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Chapter 4
The Yoga of Knowledge
and the discipline of Actions and Knowledge
Synopsis:
1-18 The glory of the Lord with his attributes. and Selfless Action
(Karmayoga) explained.
19-23 How do the Yogis and the Sages conduct ?
24-32 Different forms of sacrifice and the fruits they bring.
33-42 The glory of Knowledge.
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| 4.11-4.20
| 4.21-4.30
| 4.31-4.42
4.31 ‡®±cÝþǯÔî®±³q®„®±bµ²°
‡®¾¯0r …䜮⠚®w¯q®w®º |
w¯‡®±º Œµ²°Nµ²°š®ÙÉ㇮±cÝš®ã N®±qµ²°w®ã: N®±Š®±š®q®Ùî®±
||31||
4.31 O Arjuna, Yogis who enjoy the left-over
nectar after the performance of a sacrifice attain the eternal Brahma. One who
performs no sacrifice, does not fit (is not happy) in this world. How can he be
happy in the heavenly world.
4.32 I …œ®±ïu¯ ‡®±S¯Ý
ïq®q¯ …䜮ânµ²° î®±±Pµ° |
N®î®±Áb¯xævÜ q¯0š®î¯Áwµ°î®º b¯Ýq¯æ ïîµ²°£®Èãšµ°
||32||
4.32 Many such forms of sacrifice are mentioned
in the Vedic scriptures. Understand that they all involve performing actions.
You will be liberated once you know the sacrifices to be performed.
4.33 ýµä°‡®¾¯w¬
u®äî®ãî®±‡®¾¯u¬ ‡®±b¯Ýb¬-b¯Ýw®‡®±cÝ: y®Š®0q®y®
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š®î®Áº N®î®¾¯ÁR©º y¯s®Á b¯Ýwµ° y®‹š®î®¾¯y®ãqµ
||33||
4.33 O Arjuna (Partha), Offering sacrifice in
knowledge is superior to offering sacrifice of material things. O destroyer of
Enemies (Paranthapa), all kinds of actions come to a definite end by Knowledge.
4.34 q®vævÜ y®äpy¯qµ°w® y®‹y®äýµÝ°w®
šµ°î®‡®¾¯ |
Ey®uµ°£®Èã0r qµ° b¯Ýw®º b¯Ýxw®š®Ùq®æu®þÁw®: ||34||
4.34 This knowledge should be earned by
approaching and accepting a spiritual master. Render services to him, ask
submissive questions with an open and guileless heart and the
self-realized and the holy saint, who is endowed with divine knowledge will
instruct you.
4.35 ‡®±b¯Ýq¯æ w®
y®¼w®îµ²Á°œ®îµ±°î®º ‡®¾¯š®ã› y¯0l®î® |
‡µ±°w® „®²q¯w®ãýµ°Çµ°o u®ä£®È㚯ãq®âw®ãsµ²°
î®±‰± ||35||
4.35 O Arjuna, after you have attained this
knowledge, you will never feel the illusions like these again. This
enlightenment will make you perceive all living creatures in your soul and in
me.
4.36 Az Xµ°u®› y¯yµ°„®ã:
š®îµÁ°„®ã: y¯y®N®³q®Ùî®±: |
š®î®Áº b¯Ýw®y®åîµ°wµ¶î® dw®º š®0q®‹Ç®ã›
||36||
4.36 Even if you are the biggest sinner amongst
the sinners, this knowledge alone would help you cross over all sins and
miseries.
4.37 ‡®±sµ¶u¯0› š®ï±uµ²Ü°T݄®Áš®âš¯q®±ÊŠ®±qµ°c±Áw®
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b¯Ýw¯TÝ: š®î®ÁN®î®¾¯Áp „®š®âš¯q®±ÊŠ®±qµ° q®s¯
||37||
4.37 Arjuna, Just like the blazing fire turns
the wood to ashes, the fire of knowledge burns all reactions from actions into
ashes.
4.38 w® Ÿ b¯Ýwµ°w®
š®u®³ý®º y®ïq®äﱜ® ïu®ãqµ° |
q®q¬ š®æ‡®±º ‡µ²°S®š®0›u®Ü: N¯Œµ°w¯q®âx ï0u®r
||38||
4.38 In this earth, there exists nothing as
pure as the knowledge (enlightenment); he who has attained this purity of heart
through the continuous practice of Karmayoga will automatically attain that
enlightenment in the course of time.
4.39 ý®äu¯Üî¯w¬ ©„®qµ
b¯Ýw®º q®q®ÞŠ®: š®0‡®±qµ°0v䇮±: |
b¯Ýw®º ©„¯ÜÉæ y®Š¯º ý¯0rî®±YŠµ°n¯vÃS®X®Ðr ||39||
4.39 One who has total faith, is totally
focused, and who has conquered the senses attains the knowledge. Having
attained this enlightenment, he will then quickly get the "supreme
peace".
4.40
AcÝý®Ïý®äu®Ûu¯w®ý®Ï š®0ý®‡®¾¯q¯â ïw®ý®ãr |
w¯‡®±º Œµ²°Nµ²°›Ù w® y®Šµ²° w® š®±Qº
š®0ý®‡®¾¯q®âw®: ||40||
4.40 He who is an ignorant fool, one without
faith (in Vedic writings) , and one who is doubtful and uncertain inside is
surely ruined. Because, the doubtful soul is never happy in this world or the
next.
4.41
‡µ²°S®š®0w®ãš®ÙN®î®¾¯Áoº
b¯Ýq®š®0aw®Ýš®0ý®‡®±º |
Bq®âî®0q®º w® N®î®¾¯Áp x…u®Ý0r u®w®0c‡®± ||41||
4.41 O Arjuna, actions do not bind someone, who
has renounced the reactions of his actions according to the spirit of Karmayoga,
whose doubts are burnt by the attained knowledge, and who is
self-realized.
4.42 q®š¯âu®c±Áw®š®0„®²q®º
œ®³q¬š®Úº b¯Ýw¯›w¯q®âw®: |
aq¬qµæȶw®º š®0ý®‡®±º ‡µ²°S®î®¾¯rǵ²Õ°rÙÇ®Ô
„¯Š®q® ||42||
4.42 Therefore O Arjuna, use the sword of
knowledge and slash the the doubts in your heart into pieces; taking the shelter
of Yoga, arise for the battle.
Lº q®q¯évr §°î®±u¯áS®î®vÌ°q¯š®²y®xý®q®±é
…䜮âïS¯ã‡®¾¯º ‡µ²°S®ý¯šµô §°N®³Ç¯Øc±Áw®š®0î¯uµ°
b¯Ýw®N®î®±Áš®0w¯ãš®‡µ²°Sµ° w¯î®± X®q®±sµ²Á°u¯㇮±:
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Thus, in the Upanishad sung by the Lord, the
science of Brahma, the scripture of Yoga, the dialogue between Sri Krishna and
Arjuna, end the fourth chapter entitled "The Yoga of Knowledge as well as
the disciplines of Action and Knowledge"
To be Contd....
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1. The Bhavadgita or the Song Divine: Gita Press, Gorakhpur, India.
2. Selected shlokas of Bhagavadgita set to Music by Vanaraj Bhatia and Produced
by Music Today.
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