Chapter 3
Unfoldment through Action

Lyrics :
English
English Sanskrit

Introduction

om śrīparamātmane namaḥ
atha tṛtīyo'dhyāyaḥ
karmayogaḥ

Note: It is recommended to include the salutation and the chapter name, when an individual chapter is being chanted.

Verse 1

arjuna uvāca
jyāyasī cetkarmaṇaste
matā buddhirjanārdana
tat kiṁ karmaṇi ghore mām
niyojayasi keśava

Verse 2

vyāmiśreṇeva vākyena
buddhiṁ mohayasīva me
tadekaṁ vada niścitya
yena śreyo'hamāpnuyām

Verse 3

śrībhagavānuvāca
loke'smindvividhā niṣṭhā
purā proktā mayānagha
jñānayogena sāṅkhyānām
karmayogena yoginām

Verse 4

na karmaṇāmanārambhāt
naiṣkarmyaṁ puruṣo'śnute
na ca sannyasanādeva
siddhiṁ samadhigacchati

Verse 5

na hi kaścitkṣaṇamapi
jātu tiṣṭhatyakarmakṛt
kāryate hyavaśaḥ karma
sarvaḥ prakṛtijairguṇaiḥ

Verse 6

karmendriyāṇi saṁyamya
ya āste manasā smaran
indriyārthānvimūḍhātmā
mithyācāraḥ sa ucyate

Verse 7

yastvindriyāṇi manasā
niyamyārabhate'rjuna
karmendriyaiḥ karmayogam
asaktaḥ sa viśiṣyate

Verse 8

niyataṁ kuru karma tvam
karma jyāyo hyakarmaṇaḥ
śarīrayātrāpi ca te
na prasiddhyedakarmaṇaḥ

Verse 9

yajñārthātkarmaṇo'nyatra
loko'yaṁ karmabandhanaḥ
tadarthaṁ karma kaunteya
muktasaṅgaḥ samācara

Verse 10

sahayajñāḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā
purovāca prajāpatiḥ
anena prasaviṣyadhvam
eṣa vo'stviṣṭakāmadhuk