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Bhagavad Gita — Chapter 1: Arjuna Vishada Yoga

Bhagavad Gita — Chapter 1: Arjuna Vishada Yoga

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Devotional text

mūla ślokaḥdhṛtarāṣṭra uvācadharmakṣetre kurukṣetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ|māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāścaiva kimakurvata sañjaya||1.1||
mūla ślokaḥsañjaya uvācadṛṣṭvā tu pāṇḍavānīkaṃ vyūḍhaṃ duryodhanastadā|ācāryamupasaṅgamya rājā vacanamabravīt||1.2||
mūla ślokaḥpaśyaitāṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāmācārya mahatīṃ camūm|vyūḍhāṃ drupadaputreṇa tava śiṣyeṇa dhīmatā||1.3||
mūla ślokaḥatra śūrā maheṣvāsā bhīmārjunasamā yudhi|yuyudhāno virāṭaśca drupadaśca mahārathaḥ||1.4||
mūla ślokaḥdhṛṣṭaketuścekitānaḥ kāśirājaśca vīryavān|purujitkuntibhojaśca śaibyaśca narapuṅgavaḥ||1.5||
mūla ślokaḥyudhāmanyuśca vikrānta uttamaujāśca vīryavān|saubhadro draupadeyāśca sarva eva mahārathāḥ||1.6||
mūla ślokaḥasmākaṃ tu viśiṣṭā ye tānnibodha dvijottama|nāyakā mama sainyasya saṃjñārthaṃ tānbravīmi te||1.7||
mūla ślokaḥbhavānbhīṣmaśca karṇaśca kṛpaśca samitiñjayaḥ|aśvatthāmā vikarṇaśca saumadattistathaiva ca||1.8||
mūla ślokaḥanye ca bahavaḥ śūrā madarthe tyaktajīvitāḥ|nānāśastrapraharaṇāḥ sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ||1.9||
mūla ślokaḥaparyāptaṃ tadasmākaṃ balaṃ bhīṣmābhirakṣitam|paryāptaṃ tvidameteṣāṃ balaṃ bhīmābhirakṣitam||1.10||
mūla ślokaḥayaneṣu ca sarveṣu yathābhāgamavasthitāḥ|bhīṣmamevābhirakṣantu bhavantaḥ sarva eva hi||1.11||
mūla ślokaḥtasya saṃjanayanharṣaṃ kuruvṛddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ|siṃhanādaṃ vinadyoccaiḥ śaṅkhaṃ dadhmau pratāpavān||1.12||
mūla ślokaḥtataḥ śaṅkhāśca bheryaśca paṇavānakagomukhāḥ|sahasaivābhyahanyanta sa śabdastumulo'bhavat||1.13||
mūla ślokaḥtataḥ śvetairhayairyukte mahati syandane sthitau|mādhavaḥ pāṇḍavaścaiva divyau śaṅkhau pradadhmatuḥ||1.14||
mūla ślokaḥpāñcajanyaṃ hṛṣīkeśo devadattaṃ dhanaṃjayaḥ|pauṇḍraṃ dadhmau mahāśaṅkhaṃ bhīmakarmā vṛkodaraḥ||1.15||
mūla ślokaḥanantavijayaṃ rājā kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ|nakulaḥ sahadevaśca sughoṣamaṇipuṣpakau||1.16||
mūla ślokaḥkāśyaśca parameṣvāsaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca mahārathaḥ|dhṛṣṭadyumno virāṭaśca sātyakiścāparājitaḥ||1.17||
mūla ślokaḥdrupado draupadeyāśca sarvaśaḥ pṛthivīpate|saubhadraśca mahābāhuḥ śaṅkhāndadhmuḥ pṛthakpṛthak||1.18||
mūla ślokaḥsa ghoṣo dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ hṛdayāni vyadārayat|nabhaśca pṛthivīṃ caiva tumulo vyanunādayan||1.19||
mūla ślokaḥatha vyavasthitān dṛṣṭvā dhārtarāṣṭrānkapidhvajaḥ|pravṛtte śastrasaṃpāte dhanurudyamya pāṇḍavaḥ||1.20||
mūla ślokaḥarjuna uvācahṛṣīkeśaṃ tadā vākyamidamāha mahīpate|senayorubhayormadhye rathaṃ sthāpaya me'cyuta||1.21||
mūla ślokaḥyāvadetānnirīkṣe'haṃ yoddhukāmānavasthitān|kairmayā saha yoddhavyamasminraṇasamudyame||1.22||
mūla ślokaḥyotsyamānānavekṣe'haṃ ya ete'tra samāgatāḥ|dhārtarāṣṭrasya durbuddheryuddhe priyacikīrṣavaḥ||1.23||
mūla ślokaḥsaṃjaya uvācaevamukto hṛṣīkeśo guḍākeśena bhārata|senayorubhayormadhye sthāpayitvā rathottamam||1.24||
mūla ślokaḥbhīṣmadroṇapramukhataḥ sarveṣāṃ ca mahīkṣitām|uvāca pārtha paśyaitānsamavetānkurūniti||1.25||
mūla ślokaḥtatrāpaśyatsthitānpārthaḥ pitṛ़natha pitāmahān|ācāryānmātulānbhrātṛ़nputrānpautrānsakhīṃstathā||1.26||
mūla ślokaḥśvaśurānsuhṛdaścaiva senayorubhayorapi|tānsamīkṣya sa kaunteyaḥ sarvānbandhūnavasthitān||1.27||
mūla ślokaḥarjuna uvācakṛpayā parayā''viṣṭo viṣīdannidamabravīt|dṛṣṭvemaṃ svajanaṃ kṛṣṇa yuyutsuṃ samupasthitam||1.28||
mūla ślokaḥsīdanti mama gātrāṇi mukhaṃ ca pariśuṣyati|vepathuśca śarīre me romaharṣaśca jāyate||1.29||
mūla ślokaḥgāṇḍīvaṃ sraṃsate hastāttvakcaiva paridahyate|na ca śaknomyavasthātuṃ bhramatīva ca me manaḥ||1.30||
mūla ślokaḥnimittāni ca paśyāmi viparītāni keśava|na ca śreyo'nupaśyāmi hatvā svajanamāhave||1.31||
mūla ślokaḥna kāṅkṣe vijayaṃ kṛṣṇa na ca rājyaṃ sukhāni ca|kiṃ no rājyena govinda kiṃ bhogairjīvitena vā||1.32||
mūla ślokaḥyeṣāmarthe kāṅkṣitaṃ no rājyaṃ bhogāḥ sukhāni ca|ta ime'vasthitā yuddhe prāṇāṃstyaktvā dhanāni ca||1.33||
mūla ślokaḥācāryāḥ pitaraḥ putrāstathaiva ca pitāmahāḥ|mātulāḥ śvaśurāḥ pautrāḥ śyālāḥ sambandhinastathā||1.34||
mūla ślokaḥetānna hantumicchāmi ghnato'pi madhusūdana|api trailokyarājyasya hetoḥ kiṃ nu mahīkṛte||1.35||
mūla ślokaḥnihatya dhārtarāṣṭrānnaḥ kā prītiḥ syājjanārdana|pāpamevāśrayedasmānhatvaitānātatāyinaḥ||1.36||
mūla ślokaḥtasmānnārhā vayaṃ hantuṃ dhārtarāṣṭrānsvabāndhavān|svajanaṃ hi kathaṃ hatvā sukhinaḥ syāma mādhava||1.37||
mūla ślokaḥyadyapyete na paśyanti lobhopahatacetasaḥ|kulakṣayakṛtaṃ doṣaṃ mitradrohe ca pātakam||1.38||
mūla ślokaḥkathaṃ na jñeyamasmābhiḥ pāpādasmānnivartitum|kulakṣayakṛtaṃ doṣaṃ prapaśyadbhirjanārdana||1.39||
mūla ślokaḥkulakṣaye praṇaśyanti kuladharmāḥ sanātanāḥ|dharme naṣṭe kulaṃ kṛtsnamadharmo'bhibhavatyuta||1.40||
mūla ślokaḥadharmābhibhavātkṛṣṇa praduṣyanti kulastriyaḥ|strīṣu duṣṭāsu vārṣṇeya jāyate varṇasaṅkaraḥ||1.41||
mūla ślokaḥsaṅkaro narakāyaiva kulaghnānāṃ kulasya ca|patanti pitaro hyeṣāṃ luptapiṇḍodakakriyāḥ||1.42||
mūla ślokaḥdoṣairetaiḥ kulaghnānāṃ varṇasaṅkarakārakaiḥ|utsādyante jātidharmāḥ kuladharmāśca śāśvatāḥ||1.43||
mūla ślokaḥutsannakuladharmāṇāṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ janārdana|narake'niyataṃ vāso bhavatītyanuśuśruma||1.44||
mūla ślokaḥaho bata mahatpāpaṃ kartuṃ vyavasitā vayam|yadrājyasukhalobhena hantuṃ svajanamudyatāḥ||1.45||
mūla ślokaḥyadi māmapratīkāramaśastraṃ śastrapāṇayaḥ|dhārtarāṣṭrā raṇe hanyustanme kṣemataraṃ bhavet||1.46||
mūla ślokaḥsañjaya uvācaevamuktvā'rjunaḥ saṃkhye rathopastha upāviśat|visṛjya saśaraṃ cāpaṃ śokasaṃvignamānasaḥ||1.47||

About this parayana — Vishnu

Devotional recitation is one of the simplest and most powerful practices in the Hindu tradition. Regular chanting calms the mind, purifies the atmosphere of the home, and deepens one’s connection with the deity. These sacred compositions have been sung by devotees for generations and are suitable for daily practice, during morning or evening puja, or on special festival days.

How to chant

Sit comfortably facing your home altar or a clean, quiet space. Light a lamp or incense if you wish. Begin with a short prayer to Ganesha, then recite the text slowly and clearly, focusing on the meaning rather than speed. Consistency matters more than duration — even five minutes of daily chanting brings visible peace of mind.

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