Sārathi

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बुद्धि buddhi

Intellect, discernment. Appears in 51 verses.

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कर्म karmaआत्मन् ātmanमनस् manasयोग yogaमोक्ष mokṣaज्ञान jñāna

Verses

  1. 1.23योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः।yotsyamānān avekṣhe ’haṁ ya ete ’tra samāgatāḥFor I desire to observe those who are assembled here to fight, wishing to please in battle the evil-minded Duryodhana—the son of Dhritarashtra.
  2. 2.39एषा तेऽभिहिता सांख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां श्रृणु।eṣhā te ’bhihitā sānkhyeThis, which has been taught to you, is wisdom concerning Sankhya. Now listen to wisdom concerning Yoga, endowed with which, O Arjuna, you shall cast off the bonds of…
  3. 2.41व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन।vyavasāyātmikā buddhir ekeha kuru-nandanaHere, O joy of the Kurus, there is only one single-pointed determination; many-branched and endless are the thoughts of the indecisive.
  4. 2.44भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम्।bhogaiśwvarya-prasaktānāṁ tayāpahṛita-chetasāmFor those who are attached to pleasure and power, whose minds are drawn away by such teachings, their determinate reason is not formed which is steadily bent on…
  5. 2.49दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय।dūreṇa hy-avaraṁ karma buddhi-yogād dhanañjayaFar lower than the Yoga of wisdom is action, O Arjuna. Seek thou refuge in wisdom; wretched are those whose motive is the fruit.
  6. 2.50बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते।buddhi-yukto jahātīha ubhe sukṛita-duṣhkṛiteEndowed with wisdom and evenness of mind, one casts off in this life both good and evil deeds; therefore, devote yourself to Yoga; Yoga is skill in action.
  7. 2.51कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः।karma-jaṁ buddhi-yuktā hi phalaṁ tyaktvā manīṣhiṇaḥThe wise, possessing knowledge, having abandoned the fruits of their actions, and being freed from the bonds of birth, go to the place which is beyond all evil.
  8. 2.52यदा ते मोहकलिलं बुद्धिर्व्यतितरिष्यति।yadā te moha-kalilaṁ buddhir vyatitariṣhyatiWhen your intellect passes beyond the mire of delusion, then you will attain indifference to what has been heard and what has yet to be heard.
  9. 2.53श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना ते यदा स्थास्यति निश्चला।śhruti-vipratipannā te yadā sthāsyati niśhchalāWhen your intellect, which is perplexed by the Vedic texts you have read, stands immovable and steady in the Self, then you will attain Self-realization.
  10. 2.63क्रोधाद्भवति संमोहः संमोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः।krodhād bhavati sammohaḥ sammohāt smṛiti-vibhramaḥAnger leads to delusion, which causes loss of memory; this, in turn, leads to the destruction of discrimination, resulting in destruction.
  11. 2.65प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते।prasāde sarva-duḥkhānāṁ hānir asyopajāyateIn that peace, all pains are destroyed; for the intellect of the tranquil-minded soon becomes steady.
  12. 2.66नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।nāsti buddhir-ayuktasya na chāyuktasya bhāvanāThere is no knowledge of the Self for the unsteady, and no meditation is possible for the unsteady, and no peace for the unmeditative, and how can there be happiness for…
  13. 3.1ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।jyāyasī chet karmaṇas te matā buddhir janārdanaArjuna said: If Thou thinkest that knowledge is superior to action, O Krishna, why then, O Kesava, doest Thou ask me to engage in this terrible action?
  14. 3.2व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे।vyāmiśhreṇeva vākyena buddhiṁ mohayasīva meWith this seemingly perplexing speech, you seem to be confusing my understanding; therefore, tell me one certain way by which I may attain bliss.
  15. 3.26न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम्।na buddhi-bhedaṁ janayed ajñānāṁ karma-saṅgināmLet no wise man unsettle the minds of ignorant people who are attached to action; he should engage them in all actions, himself fulfilling them with devotion.
  16. 3.40इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते।indriyāṇi mano buddhir asyādhiṣhṭhānam uchyateThe senses, the mind, and the intellect are said to be its seat; through these, it deludes the embodied one, veiling their wisdom.
  17. 3.42इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहुरिन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनः।indriyāṇi parāṇyāhur indriyebhyaḥ paraṁ manaḥThey say that the senses are superior to the body; the mind is superior to the senses; the intellect is superior to the mind; and He (the Self) is superior even to the…
  18. 3.43एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना।evaṁ buddheḥ paraṁ buddhvā sanstabhyātmānam ātmanāThus, knowing Him who is superior to the intellect and restraining the self by the Self, slay thou, O mighty-armed Arjuna, the enemy in the form of desire, hard to…
  19. 4.18कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः।karmaṇyakarma yaḥ paśhyed akarmaṇi cha karma yaḥHe who sees inaction in action and action in inaction, he is wise among men; he is a yogi and performer of all actions.
  20. 5.11कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि।kāyena manasā buddhyā kevalair indriyair apiYogis, having abandoned attachment, perform actions only through the body, mind, intellect, and even the senses, for the purification of the self.
  21. 5.17तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः।tad-buddhayas tad-ātmānas tan-niṣhṭhās tat-parāyaṇāḥTheir intellect absorbed in That, their self being That, established in That, with That as their supreme goal, they go whence there is no return, their sins dispelled by…
  22. 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…
  23. 5.27स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः।sparśhān kṛitvā bahir bāhyānśh chakṣhuśh chaivāntare bhruvoḥShutting out all external contacts and fixing the gaze between the eyebrows, realizing the outgoing and incoming breaths moving within the nostrils.
  24. 5.28यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः।yatendriya-mano-buddhir munir mokṣa-parāyaṇaḥ vigatecchā-bhaya-krodho yaḥ sadā mukta eva saḥWith the senses, mind, and intellect ever controlled, having liberation as their supreme goal, free from desire, fear, and anger, the sage is truly liberated forever.
  25. 6.9सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु।suhṛin-mitrāryudāsīna-madhyastha-dveṣhya-bandhuṣhuHe who is of the same mind towards the good-hearted, friends, enemies, the indifferent, the neutral, the hateful, the relatives, the righteous, and the unrighteous…
  26. 6.21सुखमात्यन्तिकं यत्तद्बुद्धिग्राह्यमतीन्द्रियम्।sukham ātyantikaṁ yat tad buddhi-grāhyam atīndriyamWhen he (the Yogi) feels that infinite bliss which can be grasped by the pure intellect and which transcends the senses, and is established therein, never moving away…
  27. 6.25शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।śhanaiḥ śhanair uparamed buddhyā dhṛiti-gṛihītayāLittle by little, let him attain steadiness of the intellect by holding it firmly; having made the mind establish itself in the Self, let him not think of anything else.
  28. 6.43तत्र तं बुद्धिसंयोगं लभते पौर्वदेहिकम्।tatra taṁ buddhi-sanyogaṁ labhate paurva-dehikamThen he comes into contact with the knowledge acquired in his former body and strives even more for perfection, O Arjuna.
  29. 7.4भूमिरापोऽनलो वायुः खं मनो बुद्धिरेव च।bhūmir-āpo ’nalo vāyuḥ khaṁ mano buddhir eva chaEarth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intellect, and egoism—thus is My Nature divided eightfold.
  30. 7.10बीजं मां सर्वभूतानां विद्धि पार्थ सनातनम्।bījaṁ māṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ viddhi pārtha sanātanamKnow Me, O Arjuna, as the eternal seed of all beings; I am the intelligence of the intelligent, and the splendour of the splendid objects.
  31. 7.24अव्यक्तं व्यक्ितमापन्नं मन्यन्ते मामबुद्धयः।avyaktaṁ vyaktim āpannaṁ manyante mām abuddhayaḥThe foolish think of Me, the Unmanifest, as having manifestation, not knowing My higher, immutable, and most excellent nature.
  32. 8.7तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च।tasmāt sarveṣhu kāleṣhu mām anusmara yudhya chaTherefore, at all times, remember Me only and fight. With your mind and intellect fixed on Me, you will undoubtedly come to Me alone.
  33. 10.4बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः।buddhir jñānam asammohaḥ kṣhamā satyaṁ damaḥ śhamaḥIntellect, wisdom, non-delusion, forgiveness, truth, self-restraint, calmness, happiness, pain, existence or birth, non-existence or death, fear, and also fearlessness.
  34. 10.10तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम्।teṣhāṁ satata-yuktānāṁ bhajatāṁ prīti-pūrvakamTo those who are ever steadfast, worshipping me with love, I give the yoga of discrimination, by which they come to me.
  35. 12.3ये त्वक्षरमनिर्देश्यमव्यक्तं पर्युपासते।ye tv akṣharam anirdeśhyam avyaktaṁ paryupāsateThose who worship the imperishable, the indefinable, the unmanifest, the omnipresent, the unthinkable, the immovable, and the eternal.
  36. 12.8मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय।mayy eva mana ādhatsva mayi buddhiṁ niveśhayaFix your mind on Me, and your intellect in Me. Then you will certainly live in Me alone hereafter.
  37. 12.14सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः।santuṣhṭaḥ satataṁ yogī yatātmā dṛiḍha-niśhchayaḥEver content, steady in meditation, self-controlled, possessing firm conviction, with the mind and intellect dedicated to Me, he, My devotee, is dear to Me.
  38. 13.6महाभूतान्यहङ्कारो बुद्धिरव्यक्तमेव च।mahā-bhūtāny ahankāro buddhir avyaktam eva chaThe great elements, egoism, intellect, and also the Unmanifested Nature, the ten senses, and one mind, and the five objects of the senses.
  39. 15.20इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ।iti guhyatamaṁ śhāstram idam uktaṁ mayānaghaThus, I have imparted to you this most secret science, O sinless one; by knowing this, one becomes wise, and all their duties are accomplished, O Arjuna.
  40. 16.9एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः।etāṁ dṛiṣhṭim avaṣhṭabhya naṣhṭātmāno ’lpa-buddhayaḥHolding this view, these ruined souls of small intellect and fierce deeds come forth as enemies of the world, intent on its destruction.
  41. 18.16तत्रैवं सति कर्तारमात्मानं केवलं तु यः।tatraivaṁ sati kartāram ātmānaṁ kevalaṁ tu yaḥNow, such being the case, verily he who, owing to an untrained understanding, looks upon his Self, which is isolated, as the agent, he of perverted intelligence does not…
  42. 18.17यस्य नाहंकृतो भावो बुद्धिर्यस्य न लिप्यते।yasya nāhankṛito bhāvo buddhir yasya na lipyateHe who is free from the egoistic notion, whose intelligence is not tainted by good or evil, though he slays these people, he does not slay, nor is he bound by the action.
  43. 18.29बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं श्रृणु।buddher bhedaṁ dhṛiteśh chaiva guṇatas tri-vidhaṁ śhṛiṇuHear thou the threefold division of intellect and firmness, according to the Gunas, as I declare them fully and distinctly, O Arjuna.
  44. 18.30प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च कार्याकार्ये भयाभये।pravṛittiṁ cha nivṛittiṁ cha kāryākārye bhayābhayeThe intellect which knows the path of work and renunciation, what should be done and what should not be done, fear and fearlessness, bondage and liberation—that…
  45. 18.31यया धर्ममधर्मं च कार्यं चाकार्यमेव च।yayā dharmam adharmaṁ cha kāryaṁ chākāryam eva chaThat by which one wrongly understands dharma and adharma, and also what ought to be done and what ought not to be done—that intellect, O Arjuna, is rajasic (passionate).
  46. 18.32अधर्मं धर्ममिति या मन्यते तमसाऽऽवृता।adharmaṁ dharmam iti yā manyate tamasāvṛitāThat intellect, O Arjuna, which is enveloped in darkness and sees Adharma as Dharma and all things perverted, is Tamasic (dark).
  47. 18.36सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।sukhaṁ tv idānīṁ tri-vidhaṁ śhṛiṇu me bharatarṣhabhaAnd now, O Arjuna, hear from Me of the threefold pleasure, in which one rejoices through practice and surely comes to the end of pain.
  48. 18.37यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम्।yat tad agre viṣam iva pariṇāme 'mṛtopamam tat sukhaṁ sāttvikaṁ proktam ātma-buddhi-prasāda-jamThat which is like poison at first but in the end like nectar—that happiness is declared to be sattvic, born of the purity of one's own mind due to self-realization.
  49. 18.49असक्तबुद्धिः सर्वत्र जितात्मा विगतस्पृहः।asakta-buddhiḥ sarvatra jitātmā vigata-spṛihaḥHe whose intellect is unattached everywhere, who has subdued his self, from whom desire has fled, he attains the supreme state of freedom from action through…
  50. 18.51बुद्ध्या विशुद्धया युक्तो धृत्याऽऽत्मानं नियम्य च।buddhyā viśhuddhayā yukto dhṛityātmānaṁ niyamya chaEndowed with a pure intellect, controlling the self through firmness, relinquishing sound and other objects and abandoning attraction and hatred.
  51. 18.57चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।chetasā sarva-karmāṇi mayi sannyasya mat-paraḥMentally renouncing all actions in Me, having Me as the highest goal, and resorting to the yoga of discrimination, do thou ever fix thy mind on Me.