THE BHAGAVAD GITA
CHAPTER 6 : STANZAS 5 TO 10
REALISATION OF THE SELF
uѯDrEdaÏmnaÏman|
naÏmanmvsadyEt¯
,
AaÏmWv
/aÏmnaE
bÓD¤raÏmWv
¢rp¤raÏmn:
,, 5 ,,
uѯDrEt¯
|
uѯDar
krE |
let him |
AaÏmna |
ApnE
¹ara |
by the self |
AaÏmanm¯
|
ApnE
kaE |
the self |
AvsadyEt¯ |
ADaEg¢t
mE| n
ph^|cavE |
let him lower |
ApnE
¹ara
Apna uÑGar
krE
AaWr
ApnE kaE
ADaEg¢t
mE| n
ph^|cavE
ÀyaE|¢k j£vaÏma
h£
Apna
¢mæO hW
AaWr
AaÏma
h£ Apna
SæO¤
hW ,
One should
lift oneself by one's own
efforts and should not
degrade oneself; for one's own
self is one's friend, and
one's
own self is
one's enemy.
(5)
bÓD¤raÏmaÏmnÞtÞy
yEnaÏmWvaÏmna
¢jt:
,
AnaÏmnÞt¤
SæO¤ÏvE
vtIEtaÏmWv
SæO¤vt¯
,, 6 ,,
AaÏmn: |
j£vaÏma
ka |
of the self |
AaÏmna |
j£vaÏma
¹ara |
by the self |
¢jt: |
j£ta
h^Aa hW |
is conquered |
AnaÏmn: |
nh£
j£ta h^Aa |
of unconquered self |
SæO¤ÏvE
|
SæO¤ta
mE| |
in the place of an enemy |
vtIEt |
btaIv
krta hW |
would remain |
SæO¤vt¯
|
SæO¤
kE sèS |
like an enemy |
¢jsnE
AaÏma
kE
¹ara AaÏma
kaE
j£t
¢lya hW
¢n:sÓdEh
uska
AaÏma uska
bÓD¤
hW
prÓt¤ ¢jsnE
ApnE
mn
kaE nh£
j£ta hW
uska
AaÏma SæO¤
kE
sèS
SæO¤ta ka
h£
btaIv
krta hW
,
One's own
self is the friend of
one who has conquered his
lower faculties; even so the
self is the enemy of
him who has not
conquered his lower faculties.
(6)
¢jtaÏmn:
p#SaÓtÞy
prmaÏma
sma¢ht:
,
S£taEÝNs¤KѤ:KEx¤
tTa
manapmanyaE:
,, 7 ,,
¢jtaÏmn:
|
AaÏma
kaE j£ta
h^Aa |
of the selfcontrolled |
p#SaÓtÞy
|
SaÓt
p¤âx ka |
of the peaceful |
prmaÏma |
prmaÏma |
the supreme Self |
S£taEÝNs¤KѤ:KEx¤
|
sd£I|
gm£I| AaWr
s¤K ѤK
mE| |
in cold and heat, pleasure and pain
|
manapmanyaE: |
man
AaWr Apman
mE| |
in honour and dishonour |
S£t
uÝN
s¤K
ѤK
AaWr man
Apman
mE| ¢jskE
AÓt:krN
k£ v¦¢äOya|
AÅC£
p#kar
SaÓt
hW| us
ÞvaD£n
AaÏmavalE p¤âx
kE
mn
mE| prmaÏma
p#¢t¢¿t
hW ,
The supreme
Self of the self-controlled
man is perfectly serene in
the midst of pairs, remains
balanced as in cold and heat,
joy and
sorrow, and
honour and ignominy.
(7)
åOan¢våOant¦çOaÏma
k\zÞTaE
¢v¢jtE¢Ód#y:
,
y¤³
iÏy¤ÅytE
yaEg£
smlaE¾aÜmka·n:
,, 8 ,,
åOan¢våOant¦çOaÏma
|
åOan
AaWr ¢våOan
sE t¦çO
AaÏma |
one who is satisfied
in his knowledge and wisdom |
k\zÞT: |
¢vkarr¢ht |
unshaken |
¢v¢jtE¢Ód#y:
|
i¢Ód#yaE|
kaE
j£ta h^Aa |
who has conquered
the senses |
y¤³: |
y¤³ |
united or harmonised |
uÅytE |
kha
jata hW |
is said |
smlaE¾aÜmka·n:
|
¢mÊó£
pÏTr
AaWr s¤vNI
kaE sman
smJnEvala |
to whom a clod, stone, and gold are the same. |
åOan
AaWr
¢våOan
sE t¦çO
AaÏmavala
¢vkarr¢ht
i¢Ód#yaE|
kaE j£ta
h^Aa
AaWr
¢mÊó£
pÏTr AaWr
s¤vNI
kaE
sman smJnEvala
yaEg£ y¤³
kha
jata
hW ,
The one who
is immersed in Knowledge
and Wisdom, is unshaken, whose
senses are completely mastered,
and to whom earth, stone
and gold are all alike,
is spoken of as a
Yogi.
(8)
s¤¶¢ÓmæOay¤Idas£nmÒyÞT¹EÝybÓD¤x¤
,
saD¤Ýv¢p
c
papEx¤
smb¤¢Ñ¯D¢vI¢SÝytE
,, 9 ,,
s¤¶t¯
|
AÅCa
¢dlvala |
goodhearted |
udas£n |
pXpatr¢ht |
the neutral |
bÓD¤x¤
|
bÓD¤AaE|
mE| |
relatives |
saD¤x¤
|
saD¤AaE|
mE| |
in the righteous |
papEx¤ |
pa¢pyaE|
mE| |
in the unrighteous |
smb¤¢Ñ¯D:
|
sman
Bavvala hW |
one who has equal mind |
¢v¢SÝytE
|
A¢t
½E¿ hW |
excels |
AÅCE
¢dlvala
¢mæO
SæO¤ pXpatr¢ht
mÒyÞT
¹Ex£ AaWr
bÓD¤AaE|
saD¤AaE|
tTa
pa¢pyaE|
mE| sman
Bavvala
hW vh
A¢t
½E¿ hW
,
He who looks
upon well-wishers and neutrals as
well as mediators, friends
and foes, relatives and objects
of hatred, the virtuous and
the sinful with the same
eye, stands supreme. (9)
yaEg£
y¤¸£t
sttmaÏman|
rh¢s
¢ÞTt: ,
ekak£
yt¢cäOaÏma
¢nraS£rp¢rg#h:
,, 10 ,,
y¤¸£t
|
y¤³
krE |
let him keep the mind steady |
rh¢s |
ekaÓt
ÞTan mE| |
in solitude |
¢ÞTt: |
¢ÞTt
haEkr |
remaining |
yt¢cäOaÏma
|
mn
AaWr Sr£r
kaE vS
mE| |
one with mind and
body controlled |
¢nraS£:
|
AaSar¢ht |
free from hope |
Ap¢rg#h: |
mmtar¢ht |
free from greed |
mn
AaWr
Sr£r kaE
vS
mE|
krkE AaSar¢ht
AaWr mmtar¢ht
haEkr
yaEg£
AkEla h£
ekaÓt
ÞTan
mE| ¢ÞTt
haEkr
¢nrÓtr AaÏma
kaE
prmEár
kE Òyan
mE|
y¤³
krE ,
Living in
seclusion all by himself, the
yogi who has controlled
his mind and body, and is
free from desires and is
void of possessions, should constantly
engage his mind in meditation.
(10)
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