Bhagavad Gita — Chapter 5: Karma Sanyasa Yoga
Bhagavad Gita — Chapter 5: Karma Sanyasa Yoga
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Devotional text
mūla ślokaḥarjuna uvācasaṃnyāsaṃ karmaṇāṃ kṛṣṇa punaryogaṃ ca śaṃsasi|yacchreya etayorekaṃ tanme brūhi suniśicatam||5.1|| mūla ślokaḥśrī bhagavānuvācasaṃnyāsaḥ karmayogaśca niḥśreyasakarāvubhau|tayostu karmasaṃnyāsātkarmayogo viśiṣyate||5.2|| mūla ślokaḥjñeyaḥ sa nityasaṃnyāsī yo na dveṣṭi na kāṅkṣati|nirdvandvo hi mahābāho sukhaṃ bandhātpramucyate||5.3|| mūla ślokaḥsāṃkhyayogau pṛthagbālāḥ pravadanti na paṇḍitāḥ|ekamapyāsthitaḥ samyagubhayorvindate phalam||5.4|| mūla ślokaḥyatsāṃkhyaiḥ prāpyate sthānaṃ tadyogairapi gamyate|ekaṃ sāṃkhyaṃ ca yogaṃ ca yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati||5.5|| mūla ślokaḥsaṃnyāsastu mahābāho duḥkhamāptumayogataḥ|yogayukto munirbrahma nacireṇādhigacchati||5.6|| mūla ślokaḥyogayukto viśuddhātmā vijitātmā jitendriyaḥ|sarvabhūtātmabhūtātmā kurvannapi na lipyate||5.7|| mūla ślokaḥnaiva kiṃcitkaromīti yukto manyeta tattvavit|paśyan śrṛṇavanspṛśañjighrannaśnangacchansvapan śvasan||5.8|| mūla ślokaḥpralapanvisṛjangṛhṇannunmiṣannimiṣannapi|indriyāṇīndriyārtheṣu vartanta iti dhārayan||5.9|| mūla ślokaḥbrahmaṇyādhāya karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā karoti yaḥ|lipyate na sa pāpena padmapatramivāmbhasā||5.10|| mūla ślokaḥkāyena manasā buddhyā kevalairindriyairapi|yoginaḥ karma kurvanti saṅgaṃ tyaktvā''tmaśuddhaye||5.11|| mūla ślokaḥyuktaḥ karmaphalaṃ tyaktvā śāntimāpnoti naiṣṭhikīm|ayuktaḥ kāmakāreṇa phale sakto nibadhyate||5.12|| mūla ślokaḥsarvakarmāṇi manasā saṃnyasyāste sukhaṃ vaśī|navadvāre pure dehī naiva kurvanna kārayan||5.13|| mūla ślokaḥna kartṛtvaṃ na karmāṇi lokasya sṛjati prabhuḥ|na karmaphalasaṃyogaṃ svabhāvastu pravartate||5.14|| mūla ślokaḥnādatte kasyacitpāpaṃ na caiva sukṛtaṃ vibhuḥ|ajñānenāvṛtaṃ jñānaṃ tena muhyanti jantavaḥ||5.15|| mūla ślokaḥjñānena tu tadajñānaṃ yeṣāṃ nāśitamātmanaḥ|teṣāmādityavajjñānaṃ prakāśayati tatparam||5.16|| mūla ślokaḥtadbuddhayastadātmānastanniṣṭhāstatparāyaṇāḥ|gacchantyapunarāvṛttiṃ jñānanirdhūtakalmaṣāḥ||5.17|| mūla ślokaḥvidyāvinayasaṃpanne brāhmaṇe gavi hastini|śuni caiva śvapāke ca paṇḍitāḥ samadarśinaḥ||5.18|| mūla ślokaḥihaiva tairjitaḥ sargo yeṣāṃ sāmye sthitaṃ manaḥ|nirdoṣaṃ hi samaṃ brahma tasmādbrahmaṇi te sthitāḥ||5.19|| mūla ślokaḥna prahṛṣyetpriyaṃ prāpya nodvijetprāpya cāpriyam|sthirabuddhirasammūḍho brahmavidbrahmaṇi sthitaḥ||5.20|| mūla ślokaḥbāhyasparśeṣvasaktātmā vindatyātmani yatsukham|sa brahmayogayuktātmā sukhamakṣayamaśnute||5.21|| mūla ślokaḥye hi saṃsparśajā bhogā duḥkhayonaya eva te|ādyantavantaḥ kaunteya na teṣu ramate budhaḥ||5.22|| mūla ślokaḥśaknotīhaiva yaḥ soḍhuṃ prākśarīravimokṣaṇāt|kāmakrodhodbhavaṃ vegaṃ sa yuktaḥ sa sukhī naraḥ||5.23|| mūla ślokaḥyo'ntaḥsukho'ntarārāmastathāntarjyotireva yaḥ|sa yogī brahmanirvāṇaṃ brahmabhūto'dhigacchati||5.24|| mūla ślokaḥlabhante brahmanirvāṇamṛṣayaḥ kṣīṇakalmaṣāḥ|chinnadvaidhā yatātmānaḥ sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ||5.25|| mūla ślokaḥkāmakrodhaviyuktānāṃ yatīnāṃ yatacetasām|abhito brahmanirvāṇaṃ vartate viditātmanām||5.26|| mūla ślokaḥsparśānkṛtvā bahirbāhyāṃścakṣuścaivāntare bhruvoḥ|prāṇāpānau samau kṛtvā nāsābhyantaracāriṇau||5.27|| mūla ślokaḥyatendriyamanobuddhirmunirmokṣaparāyaṇaḥ|vigatecchābhayakrodho yaḥ sadā mukta eva saḥ||5.28|| mūla ślokaḥbhoktāraṃ yajñatapasāṃ sarvalokamaheśvaram|suhṛdaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ jñātvā māṃ śāntimṛcchati||5.29||
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.