Sārathi

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ब्रह्मन् brahman

The absolute reality. Appears in 48 verses.

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आत्मन् ātmanकर्म karmaयोग yogaयज्ञ yajñaशान्ति śāntiमनस् manas

Verses

  1. 2.46यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।yāvān artha udapāne sarvataḥ samplutodakeTo the Brahmana who has known the Self, all the Vedas are of as much use as a reservoir of water would be in a place where there is a flood.
  2. 2.72एषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिः पार्थ नैनां प्राप्य विमुह्यति।eṣhā brāhmī sthitiḥ pārtha naināṁ prāpya vimuhyatiO son of Pritha, this is the eternal state, the Brahmic seat. Attaining this, one is not deluded. Being established in it, one attains oneness with Brahman even at the…
  3. 3.15कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्।karma brahmodbhavaṁ viddhi brahmākṣhara-samudbhavamKnow that action comes from Brahma, and Brahma comes from the Imperishable. Therefore, the all-pervasive Brahma ever rests in sacrifice.
  4. 4.24ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्महविर्ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम्।brahmārpaṇaṁ brahma havir brahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutamBrahman is the oblation; Brahman is the melted butter (ghee); by Brahman is the oblation poured into the fire of Brahman; Brahman indeed shall be attained by one who…
  5. 4.25दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते।daivam evāpare yajñaṁ yoginaḥ paryupāsateSome yogis perform sacrifice to the gods alone; while others, who have realized the Self, offer the Self as sacrifice in the fire of Brahman alone.
  6. 4.31यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम्।yajña-śhiṣhṭāmṛita-bhujo yānti brahma sanātanamThose who eat the remnants of the sacrifice, which are like nectar, go to the eternal Brahman. This world is not for the one who does not perform sacrifice; how then can…
  7. 4.32एवं बहुविधा यज्ञा वितता ब्रह्मणो मुखे।evaṁ bahu-vidhā yajñā vitatā brahmaṇo mukheThus, manifold sacrifices are spread out before Brahman at the face of Brahman. Know them all to be born of action, and thus knowing, you shall be liberated.
  8. 5.6संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः।sannyāsas tu mahā-bāho duḥkham āptum ayogataḥBut, O mighty-armed Arjuna, renunciation is hard to attain without Yoga; the sage who is in harmony with Yoga quickly goes to Brahman.
  9. 5.10ब्रह्मण्याधाय कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा करोति यः।brahmaṇyādhāya karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā karoti yaḥHe who does actions, offering them to Brahman and abandoning attachment, is not tainted by sin, just as a lotus leaf is not tainted by water.
  10. 5.18विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि।vidyā-vinaya-sampanne brāhmaṇe gavi hastiniSages look with an equal eye on a Brahmana endowed with learning and humility, on a cow, an elephant, a dog, and even an outcaste.
  11. 5.19इहैव तैर्जितः सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः।ihaiva tair jitaḥ sargo yeṣhāṁ sāmye sthitaṁ manaḥEven here in this world, those whose minds rest in reality overcome birth; Brahman is indeed spotless and real; therefore they are established in Brahman.
  12. 5.20न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम्।na prahṛiṣhyet priyaṁ prāpya nodvijet prāpya chāpriyamResting in Brahman, with a steady intellect and undeluded, the knower of Brahman neither rejoices upon obtaining what is pleasant nor grieves upon obtaining what is…
  13. 5.21बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत्सुखम्।bāhya-sparśheṣhvasaktātmā vindatyātmani yat sukhamWith the self unattached to external contacts, he finds happiness in the Self; with the self engaged in the meditation of Brahman, he attains endless happiness.
  14. 5.24योऽन्तःसुखोऽन्तरारामस्तथान्तर्ज्योतिरेव यः।yo 'ntaḥ-sukho 'ntar-ārāmas tathāntar-jyotir eva yaḥHe who is happy within, who rejoices within, and who is illuminated within, that Yogi attains absolute freedom, or Moksha, becoming Brahman himself.
  15. 5.25लभन्ते ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृषयः क्षीणकल्मषाः।labhante brahma-nirvāṇam ṛiṣhayaḥ kṣhīṇa-kalmaṣhāḥThe sages obtain absolute freedom or Moksha when their sins have been destroyed, their dualities have been torn asunder, they are self-controlled, and they are intent on…
  16. 5.26कामक्रोधवियुक्तानां यतीनां यतचेतसाम्।kāma-krodha-viyuktānāṁ yatīnāṁ yata-chetasāmAbsolute freedom exists on all sides for those self-controlled ascetics who are free from desire and anger, who have controlled their thoughts, and who have realized the…
  17. 6.14प्रशान्तात्मा विगतभीर्ब्रह्मचारिव्रते स्थितः।praśhāntātmā vigata-bhīr brahmachāri-vrate sthitaḥSerene-minded, fearless, firm in the vow of a Brahmachari, having controlled their mind, thinking of Me and balanced in mind, let them sit, having Me as their supreme…
  18. 6.27प्रशान्तमनसं ह्येनं योगिनं सुखमुत्तमम्।praśhānta-manasaṁ hyenaṁ yoginaṁ sukham uttamamSupreme Bliss indeed comes to this Yogi whose mind is made peaceful, whose passion is quelled, who has become Brahman, and who is free from sin.
  19. 6.28युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी विगतकल्मषः।yuñjann evaṁ sadātmānaṁ yogī vigata-kalmaṣhaḥThe yogi, always engaging the mind thus (in the practice of yoga), is freed from sins and easily enjoys the infinite bliss of contact with Brahman (the Eternal).
  20. 6.38कच्चिन्नोभयविभ्रष्टश्छिन्नाभ्रमिव नश्यति।kachchin nobhaya-vibhraṣhṭaśh chhinnābhram iva naśhyatiFallen from both, does he not perish like a rent cloud, supportless, O mighty-armed one, deluded on the path of Brahman?
  21. 6.44पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः।pūrvābhyāsena tenaiva hriyate hyavaśho ’pi saḥBy that same former practice, he is borne on in spite of himself. Even he who merely wishes to know Yoga goes beyond the Brahmanic word.
  22. 7.29जरामरणमोक्षाय मामाश्रित्य यतन्ति ये।jarā-maraṇa-mokṣhāya mām āśhritya yatanti yeThose who strive for liberation from old age and death, taking refuge in Me, realize in full that Brahman, the whole knowledge of the Self, and all action.
  23. 8.1किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम।kiṁ tad brahma kim adhyātmaṁ kiṁ karma puruṣhottamaArjuna said, "What is Brahman? What is Adhyatma? What is action, O best among men? What is Adhibhuta declared to be? And, what is Adhidaiva said to be?"
  24. 8.3अक्षरं ब्रह्म परमं स्वभावोऽध्यात्ममुच्यते।akṣharaṁ brahma paramaṁ svabhāvo ’dhyātmam uchyateThe Blessed Lord said, "Brahman is the Imperishable, the Supreme; its essential nature is called Self-knowledge; the offering (to the gods) that causes the existence and…
  25. 8.11यदक्षरं वेदविदो वदन्तिyad akṣharaṁ veda-vido vadantiThat which is declared to be Imperishable by those who know the Vedas, that which the self-controlled (ascetics or Sannyasins) and passion-free enter, that goal…
  26. 8.13ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन्।oṁ ityekākṣharaṁ brahma vyāharan mām anusmaranUttering the one-syllabled Om, the Brahman, and remembering Me, he who departs, leaving the body, attains the Supreme Goal.
  27. 8.16आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।ā-brahma-bhuvanāl lokāḥ punar āvartino ’rjunaAll the worlds, including the world of Brahma, are subject to return again, O Arjuna; but he who reaches Me, O son of Kunti, has no rebirth.
  28. 8.17सहस्रयुगपर्यन्तमहर्यद्ब्रह्मणो विदुः।sahasra-yuga-paryantam ahar yad brahmaṇo viduḥThose who know the day of Brahma, which lasts a thousand Yugas, and the night, which also lasts a thousand Yugas, know day and night.
  29. 8.24अग्निर्ज्योतिरहः शुक्लः षण्मासा उत्तरायणम्।agnir jyotir ahaḥ śhuklaḥ ṣhaṇ-māsā uttarāyaṇamFire, light, daytime, the bright fortnight, the six months of the northern path of the sun (the northern solstice) departing, then men who know Brahman go to Brahman.
  30. 9.33किं पुनर्ब्राह्मणाः पुण्या भक्ता राजर्षयस्तथा।kiṁ punar brāhmaṇāḥ puṇyā bhaktā rājarṣhayas tathāHow much more easily, then, do Brahmins and devoted royal saints attain the goal? Having come to this impermanent and unhappy world, do thou worship Me.
  31. 10.12परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान्।paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavānArjuna said, "You are the Supreme Brahman, the supreme abode, the supreme purifier, eternal, divine Person, the primeval God, unborn, and omnipresent."
  32. 11.15पश्यामि देवांस्तव देव देहेpaśhyāmi devāns tava deva deheArjuna said, "O God, I see all the gods in Your body, as well as hosts of various classes of beings, Brahma the Lord seated on the lotus, all the sages, and the…
  33. 11.37कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन्kasmāch cha te na nameran mahātmanAnd why should they not, O great Soul, bow to Thee Who art greater than all else, the primal cause even of the Creator (Brahma), O Infinite Being, O Lord of the gods, O…
  34. 13.5ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक्।ṛiṣhibhir bahudhā gītaṁ chhandobhir vividhaiḥ pṛithakSages have sung in many ways, with various distinctive chants and also with suggestive words indicative of the Absolute, full of reasoning and decisive.
  35. 13.13ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वाऽमृतमश्नुते।jñeyaṁ yat tat pravakṣhyāmi yaj jñātvāmṛitam aśhnuteI will declare that which is to be known, knowing which one attains immortality; the beginningless Supreme Brahman, which is neither being nor non-being.
  36. 13.31यदा भूतपृथग्भावमेकस्थमनुपश्यति।yadā bhūta-pṛithag-bhāvam eka-stham anupaśhyatiWhen a person sees all beings as resting in the One and emanating from the One alone, they then become Brahman.
  37. 14.3मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहम्।mama yonir mahad brahma tasmin garbhaṁ dadhāmy ahamMy womb is the great Brahma; in it I place the germ; thence, O Arjuna, is the birth of all beings.
  38. 14.4सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः।sarva-yoniṣhu kaunteya mūrtayaḥ sambhavanti yāḥWhatever forms are produced, O Arjuna, in any womb whatsoever, the great Brahma is their womb, and I am the seed-giving father.
  39. 14.26मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्ितयोगेन सेवते।māṁ cha yo ’vyabhichāreṇa bhakti-yogena sevateAnd he who serves Me with unwavering devotion, he, crossing beyond the dualities, is fit for becoming Brahman.
  40. 14.27ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाऽहममृतस्याव्ययस्य च।brahmaṇo hi pratiṣhṭhāham amṛitasyāvyayasya chaFor I am the abode of Brahman, the immortal, immutable, and everlasting Dharma, and absolute bliss.
  41. 17.14देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।deva-dwija-guru-prājña- pūjanaṁ śhaucham ārjavamWorship of the gods, the twice-born, the teachers, and the wise; purity, straightforwardness, celibacy, and non-injury are all called the austerities of the body.
  42. 17.23तत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः।oṁ tat sad iti nirdeśho brahmaṇas tri-vidhaḥ smṛitaḥ"Om Tat Sat": This has been declared to be the triple designation of Brahman. By that, the Brahmanas, the Vedas, and the sacrifices were created formerly.
  43. 17.24तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः।tasmād oṁ ity udāhṛitya yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-kriyāḥTherefore, with the utterance of "Om," the acts of sacrifice, gift, and austerity, as enjoined in the scriptures, are always begun by the students of Brahman.
  44. 18.41ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परंतप।brāhmaṇa-kṣhatriya-viśhāṁ śhūdrāṇāṁ cha parantapaOf Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, and Sudras, O Arjuna, the duties are distributed according to the qualities born of their own nature.
  45. 18.42शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।śhamo damas tapaḥ śhauchaṁ kṣhāntir ārjavam eva chaSerenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, and uprightness, as well as knowledge, realization, and belief in God, are the duties of Brahmanas, born of…
  46. 18.50सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।siddhiṁ prāpto yathā brahma tathāpnoti nibodha meLearn from Me, O Arjuna, in brief how one who has attained perfection reaches Brahman—the Eternal, that supreme state of knowledge.
  47. 18.53अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं परिग्रहम्।ahankāraṁ balaṁ darpaṁ kāmaṁ krodhaṁ parigrahamHaving abandoned egoism, strength, arrogance, desire, anger, and covetousness, and being free from the notion of 'mine' and peaceful, he is fit for becoming Brahman.
  48. 18.54ब्रह्मभूतः प्रसन्नात्मा न शोचति न काङ्क्षति।brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā na śhochati na kāṅkṣhatiBecoming Brahman, serene in the Self, he neither grieves nor desires; he is the same to all beings, and obtains supreme devotion to Me.