Bhagwad Gita - Post 140

Chapter XII

The Yoga of devotion

(Continued…)

Verse 11

Athaitadapyashakto’si kartum Madyogamaashritah;

Sarvakarmaphalatyaagam tatah

Kuru yataatmavaan.

If thou art unable to do even this, then, taking refuge in union with Me, renounce the fruits of all actions with the self-controlled.

Verse 12

Shreyo hi jnaanamabhyaasaat

Jnaanaaddhyaanam vishishyate;

Dhyaanaat karmaphalatyaagas

Tyaagaacchaantir anantaram.

Better indeed is knowledge than practice; than knowledge meditation is better; than meditation the renunciation of the fruits of actions; peace immediately follows renunciation.

Verse 13

Adweshtaa sarvabhootaanaam

Maitrah karuna eva cha;

Nirmamo nirahankaarah

Samaduhkhasukhah kshamee.

He who hates no creature, who is friendly and compassionate to all, who is free from attachment and egoism, balanced in pleasure and pain, and forgiving,

Verse 14

Santushtah satatam yogee

Yataatmaa dridhanishchayah;

Mayyarpitamanobuddhiryo

Madbhaktah sa me priyah.

Ever content, steady in meditation, possessed of firm conviction, self-controlled, with mind and intellect dedicated to Me, he, My devotee, is dear to Me.

Verse 15

Yasmaannodwijate loko

Lokaannodwijate cha yah;

Harshaamarshabhayodwegairmukto

Yah sa cha me priyah.

He by whom the world is not agitated and who cannot be agitated by the world, and who is freed from joy, envy, fear and anxiety—he is dear to Me.

Verse 16

Anapekshah shuchirdaksha

Udaaseeno gatavyathah;

Sarvaarambhaparityaagee yo

Madbhaktah sa me priyah.

He who is free from wants, pure, expert, unconcerned, and untroubled, renouncing all undertakings or commencements—he who is (thus) devoted to Me, is dear to Me.

Verse 17

Yona hrishyati na dweshti

Na shochati na kaangkshati;

Shubhaashubhaparityaagee

Bhaktimaan yah sa me priyah.

He who neither rejoices, nor hates, nor grieves, nor desires, renouncing good and evil, and who is full of devotion, is dear to Me.

Verse 18

Samah shatrau cha mitre cha

Tathaa maanaapamaanayoh;

Sheetoshnasukhaduhkheshu

Samah sangavivarjitah.

He who is the same to foe and friend, and in honour and dishonour, who is the same in cold and heat and in pleasure and pain, who is free from attachment.

Verse 19

Tulyanindaastutirmaunee

Santushto yena kenachit:

Aniketah sthiramatir

Bhaktimaan me priyo narah.

He to whom censure and praise are equal, who is silent, content with anything, homeless, of a steady mind, and full of devotion—that man is dear to Me.

Verse 20

Ye tu dharmyaamritamidam

Yathoktam paryupaasate;

Shraddhadhaanaah matparamaa

Bhaktaaste’teeva me priyaah.

They verily who follow this immortal Dharma (doctrine or law) as described above, endowed with faith, regarding Me as their supreme goal, they, the devotees, are exceedingly dear to Me.

Hari Om Tat Sat

Iti Srimad Bhagavadgeetaasoopanishatsu Brahmavidyaayaam

Yogashaastre Sri Krishnaarjunasamvaade

Bhaktiyogo Naama Dwaadasho’dhyaayah

Thus in the Upanishads of the glorious Bhagavad Gita, the science of the Eternal, the scripture of Yoga, the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna, ends the twelfth discourse.

Love.