Chapter 03 – Shlokas 01-10

Chapter 03:     

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Intro

Shloka 01:     

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arjuna uvāca

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jyāyasī cet karmaṇas te

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matā buddhir janārdana

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tat kiṃ karmaṇi ghore māṃ

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niyojayasi keśava

Shloka 02:     

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vyāmiśreṇaiva vākyena

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buddhiṃ mohayasīva me

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tad ekaṃ vada niścitya

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yena śreyo ‘ham āpnuyām

Shloka 03:     

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śrī-bhagavān uvāca

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loke ‘smin dvividhā niṣṭhā

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purā proktā mayānagha

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jñāna-yogena sāṃkhyānāṃ

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karma-yogena yoginām

Shloka 04:     

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na karmaṇām anārambhān

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naiṣkarmyaṃ puruṣo ‘śnute

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na ca saṃnyasanād eva

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siddhiṃ samadhigacchati

Shloka 05:     

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na hi kaścit kṣaṇam api

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jātu tiṣṭhaty akarma-kṛt

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kāryate hy avaśaḥ karma

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sarvaḥ prakṛtijair guṇaiḥ

Shloka 06:     

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karmendriyāṇi saṃyamya

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ya āste manasā smaran

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indriyārthān vimūḍhātmā

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mithyācāraḥ sa ucyate

Shloka 07:     

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yas tv indriyāṇi manasā

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niyamyārabhate ‘rjuna

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karmendriyaiḥ karma-yogam

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asaktaḥ sa viśiṣyate

Shloka 08:     

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niyataṃ kuru karma tvaṃ

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karma jyāyo hy akarmaṇaḥ

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śarīrayātrāpi ca te

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na prasidhyed akarmaṇaḥ

Shloka 09:     

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yajñārthāt karmaṇo ‘nyatra

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loko ‘yaṃ karma-bandhanaḥ

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tad-arthaṃ karma kaunteya

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mukta-saṅgaḥ samācara

Shloka 10:     

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saha-yajñāḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā

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purovāca prajāpatiḥ

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anena prasaviṣyadhvam

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eṣa vo ‘stv iṣṭa-kāma-dhuk