THE BHAGAVAD GITA (Contd)
CHAPTER - 18 : STANZAS 13 TO 18
CAUSES OF KARMA ACCORDING TO THE SANKHYA SYSTEM
The Yoga
of Liberation by Renunciation
p·Wta¢n
mhabahaE
karNa¢n
¢nbaED mE
,
sa|ÁyE
k]taÓtE
p#aE³a¢n
¢sѯDyE
svIkmINam¯ ,,
13 ,,
mhabahaE |
hE
mhabahaE |
O mighty armed |
sa|ÁyE |
sa|Áy |
in the Sankhya |
k]taÓtE |
¢sѯDaÓt
mE| |
which is the end of all action |
p#aE³a¢n
|
khE
gyE hW| |
as declared |
¢sѯDyE
|
¢s¢Ñ¯D
kE
¢le |
for the acomplishment |
svIkmINam¯ |
sb
kma©I| k£ |
of all actions |
hE
mhabahaE
sb kma©I|
k£
¢s¢Ñ¯D
kE
¢le yh
pa|c
karN sa|Áy
¢sѯDaÓt
mE|
khE
gyE hW|
unkaE
m¤JsE jan
,
Now O mighty
armed one (Arjuna), learn
from Me the five factors
that accomplish all action as
taught in Sankhya, which
is the end of action.
(13)
A¢D¿an|
tTa
ktaI
krN| c
p¦T¢ÂvDm¯
,
¢v¢vDaà
p¦TÀcE¾a
dWv|
cWvaæO
p·mm¯ ,, 14
,,
A¢D¿anm¯
|
AaDar |
the seat or body |
¢v¢vDa: |
nana
p#kar k£ |
various |
dWvm¯ |
dWv |
the presiding deity |
is
¢vxy
mE|
AaDar AaWr
ktaI
AaWr p¦Tkq
p¦Tkq
krN AaWr
nana
p#kar k£
p¦Tkq
p¦Tkq
cE¾a tTa
pa|cva|
karN
dWv hW
,
The seat or
body, the agent, the senses
and different functions of
various types and the presiding
deity making the fifth;
(14)
Sr£rvaHqmnaE¢ByIÏkmI
p#arBtE
nr: ,
ÓyaÙy|
va
¢vpr£t|
va
p·WtE tÞy
hEtv:
,, 15 ,,
Sr£r
vakq mnaE¢B: |
mn
vaN£ AaWr
Sr£r sE |
by body,
speech and mind |
p#arBtE |
AarØB
krta hW |
performs |
ÓyaÙym¯
|
SaÞæO
kE An¤sar |
right |
¢vpr£tm¯
|
¢vpr£t |
the reverse |
mn¤Ýy
mn
vaN£
AaWr Sr£r
sE
SaÞæO
kE An¤sar
ATva ¢vpr£t
jaE
kmI
AarØB krta
hW
uskE
yh pa|caE|
karN
hW| ,
These five
are the contributory causes
of whatever actions, right or
wrong, man performs with the
mind, speech and body.
(15)
tæOWv|
s¢t
ktaIrmaÏman|
kEvl|
t¤ y:
,
pÜyÏyk]tb¤¢Ñ¯DÏva°
s
pÜy¢t
ѤmI¢t: ,, 16
,,
ktaIrm¯ |
ktaI |
as the agent |
AaÏmanm¯
|
AaÏma
kaE |
the Self |
Ak]tb¤¢Ñ¯DÏvat¯
|
AS¤Ñ¯D
b¤¢ÑG
haEnE kE
karN |
owing to untrained
understanding |
ѤmI¢t:
|
m¢ln
b¤¢ÑGvala |
of perverted intelligence |
prÓt¤
eEsa
haEnE
pr B£
jaE
p¤âx AS¤Ñ¯D
b¤¢Ñ¯D
kE
karN us
¢vxy
mE| kEvl
AaÏma
kaE ktaI
dEKta
hW vh
m¢ln b¤¢Ñ¯Dvala
AåOan£
yTaTI
nh£|
dEKta hW
,
Notwithstanding this,
however, he who having an
perverted mind, regards the
absolute, Self alone as the
doer, that man of limited
understanding does not see
aright. (16)
yÞy
nah|k]taE
BavaE
b¤¢Ñ¯DyIÞy
n ¢lÔytE
,
hÏva¢p
s
ima|ÚlaEka°
h¢Ót
n ¢nbÒytE
,, 17 ,,
Ah|k]t: |
mW|
ktaI h\| |
egoistic |
b¤¢Ñ¯D:
|
b¤¢Ñ¯D
|
intelligence |
¢lÔytE |
¢lçO
hW |
is tainted |
laEkan¯ |
sb
laEgaE| kaE |
people |
¢nbÒytE
|
pap
sE b|Dta
hW |
is bound |
¢js
p¤âx
kE
AÓt:krN
mE| mW|
ktaI
h\| eEsa
Bav nh£|
hW
tTa
¢jsk£ b¤¢Ñ¯D
sa|sa¢rk
pdaTa©I|
mE|
¢lçO nh£|
hW
vh p¤âx
in
laEgaE|
kaE markr
B£
n taE
marta
hW AaWr
n
pap sE
b|Dta
hW ,
He whose mind
is free from the sense
of egoism, and whose reason
is not tainted, does not
really slay, even having
slaughtered all these people, nor
is he bound by sin.
(17)
åOan|
åOEy|
p¢råOata
¢æO¢vDa
kmIcaEdna ,
krN|
kmI
ktIE¢t
¢æO¢vD:
kmIs|g#h: ,, 18 ,,
p¢råOata
|
åOata |
the knower |
¢æO¢vDa
|
t£n
p#kar ka |
threefold |
kmIcaEdna |
kmI
kE p#Erk
hW| |
impulse to action |
¢æO¢vD:
|
t£n
p#kar ka |
threefold |
kmIs|g#h: |
kmI
kE s|g#h
hW| |
the basis of action |
åOata
åOan
åOEy
yh t£n
p#kar
kE
kmI kE
p#Erk hW|
ktaI
krN AaWr
kmI
yh t£n
p#kar
kE kmI
kE
s|g#h hW|
,
The knower,
knowledge and the object of
knowledge, these three motivate
action. Even so the organ,
the agent and the activity,
these are the
three constituents of action.
(18)
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