अध्याय २: सांख्ययोग
आत्मा की अमरता, स्वधर्म और स्थितप्रज्ञ पुरुष के लक्षण (The Eternal Soul, Duty & Qualities of a Self-Realized Person).
श्लोक 7
कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसम्मूढचेताः।
यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्चितं ब्रूहि तन्मे शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्॥
Karpanyadoshopahatasvabhavah Prichchhami Tvam Dharmasammudhachetas |
Yachchreyah Syan Nishchitam Bruhi Tanme Shishyaste'ham Shadhi Mam Tvam Prapannam ||
Now I am confused about my duty and have lost all composure due to faint-heartedness. I ask You: tell me clearly what is best for me. I am Your disciple, surrendered unto You; please instruct me.
श्लोक 11
श्रीभगवानुवाच।
अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे।
गतासूनगतासूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः॥
Shri Bhagavan Uvacha |
Ashochyananvashochastvam Prajnavadamshcha Bhashase |
Gatasunagatasumshcha Nanushochanti Panditah ||
The Supreme Lord said: You speak words of wisdom, yet you grieve for that which is not worthy of grief. The wise grieve neither for the living nor for the dead.
श्लोक 12
न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपाः।
न चैव न भविष्यामः सर्वे वयमतः परम्॥
Na Tvevaham Jatu Nasam Na Tvam Neme Janadhipah |
Na Chaiva Na Bhavishyamah Sarve Vayramatah Param ||
Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to exist.
श्लोक 13
देहिनोऽस्मिन यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा।
तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति॥
Dehino'smin Yatha Dehe Kaumaram Yauvanam Jara |
Tatha Dehantarapraptir Dhirastatra Na Muhyati ||
Just as the embodied soul continuously passes in this body from childhood to youth to old age, similarly at death the soul passes into another body. The wise person is not bewildered by this.
श्लोक 20
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचिन्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः।
अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे॥
Na Jayate Mriyate Va Kadachin Nayam Bhutva Bhavita Va Na Bhuyah |
Ajo Nityah Shashvato'yam Purano Na Hanyate Hanyamane Sharire ||
The soul is never born, nor does it ever die; nor having once been, does it cease to be. Unborn, eternal, ever-existing, and primeval, it is not slain when the body is slain.
श्लोक 22
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।
तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णान्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही॥
Vasamsi Jirnani Yatha Vihaya Navani Grihnati Naro'parani |
Tatha Sharirani Vihaya Jirnanyanyani Samyati Navani Dehi ||
As a person casts off worn-out garments and puts on new ones, so the embodied soul casts off worn-out bodies and enters into new ones.
श्लोक 23
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।
न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतम्॥
Nainam Chhindanti Shastrani Nainam Dahati Pavakah |
Na Chainam Kledayantyapo Na Shoshayati Marutah ||
Weapons cannot cleave the soul, fire cannot burn it, water cannot wet it, and the wind cannot dry it away.
श्लोक 47
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन।
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि॥
Karmanyevadhikaraste Ma Phaleshu Kadachana |
Ma Karmaphalaheturbhurma Te Sango'stvakarmani ||
You have a right performing your prescribed duty, but never to its fruits. Let not the fruits of action be your motive, nor let your attachment be to inaction.
श्लोक 71
विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः।
निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः स शान्तिमधिगच्छति॥
Vihaya Kamanyah Sarvan Pumamshcharati Nishprihah |
Nirmamo Nirahankarah Sa Shantimadhigachchhati ||
That person who relinquishes all desires for sense gratification, living free from possessiveness, ego, and desire—attains supreme peace.