Bhagavadgita Parayana

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• verse 1

  ॐ श्री परमात्मने नमःअथ गीता ध्यान श्लोकाः

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  ōṃ śrī paramātmanē namaḥatha gītā dhyāna ślōkāḥ

  meaning

  1 Om, (I meditate on Devi Mahakali) Who is holding Khadga (Scymitar, Sword), Chakra (Discus), Gadaa (Club), Ishu (Arrow), Caapa (Bow), Parigha (Club), Shula (Trident, Spear), Bhushundi (Fire-Arms, Missile), Shira (Skull) and ... | ... Shankha (Conch) in Her Hands; Who has Three Eyes; Whose whole Body is covered with Ornaments, | Whom the Lord arising from Lotus (i.e. Lord Brahma) eulogized to kill demons Madhu and Kaitabha, when Lord Hari was in sleep (by the power of Yogamaya), | She has the splendour of Blue Stone (Blue Gem), and has ten Faces and Feet (signifying pervasiveness); I (worshipfully) serve that Mahakali (on Whom I meditate in my Heart).

• verse 2

  ॐ पार्थाय प्रतिबोधितां भगवता नारायणेन स्वयंव्यासेन ग्रथितां पुराणमुनिना मध्ये महाभारतम् ।अद्वैतामृतवर्षिणीं भगवतीं अष्टादशाध्यायिनींअम्ब त्वां अनुसन्दधामि भगवद्गीते भवद्वेषिणीम् ॥

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  ōṃ pārthāya pratibōdhitāṃ bhagavatā nārāyaṇēna svayaṃvyāsēna grathitāṃ purāṇamuninā madhyē mahābhāratam ।advaitāmṛtavarṣiṇīṃ bhagavatīṃ aṣṭādaśādhyāyinīṃamba tvāṃ anusandadhāmi bhagavadgītē bhavadvēṣiṇīm ॥

  meaning

  Om — this Bhagavad Gita, revealed by Bhagavan Narayana himself to Partha, woven by the ancient sage Vyasa into the Mahabharata, this goddess pouring the immortal rain of non-duality, eighteen chapters long — may I meditate on it.

• verse 3

  नमोऽस्तुते व्यास विशालबुद्धे फुल्लारविन्दायतपत्रनेत्र ।येन त्वया भारत तैलपूर्णः प्रज्वालितो ज्ञानमयः प्रदीपः॥

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  namō'stutē vyāsa viśālabuddhē phullāravindāyatapatranētra ।yēna tvayā bhārata tailapūrṇaḥ prajvālitō jñānamayaḥ pradīpaḥ॥

  meaning

  Salutation to you, O Vyasa of vast intellect, with eyes wide as a full-blown lotus — you who lit the lamp full of the oil of the Bharata and made it shine with the light of knowledge.

• verse 4

  प्रपन्नपारिजाताय तोत्रवेत्रैकपाणये ।ज्ञानमुद्राय कृष्णाय गीतामृतदुहे नमः ॥

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  prapannapārijātāya tōtravētraikapāṇayē ।jñānamudrāya kṛṣṇāya gītāmṛtaduhē namaḥ ॥

  meaning

  Salutation to Krishna — the wish-fulfilling tree of those who have surrendered, who holds the goad and whip in one hand, who displays the gesture of knowledge, and who is the milch-cow of the Gita's nectar.

• verse 5

  वसुदेवसुतं देवं कंसचाणूरमर्दनम् ।देवकीपरमानन्दं कृष्णं वन्दे जगद्गुरुम् ॥

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  vasudēvasutaṃ dēvaṃ kaṃsachāṇūramardanam ।dēvakīparamānandaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vandē jagadgurum ॥

  meaning

  I bow to Krishna, son of Vasudeva, slayer of Kamsa and Chanura, the supreme joy of Devaki, teacher of the world.

• verse 6

  भीष्मद्रोणतटा जयद्रथजला गान्धारनीलोत्पलाशल्यग्राहवती कृपेण वहनी कर्णेन वेलाकुला ।अश्वत्थामविकर्णघोरमकरा दुर्योधनावर्तिनीसोत्तीर्णा खलु पाण्डवै रणनदी कैवर्तकः केशवः ॥

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  bhīṣmadrōṇataṭā jayadrathajalā gāndhāranīlōtpalāśalyagrāhavatī kṛpēṇa vahanī karṇēna vēlākulā ।aśvatthāmavikarṇaghōramakarā duryōdhanāvartinīsōttīrṇā khalu pāṇḍavai raṇanadī kaivartakaḥ kēśavaḥ ॥

  meaning

  The Mahabharata battlefield is a river whose banks are Bhishma and Drona, whose waters are Jayadratha, whose blue lotus is Gandhara's king, whose crocodile is Shalya, whose current is Kripa, whose billow is Karna — Arjuna crossed it on the boat of...

• verse 7

  पाराशर्यवचः सरोजममलं गीतार्थगन्धोत्कटंनानाख्यानककेसरं हरिकथा सम्बोधनाबोधितम् ।लोके सज्जनषट्पदैरहरहः पेपीयमानं मुदाभूयाद्भारतपङ्कजं कलिमलं प्रध्वंसिनः श्रेयसे ॥

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  pārāśaryavachaḥ sarōjamamalaṃ gītārthagandhōtkaṭaṃnānākhyānakakēsaraṃ harikathā sambōdhanābōdhitam ।lōkē sajjanaṣaṭpadairaharahaḥ pēpīyamānaṃ mudābhūyādbhāratapaṅkajaṃ kalimalaṃ pradhvaṃsinaḥ śrēyasē ॥

  meaning

  This spotless lotus of the Gita — born of the Mahabharata lake, spreading the fragrance of the Gita's meaning, with petals of many narratives, awakened by the call of Hari-katha — let it be eagerly drunk every day by the good bees of the world.

• verse 8

  मूकं करोति वाचालं पङ्गुं लङ्घयते गिरिम् ।यत्कृपा तमहं वन्दे परमानन्दमाधवम् ॥

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  mūkaṃ karōti vāchālaṃ paṅguṃ laṅghayatē girim ।yatkṛpā tamahaṃ vandē paramānandamādhavam ॥

  meaning

  He who makes the mute speak and the lame cross mountains — at whose grace I bow: the blissful Madhava.

• verse 9

  शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं पद्मनाभं सुरेशंविश्वाधारं गगनसदृशं मेघवर्णं शुभाङ्गम् ।लक्ष्मीकान्तं कमलनयनं योगिहृद्ध्यानगम्यंवन्दे विष्णुं भवभयहरं सर्व लोकैकनाथम् ॥

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  śāntākāraṃ bhujagaśayanaṃ padmanābhaṃ surēśaṃviśvādhāraṃ gaganasadṛśaṃ mēghavarṇaṃ śubhāṅgam ।lakṣmīkāntaṃ kamalanayanaṃ yōgihṛddhyānagamyaṃvandē viṣṇuṃ bhavabhayaharaṃ sarva lōkaikanātham ॥

  meaning

  I bow to Vishnu of peaceful bearing, resting on the serpent, lotus-naveled, lord of the gods, support of the universe, sky-like, cloud-hued, of auspicious limbs, beloved of Lakshmi, lotus-eyed, meditated upon in the hearts of yogis.

• verse 10

  यं ब्रह्मावरुणेन्द्ररुद्रमरुतः स्तुन्वन्ति दिव्यैः स्तवैःवेदैः साङ्गपदक्रमोपनिषदैः गायन्ति यं सामगाः ।ध्यानावस्थित तद्गतेन मनसा पश्यन्ति यं योगिनःयस्यान्तं न विदुस्सुरासुरगणाः देवाय तस्मै नमः ॥

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  yaṃ brahmāvaruṇēndrarudramarutaḥ stunvanti divyaiḥ stavaiḥvēdaiḥ sāṅgapadakramōpaniṣadaiḥ gāyanti yaṃ sāmagāḥ ।dhyānāvasthita tadgatēna manasā paśyanti yaṃ yōginaḥyasyāntaṃ na vidussurāsuragaṇāḥ dēvāya tasmai namaḥ ॥

  meaning

  Him whom Brahma, Varuna, Indra, Rudra, and the Maruts praise with divine hymns, whom the Sama-singers sing with the Vedas, angas, pada, krama, and Upanishads, whom the yogis see in meditation — that immovable one, I salute.

• verse 11

  नारायणं नमस्कृत्य नरञ्चैव नरोत्तमम् ।देवीं सरस्वतीं व्यासं ततो जयमुदीरयेत् ॥

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  nārāyaṇaṃ namaskṛtya narañchaiva narōttamam ।dēvīṃ sarasvatīṃ vyāsaṃ tatō jayamudīrayēt ॥

  meaning

  Having bowed to Narayana and to Nara the highest of men, to goddess Sarasvati and to Vyasa — then let one utter victory.

• verse 12

  सच्चिदानन्दरूपाय कृष्णायाक्लिष्टकारिणे ।नमो वेदान्तवेद्याय गुरवे बुद्धिसाक्षिणे॥

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  sachchidānandarūpāya kṛṣṇāyākliṣṭakāriṇē ।namō vēdāntavēdyāya guravē buddhisākṣiṇē॥

  meaning

  Salutation to Krishna who is of the nature of Sat-Chit-Ananda, the effortless doer, knowable through Vedanta, the Guru, the witness of the intellect.

• verse 13

  सर्वोपनिषदो गावः दोग्धा गोपालनन्दनः ।पार्थो वत्सः सुधीर्भोक्ता दुग्धं गीतामृतं महत् ॥

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  sarvōpaniṣadō gāvaḥ dōgdhā gōpālanandanaḥ ।pārthō vatsaḥ sudhīrbhōktā dugdhaṃ gītāmṛtaṃ mahat ॥

  meaning

  All the Upanishads are cows, the milker is the cowherd's son, Partha is the calf, the wise drinker, and the great nectar of the Gita is the milk.

• verse 14

  गीताशास्त्रमिदं पुण्यं यः पठेत् प्रयतः पुमान् ।विष्णोः पदमवाप्नोति भयशोकादि वर्जितः ॥

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  gītāśāstramidaṃ puṇyaṃ yaḥ paṭhēt prayataḥ pumān ।viṣṇōḥ padamavāpnōti bhayaśōkādi varjitaḥ ॥

  meaning

  Phalashruti: whoever reads this holy Gita-shastra with concentration attains Vishnu's abode, free from fear and grief.

• verse 15

  एकं शास्त्रं देवकीपुत्रगीतं एको देवो देवकीपुत्र एव ।एको मन्त्रस्तस्य नामानि यानि कर्माप्येकं तस्य देवस्य सेवा ॥

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  ēkaṃ śāstraṃ dēvakīputragītaṃ ēkō dēvō dēvakīputra ēva ।ēkō mantrastasya nāmāni yāni karmāpyēkaṃ tasya dēvasya sēvā ॥

  meaning

  One scripture — the Gita sung by the son of Devaki; one God — the son of Devaki alone; one mantra — his various names; one action — service to that God alone.

• verse 16

  ॥ ॐ श्री कृष्णाय परमात्मने नमः ॥

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  ॥ ōṃ śrī kṛṣṇāya paramātmanē namaḥ ॥

  meaning

  Om Sri Krishnaya Paramatmane Namah — salutation to Krishna the Supreme Self.