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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 - Sankhya Yoga

The second chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is Sankhya Yoga. This is the most important chapter of the Bhagavad Gita as Lord Krishna condenses the teachings of the entire Gita in this chapter. This chapter is the essence of the entire Gita. Sankhya Yoga can be categorized into 4 main topics - 1. Arjuna completely surrenders himself to Lord Krishna and accepts his position as a disciple and Krishna as his Guru. He requests Krishna to guide him on how to dismiss his sorrow. 2. Explanation of the main cause of all grief, which is ignorance of the true nature of Self. 3. Karma Yoga - the discipline of selfless action without being attached to its fruits. 4. Description of a Perfect Man - One whose mind is steady and one-pointed.

Verses

  1. sanjaya uvaca tam tatha
  2. sribhagavanuvaca kutastva kasmalamidam visame
  3. klaibyam ma sma gamah
  4. arjuna uvaca katham bhismamaham
  5. gurunahatva hi mahanubhavan sreyo
  6. na caitadvidmah kataranno gariyo
  7. karpanyadosopahatasvabhavah prcchami tvam dharmasammudhacetah
  8. na hi prapasyami mamapanudyad
  9. sanjaya uvaca evamuktva hrsikesam
  10. tamuvaca hrsikesah prahasanniva bharata
  11. sribhagavanuvaca asocyananvasocastvam prajnavadamsca bhasase
  12. na tvevaham jatu nasam
  13. dehinoasminyatha dehe kaumaram yauvanam
  14. matrasparsastu kaunteya sitosnasukhaduhkhadah agamapayinoanityastamstitiksasva
  15. yam hi na vyathayantyete
  16. nasato vidyate bhavo nabhavo
  17. avinasi tu tadviddhi yena
  18. antavanta ime deha nityasyoktah
  19. ya enam vetti hantaram
  20. na jayate mriyate va
  21. vedavinasinam nityam ya enamajamavyayam
  22. vasamsi jirnani yatha vihaya
  23. nainam chindanti sastrani nainam
  24. acchedyoayamadahyoayamakledyoasosya eva ca nityah
  25. avyaktoayamacintyoayamavikaryoayamucyate tasmadevam viditvainam nanusocitumarhasi
  26. atha cainam nityajatam nityam
  27. jatasya hi dhruvo mrtyurdhruvam
  28. avyaktadini bhutani vyaktamadhyani bharata
  29. ascaryavatpasyati kascidenam ascaryavadvadati tathaiva
  30. dehi nityamavadhyoayam dehe sarvasya
  31. svadharmamapi caveksya na vikampitumarhasi
  32. yadrcchaya copapannam svargadvaramapavrtam sukhinah
  33. atha cettvamimam dharmyam samgramam
  34. akirtim capi bhutani kathayisyanti
  35. bhayadranaduparatam mamsyante tvam maharathah
  36. avacyavadamsca bahunvadisyanti tavahitah nindantastava
  37. hato va prapsyasi svargam
  38. sukhaduhkhe same krtva labhalabhau
  39. esa teabhihita sankhye buddhiryoge
  40. nehabhikramanasoasti pratyavayo na vidyate
  41. vyavasayatmika buddhirekeha kurunandana bahusakha
  42. yamimam puspitam vacam pravadantyavipascitah
  43. kamatmanah svargapara janmakarmaphalapradam kriyavisesabahulam
  44. bhogaisvaryaprasaktanam tayapahrtacetasam vyavasayatmika buddhih
  45. traigunyavisaya veda nistraigunyo bhavarjuna
  46. yavanartha udapane sarvatah samplutodake
  47. karmanyevadhikaraste ma phalesu kadacana
  48. yogasthah kuru karmani sangam
  49. durena hyavaram karma buddhiyogaddhananjaya
  50. buddhiyukto jahatiha ubhe sukrtaduskrte
  51. karmajam buddhiyukta hi phalam
  52. yada te mohakalilam buddhirvyatitarisyati
  53. srutivipratipanna te yada sthasyati
  54. arjuna uvaca sthitaprajnasya ka
  55. sribhagavanuvaca prajahati yada kamansarvanpartha
  56. duhkhesvanudvignamanah sukhesu vigatasprhah vitaragabhayakrodhah
  57. yah sarvatranabhisnehastattatprapya subhasubham nabhinandati
  58. yada samharate cayam kurmoanganiva
  59. visaya vinivartante niraharasya dehinah
  60. yatato hyapi kaunteya purusasya
  61. tani sarvani samyamya yukta
  62. dhyayato visayanpumsah sangastesupajayate sangatsanjayate
  63. krodhadbhavati sammohah sammohatsmrtivibhramah smrtibhramsad
  64. ragadvesavimuktaistu visayanindriyaiscaran orviyuktaistu atmavasyairvidheyatma
  65. prasade sarvaduhkhanam hanirasyopajayate prasannacetaso
  66. nasti buddhirayuktasya na cayuktasya
  67. indriyanam hi caratam yanmanoanuvidhiyate
  68. tasmadyasya mahabaho nigrhitani sarvasah
  69. ya nisa sarvabhutanam tasyam
  70. apuryamanamacalapratistham samudramapah pravisanti yadvat
  71. vihaya kamanyah sarvanpumamscarati nihsprhah
  72. esa brahmi sthitih partha
  73. om tatsaditi srimadbhagavadgitasupanisatsu brahmavidyayam