   9.6

9.6: As the mighty wind, always remaining in Akāsa, moves everywhere, know thou that all beings abide in Me in  like manner.

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सर्वभूतानि कौन्तेय प्रकृतिं यान्ति मामिकाम् ।

कल्पक्षये पुनस्तानि कल्पादौ विसृजाम्यहम् ॥९- ७॥

sarvabhūtāni kaunteya prakṛtiṁ yānti māmikām
kalpakṣaye punas tāni kalpādau visṛjāmy aham 9.7

sarva-bhūtāni¹ kaunteya² prakṛtim³ yānti⁴ māmikām⁵
kalpak-kṣaye⁶ punaḥ⁷ tāni⁸ kalpādau⁹ visṛjāmi¹⁰ aham¹¹ 9.7

sarva-bhūtāni¹ = All beings; kaunteya² = O son of Kunti; yānti⁴ = enter; māmikām⁵ = My; prakṛtim³ = Nature;  kalpak-kṣaye⁶  = at the end of the Kalpa. punaḥ⁷ = Again; aham¹¹ = I; visṛjāmi¹⁰ = create; tāni⁸ = the beings; kalpādau⁹ = in the beginning of the Kalpa.   9.7

9.7:  All beings, O son of Kunti, enter into My nature at the end of a cosmic cycle (kalpa). Again, I create them in the beginning of the cosmic cycle.

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प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः ।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात् ॥९- ८॥

prakṛtiṁ svām avaṣṭabhya visṛjāmi punaḥ punaḥ
bhūtagrāmam imaṁ kṛtsnam avaśaṁ prakṛter vaśāt 9.8

prakṛtim¹ svām² avaṣṭabhya³ visṛjāmi⁴ punaḥ punaḥ⁵
bhūtagrāmam⁶ imam⁷ kṛtsnam⁸ avaśam⁹ prakṛteḥ¹⁰ vaśāt¹¹  9.8

avaṣṭabhya³ = Controlling; svām² = My own; prakṛtim¹ = Prakrti; [I]  visṛjāmi⁴ = create; punaḥ punaḥ⁵  = again and again;  imam⁷ = this; kṛtsnam⁸ = entire; bhūtagrāmam⁶ = multitude of beings; [who are] avaśam⁹ = powerless, helpless [loosing control]; [owing to] vaśāt¹¹  = the sway;  prakṛteḥ¹⁰ = of their own nature. 9.8 

9.8:  Using Prakrti of My own Self, I send forth again and again the entire multitude of beings, which are helpless under the influence of [their own] Prakrti.

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न च मां तानि कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनंजय ।

उदासीनवदासीनमसक्तं तेषु कर्मसु ॥९- ९॥

na ca māṁ tāni karmāṇi nibadhnanti dhanaṁjaya
udāsīnavad āsīnam asaktaṁ teṣu karmasu 9.9

na¹ ca² mām³ tāni⁴ karmāṇi⁵ nibadhnanti⁶ dhanañjaya⁷
udāsīnavat⁸ āsīnam⁹ asaktam¹⁰ teṣu¹¹ karmasu¹² 9.9

na¹ ca² tāni⁴ = Not all these; karmāṇi⁵ = actions; nibadhnanti⁶ = bind; mām³ = Me;  dhanañjaya⁷ = O Dhananjaya;  āsīnam⁹ = remaining; asaktam¹⁰ = unattached; [and] udāsīnavat⁸ = indifferent;  teṣu¹¹ = to those; karmasu¹² = actions. 9.9

9.9: Not all these actions ever bind Me O Dhanajaya, because through all these activities I remain unattached, unconcerned, or indifferent.

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मयाध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम् ।

हेतुनानेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते ॥९- १०॥

mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sacarācaram
hetunānena kaunteya jagad viparivartate 9.10

mayā¹ adhyakṣeṇa² prakṛtiḥ³ sūyate⁴ sa⁵ cara-acaram⁶
hetunā⁷ anena⁸ kaunteya⁹ jagat¹⁰ viparivartate¹¹ 9.10

mayā¹ = Under My; adhyakṣeṇa² = supervision; prakṛtiḥ³ = Prakrti, nature; sūyate⁴ = gives rise; [to] sa⁵ = both; cara-acaram⁶  = mobile and immobile things.  hetunā⁷ = Because of this reason; kaunteya⁹ = O son of Kunti; anena⁸ = this;  jagat¹⁰ = world; viparivartate¹¹ = spins or revolves. 9.10

9.10: Under My supervision, Prakrti gives rise to both moving and unmoving. By this, O son of Kunti, the world turns or revolves.

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अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम् ।

परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम् ॥९- ११॥

avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣīṁ tanum āśritam
paraṁ bhāvam ajānanto mama bhūtamaheśvaram 9.11

avajānanti¹ mām² mūḍhāḥ³ mānuṣīm⁴ tanum⁵ āśritam⁶
param⁷ bhāvam⁸ ajānantaḥ⁹ mama¹⁰  bhūta-maheśvaram¹¹ 9.11

mūḍhāḥ³ = The fools; avajānanti¹ = slight; mām² =Me; āśritam⁶ = appearing in, sporting; mānuṣīm⁴ = human; tanum⁵ = body; ajānantaḥ⁹ = ignorant of; mama¹⁰  = My; param⁷ = Supreme; bhāvam⁸ = Nature; [as] bhūta-maheśvaram¹¹  =  the Great Lord of all beings. 9.11

9.11:  The fools ignore Me appearing in a human body, not knowing My Supreme nature as the Maha Isvara of all beings.

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मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः ।

राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः ॥९- १२॥

moghāśā moghakarmāṇo moghajñānā vicetasaḥ
rākṣasīm āsurīṁ caiva prakṛtiṁ mohinīṁ śritāḥ 9.12

moghāśā¹ mogha-karmāṇaḥ² mogha-jñānāḥ³ vicetasaḥ⁴
rākṣasīm⁵ āsurīm⁶ ca⁷ eva⁸ prakṛtim⁹ mohinīm¹⁰ śritāḥ¹¹  9.12

moghāśā¹ = With vain desires; mogha-karmāṇaḥ²  = with useless actions; mogha-jñānāḥ³  = with useless knowledge;  [and] vicetasaḥ⁴ = of unsteady mind; [they] śritāḥ¹¹  = are possessed of;   rākṣasīm⁵ = Raksasa, demonic; āsurīm⁶ = ungodly; ca⁷ = and; eva⁸ = indeed; mohinīm¹⁰ = deluded; prakṛtim⁹ = nature.    9.12

9.12:  Senseless men resorting to the (Mohini Prakrti) confusing nature of Raksasas and Asuras, entertain vain aspirations, perform useless actions, and possess useless knowledge.

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महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः ।

भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम् ॥९- १३॥

mahātmānas tu māṁ pārtha daivīṁ prakṛtim āśritāḥ
bhajanty ananyamanaso jñātvā bhūtādim avyayam 9.13

mahātmānaḥ¹ tu² mām³ pārtha⁴ daivīm⁵ prakṛtim⁶ āśritāḥ⁷
bhajanti⁸ ananya-manasaḥ⁹ jñātvā¹⁰ bhūtādim¹¹ avyayam¹²  9.13

 tu² = But; pārtha⁴ = O Partha; mahātmānaḥ¹ = Great Souls; āśritāḥ⁷ = possessed of; daivīm⁵ = divine; prakṛtim⁶ = Nature; bhajanti⁸ = worship; mām³ = Me; ananya-manasaḥ⁹  = with undistracted mind;  jñātvā¹⁰ = knowing me; [as] avyayam¹² = the imperishable bhūtādim¹¹ = source of all beings and objects. 9.13

9.13: O Partha, but the great souls (Mahā-Ātma), who are of divine nature (Daiva Prakrti), worship me with the mind fixed only on Me, know Me as the cause of creation, and imperishable.

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सततं कीर्तयन्तो मां यतन्तश्च दृढव्रताः ।

नमस्यन्तश्च मां भक्त्या नित्ययुक्ता उपासते ॥९- १४॥

satataṁ kīrtayanto māṁ yatantaś ca dṛḍhavratāḥ
namasyantaś ca māṁ bhaktyā nityayuktā upāsate 9.14

satatam¹ kīrtayantaḥ² mām³ yatantaḥ⁴ ca⁵ dṛḍha-vratāḥ⁶
namasyantaḥ⁷ ca⁸ mām⁹ bhaktyā¹⁰ nitya-yuktāḥ¹¹ upāsate¹²  9.14

satatam¹ = Constantly; kīrtayantaḥ² = glorifying; mām³ = Me; ca⁵ = and; yatantaḥ⁴ = striving;  dṛḍha-vratāḥ⁶ = the ones with firm vows; upāsate¹²  = worship; namasyantaḥ⁷ = by paying obeisance; mām⁹ = to Me;  ca⁸ = and;  nitya-yuktāḥ¹¹ = ever yoked [ever steadfast]; bhaktyā¹⁰ = with devotion. 9.14

9.14:  Always singing My glories, striving, steadfast in vows, and offering homage to Me with devotion, they are ever steadfast in worshipping Me. 

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ज्ञानयज्ञेन चाप्यन्ये यजन्तो मामुपासते ।

एकत्वेन पृथक्त्वेन बहुधा विश्वतोमुखम् ॥९- १५॥

jñānayajñena cāpy anye yajanto mām upāsate
ekatvena pṛthaktvena bahudhā viśvatomukham 9.15

jñāna-yajñena¹ ca² api³ anye⁴ yajantaḥ⁵ mām⁶ upāsate⁷
ekatvena⁸ pṛthaktvena⁹ bahudhā¹⁰ viśvataḥ-mukham¹¹ 9.15

anye⁴ = Others; api³ = indeed; jñāna-yajñena¹ = offering sacrifice of knowledge; yajantaḥ⁵ = worship; mām⁶ = Me; ekatvena⁸ = in the spirit of oneness; ca² = and; [others] upāsate⁷= worship; [Me] pṛthaktvena⁹ = in many forms;  bahudhā¹⁰ = in many ways; [and] viśvataḥ-mukham¹¹  = in universal form [universal face]. 9.15 

9.15:  Others, offering sacrifice of knowledge, worship Me as One (without a second), while others worship Me in many forms, in many ways and in the Universal form.

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अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाहमहमौषधम् ।

मन्त्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम् ॥९- १६॥

ahaṁ kratur ahaṁ yajñaḥ svadhāham aham auṣadham
mantro aham aham evājyam aham agnir ahaṁ hutam 9.16

aham¹ kratuḥ² aham³ yajñaḥ⁴ svadhā⁵ aham⁶ aham⁷ auṣadham⁸
mantraḥ⁹ aham¹⁰ aham¹¹ eva¹² ājyam¹³ aham¹⁴ agniḥ¹⁵ aham¹⁶ hutam¹⁷  9.16

aham¹ = I; kratuḥ² = am Vedic ritual.  aham³ = I; yajñaḥ⁴ = am sacrifice. aham⁶ = I; svadhā⁵ = am oblation.  aham⁷ = I; auṣadham⁸ = am medicinal herb. aham¹⁰ = I; mantraḥ⁹ = am Mantra.  aham¹¹ = I;  eva¹² = indeed;  ājyam¹³ = am butter. aham¹⁴ = I; agniḥ¹⁵ = am fire. aham⁷ = I; hutam¹⁷  = am offering. 9.16

9.16:  I am the ritual, I am the sacrifice, I am the oblation, I am the medicinal herb, I am the mantra, I am certainly the melted butter, I am the fire, and I am the offering.

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पिताहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः ।

वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक्साम यजुरेव च ॥९- १७॥

pitāham asya jagato mātā dhātā pitāmahaḥ
vedyaṁ pavitram oṁkāra ṛk sāma yajur eva ca 9.17

pitā¹ aham² asya³ jagataḥ⁴ mātā⁵ dhātā⁶ pitāmahaḥ⁷
vedyam⁸ pavitram⁹ oṁkāra¹⁰ ṛk¹¹ sāma¹² yajuḥ¹³ eva¹⁴ ca¹⁵ 9.17

aham² = I; pitā¹ = the Father; asya³ = of this;  jagataḥ⁴ = world;  mātā⁵ = the Mother; dhātā⁶ = the Supporter; pitāmahaḥ⁷ = the Grandfather; ca¹⁵ = and; eva¹⁴ = also; vedyam⁸ = the Knowable; pavitram⁹ = the Purifier; oṁkāra¹⁰ = the Syllable OM; ṛk¹¹ = Rg; sāma¹² = Sama; [and] yajuḥ¹³ = Yajur [Vedas]. 9.17

9.17:  I am the father of this world, the mother, the supporter, and the grandfather. I am the object of knowledge, and the purifier. I am Omkara (the syllable AUM or OM), Rg, Sama, and Yajur Vedas.

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गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत् ।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम् ॥९- १८॥

gatir bhartā prabhuḥ sākṣī nivāsaḥ śaraṇaṁ suhṛt
prabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṁ nidhānaṁ bījam avyam 9.18

gatiḥ¹ bhartā² prabhuḥ³ sākṣī⁴ nivāsaḥ⁵ śaraṇam⁶ suhṛt⁷
prabhavaḥ⁸ pralayaḥ⁹ sthānam¹⁰ nidhānam¹¹ bījam¹² avyam¹³ 9.18

[I am] gatiḥ¹ = the Goal; bhartā² = the Sustainer; prabhuḥ³ = the Lord; sākṣī⁴ = the Witness; nivāsaḥ⁵ = the Abode; śaraṇam⁶ = the Refuge; suhṛt⁷ = the selfless friend; prabhavaḥ⁸ = the creation; pralayaḥ⁹ = the dissolution; sthānam¹⁰ = the resting place; nidhānam¹¹ = the repository; [and] avyam¹³ = the imperishable; bījam¹² = seed. 9.18

9.18:  I am the goal, the sustainer, the Lord, the witness, the abode, the refuge, the selfless friend, the creation, the dissolution, the resting place, the repository [hypostasis], and the imperishable seed.

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तपाम्यहमहं वर्षं निगृह्णाम्युत्सृजामि च ।

अमृतं चैव मृत्युश्च सदसच्चाहमर्जुन ॥९- १९॥

tapāmy aham ahaṁ varṣaṁ nigṛṇhāmy utsṛjāmi ca
amṛtaṁ caiva mṛtyuś ca sad asac cāham arjuna 9.19

tapāi¹ aham² aham³ varṣam⁴ nigṛṇhāmi⁵ utsṛjāmi⁶ ca⁷
amṛtam⁸ ca⁹ eva¹⁰ mṛtyuḥ¹¹ ca¹² sat¹³ asat¹⁴ ca¹⁵ aham¹⁶ arjuna¹⁷  9.19

aham² = I; tapāi¹ = give heat. aham³ = I; nigṛṇhāmi⁵ = withhold; ca⁷= and; utsṛjāmi⁶ = pour down; varṣam⁴ = rain.  aham¹⁶ = I am; amṛtam⁸ = the nectar of immortality;  ca⁹ = and; eva¹⁰ = indeed; mṛtyuḥ¹¹ = death; ca¹² = and; sat¹³ = Existence; ca¹⁵ = and; asat¹⁴ = non-existence;  arjuna¹⁷  = O Arjuna. 9.19

9.19:  I give heat; I withhold and send forth rain. I am immortality and certainly death. I am Sat (Being) and Asat (Nonbeing), O Arjuna. 

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त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापा : यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते ।

ते पुण्यमासाद्य सुरेन्द्रलोक-: मश्नन्ति दिव्यान्दिवि देवभोगान् ॥९- २०॥

traividyā māṁ somapāḥ pūtapāpā yajñair iṣṭvā svargatiṁ prārthayante
te puṇyam āsādya surendralokaṁ aśnanti divyān divi devabhogān 9.20

traividyā¹ mām² somapāḥ³ pūta-pāpā⁴ yajñaiḥ⁵ iṣṭvā⁶ svargatim⁷ prārthayante⁸
te⁹ puṇyam¹⁰ āsādya¹¹ surendralokam¹² aśnanti¹³ divyān¹⁴ divi¹⁵ deva-bhogān¹⁵ 9.20

traividyā¹ = The knowers of three Vedas; somapāḥ³ = who drink Soma juice; [and]  pūta^4A-pāpā^4B = purified^4A of sins^4B; yajñaiḥ⁵ = by sacrifices;  iṣṭvā⁶ = worship; mām² = Me; prārthayante⁸ = pray for; svargatim⁷ = goal of Svargam or heaven; [of] surendralokam¹² = the world of the chief of gods [Indra's world].  te⁹ = They; āsādya¹¹ = attain; puṇyam¹⁰ = by virtue of merit; [and] aśnanti¹³ = enjoy; divyān¹⁴ =divine; deva-bhogān¹⁵  = pleasures of gods; divi¹⁵ = in heaven. 9.20

9.20: The knowers of the three Vedas, who drink the soma juice and are cleansed of their sins by sacrifices and worship, pray for reaching heaven of Indra' world and enjoying the divine pleasures. These pious, reaching Indra's world, enjoy the celestial pleasures of gods in heaven. 

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ते तं भुक्त्वा स्वर्गलोकं विशालं : क्षीणे पुण्ये मर्त्यलोकं विशन्ति ।

एवं त्रयीधर्ममनुप्रपन्ना : गतागतं कामकामा लभन्ते ॥९- २१॥

te taṁ bhuktvā svargalokaṁ viśālaṁ kṣīṇe puṇye martyalokaṁ viśanti
evaṁ trayīdharmam anuprapannā gatāgataṁ kāmakāmā labhante 9.21

te¹ tam² bhuktvā³ svargalokam⁴ viśālam⁵ kṣīṇe⁶ puṇye⁷ martyalokam⁸ viśanti⁹
evam¹⁰ trayī-dharmam¹¹ anuprapannāḥ¹² gatāgatam¹³ kāma-kāmāḥ¹⁴ labhante¹⁵ 9.21

bhuktvā³ = Having enjoyed; viśālam⁵ = the wide; svargalokam⁴ = world of heaven [svarga world]; [and] kṣīṇe⁶ = exhausted; puṇye⁷ = [the accumulated] merits; te¹ = they; viśanti⁹ = return to; tam² = that;   martyalokam⁸ = mortal world;  evam¹⁰ = thus; anuprapannāḥ¹² = following; trayī-dharmam¹¹ = the three doctrines of the Vedas. kāma-kāmāḥ¹⁴ = Desiring sense pleasures; [they] labhante¹⁵ = attain [engage in]; gatāgatam¹³ = going and coming [death and rebirth]. 9.21

9.21:  Having enjoyed the wide world of heaven and exhausted the merit of their pious deeds, they return to the world of mortals. Thus conforming to doctrine of the three Vedas and desiring sense pleasures, they go and come (Gatāagatam, Go and Come = death and rebirth).

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अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते ।

तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम् ॥९- २२॥

ananyāś cintayanto māṁ ye janāḥ paryupāsate
teṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁ yogakṣemaṁ vahāmy aham 9.22

ananyāḥ¹ cintayantaḥ² mām³ ye⁴ janāḥ⁵ paryupāsate⁶
teṣām⁷ nitya⁸  abhiyuktānām⁹ yoga-kṣemam¹⁰ vahāmi¹¹ aham¹²   9.22

ye⁴ = Those; janāḥ⁵ = people; [who] paryupāsate⁶ = worship; [and] cintayantaḥ² = meditate; mām³ = on Me; ananyāḥ¹ = excluding all others [not inclined towards any other god];   teṣām⁷ = for them; [who are] nitya⁸  = always; abhiyuktānām⁹ = engaged in devotion; aham¹²  = I; vahāmi¹¹ = will cause to happen [confer]; yoga-kṣemam¹⁰  = attainment and preservation. 9.22

9.22:   To those people, who think of Me excluding all else, worshipping Me always and devoted to Me, I bring yogam and ksemam (success and security).

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येऽप्यन्यदेवताभक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयान्विताः ।

तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम् ॥९- २३॥

yepy anyadevatābhaktā yajante śraddhayānvitāḥ
tepi mām eva kaunteya yajanty avidhipūrvakam 9.23

ye¹ api² anya³ devatā⁴ bhaktāḥ⁵ yajante⁶ śraddhayā⁷ anvitāḥ⁸
te⁹ api¹⁰ mām¹¹ eva¹² kaunteya¹³ yajanti¹⁴ avidhi-pūrvakam¹⁵  9.23

api² = Also, besides;  ye¹ = those; bhaktāḥ⁵ = votaries; anvitāḥ⁸ = endowed with; śraddhayā⁷ = faith; yajante⁶ = worship; anya³ = other;  devatā⁴ = gods;  te⁹ = they; api¹⁰ = also; kaunteya¹³ = O son of Kunti; yajanti¹⁴ = worship; mām¹¹ = Me; eva¹² = alone; avidhi-pūrvakam¹⁵ = not according to tradition or prescribed rules.   9.23 

9.23:  Those, who are devotees of other gods showing full faith, worship Me only, O son of Kunti. However, they worship against the prescribed rules (Avidhi-pūravakam).

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अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च ।

न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते ॥९- २४॥

ahaṁ hi sarvayajñānāṁ bhoktā ca prabhur eva ca
na tu mām abhijānanti tattvenātaś cyavanti te 9.24

aham¹ hi² sarva-yajñānām³ bhoktā⁴ ca⁵ prabhuḥ⁶ eva⁷ ca⁸
na⁹ tu¹⁰ mām¹¹ abhijānanti¹² tattvena¹³ ataḥ¹⁴ cyavanti¹⁵ te¹⁶  9.24

aham¹ = I; [am] hi² = certainly; bhoktā⁴ ca⁵ = the enjoyer also, experiencer; sarva-yajñānām³  = of all sacrifices; ca⁸ = and; eva⁷ = also; prabhuḥ⁶ = the Lord;  tu¹⁰ = but;  na⁹  abhijānanti¹²  = they do not know; mām¹¹ = Me;  tattvena¹³ = in true nature, in reality. ataḥ¹⁴ = Therefore; te¹⁶  = they; cyavanti¹⁵ = fall [into Samsara].  9.24

9.24:  I am the enjoyer of all sacrifices and the Lord. But they do not know My true nature and therefore they fall (into samsāra of birth and rebirth).

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यान्ति देवव्रता देवान्पितॄन्यान्ति पितृव्रताः ।

भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम् ॥९- २५॥

yānti devavratā devān pitṛn yānti pitṛvratāḥ
bhūtāni yānti bhūtejyā yānti madyājinopi mām 9.25

yānti¹ deva-vratā² devān³ pitṛn⁴ yānti⁵ pitṛ-vratāḥ⁶
bhūtāni⁷ yānti⁸ bhūtejyā⁹ yānti¹⁰ mat¹¹ yājinaḥ¹² api¹³ mām¹⁴  9.25

deva-vratā² = Worshippers of gods; yānti¹ = go; devān³ = to gods. pitṛ-vratāḥ⁶ = Worshippers of ancestors [manes];  yānti⁵ = go; pitṛn⁴ = to the ancestors. bhūtejyā⁹ = Worshippers of spirits; yānti⁸  = go; bhūtāni⁷ = to the spirits. api¹³ = But; mat¹¹ = My; yājinaḥ¹² = sacrificers or worshippers;  yānti¹⁰ = go; mām¹⁴  = to Me. 9.25

9.25:  Worshippers of gods go to the gods; worshippers of ancestors go to the ancestors; those who make offering to spirits go to the spirits; those who sacrifice to Me come to Me. 

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पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं यो मे भक्त्या प्रयच्छति ।

तदहं भक्त्युपहृतमश्नामि प्रयतात्मनः ॥९- २६॥

patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati
tad ahaṁ bhaktyupahṛtam aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ 9.26

patram¹ puṣpam² phalam³ toyam⁴ yaḥ⁵ me⁶ bhaktyā⁷ prayacchati⁸
tat⁹ aham¹⁰ bhakti-upahṛtam¹¹ aśnāmi¹² prayata-ātmanaḥ¹³ 9.26

yaḥ⁵ = Whoever; prayacchati⁸ = offers;  me⁶ = Me; patram¹ = a leaf; puṣpam² = a flower; phalam³ = a fruit; toyam⁴ = water; bhaktyā⁷ = with devotion; aham¹⁰ = I; aśnāmi¹² = accept;  tat⁹ = that; bhakti-upahṛtam¹¹ = dedication in devotion; prayata-ātmanaḥ¹³  = from the pure soul with love. 9.26  

9.26:  Whoever offers Me a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or water with devotion, piety and purity, (is My devotee). I accept them. 

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यत्करोषि यदश्नासि यज्जुहोषि ददासि यत् ।

यत्तपस्यसि कौन्तेय तत्कुरुष्व मदर्पणम् ॥९- २७॥

yat karoṣi yad aśnāsi yaj juhoṣi dadāsi yat
yat tapasyasi kaunteya tat kuruṣva madarpaṇam 9.27

yat¹ karoṣi² yat³ aśnāsi⁴ yat⁵ juhoṣi⁶ dadāsi⁷ yat⁸
yat⁹ tapasyasi¹⁰ kaunteya¹¹ tat¹² kuruṣva¹³ mat¹⁴ arpaṇam¹⁵ 9.27

yat¹ = Whatever; karoṣi² = you do; yat³ = whatever; aśnāsi⁴ = you eat; yat⁵ = whatever; juhoṣi⁶ = offerings you make; yat⁸ = whatever; dadāsi⁷ = donation you make;  yat⁹ = whatever; tapasyasi¹⁰ = austerities you do; kaunteya¹¹ = O son of Kunti;  kuruṣva¹³ = do, dedicate; tat¹² = that; arpaṇam¹⁵ = offering; mat¹⁴ = to Me; . 9.27

9.27:  Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever offerings you make, whatever you donate, and whatever austerities you perform, O son of Kunti, dedicate that offering unto Me. 

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शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः ।

संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि ॥९- २८॥

śubhāśubhaphalair evaṁ mokṣyase karmabandhanaiḥ
saṁnyāsayogayuktātmā vimukto mām upaiṣyasi 9.28

śubha-aśubha-phalaiḥ¹ evam² mokṣyase³ karma-bandhanaiḥ⁴
sannyāsa-yoga-yukta-ātmā⁵ vimuktaḥ⁶ mām⁷ upaiṣyasi⁸ 9.28

mokṣyase³ = You will be freed; karma-bandhanaiḥ⁴ = from the bondage of Karma;  evam² = thus; [bearing] śubha-aśubha-phalaiḥ¹ = good and bad results or fruits; sannyāsa-yoga-yukta-ātmā⁵  = with the dedicated mind of Yoga of renunciation [renunciation-Yoga-dedicated-mind]; [and]  vimuktaḥ⁶ = becoming liberated; [you] upaiṣyasi⁸ = will attain; mām⁷ = to Me; . 9.28

9.28:  You will be freed from the bondage of karma bearing good and bad fruits. With your mind steady in yoga of renunciation, and thus liberated, you will come to Me. 

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समोऽहं सर्वभूतेषु न मे द्वेष्योऽस्ति न प्रियः ।

ये भजन्ति तु मां भक्त्या मयि ते तेषु चाप्यहम् ॥९- २९॥

samohaṁ sarvabhūteṣu na me dveṣyosti na priyaḥ
ye bhajanti tu māṁ bhaktyā mayi te teṣu cāpy aham 9.29

samaḥ¹ aham² sarva-bhūteṣu³ na⁴ me⁵ dveṣyaḥ⁶ asti⁷ na⁸ priyaḥ⁹
ye¹⁰ bhajanti¹¹ tu¹² mām¹³ bhaktyā¹⁴ mayi¹⁵ te¹⁶ teṣu¹⁷ ca¹⁸ api¹⁹ aham²⁰ 9.29

aham² = I; [am] samaḥ¹ = same;  sarva-bhūteṣu³  = to all living beings; na⁴ = no one;  asti⁷ = is; dveṣyaḥ⁶ = execrable or detestable; na⁸ = nor; priyaḥ⁹ = dear; me⁵ = to me; tu¹² = but; ye¹⁰ = those who; bhajanti¹¹ = worship;  mām¹³ = Me; bhaktyā¹⁴ = with devotion; te¹⁶ = they; [are] mayi¹⁵ = in Me; ca¹⁸ = and; aham²⁰ = I; [am]; api¹⁹ = indeed; teṣu¹⁷ = in them. 9.29 

9.29:  I am the same to all living beings. No one is despicable or dear to Me. They, who worship Me with devotion, are in Me, and I am certainly in them.

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अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक् ।

साधुरेव स मन्तव्यः सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि सः ॥९- ३०॥

api cet sudurācāro bhajate mām ananyabhāk
sādhur eva sa mantavyaḥ samyag vyavasito hi saḥ 9.30

api cet¹ su-durācāraḥ² bhajate³ mām⁴ ananyabhāk⁵
sādhuḥ⁶ eva⁷ saḥ⁸ mantavyaḥ⁹ samyak¹⁰ vyavasitaḥ¹¹ hi¹² saḥ¹³ 9.30

api cet¹ = Even if; su-durācāraḥ²  = one of sinful acts; bhajate³ = worships; mām⁴ = Me; ananyabhāk⁵ = with exclusive devotion; eva⁷ = indeed; saḥ⁸ = he; mantavyaḥ⁹ = is thought of; [as] sādhuḥ⁶ = a holy man; [and] saḥ¹³ = he; [is] samyak¹⁰ = rightly; vyavasitaḥ¹¹ = resolved; hi¹² = indeed. 9.30

9.30:  Even the one, who commits the most sinful acts, worships with exclusive devotion to Me, is thought of as a sadhu, because he has rightly resolved. 

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क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति ।

कौन्तेय प्रति जानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति ॥९- ३१॥

kṣipraṁ bhavati dharmātmā śaśvacchāntiṁ nigacchhati
kaunteya pratijānīhi na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati 9.31

kṣipram¹ bhavati² dharma-ātmā³ śaśvat⁴ sāntim⁵ nigacchhati⁶
kaunteya⁷ pratijānīhi⁸ na⁹ me¹⁰  bhaktaḥ¹¹ praṇaśyati¹² 9.31

kṣipram¹ = Soon; [he] bhavati² = becomes; dharma-ātmā³ = righteous soul; nigacchhati⁶ = he attains; śaśvat⁴ = ever-lasting; sāntim⁵ = peace;  kaunteya⁷ = O son of Kunti. pratijānīhi⁸ = let it be known;  me¹⁰  = My; bhaktaḥ¹¹ = devotee; na⁹ = never;  praṇaśyati¹² = perishes. 9.31

9.31:  Soon he becomes a righteous soul (Dharmātma) and attains to lasting peace. O son of Kunti, let it be known that My devotee never perishes.  

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मां हि पार्थ व्यपाश्रित्य येऽपि स्युः पापयोनयः ।

स्त्रियो वैश्यास्तथा शूद्रास्तेऽपि यान्ति परां गतिम् ॥९- ३२॥

māṁ hi pārtha vyapāśritya yepi syuḥ pāpayonayaḥ
striyo vaiśyās tathā śūdrās tepi yānti parāṁ gatim 9.32

mām¹ hi² pārtha³ vyapāśritya⁴ ye⁵ api⁶ syuḥ⁷ pāpa-yonayaḥ⁸
striyaḥ⁹ vaiśyāḥ¹⁰ tathā¹¹ śūdrāḥ¹² te¹³ api¹⁴ yānti¹⁵ parām¹⁶ gatim¹⁷  9.32

pārtha³ = O son of Partha; api⁶ = even; ye⁵ = those; pāpa-yonayaḥ⁸  = born of sin; vyapāśritya⁴ = take refuge; mām¹ = in Me; [though] hi² = indeed.  [There] syuḥ⁷ = are;  striyaḥ⁹ = women; vaiśyāḥ¹⁰ = Vaisyas; tathā¹¹ = also; śūdrāḥ¹² = Sudras; api¹⁴ = even; te¹³ = they; yānti¹⁵ = attain [go]; parām¹⁶ = Supreme; gatim¹⁷  = Goal. 9.32