Verse 3

Shrimad Bhagvad Gita Adhyay Three Karma Yoga

.	Arjuno uvach
1	jyayasee chetkaramanaste mataa budhi-janaardana
	tatkim karamini ghore maam neojayasi keshavaa
2	vyamishrenev vakyen budhim mohayaseev me
	tadekam vad nishchitya yen shrayo aham-aapnuyaam
.	ShreeBhagwanovach
3	loke-asmin-dwidhaa nishthaa puraparoktaa mayaanagha
	gyan yogen sankhyaanaam karamyogen yoginaam
4	na cha karmanaam-anaarambhaanaishkarmyam purusho-ashnute
	na cha sannyasanaadev sidhim samadhigachchati
5	na hi kashchit-khyanam-api jatu tishthityakaramkrit
	kaaryate hi avashah karam sarvah prakriti-jairgunaih
6	karamendriyani sayame-ya ya aaste mansaa smaran
	indriyaarthan-vimudhaatmaa mithyaachaaraah sa uchyate
7	yaastavindriyani manasaa niyamya-aarabhate-arjuna
	karmendri-aihkaramyogam-aasktah sa vishishyate
8	niyatam kuru karma tvam karma jyaayo hiyakarmanah
	shreer-yatraapi cha te na prasidhyed-karmanah
9	yagyaarthat-karmano-anyatra loko-ayam karma-bandhanah
	tadartham karma kauntey m8ktasangah samaachara
10	sahyagyaah prajaah srishtaa purovaacha prajaaapatih
	anen pravishyadhvamesha vo-astvasht-kaamdhuk
11	devaan-bhavyataanen te devaa bhavyantu vah
	prasparam-bhaavyantah shryah param-avaapasytha
12	ishtaan-bhogaan-ih vo devaa daasyante yagyabhavitah
	tair-dattaan-apradaayaibhyo yo bhukhshte sten aiv sah
13	yagya shishtaashinah santo muchyante sarvakilbishaih
	bhunjante te tvagham paapaa ye pachantyaatmkaarnaat
14	annaad-bhavanti bhootaani parjanyaad-annasambhava
	yagyaatbhavati parjanyo yagyah karmasamudbhavah
15	karma brahmodbhavam vidhi brahmaakhshar-samudbhavam
	tasmaat-sarvagatam brahma nityam yagye pratishtam
16	aivam parivartitam chakram nanuvartyateeh ya
	aghaayur-indryaaraamo mogham paarathah sa jeevati
17	yastvaatmaaratir-aiv syaadaataatma-tripatashcha maanavah
	aatmaniyeva ch santushtas-tasya kaaryam na vidyte
18	naiv tasya kritenaartho naakriteneh kashchna
	na chaasya sarvabhooteshu kashchidarth-vyapaashryah
19	tasmaadasaktah satatam karyam karma samaachara
	asakto hiyacharankarma parmaapnoti poorushah
20	karmanaiv hi sansidhim-aasthitaa janakaadayah
	loksangraham-evapi sampashyan-kurtum-arhasi
21	yadyadaacharti shreshthas-tat-tadevetaro janah
	sa yat-pramaanam kurutelokas-tadanuvartate
22	na me parathaasti kartavyamtrishu lokeshu kinchina
	naan-avaaptam-avaaptavyam varta aiv cha karmani
23	yadi hiyaham na varteyam jaatu karmaniyatindrtah
	mam vartmaanuvartante manushyaah paaratha sarvashah
24	utseedeyurime lokaa na kuryaam karma chedaham
	sankarasya cha kartaa syaam-uphanyaam-imaah prajah
25	saktaah karmaniyavidvaanso yathaa kurvati bharataa
	kuryaad-vidvanastathaa-asaktashchikeershur-loksangraham
26	na bhudhibhedam janyedgyaanaam karma-sanginaam
	joshayet-sarvakarmaani vidvaanuktah samaacharan
27	prikriteh kriya-maanaani gunai karmaani sarvashah
	ahankaar-vimoodaatmaa kaartaahamiti manyte
28	tatvittu mahaabaho gun-karma-vibhaagyoh
	gunaa guneshu vatanta iti matvaa na sajjate
29	prakiter-guna-samoodah sajjante gunakarmasu
	taan-akritsanvido mandaan-kritsan-vinna vichaalyet
30	mayi sarvaani karmaani sanyasya-aadhyaatma-chetasaa
	niraasheer-nirmamo bhootvaa yudhasva vigatajvarah
31	ye me matam-idam nityam-anutishthanti maanavaah
	shradhaanavanto-anasuyanto muchyante te-api karmabhih
32	ye tvetad-abhyasuyanto nau tishtham me matam
	sarvagyan-vimoodans-taanvidhi nashtaan-chetasaah
33	sadrisham cheshtate svasyah prakriter-gyaanvan-api
	prakritam yaanti bhootaani nigrahah kim karashyati
34	indriyasya-indriyasya-aarthe raag-dvaishau vyvasthitau
	tayorna vashamaagachchet-tau hiyasya paaripanthinau
35	shre-aan-swadharmo vigunah pardharmaat-swanushishthataat
	swadharme nidhinam shre-ayh pardharmo bhayawhah
.	Arjuno uvach
36	ath ken pryukto-ayam paapam charti purushah
	anichchannapi vaarne-ya balaadiv niyojitah
.	ShreeBhagwanovach
37	kaam esh krodh esha rajoguna-samudbhava
	mahaashno mahaapaapma vidhi-ainam-ih vairinam
38	dhoomenaavriyte vahniyarthaadarsho malen cha
	yatholben-aavrito garbhastathaa tenedam-aavritam
39	aavritim gyaanametenagyanino nityavairinaa
	kaam-rupen kauntey dushpoorenaanalen cha
40	indriyaani mano-bidhirasya-adhishtaanam-uchyate
	aitee vimohayatyeshah gyaanamaavritya dehanaam
41	tasmaat-tvam-indriyaaniyaadau niyamya bharatarshabha
	paapmaanam prajhi hyonam gyaan-vigyaan-naashanam
42	indriyaani praanayaahur-indriyebhyah param manah
	manasastu praa bhudhiryo bhudheh paratastu sah
43	evam bhudhe param bhudhvaa sansatabhya-aatmaanam-aatmanaa
	jahi shatrum mahaabaho kaamroopam duraasadam
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end	om tat-sat-iti shree-mad-bhagwat-geetasupnishatsu brahm-vidyaayaam yog-shastre shree-krishna-arjun-samvade karma-yogo naam trityo-adhyayh ||3||