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.
