Evam Satata Yukta Ye Bhaktas lyrics
Sanskrit lyrics with IAST diacritics, Devanagari, and English meaning.
- Author
- Vyasadeva
- Source
- Mahabharata Bhagavad Gita
- Language
- Sanskrit
- 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?
- 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.
- 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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- 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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- 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.
- 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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- 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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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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- 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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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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- 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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- 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.