Atha tri'teeyo'dhyaayah'

Om shree paramaatmane namah'

Arjuna uvaacha
Jyaayasee chet karmanaste mataa buddhirjanaardana.
Tat kim' karmani ghore maam' niyojayasi keshava..1..

Vyaamishreneva vaakyena buddhim' mohayaseeva me.
Tadekam' vada nishchitya yena shreyo'hamaapnuyaam..2..

Shreebhagavaanuvaacha
Loke'smin dvividhaa nisht'haa puraa proktaa mayaa'nagha.
Jnyaanayogena saankhyaanaam' karmayogena yoginaam..3..

Na karmanaamanaarambhaannaishkarmyam' purusho'shnute.
Na cha sannyasanaadeva siddhim' samadhigachchhati..4..

Na hi kashchit kshanamapi jaatu tisht'hatyakarmakri't.
Kaaryate hyavashah' karma sarvah' prakri'tijairgunaih'..5..

Karmendriyaani sam'yamya ya aaste manasaa smaran.
Indriyaarthaan vimood'haatmaa mithyaachaarah' sa uchyate..6..

Yastvindriyaani manasaa niyamyaarabhate'rjuna.
Karmendriyaih' karmayogamasaktah' sa vishishyate..7..

Niyatam' kuru karma tvam' karma jyaayo hyakarmanah'.
Shareerayaatraa'pi cha te na prasiddhyedakarmanah'..8..

Yajnyaarthaat karmano'nyatra loko'yam' karmabandhanah'.
Tadartham' karma kaunteya muktasangah' samaachara..9..

Sahayajnyaah' prajaah' sri'sht'vaa purovaacha prajaapatih'.
Anena prasavishyadhvamesha vo'stvisht'akaamadhuk..10..

Devaan bhaavayataa'nena te devaa bhaavayantu vah'.
Parasparam' bhaavayantah' shreyah' paramavaapsyatha..11..

Isht'aan bhogaan hi vo devaa daasyante yajnyabhaavitaah'.
Tairdattaanapradaayaibhyo yo bhunkte stena eva sah'..12..

Yajnyashisht'aashinah' santo muchyante sarvakilbishaih'.
Bhunjate te tvagham' paapaa ye pachantyaatmakaaranaat..13..

Annaadbhavanti bhootaani parjanyaadannasambhavah'.
Yajnyaadbhavati parjanyo yajnyah' karmasamudbhavah'..14..

Karma brahmodbhavam' viddhi brahmaaksharasamudbhavam.
Tasmaat sarvagatam' brahma nityam' yajnye pratisht'hitam..15..

Evam' pravartitam' chakram' naanuvartayateeha yah'.
Aghaayurindriyaaraamo mogham' paartha sa jeevati..16..

Yastvaatmaratireva syaadaatmatri'ptashcha maanavah'.
Aatmanyeva cha santusht'astasya kaaryam' na vidyate..17..

Naiva tasya kri'tenaartho naakri'teneha kashchana.
Na chaasya sarvabhooteshu kashchidarthavyapaashrayah'..18..

Tasmaadasaktah' satatam' kaaryam' karma samaachara.
Asakto hyaacharan karma paramaapnoti poorushah'..19..

Karmanaiva hi sam'siddhim aasthitaa janakaadayah'.
Lokasangrahamevaapi sampashyan kartumarhasi..20..

Yadyadaacharati shresht'hastattadevetaro janah'.
Sa yat pramaanam' kurute lokastadanuvartate..21..

Na me paarthaasti kartavyam' trishu lokeshu kinchana.
Naanavaaptamavaaptavyam' varta eva cha karmani..22..

Yadi hyaham' na varteyam' jaatu karmanyatandritah'.
Mama vartmaanuvartante manushyaah' paartha sarvashah'..23..

Utseedeyurime lokaa na kuryaam' karma chedaham.
Sankarasya cha kartaa syaamupahanyaamimaah' prajaah'..24..

Saktaah' karmanyavidvaam'so yathaa kurvanti bhaarata.
Kuryaadvidvaam'stathaa'saktashchikeershurlokasangraham..25..

Na buddhibhedam' janayedajnyaanaam' karmasanginaam.
Joshayet sarvakarmaani vidvaan yuktah' samaacharan..26..

Prakri'teh' kriyamaanaani gunaih' karmaani sarvashah'.
Ahankaaravimood'haatmaa kartaa'hamiti manyate..27..

Tattvavit tu mahaabaaho gunakarmavibhaagayoh'.
Gunaa guneshu vartanta iti matvaa na sajjate..28..

Prakri'tergunasammood'haah' sajjante gunakarmasu.
Taanakri'tsnavido mandaan kri'tsnavinna vichaalayet..29..

Mayi sarvaani karmaani sannyasyaadhyaatmachetasaa.
Niraasheernirmamo bhootvaa yudhyasva vigatajvarah'..30..

Ye me matamidam' nityam anutisht'hanti maanavaah'.
Shraddhaavanto'nasooyanto muchyante te'pi karmabhih'..31..

Ye tvetadabhyasooyanto naanutisht'hanti me matam.
Sarvajnyaanavimood'haam'staan viddhi nasht'aanachetasah'..32..

Sadri'sham' chesht'ate svasyaah' prakri'terjnyaanavaanapi.
Prakri'tim' yaanti bhootaani nigrahah' kim' karishyati..33..

Indriyasyendriyasyaarthe raagadveshau vyavasthitau.
Tayorna vashamaagachchhet tau hyasya paripanthinau..34..

Shreyaan svadharmo vigunah' paradharmaat svanusht'hitaat.
Svadharme nidhanam' shreyah' paradharmo bhayaavahah'..35..

Arjuna uvaacha
Atha kena prayukto'yam' paapam' charati poorushah'.
Anichchhannapi vaarshneya balaadiva niyojitah'..36..