अर्जुन उवाच
3.1 ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन। तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव
arjuna uvāca
jyāyasī cet
Word meanings
jyāyasī—superior;chet—if;karmaṇaḥ—than fruitive action;te—by you;matā—is considered;buddhiḥ—intellect;janārdana—he who looks after the public, Krishna;tat—then;kim—why;karmaṇi—action;ghore—terrible;mām—me;niyojayasi—do you engage;keśhava—Krishna, the killer of the demon named Keshi
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Arjuna said, "O Janardana, if you hold knowledge to be superior to action, then why do you engage me in such terrible action, O Kesava?"
"Arjuna questioned: My Lord! If Wisdom is above action, why dost Thou advise me to engage in this terrible fight?
Arjuna said If, O Krsna, you consider that Buddhi (knowledge) is superior to works, why do you engage me in this terrible deed?
Arjuna said O Janardana (krsna), if it be Your opinion that wisdom is superior to action, why they do you urge me to horrible action, O Kesava ?
If it be thought by Thee that knowledge is superior to action, O Krishna, why then, O Kesava, dost Thou ask me to engage in this terrible action?
श्रीभगवानुवाच
3.3 लोकेऽस्मिन्द्विविधा निष्ठा पुरा प्रोक्ता मयानघ। ज्ञानयोगेन सांख्यानां कर्मयोगेन योगिनाम्
śrī bhagavān uvāca
loke'smin
Word meanings
loke—in the world;asmin—this;dvi-vidhā—two kinds of;niṣhṭhā—faith;purā—previously;proktā—explained;mayā—by me (Shree Krishna);anagha—sinless;jñāna-yogena—through the path of knowledge;sānkhyānām—for those inclined toward contemplation;karma-yogena—through the path of action;yoginām—of the yogis
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Translation stream
The Bhagavat said, "The two-fold path in this world—the one with Yoga of knowledge for men of reflection and the other with Yoga of action for men of Yoga—has been declared by Me to be one, O sinless one!"
Lord Shri Krishna replied: In this world, as I have said, there is a twofold path, O Sinless One! There is the Path of Wisdom for those who meditate, and the Path of Action for those who work.
The Lord said In this world a two-fold way was of yore laid down by Me, O sinless one: by Jnana Yoga for the Sankhyas and by Karma Yoga for the Yogins.
The Blessed Lord said O unblemished one, two kinds of steadfastness in this world were spoken of by Me in the days of yore-through the Yoga of Knowledge for the men of realization; through the Yoga of Action for the yogis.
In this world there is a twofold path, as I said before, O sinless one,–the path of knowledge of the Sankhyas and the path of action of the Yogis!
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कर्मयोग
Chapter 3: Karma Yoga
karmayoga
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3.2 व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे। तदेकं वद निश्चित्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्
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Word meanings
vyāmiśhreṇa iva—by your apparently ambiguous;vākyena—words;buddhim—intellect;mohayasi—I am getting bewildered;iva—as it were;me—my;tat—therefore;ekam—one;vada—please tell;niśhchitya—decisively;yena—by which;śhreyaḥ—the highest good;aham—I;āpnuyām—may attain
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Translation stream
You seem to be confounding my intellect with Your seemingly confusing speech. Therefore, tell me with certainty that one thing by which I may attain the good (emancipation).
Thy language perplexes me and confuses my reason. Therefore please tell me the only way by which I may, without doubt, secure my spiritual welfare.
You confuse my mind with statements that seem to contradict each other; tell me for certain that one way by which I could reach the highest good.
You bewilder my understanding, as it were, by a seemingly conflicting statement! Tell me for certain one of these by which I may attain the highest Good.
With these apparently perplexing words Thou confusest, as it were, my understanding; therefore, tell me that one way for certain by which I may attain bliss.
