.. Atha panchadasho'dhyaayah' ..

Shreebhagavaanuvaacha
Oordhvamoolamadhah'shaakhamashvattham' praahuravyayam.
Chhandaam'si yasya parnaani yastam' veda sa vedavit..1..

Adhashchordhvam' prasri'taastasya shaakhaah'
Gunapravri'ddhaa vishayapravaalaah'.
Adhashcha moolaanyanusantataani
Karmaanubandheeni manushyaloke..2..

Na roopamasyeha tathopalabhyate
Naanto na chaadirna cha sampratisht'haa.
Ashvatthamenam' suvirood'hamoolam
Asangashastrena dri'd'hena chhittvaa..3..

Tatah' padam' tat parimaargitavyam
Yasmin gataa na nivartanti bhooyah'.
Tameva chaadyam' purusham' prapadye
Yatah' pravri'ttih' prasri'taa puraanee..4..

Nirmaanamohaa jitasangadoshaah'
Adhyaatmanityaa vinivri'ttakaamaah'.
Dvandvairvimuktaah' sukhaduh'khasanjnyaih'
Gachchhantyamood'haah' padamavyayam' tat..5..

Na tadbhaasayate sooryo na shashaanko na paavakah'.
Yadgatvaa na nivartante taddhaama paramam' mama..6..

Mamaivaam'sho jeevaloke jeevabhootah' sanaatanah'.
Manah'shasht'haaneendriyaani prakri'tisthaani karshati..7..

Shareeram' yadavaapnoti yachchaapyutkraamateeshvarah'.
Gri'heetvaitaani sam'yaati vaayurgandhaanivaashayaat..8..

Shrotram' chakshuh' sparshanam' cha rasanam' ghraanameva cha.
Adhisht'haaya manashchaayam' vishayaanupasevate..9..

Utkraamantam' sthitam' vaa'pi bhunjaanam' vaa gunaanvitam.
Vimood'haa naanupashyanti pashyanti jnyaanachakshushah'..10..

Yatanto yoginashchainam' pashyantyaatmanyavasthitam.
Yatanto'pyakri'taatmaano nainam' pashyantyachetasah'..11..

Yadaadityagatam' tejo jagadbhaasayate'khilam.
Yachchandramasi yachchaagnau tattejo viddhi maamakam..12..

Gaamaavishya cha bhootaani dhaarayaamyahamojasaa.
Pushnaami chaushadheeh' sarvaah' somo bhootvaa rasaatmakah'..13..

Aham' vaishvaanaro bhootvaa praaninaam' dehamaashritah'.
Praanaapaanasamaayuktah' pachaamyannam' chaturvidham..14..

Sarvasya chaaham' hri'di sannivisht'o-
Mattah' smri'tirjnyaanamapohanam' cha.
Vedaishcha sarvairahameva vedyo-
Vedaantakri'dvedavideva chaaham..15..

Dvaavimau purushau loke ksharashchaakshara eva cha.
Ksharah' sarvaani bhootaani koot'astho'kshara uchyate..16..

Uttamah' purushastvanyah' paramaatmetyudaahri'tah'.
Yo lokatrayamaavishya bibhartyavyaya eeshvarah'..17..

Yasmaat ksharamateeto'ham aksharaadapi chottamah'.
Ato'smi loke vede cha prathitah' purushottamah'..18..

Yo maamevamasammood'ho jaanaati purushottamam.
Sa sarvavidbhajati maam' sarvabhaavena bhaarata..19..

Iti guhyatamam' shaastramidamuktam' mayaa'nagha.
Etadbuddhvaa buddhimaan syaat kri'takri'tyashcha bhaarata..20..

.. Om' tatsaditi shreemadbhagavadgeetaasoopanishatsu brahmavidyaayaam' yogashaastre shreekri'shnaarjunasam'vaade purushottamayogo naama panchadasho'dhyaayah' ..