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Evam Satata Yukta Ye Bhaktas lyrics

Sanskrit lyrics with IAST diacritics, Devanagari, and English meaning.

Author
Vyasadeva
Source
Mahabharata Bhagavad Gita
Language
Sanskrit
  1. Verse 1

    arjuna uvāca evaṁ satata-yuktā ye bhaktās tvāṁ paryupāsate ye cāpy akṣaram avyaktaṁ teṣāṁ ke yoga-vittamāḥ

    arjuna uvaca evam satata-yukta ye bhaktas tvam paryupasate ye capy aksaram avyaktam tesam ke yoga-vittamah

    अर्जुन उवाच एवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास त्वां पर्युपासते ये चाप्य अक्षरम अव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः

    Arjuna inquired: Which is considered to be more perfect, those who are properly engaged in Your devotional service, or those who worship the impersonal Brahman, the unmanifested?

  2. Verse 2

    śrī-bhagavān uvāca mayy āveśya mano ye māṁ nitya-yuktā upāsate śraddhayā parayopetās te me yuktatamā matāḥ

    sri-bhagavan uvaca mayy avesya mano ye mam nitya-yukta upasate sraddhaya parayopetas te me yuktatama matah

    श्रीभगवान उवाच मय्य आवेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते श्रद्धया परयोपेतास ते मे युक्ततमा मताः

    The Blessed Lord said: He whose mind is fixed on My personal form, always engaged in worshiping Me with great and transcendental faith, is considered by Me to be most perfect. 3-4) But those who fully worship the unmanifested, that which lies beyond the perception of the senses, the all-pervading, inconceivable, fixed and immovable--the impersonal conception of the Absolute Truth--by controlling the various senses and being equally disposed to everyone, such persons, engaged in the welfare of all, at last achieve Me.

  3. Verse 3

    ye tv akṣaram anirdeśyam avyaktaṁ paryupāsate sarvatra-gam acintyaṁ ca kūṭastham acalaṁ dhruvam

    ye tv aksaram anirdesyam avyaktam paryupasate sarvatra-gam acintyam ca kutastham acalam dhruvam

    ये त्व अक्षरम अनिर्देश्यम अव्यक्तं पर्युपासते सर्वत्रगम अचिन्त्यं च कूटस्थम अचलं ध्रुवम

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  4. Verse 4

    saṁniyamyendriya-grāmaṁ sarvatra sama-buddhayaḥ te prāpnuvanti mām eva sarva-bhūta-hite ratāḥ

    samniyamyendriya-gramam sarvatra sama-buddhayah te prapnuvanti mam eva sarva-bhuta-hite ratah

    संनियम्येन्द्रियग्रामं सर्वत्र समबुद्धयः ते प्राप्नुवन्ति माम एव सर्वभूतहिते रताः

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  5. Verse 5

    kleśo’dhikataras teṣām avyaktāsakta-cetasām avyaktā hi gatir duḥkhaṁ dehavadbhir avāpyate

    kleso’dhikataras tesam avyaktasakta-cetasam avyakta hi gatir duhkham dehavadbhir avapyate

    क्लेशोऽधिकतरस तेषाम अव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम अव्यक्ता हि गतिर दुःखं देहवद्भिर अवाप्यते

    For those whose minds are attached to the unmanifested, impersonal feature of the Supreme, advancement is very troublesome. To make progress in that discipline is always difficult for those who are embodied. 6-7) For one who worships Me, giving up all his activities unto Me and being devoted to Me without deviation, engaged in devotional service and always meditating upon Me, who has fixed his mind upon Me, O son of Prtha, for him I am the swift deliverer from the ocean of birth and death.

  6. Verse 6

    ye tu sarvāṇi karmāṇi mayi saṁnyasya mat-parāḥ ananyenaiva yogena māṁ dhyāyanta upāsate

    ye tu sarvani karmani mayi samnyasya mat-parah ananyenaiva yogena mam dhyayanta upasate

    ये तु सर्वाणि कर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्पराः अनन्येनैव योगेन मां ध्यायन्त उपासते

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  7. Verse 7

    teṣām ahaṁ samuddhartā mṛtyu-saṁsāra-sāgarāt bhavāmi nacirāt pārtha mayy āveśita-cetasām

    tesam aham samuddharta mrtyu-samsara-sagarat bhavami nacirat partha mayy avesita-cetasam

    तेषाम अहं समुद्धर्ता मृत्युसंसारसागरात भवामि नचिरात पार्थ मय्य आवेशितचेतसाम

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  8. Verse 8

    mayy eva mana ādhatsva mayi buddhiṁ niveśaya nivasiṣyasi mayy eva ata ūrdhvaṁ na saṁśayaḥ

    mayy eva mana adhatsva mayi buddhim nivesaya nivasisyasi mayy eva ata urdhvam na samsayah

    मय्य एव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय निवसिष्यसि मय्य एव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः

    Just fix your mind upon Me, the Supreme Lord, and engage all your intelligence in Me. Thus you will live in Me always, without a doubt.

  9. Verse 9

    atha cittaṁ samādhātuṁ na śaknoṣi mayi sthiram abhyāsa-yogena tato mām icchāptuṁ dhanaṁjaya

    atha cittam samadhatum na saknosi mayi sthiram abhyasa-yogena tato mam icchaptum dhanamjaya

    अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम अभ्यासयोगेन ततो माम इच्छाप्तुं धनंजय

    My dear Arjuna, O winner of wealth, if you cannot fix your mind upon Me without deviation, then follow the regulated principles of bhakti-yoga. In this way you will develop a desire to attain to Me.

  10. Verse 10

    abhyāse’py asamartho’si mat-karma-paramo bhava mad-artham api karmāṇi kurvan siddhim avāpsyasi

    abhyase’py asamartho’si mat-karma-paramo bhava mad-artham api karmani kurvan siddhim avapsyasi

    अभ्यासेऽप्य असमर्थोऽसि मत्कर्मपरमो भव मदर्थम अपि कर्माणि कुर्वन सिद्धिम अवाप्स्यसि

    If you cannot practice the regulations of bhakti-yoga, then just try to work for Me, because by working for Me you will come to the perfect stage.

  11. Verse 11

    athaitad apy aśakto’si kartuṁ mad-yogam āśritaḥ sarva-karma-phala-tyāgaṁ tataḥ kuru yatātmavān

    athaitad apy asakto’si kartum mad-yogam asritah sarva-karma-phala-tyagam tatah kuru yatatmavan

    अथैतद अप्य अशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगम आश्रितः सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं ततः कुरु यतात्मवान

    If, however, you are unable to work in this consciousness, then try to act giving up all results of your work and try to be self-situated.

  12. Verse 12

    śreyo hi jñānam abhyāsāj jñānād dhyānaṁ viśiṣyate dhyānāt karma-phala-tyāgas tyāgāc chāntir anantaram

    sreyo hi jnanam abhyasaj jnanad dhyanam visisyate dhyanat karma-phala-tyagas tyagac chantir anantaram

    श्रेयो हि ज्ञानम अभ्यासाज ज्ञानाद ध्यानं विशिष्यते ध्यानात कर्मफलत्यागस त्यागाच छान्तिर अनन्तरम

    If you cannot take to this practice, then engage yourself in the cultivation of knowledge. Better than knowledge, however, is meditation, and better than meditation is renunciation of the fruits of action, for by such renunciation one can attain peace of mind. 13-14) One who is not envious but who is a kind friend to all living entities, who does not think himself a proprietor, who is free from false ego and equal both in happiness and distress, who is always satisfied and engaged in devotional service with determination and whose mind and intelligence are in agreement with Me--he is very dear to Me.

  13. Verse 13

    adveṣṭā sarva-bhūtānāṁ maitraḥ karuṇa eva ca nirmamo nirahaṁkāraḥ sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ kṣamī

    advesta sarva-bhutanam maitrah karuna eva ca nirmamo nirahamkarah sama-duhkha-sukhah ksami

    अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च निर्ममो निरहंकारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी

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  14. Verse 14

    saṁtuṣṭaḥ satataṁ yogī yatātmā dṛḍha-niścayaḥ mayy arpita-mano-buddhir yo mad-bhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ

    samtustah satatam yogi yatatma drdha-niscayah mayy arpita-mano-buddhir yo mad-bhaktah sa me priyah

    संतुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः मय्य अर्पितमनोबुद्धिर यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः

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  15. Verse 15

    yasmān nodvijate loko lokān nodvijate ca yaḥ harṣāmarṣa-bhayodvegair mukto yaḥ sa ca me priyaḥ

    yasman nodvijate loko lokan nodvijate ca yah harsamarsa-bhayodvegair mukto yah sa ca me priyah

    यस्मान नोद्विजते लोको लोकान नोद्विजते च यः हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैर मुक्तो यः स च मे प्रियः

    He for whom no one is put into difficulty and who is not disturbed by anxiety, who is steady in happiness and distress, is very dear to Me.

  16. Verse 16

    anapekṣaḥ śucir dakṣa udāsīno gata-vyathaḥ sarvārambha-parityāgī yo mad-bhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ

    anapeksah sucir daksa udasino gata-vyathah sarvarambha-parityagi yo mad-bhaktah sa me priyah

    अनपेक्षः शुचिर दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः

    A devotee who is not dependent on the ordinary course of activities, who is pure, expert, without cares, free from all pains, and who does not strive for some result, is very dear to Me.

  17. Verse 17

    yo na hṛṣyati na dveṣṭi na śocati na kāṅkṣati śubhāśubha-parityāgī bhaktimān yaḥ sa me priyaḥ

    yo na hrsyati na dvesti na socati na kanksati subhasubha-parityagi bhaktiman yah sa me priyah

    यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि न शोचति न काङ्क्षति शुभाशुभपरित्यागी भक्तिमान यः स मे प्रियः

    One who neither grasps pleasure or grief, who neither laments nor desires, and who renounces both auspicious and inauspicious things, is very dear to Me. 18-19) One who is equal to friends and enemies, who is equipoised in honor and dishonor, heat and cold, happiness and distress, fame and infamy, who is always free from contamination, always silent and satisfied with anything, who doesn't care for any residence, who is fixed in knowledge and engaged in devotional service, is very dear to Me.

  18. Verse 18

    samaḥ śatrau ca mitre ca tathā mānāpamānayoḥ śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkheṣu samaḥ saṅga-vivarjitaḥ

    samah satrau ca mitre ca tatha manapamanayoh sitosna-sukha-duhkhesu samah sanga-vivarjitah

    समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः

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  19. Verse 19

    tulya-nindā-stutir maunī saṁtuṣṭo yena kenacit aniketaḥ sthira-matir bhaktimān me priyo naraḥ

    tulya-ninda-stutir mauni samtusto yena kenacit aniketah sthira-matir bhaktiman me priyo narah

    तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर मौनी संतुष्टो येन केनचित अनिकेतः स्थिरमतिर भक्तिमान मे प्रियो नरः

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  20. Verse 20

    ye tu dharmyāmṛtam idaṁ yathoktaṁ paryupāsate śraddadhānā mat-paramā bhaktās te’tīva me priyāḥ

    ye tu dharmyamrtam idam yathoktam paryupasate sraddadhana mat-parama bhaktas te’tiva me priyah

    ये तु धर्म्यामृतम इदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः

    He who follows this imperishable path of devotional service and who completely engages himself with faith, making Me the supreme goal, is very, very dear to Me.