Bhagavadgita 15

Bhagavadgītābhāṣya (Śāṅkarabhāṣya) 15

Language: Sanskrit

15.2

atha puruṣottama-yogo nāma
pañcadaśo 'dhyāyaḥ

15.3

(śrīmac-chaṃkara-bhagavat-pāda-viracitam śrīmad-bhagavad-gītā-bhāṣyam)

yasmān mad-adhīnaṃ karmiṇāṃ karma-phalaṃ jñānināṃ ca jñāna-phalam, ato bhakti-yogena māṃ ye sevante te mama prasādāj jñāna-prāpti-krameṇa guṇātītā mokṣaṃ gacchanti | kim u vaktavyam ātmanas tattvam eva samyak vijānanta ity ato bhagavān arjunenāpṛṣṭo 'py ātmanas tattvaṃ vivakṣur uvāca ūrdhva-mūlam ity ādinā | tatra tāvad vṛkṣa-rūpaka-kalpanayā vairāgya-hetoḥ saṃsāra-svarūpaṃ varṇayati - viraktasya hi saṃsārāt bhagavat-tattva-jñāne 'dhikāraḥ, nānyasyeti | śrī-bhagavān uvāca -

15.5

śrī-bhagavān uvāca
ūrdhva-mūlam adhaḥ-śākham aśvatthaṃ prāhur avyayam |
chandāṃsi yasya parṇāni yas taṃ veda sa veda-vit ||

15.6

ūrdhva-mūlaṃ kālataḥ sūkṣmatvāt kāraṇatvān nityatvāt mahattvāc cordhvam | ucyate brahmāvyaktaṃ māyā śaktimat, tan mūlam asyeti so 'yaṃ saṃsāra-vṛkṣaḥ ūrdhva-mūlaḥ | śruteś ca - ūrdhva-mūlo 'vāk-śākha eṣo 'śvatthaḥ sanātanaḥ [KaṭhU 2.3.1] iti | purāṇe ca -

15.7

avyakta-mūla-prabhavas tasyaivānugrahotthitaḥ |
buddhi-skandha-mayaś caiva indriyāntara-koṭaraḥ ||

15.8

mahā-bhūta-viśākhaś ca viṣayaiḥ patravāṃs tathā |
dharmādharma-supuṣpaś ca sukha-duḥkha-phalodayaḥ ||

15.9

ājīvyaḥ sarva-bhūtānāṃ brahma-vṛkṣaḥ sanātanaḥ |
etad brahma-vanaṃ cāsya brahmācarati sākṣivat ||

15.10

etac chittvā ca bhittvā ca jñānena paramāsinā |
tataś cātma-gatiṃ prāpya tasmān nāvartate punaḥ || [Mbh 14.35.20-22] ity ādi |

15.11

tam ūrdhva-mūlaṃ saṃsāraṃ māyā-mayaṃ vṛkṣam āhuḥ | adhaḥ-śākhaṃ mahad-ahaṃkāra-tanmātrādayaḥ śākhā ivāsyādho bhavantīti so 'yam adhaḥ-śākhaḥ, tam adhaḥ-śākham | na śvo 'pi sthātety aśvatthas taṃ kṣaṇa-pradhvaṃsinam aśvatthaṃ prāhuḥ kathayanty avyayaṃ saṃsāra-māyāyā anādi-kāla-pravṛttatvāt so 'yaṃ saṃsāra-vṛkṣo 'vyayaḥ, anādy-anta-dehādi-saṃtānāśrayo hi suprasiddhaḥ, tam avyayam | tasyaiva saṃsāra-vṛkṣasya idam anyat viśeṣaṇam - chandāṃsi yasya parṇāni, chandāṃsi cchādanād ṛg-yajuḥ-sāma-lakṣaṇāni yasya saṃsāra-vṛkṣasya parṇānīva parṇāni | yathā vṛkṣasya parirakṣaṇārthāni parṇāni, tathā vedāḥ saṃsāra-vṛkṣa-parirakṣaṇārthā dharmādharma-tad-dhetu-phala-prakāśanārthatvāt | yathā-vyākhyātaṃ
saṃsāra-vṛkṣaṃ sa-mūlaṃ yas taṃ veda sa veda-vit, vedārtha-vid ity arthaḥ | na hi sa-mūlāt saṃsāra-vṛkṣād asmāj jñeyo 'nyo 'ṇu-mātro 'py avaśiṣṭo 'stīty ataḥ sarvajñaḥ sarva-vedārtha-vid iti sa-mūla-saṃsāra-vṛkṣa-jñānaṃ stauti ||

15.13

tasyaitasya saṃsāra-vṛkṣasyāparāvayava-kalpanocyate -

15.14

adhaś cordhvaṃ prasṛtās tasya śākhā
guṇa-pravṛddhā viṣaya-pravālāḥ |
adhaś ca mūlāny anusaṃtatāni
karmānubandhīni manuṣya-loke ||

15.15

adho manuṣyādibhyo yāvat sthāvaram, ata ūrdhvaṃ ca yāvad brahmaṇo viśva-sṛjo dhāma ity etad-antaṃ yathā-karma yathā-śrutaṃ jñāna-karma-phalāni, tasya vṛkṣasya śākhā iva śākhāḥ prasṛtāḥ pragatāḥ | guṇa-pravṛddhāḥ guṇaiḥ sattva-rajas-tamobhiḥ pravṛddhāḥ sthūlīkṛtā upādāna-bhūtaiḥ | viṣaya-pravālā viṣayāḥ śabdādayaḥ pravālā iva dehādi-karma-phalebhyaḥ śākhābhyo 'ṅkurī-bhavantīva, tena viṣaya-pravālāḥ śākhāḥ | saṃsāra-vṛkṣasya parama-mūlaṃ upādāna-kāraṇaṃ pūrvam uktam | athedānīṃ karma-phala-janita-rāga-dveṣādi-vāsanā mūlānīva dharmādharma-pravṛtti-kāraṇāny avāntara-bhāvīni tāny adhaś ca devādy-apekṣayā mūlāny anusantatāny anupraviṣṭani karmānubandhīni karma dharmādharma-lakṣaṇam
anubandhaḥ paścād-bhāvi, yeṣām udbhūtim anu udbhavati, tāni karmānubandhīni manuṣya-loke viśeṣataḥ | atra hi manuṣyāṇāṃ karmādhikāraḥ prasiddhaḥ ||

15.17

yas tv ayaṃ varṇitaḥ saṃsāra-vṛkṣaḥ -

15.18

na rūpam asyeha tathopalabhyate
nānto na cādir na ca saṃpratiṣṭhā |
aśvattham enaṃ su-virūḍha-mūlam
asaṅga-śastreṇa dṛḍhena chittvā ||

15.19

na rūpam asyeha yathopavarṇitaṃ tathā naiva upalabhyate, svapna-marīcy-udaka-māyā-gandharva-nagara-samatvāt | dṛṣṭa-naṣṭa-svarūpo hi sa ity ata eva nānto na paryanto niṣṭhā parisamāptir vā vidyate | tathā na cādiḥ | "ita ārabhyāyaṃ pravṛttaḥ" iti na kenacid gamyate | na ca saṃpratiṣṭhā sthitir madhyam asya na kenacid upalabhyate | aśvattham enaṃ yathoktaṃ suvirūḍha-mūlaṃ suṣṭhu virūḍhāni virohaṃ gatāni sudṛḍhāni mūlāni yasya tam enaṃ suvirūḍha-mūlam | asaṅga-śastreṇa asaṅgaḥ putra-vitta-lokaiṣaṇābhyo vyutthānaṃ tenāsaṅga-śastreṇa dṛḍhena paramātmābhimukhya-niścaya-dṛḍhīkṛtena punaḥ punar vivekābhyāsāśma-niśitena cchitvā saṃsāra-vṛkṣaṃ sa-bījam uddhṛtya ||

15.21

tataḥ padaṃ tat parimārgitavyaṃ
yasmin gatā na nivartanti bhūyaḥ |
tam eva cādyaṃ puruṣaṃ prapadye
yataḥ pravṛttiḥ prasṛtā purāṇī ||

15.22

tataḥ paścāt yat padaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ tat parimārgitavyam, parimārgaṇam anveṣaṇaṃ jñātavyam ity arthaḥ | yasmin pade gatāḥ praviṣṭā na nivartanti nāvartante bhūyaḥ punaḥ saṃsārāya | kathaṃ parimārgitavyam ity āha - tam eva ca yaḥ pada-śabdenokta ādyam ādau bhavam ādyaṃ puruṣaṃ prapadye ity evaṃ parimārgitavyaṃ tac-charaṇatayā ity arthaḥ | ko 'sau puruṣaḥ ? ity ucyate - yato yasmāt puruṣāt saṃsāra-māyā-vṛkṣa-pravṛttiḥ prasṛtā niḥsṛtā aindrajālikād iva māyā | purāṇī ciraṃtanī ||

15.24

kathaṃ-bhūtās tat padaṃ gacchantīty ucyate -

15.25

nirmāna-mohā jita-saṅga-doṣā
adhyātma-nityā vinivṛtta-kāmāḥ |
dvandvair vimuktāḥ sukha-duḥkha-saṃjñair
gacchanty amūḍhāḥ padam avyayaṃ tat ||

15.26

nirmāna-mohā mānaś ca mohaś ca māna-mohau, tau nirgatau yebhyas te nirmāna-mohā māna-moha-varjitāḥ | jita-saṅga-doṣāḥ saṅga eva doṣaḥ saṅga-doṣaḥ, jitaḥ saṅga-doṣo yais te jita-saṅga-doṣāḥ | adhyātma-nityāḥ paramātma-svarūpālocana-nityās tat-parāḥ | vinivṛtta-kāmā viśeṣato nirlepena nivṛttāḥ kāmā yeṣāṃ te vinivṛtta-kāmāḥ | yatayaḥ saṃnyāsino dvandvaiḥ priyāpriyādibhir vimuktāḥ sukha-duḥkha-saṃjñaiḥ parityaktā gacchanty amūḍhā moha-varjitāḥ padam avyayaṃ tad yathoktam ||

15.28

tad eva padaṃ punar viśeṣyate -

15.29

na tad bhāsayate sūryo na śaśāṅko na pāvakaḥ |
yad gatvā na nivartante tad dhāma paramaṃ mama ||

15.30

tat dhāmeti vyavahitena dhāmnā saṃbadhyate | tad dhāma tejo-rūpaṃ padaṃ na bhāsayate sūrya ādityaḥ sarvāvabhāsana-śaktimattve 'pi sati | tathā na śaśāṅkaś candraḥ, na pāvako nāgnir api | yad dhāma vaiṣṇavaṃ padaṃ gatvā prāpya na nivartante, yac ca sūryādir na bhāsayate, tad dhāma padaṃ paramaṃ viṣṇor mama padam ||

15.32

nanu sarvā hi gatir āgaty-antāḥ | saṃyogāḥ viprayogāntāḥ [Mbh 11.2.3] iti hi prasiddham | katham ucyate tat dhāma gatānāṃ nāsti nivṛttiḥ ? iti | sṛṇu tatra kāraṇam -

15.33

mamaivāṃśo jīva-loke jīva-bhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ |
manaḥ-ṣaṣṭhānīndriyāṇi prakṛti-sthāni karṣati ||

15.34

mamaiva param ātmano nārāyaṇasya, aṃśo bhāgo 'vayava eka-deśa ity anarthāntaraṃ jīva-loke jīvānāṃ loke saṃsāre jīva-bhūtaḥ kartā bhokteti prasiddhaḥ sanātanaś cirantanaḥ | yathā jala-sūryakaḥ sūryāṃśo jala-nimittāpāye sūryam eva gatvā na nivartate ca tenaivātmanā gacchati, evam eva | yathā ghaṭādy-upādhi-paricchinno ghaṭādy-ākāśa ākāśāṃśaḥ san ghaṭādi-nimittāpāye ākāśaṃ prāpya na nivartate | ata upapannam uktam yad gatvā na nivartante iti |

15.35

nanu niravayavasya paramātmanaḥ kuto 'vayava eka-deśo 'ṃśaḥ iti ? sāvayavatve ca vināśa-prasaṅgo 'vayava-vibhāgāt | naiṣa doṣaḥ, avidyā-kṛtopādhi-paricchinna eka-deśo 'ṃśa iva kalpito yataḥ | darśitaś cāyam arthaḥ kṣetrādhyāye vistaraśaḥ | sa ca jīvo mad-aṃśatvena kalpitaḥ kathaṃ saṃsaraty utkrāmati ca ? ity ucyate - manaḥ-ṣaṣṭhānīndriyāṇi śrotrādīni prakṛti-sthāni sva-sthāne karṇa-śaṣkuly-ādau prakṛtau sthitāni karṣati ākarṣati ||

15.37

kasmin kāle ? -

15.38

śarīraṃ yad avāpnoti yac cāpy utkrāmatīśvaraḥ |
gṛhītvaitāni saṃyāti vāyur gandhān ivāśayāt ||

15.39

yac cāpi yadā cāpi utkrāmatīśvaro dehādi-saṃghāta-svāmī jīvaḥ, tadā karṣati [15.8] iti ślokasya dvitīya-pādo 'rtha-vaśāt prāthamyena saṃbadhyate | yadā ca pūrvasmāt śarīrāt śarīrāntaram avāpnoti tadā gṛhītvaitāni manaḥ-ṣaṣṭhānīndriyāṇi saṃyāti samyak yāti gacchati | kim iva ? ity āha - vāyuḥ pavano gandhān iva āśayāt puṣpādeḥ ||

15.41

kāni punas tāni -

15.42

śrotraṃ cakṣuḥ sparśanaṃ ca rasanaṃ ghrāṇam eva ca |
adhiṣṭhāya manaś cāyaṃ viṣayān upasevate ||

15.43

śrotraṃ cakṣuḥ sparśanaṃ ca tvag-indriyaṃ rasanaṃ ghrāṇam eva ca manaś ca ṣaṣṭhaṃ pratyekam indriyeṇa saha, adhiṣṭhāya deha-stho viṣayān śabdādīn upasevate ||

15.45

evaṃ deha-gataṃ dehāt -

15.46

utkrāmantaṃ sthitaṃ vāpi bhuñjānaṃ vā guṇānvitam |
vimūḍhā nānupaśyanti paśyanti jñāna-cakṣuṣaḥ ||

15.47

utkrāmantaṃ dehaṃ pūrvopāttaṃ parityajantaṃ sthitaṃ vāpi dehe tiṣṭhantaṃ bhuñjānāṃ vā śabdādīṃś copalabhamānaṃ guṇānvitaṃ sukha-duḥkha-mohādyair guṇair anvitam anugataṃ saṃyuktam ity arthaḥ | evaṃ-bhūtam apy enam atyanta-darśana-gocara-prāptaṃ vimūḍhā dṛṣṭādṛṣṭa-viṣaya-bhoga-balākṛṣṭa-cetas tayānekadhā mūḍhā nānupaśyanti | aho kaṣṭaṃ vartate ity anukrośati ca bhagavān | ye tu punaḥ pramāṇa-janita-jñāna-cakṣuṣas ta enaṃ paśyanti jñāna-cakṣuṣo vivikta-dṛṣṭaya ity arthaḥ ||

15.49

yatanto yoginaś cainaṃ paśyanty ātmany avasthitam |
yatanto 'py akṛtātmāno nainaṃ paśyanty acetasaḥ ||

15.50

yatantaḥ prayatnaṃ kurvanto yoginaś ca samāhita-cittā enaṃ prakṛtam ātmānaṃ paśyanty ayam aham asmīty upalabhanta ātmani svasyāṃ buddhāv avasthitam | yatanto 'pi śāstrādi-pramāṇair akṛtātmāno 'saṃskṛtātmānas tapasā indriya-jayena ca, duścaritād anuparatāḥ, aśānta-darpāḥ prayatnaṃ kurvanto 'pi nainaṃ paśyanty acetaso 'vivekinaḥ ||

15.52

yat padaṃ sarvasyāvabhāsakamapy agnyādity ādikaṃ jyotiḥ nāvabhāsayate, yat prāptā ca mumukṣavaḥ punaḥ saṃsārābhimukhāḥ na nivartante, yasya ca padasya upādhi-bhedam anuvidhīyamānāḥ jīvāḥ - ghaṭākāśādayaḥ iva ākāśasya - aṃśāḥ, tasya padasya sarvātmatvaṃ sarvavyavahārāspadatvaṃ ca vivakṣuś caturbhiḥ ślokaiḥ vibhūtisaṃkṣepamāha bhagavān -

15.53

yad āditya-gataṃ tejo jagad bhāsayate 'khilam |
yac candramasi yac cāgnau tat tejo viddhi māmakam ||

15.54

yat āditya-gatam ādityāśrayam | kiṃ tat ? tejo dīptiḥ prakāśo jagad bhāsayate prakāśayaty akhilaṃ samastam | yac candramasi śaśabhṛti tejo 'vabhāsakaṃ vartate, yac cāgnau hutavahe, tat tejo viddhi vijānīhi māmakaṃ madīyaṃ mama viṣṇos taj jyotiḥ | athavā, āditya-gataṃ tejaś caitanyātmakaṃ jyotir yac candramasi, yac cāgnau vartate tat tejo viddhi māmakaṃ madīyaṃ mama viṣṇos taj jyotiḥ |

15.55

nanu sthāvareṣu jaṅgameṣu ca tat samānaṃ caitanyātmakaṃ jyotiḥ | tatra katham idaṃ viśeṣaṇam - yad āditya-gatam ity ādi | naiṣa doṣaḥ, sattvādhikyād vistaratvopapatteḥ | ādity-ādiṣu hi sattvam atyanta-prakāśam atyanta-bhāsvaram | atas tatraivāvistaraṃ jyotir iti tad viśiṣyate, na tu tatraiva tad adhikam iti | yathā hi loke tulye 'pi mukha-saṃsthāne na kāṣṭha-kuḍyādau mukham āvirbhavati, ādarśādau tu svacche svacchatare ca tāratamyenāvirbhavati, tadvat ||

15.57

kiṃ ca -
gām āviśya ca bhūtāni dhārayāmy aham ojasā |
puṣṇāmi cauṣadhīḥ sarvāḥ somo bhūtvā rasātmakaḥ ||

15.58

gāṃ pṛthivīm āviśya praviśya dhārayāmi bhūtāni jagad aham ojasā balena | yad balaṃ kāma-rāga-vivarjitam aiśvaraṃ rūpaṃ jagad-vidhāraṇāya pṛthivyām praviṣṭaṃ yena pṛthivī gurvī nādhaḥ patati na vidīryate ca | tathā ca mantra-varṇaḥ - yena dyaur ugrā pṛthivī ca dṛḍhā [TaittS 4.1.8] iti, sa dādhāra pṛthivīm [Ṛk 8.7.3.1] ity ādiś ca | ato gām āviśya ca bhūtāni carācarāṇi dhārayāmīti yuktam uktam | kiṃ ca, pṛthivyāṃ jātā oṣadhīḥ sarvāḥ vrīhi-yavādyāḥ puṣṇāmi puṣṭi-matīḥ rasa-svādumatī ca karomi somo bhūtvā rasātmakaḥ somaḥ san rasātmakaḥ rasa-svabhāvaḥ | sarva-rasānām ākaraḥ somaḥ | sa hi sarva-rasātmakaḥ sarvāḥ oṣadhīḥ svātma-rasān anupraveśayan puṣṇāti ||

15.60

kiṃ ca -

15.61

ahaṃ vaiśvānaro bhūtvā prāṇināṃ deham āśritaḥ |
prāṇāpāna-samāyuktaḥ pacāmy annaṃ catur-vidham ||

15.62

aham eva vai vaiśvānara udara-stho 'gnir bhūtvā - ayam agnir vaiśvānaro yo 'yam antaḥ puruṣe yenedam annaṃ pacyate yad idam adyate [BAU 5.9.1] ity ādi-śruteḥ | vaiśvānaraḥ san prāṇināṃ prāṇavatāṃ deham āśritaḥ praviṣṭaḥ prāṇāpāna-samāyuktaḥ prāṇāpānābhyāṃ samāyuktaḥ saṃyuktaḥ pacāmi paṅkti karomy annam aśanaṃ caturvidhaṃ catuṣprakāraṃ bhojyaṃ bhakṣyaṃ coṣyaṃ lehyaṃ ca | bhoktā vai vānaro 'gniḥ | agner bhojyam annaṃ somaḥ | tad etad ubhayam agnīṣomau sarvam iti paśyato 'nna-doṣa-lepo na bhavati ||

15.64

kiṃ ca -

15.65

sarvasya cāhaṃ hṛdi saṃniviṣṭo
mattaḥ smṛtir jñānam apohanaṃ ca |
vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyo
vedānta-kṛd veda-vid eva cāham ||

15.66

sarvasya ca prāṇi-jātasyāham ātmā san hṛdi buddhau saṃniviṣṭaḥ | ato matta ātmanaḥ sarva-prāṇināṃ smṛtir jñānaṃ tad-apohanaṃ cāpagamanaṃ ca | yeṣāṃ yathā puṇya-karmaṇāṃ puṇya-karmānurodhena jñāna-smṛtī bhavataḥ, tathā pāpa-karmaṇāṃ pāpa-karmānurūpeṇa smṛti-jñānayor apohanaṃ cāpāyanam apagamanaṃ ca | vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva paramātmā vedyo veditavyaḥ | vedānta-kṛd vedāntārtha-saṃpradāya-kṛd ity arthaḥ, veda-vid vedārtha-vid eva cāham ||

15.68

bhagavata īśvarasya nārāyaṇākhyasya vibhūti-saṃkṣepa ukto viśiṣṭopādhi-kṛto yad āditya-gataṃ tejaḥ [Gītā 15.12] ity ādinā | athādhunā tasyaiva kṣarākṣaropādhi-pravibhaktatayā nirupādhikasya kevalasya tattva-svarūpa-nirdidhārayiṣayottara-ślokā ārabhyante | tatra sarvam evātītān āgatān antarādhyāyārtha-jātaṃ tridhā rāśīkṛtya āha -

15.69

dvāv imau puruṣau loke kṣaraś cākṣara eva ca |
kṣaraḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni kūṭastho 'kṣara ucyate ||

15.70

dvāv imau pṛthag-rāśī-kṛtau puruṣāv ity ucyete loke saṃsāre - kṣaraś ca kṣaratīti kṣaro vināśī ity eko rāśiḥ | aparaḥ puruṣo 'kṣaras tad-viparītaḥ, bhagavato māyā-śaktiḥ, kṣarākhyasya puruṣasya utpatti-bījam aneka-saṃsāri-jantu-kāma-karmādi-saṃskārāśraya akṣaraḥ puruṣa ucyate | kau tau puruṣau ? ity āha svayam eva bhagavān - kṣaraḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni, samastaṃ vikāra-jātam ity arthaḥ | kūṭāsthaḥ kūṭāḥ rāśī rāśir iva sthitaḥ | athavā, kūṭā māyā vacanā jihmatā kuṭilatā iti paryāyāḥ | aneka-māyā-vacanādi-prakāreṇa sthitaḥ kūṭāsthaḥ | saṃsāra-bījānantyāt, na kṣaratīty akṣara ucyate ||

15.72

ābhyāṃ kṣarākṣarābhyām anyo vilakṣaṇaḥ kṣarākṣaropādhi-dvaya-doṣeṇāspṛṣṭaḥ nitya-śuddha-buddham ukta-svabhāvaḥ -

15.73

uttamaḥ puruṣas tv anyaḥ paramātmety udāhṛtaḥ |
yo loka-trayam āviśya bibharty avyaya īśvaraḥ ||

15.74

uttama utkṛṣṭatamaḥ puruṣas tv anyo 'tyanta-vilakṣaṇa ābhyāṃ paramātmeti paramaś cāsau dehādy-avidyā-kṛtātmabhyaḥ, ātmaś ca sarva-bhūtānāṃ pratyak-cetanaḥ, ity ataḥ paramātmety udāhṛta ukto vedānteṣu | sa eva viśiṣyate yo loka-trayaṃ bhūr-bhuvaḥ-svar-ākhyaṃ svakīyayā caitanya-bala-śaktyā āviśya praviśya bibharti svarūpa-sad-bhāva-mātreṇa bibharti dhārayati | avyayo nāsya vyayo vidyata ity avyayaḥ | kaḥ ? īśvaraḥ sarvajño nārāyaṇākhya īśana-śīlaḥ ||

15.76

yathā-vyākhyātasyeśvarasya puruṣottama ity etat nāma prasiddham | tasya nāma-nirvacana-prasiddhayārthavattvaṃ nāmno darśayan niratiśayo 'ham īśvara ity ātmānaṃ darśayati bhagavān -

15.77

yasmāt kṣaram atīto 'ham akṣarād api cottamaḥ |
ato 'smi loke vede ca prathitaḥ puruṣottamaḥ ||

15.78

yasmāt kṣaram atīto 'haṃ saṃsāra-māyā-vṛkṣam aśvatthākhyam atikrānto 'ham akṣarād api saṃsāra-māyā-rūpa-vṛkṣa-bīja-bhūtād api cottama utkṛṣṭatamaḥ ūrdhvatamo vā | atas tābhyāṃ kṣarākṣarābhyām uttamatvād asmi loke vede ca prathitaḥ prakhyātaḥ | puruṣottama ity evaṃ māṃ bhakta-janā viduḥ | kavayaḥ kāvyādiṣu cedaṃ nāma nibadhnanti | puruṣottama ity anenābhidhānenābhigṛṇanti ||

15.80

athedānīṃ yathā-niruktam ātmānaṃ yo veda, tasyedaṃ phalam ucyate -

15.81

yo mām evam asaṃmūḍho jānāti puruṣottamam |
sa sarva-vid bhajati māṃ sarva-bhāvena bhārata ||

15.82

yo mām īśvaraṃ yathokta-viśeṣaṇam evaṃ yathoktena prakāreṇa asaṃmūḍhaḥ saṃmoha-varjitaḥ san jānāty ayam aham asmīti puruṣottamaṃ, sa sarva-vit sarvātmanā sarvaṃ vettīti sarvajñaḥ sarva-bhūta-sthaṃ bhajati māṃ sarva-bhāvena sarvātmatayā he bhārata ||

15.84

asmin adhyāye bhagavat-tattva-jñānaṃ mokṣa-phalam uktvā, atha idānīṃ tat stauti -

15.85

iti guhyatamaṃ śāstram idam uktaṃ mayānagha |
etad buddhvā buddhimān syāt kṛta-kṛtyaś ca bhārata ||

15.86

iti etad guhyatamaṃ gopyatamam, atyanta-rahasyaṃ ity etat | kiṃ tat ? śāstram | yady api gītākhyaṃ samastam śāstram ucyate, tathāpy ayam evādhyāya iha śāstram ity ucyate stuty-arthaṃ prakaraṇāt | sarvo hi gītā-śāstrārtho 'smin adhyāye samāsena uktaḥ | na kevalaṃ gītā-śāstrārtha eva, kiṃtu sarvaś ca vedārtha iha parisamāptaḥ | yas taṃ veda sa veda-vit [Gītā 15.1] vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyaḥ [Gītā 15.15] iti coktam | idam uktaṃ kathitaṃ mayā he 'nagha apāpa ! etac chāstraṃ yathā-darśitārthaṃ buddhvā buddhimān syāt bhavet nānyathā | kṛta-kṛtyaś ca bhārata kṛtaṃ kṛtyaṃ kartavyaṃ yena sa kṛta-kṛtyaḥ | viśiṣṭa-janma-prasūtena brāhmaṇena yat kartavyaṃ tat sarvaṃ bhagavat-tattve vidite kṛtaṃ bhaved ity arthaḥ | na cānyathā kartavyaṃ parisamāpyate kasyacid ity abhiprāyaḥ | sarvaṃ karmākhilaṃ
pārtha jñāne parisamāpyate [Gītā 4.33] iti coktam |

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Bhagavadgītā — Vyāsa, Sanskrit