Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 15

atha pañcadaśodhyāyaḥ
puruṣottamayogaḥ

śrībhagavān uvāca
ūrdhvamūlam adhaḥśākham
aśvatthaṃ prāhur avyayam
chandāṃsi yasya parṇāni
yastaṃ veda sa vedavit 15.1

adhaś cordhvaṃ prasṛtāstasya śākhā
guṇapravṛddhā viṣayapravālāḥ
adhaś ca mūlāny anusantatāni
karmānubandhīni manuṣyaloke 15.2

na rūpam asyeha tathopalabhyate
nānto na cādir na ca saṃpratiṣṭhā
aśvattham enaṃ suvirūḍhamūlaṃ
asaṅgaśastreṇa dṛḍhena chittvā 15.3

tataḥ padaṃ tatparimārgitavyaṃ
yasmin gatā na nivartanti bhūyaḥ
tameva cādyaṃ puruṣaṃ prapadye
yataḥ pravṛttiḥ prasṛtā purāṇī 15.4

nirmānamohā jitasaṅgadoṣā
adhyātmanityā vinivṛttakāmāḥ
dvandvair vimuktāḥ sukhaduḥkhasaṃjñaiḥ
gacchhanty amūḍhāḥ padam avyayaṃ tat 15.5

na tad bhāsayate sūryo
na śaśāṅko na pāvakaḥ
yad gatvā na nivartante
tad dhāma paramaṃ mama 15.6

mamaivāṃśo jīvaloke
jīvabhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ
manaḥṣaṣṭhānīndriyāṇi
prakṛtisthāni karṣati 15.7

śarīraṃ yad avāpnoti
yac cāpy utkrāmatīśvaraḥ
gṛhitvaitāni saṃyāti
vāyur gandhān ivāśayāt 15.8

śrotraṃ cakṣuḥ sparśanaṃ ca
rasanaṃ ghrāṇam eva ca
adhiṣṭhāya manaś cāyaṃ
viṣayān upasevate 15.9

utkrāmantaṃ sthitaṃ vāpi
bhuñjānaṃ vā guṇānvitam
vimūḍhā nānupaśyanti
paśyanti jñānacakṣuṣaḥ 15.10

yatanto yoginaś cainaṃ
paśyanty ātmany avasthitam
yatantopy akṛtātmāno
nainaṃ paśyanty acetasaḥ 15.11

yad ādityagataṃ tejo
jagad bhāsayatekhilam
yac candramasi yac cāgnau
tat tejo viddhi māmakam 15.12

gām āviśya ca bhūtāni
dhārayāmy aham ojasā
puṣṇāmi cauṣadhīḥ sarvāḥ
somo bhūtvā rasātmakaḥ 15.13

ahaṃ vaiśvānaro bhūtvā
prāṇināṃ deham āśritaḥ
prāṇāpānasamāyuktaḥ
pacāmy annaṃ caturvidham 15.14

sarvasya cāhaṃ hṛdi saṃniviṣṭo
mattaḥ smṛtir jñānam apohanaṃ ca
vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyo
vedāntakṛd vedavid eva cāham 15.15

dvāv imau puruṣau loke
kṣaraś cākṣara eva ca
kṣaraḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni
kūṭasthokṣara ucyate 15.16

uttamaḥ puruṣas tv anyaḥ
paramātmety udāhṛtaḥ
yo lokatrayam āviśya
bibharty avyaya īśvaraḥ 15.17

yasmāt kṣaram atītoham
akṣarād api cottamaḥ
atosmi loke vede ca
prathitaḥ puruṣottamaḥ 15.18

yo mām evam asaṃmūḍho
jānāti puruṣottamam
sa sarvavid bhajati māṃ
sarvabhāvena bhārata 15.19

iti guhyatamaṃ śāstram
idam uktaṃ mayānagha
etat buddhvā buddhimān syāt
kṛtakṛtyaś ca bhārata 15.20

om tat sat iti śrimad bhagavad gītāsūpaniṣatsu
brahma vidyāyām yoga śāstre śri kṛṣṇārjuna saṁvāde
puruṣottama yogo nāma pañcadaśo’dhyāyaḥ

Additional Gita Verses for Chanting

uddhared ātmanātmānaṃ
nātmānam avasādayet
ātmaiva hy ātmano bandhur
ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ 6.5

amānitvam adambhitvam
ahiṃsā kṣāntir ārjavam
ācāryopāsanaṃ śaucaṃ
sthairyam ātmavinigrahaḥ 13.8

indriyārtheṣu vairāgyam
anahaṃkāra eva ca
janma mṛtyu jarā vyādhi
duḥkha doṣānu darśanam 13.9

asaktir anabhiṣvaṅgaḥ
putradāragṛhādiṣu
nityaṃ ca samacittatvam
iṣṭāniṣṭopapattiṣu 13.10

mayi cānanyayogena
bhaktir avyabhicāriṇī
viviktadeśasevitvam
aratir janasaṃsadi 13.11

adhyātmajñānanityatvaṃ
tattvajñānārthadarśanam
etaj jñānam iti proktam
ajñānaṃ yad atonyathā 13.12

śrībhagavān uvāca
abhayaṃ sattvasaṃśuddhir
jñānayogavyavasthitiḥ
dānaṃ damaś ca yajñaś ca
svādhyāyas tapa ārjavam 16.1

ahiṃsā satyam akrodhas
tyāgaḥ śāntir apaiśunam
dayā bhūteṣv aloluptvaṃ
mārdavaṃ hrīr acāpalam 16.2

tejaḥ kṣamā dhṛtiḥ śaucam
adroho nātimānitā
bhavanti saṃpadaṃ daivīm
abhijātasya bhārata 16.3

dambho darpobhimānaś ca
krodhaḥ pāruṣyam eva ca
ajñānaṃ cābhijātasya
pārtha saṃpadam āsurīm 16.4

sarvadharmān parityajya
mām ekaṃ śaraṇaṃ vraja
ahaṃ tvā sarvapāpebhyo
mokṣyayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ 18.66

Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 15

atha pañcadaśodhyāyaḥ
puruṣottamayogaḥ

śrībhagavān uvāca
ūrdhvamūlam adhaḥśākham
aśvatthaṃ prāhur avyayam
chandāṃsi yasya parṇāni
yastaṃ veda sa vedavit 15.1

adhaś cordhvaṃ prasṛtāstasya śākhā
guṇapravṛddhā viṣayapravālāḥ
adhaś ca mūlāny anusantatāni
karmānubandhīni manuṣyaloke 15.2

na rūpam asyeha tathopalabhyate
nānto na cādir na ca saṃpratiṣṭhā
aśvattham enaṃ suvirūḍhamūlaṃ
asaṅgaśastreṇa dṛḍhena chittvā 15.3

tataḥ padaṃ tatparimārgitavyaṃ
yasmin gatā na nivartanti bhūyaḥ
tameva cādyaṃ puruṣaṃ prapadye
yataḥ pravṛttiḥ prasṛtā purāṇī 15.4

nirmānamohā jitasaṅgadoṣā
adhyātmanityā vinivṛttakāmāḥ
dvandvair vimuktāḥ sukhaduḥkhasaṃjñaiḥ
gacchhanty amūḍhāḥ padam avyayaṃ tat 15.5

na tad bhāsayate sūryo
na śaśāṅko na pāvakaḥ
yad gatvā na nivartante
tad dhāma paramaṃ mama 15.6

mamaivāṃśo jīvaloke
jīvabhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ
manaḥṣaṣṭhānīndriyāṇi
prakṛtisthāni karṣati 15.7

śarīraṃ yad avāpnoti
yac cāpy utkrāmatīśvaraḥ
gṛhitvaitāni saṃyāti
vāyur gandhān ivāśayāt 15.8

śrotraṃ cakṣuḥ sparśanaṃ ca
rasanaṃ ghrāṇam eva ca
adhiṣṭhāya manaś cāyaṃ
viṣayān upasevate 15.9

utkrāmantaṃ sthitaṃ vāpi
bhuñjānaṃ vā guṇānvitam
vimūḍhā nānupaśyanti
paśyanti jñānacakṣuṣaḥ 15.10

yatanto yoginaś cainaṃ
paśyanty ātmany avasthitam
yatantopy akṛtātmāno
nainaṃ paśyanty acetasaḥ 15.11

yad ādityagataṃ tejo
jagad bhāsayatekhilam
yac candramasi yac cāgnau
tat tejo viddhi māmakam 15.12

gām āviśya ca bhūtāni
dhārayāmy aham ojasā
puṣṇāmi cauṣadhīḥ sarvāḥ
somo bhūtvā rasātmakaḥ 15.13

ahaṃ vaiśvānaro bhūtvā
prāṇināṃ deham āśritaḥ
prāṇāpānasamāyuktaḥ
pacāmy annaṃ caturvidham 15.14

sarvasya cāhaṃ hṛdi saṃniviṣṭo
mattaḥ smṛtir jñānam apohanaṃ ca
vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyo
vedāntakṛd vedavid eva cāham 15.15

dvāv imau puruṣau loke
kṣaraś cākṣara eva ca
kṣaraḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni
kūṭasthokṣara ucyate 15.16

uttamaḥ puruṣas tv anyaḥ
paramātmety udāhṛtaḥ
yo lokatrayam āviśya
bibharty avyaya īśvaraḥ 15.17

yasmāt kṣaram atītoham
akṣarād api cottamaḥ
atosmi loke vede ca
prathitaḥ puruṣottamaḥ 15.18

yo mām evam asaṃmūḍho
jānāti puruṣottamam
sa sarvavid bhajati māṃ
sarvabhāvena bhārata 15.19

iti guhyatamaṃ śāstram
idam uktaṃ mayānagha
etat buddhvā buddhimān syāt
kṛtakṛtyaś ca bhārata 15.20

om tat sat iti śrimad bhagavad gītāsūpaniṣatsu
brahma vidyāyām yoga śāstre śri kṛṣṇārjuna saṁvāde
puruṣottama yogo nāma pañcadaśo’dhyāyaḥ

Additional Gita Verses for Chanting

uddhared ātmanātmānaṃ
nātmānam avasādayet
ātmaiva hy ātmano bandhur
ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ 6.5

amānitvam adambhitvam
ahiṃsā kṣāntir ārjavam
ācāryopāsanaṃ śaucaṃ
sthairyam ātmavinigrahaḥ 13.8

indriyārtheṣu vairāgyam
anahaṃkāra eva ca
janma mṛtyu jarā vyādhi
duḥkha doṣānu darśanam 13.9

asaktir anabhiṣvaṅgaḥ
putradāragṛhādiṣu
nityaṃ ca samacittatvam
iṣṭāniṣṭopapattiṣu 13.10

mayi cānanyayogena
bhaktir avyabhicāriṇī
viviktadeśasevitvam
aratir janasaṃsadi 13.11

adhyātmajñānanityatvaṃ
tattvajñānārthadarśanam
etaj jñānam iti proktam
ajñānaṃ yad atonyathā 13.12

śrībhagavān uvāca
abhayaṃ sattvasaṃśuddhir
jñānayogavyavasthitiḥ
dānaṃ damaś ca yajñaś ca
svādhyāyas tapa ārjavam 16.1

ahiṃsā satyam akrodhas
tyāgaḥ śāntir apaiśunam
dayā bhūteṣv aloluptvaṃ
mārdavaṃ hrīr acāpalam 16.2

tejaḥ kṣamā dhṛtiḥ śaucam
adroho nātimānitā
bhavanti saṃpadaṃ daivīm
abhijātasya bhārata 16.3

dambho darpobhimānaś ca
krodhaḥ pāruṣyam eva ca
ajñānaṃ cābhijātasya
pārtha saṃpadam āsurīm 16.4

sarvadharmān parityajya
mām ekaṃ śaraṇaṃ vraja
ahaṃ tvā sarvapāpebhyo
mokṣyayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ 18.66