BHAGAVAD GITA QUOTES IN ENGLISH- Bhagavad Gita Chapter -3 part-2

Hare Krishna guys, lets continue with the chapter -3 from 23rd shloka. In this article we will translate the remaining Bhagavad Gita quotes in English from chapter-3 which Known as “KARMA YOGA”. So let see what massage Shree Krishna has to convey to us. Jay Shree Krishna guys..

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Inspiring Life Lessons: Bhagavad Gita Quotes in English Chapter-3, part-2

यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः।
मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।3.23।।

O Partha(Arjuna), If I would have been lazy in performing my duty to act, Then everyone would start doing the same following me.

उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम्।
सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः।।3.24।।

If I stop performing my duty, the human race will end, and because of my inaction I will bring chaos, and will become the reason for destruction of everything.

सक्ताः कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत।
कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथासक्तश्िचकीर्षुर्लोकसंग्रहम्।।3.25।।

As the ignorant act and get attached to their action, One wise man should do act with devotion without attachment for the welfare of the whole world.

न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम्।
जोषयेत्सर्वकर्माणि विद्वान् युक्तः समाचरन्।।3.26।।

A wise man’s mind should not get diverted by the ignorant, who is attached to his actions, He should perform his duty in the right way with concentration and without attachment and inspire others to do follow him. 

प्रकृतेः क्रियमाणानि गुणैः कर्माणि सर्वशः।
अहङ्कारविमूढात्मा कर्ताऽहमिति मन्यते।।3.27।।

Action is the product of the qualities inherent in a person by nature, but only ignorant man who is deluded by ego thinks that he is the doer.

तत्त्ववित्तु महाबाहो गुणकर्मविभागयोः।
गुणा गुणेषु वर्तन्त इति मत्वा न सज्जते।।3.28।।

But O mighty one(Arjuna), he who understands the relation of the qualities to action correctly, is not attached to the act, because he knows that all of this are just action and reaction of the qualities among themselves.

प्रकृतेर्गुणसम्मूढाः सज्जन्ते गुणकर्मसु।
तानकृत्स्नविदो मन्दान्कृत्स्नविन्न विचालयेत्।।3.29।।

Those who do not understand the qualities and are interested in the act, still the wise man who knows the truth should not disturb the thinking of him who does not know.

मयि सर्वाणि कर्माणि संन्यस्याध्यात्मचेतसा।
निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा युध्यस्व विगतज्वरः।।3.30।।

Therefore, offering all your action on me concentrate your mind on the divine (parbramha), free yourself from ego, hope, fear and start finghting.

ये मे मतमिदं नित्यमनुतिष्ठन्ति मानवाः।
श्रद्धावन्तोऽनसूयन्तो मुच्यन्ते तेऽपि कर्मभिः।।3.31।।

Those who always act as I have advised, firm in faith and are not jealous, they are also freed from the bondage of action.

ये त्वेतदभ्यसूयन्तो नानुतिष्ठन्ति मे मतम्।
सर्वज्ञानविमूढांस्तान्विद्धि नष्टानचेतसः।।3.32।।

But they who does not follow my words and jealous and egoistic, are ignorant, they are far away from wisdom and are seeking their own destruction.

सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि।
प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति।।3.33।।

Even the wise man acts in character according to their nature, all characters act according to their nature. What is the use of compulsion then?

इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ।
तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ।।3.34।।

Love and hate are made out (and are in control) of senses; do not get controlled by them because they are the obstruction in the path of welfare.

श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्।
स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः।।3.35।।

It is always better to follow your own dharma (duty), even if you lack in merit, than to follow another’s, even though you are efficient in it. It is better to die doing one’s own duty because to do the duty of another will always give fear and is dangerous.

अर्जुन उवाच
अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।
अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।

Arjuna said, Hey Lord, then tell me what is that thing that makes a man to commit sin, even against his nature and as if by compulsion?

श्री भगवानुवाच
काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः।
महाशनो महापाप्मा विद्ध्येनमिह वैरिणम्।।3.37।।

धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च।
यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।

As smoke covers fire, dust covers a mirror, child cover in womb, so is the universe is covered in desire.

आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा।
कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च।।3.39।।

It is an eternal enemy of a wise man, it damages the face of wisdom, It is greedy as a flame of fire, which never stops.

इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते।
एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम्।।3.40।।

It works through the senses, the mind and the body, and with their help it destroys wisdom and contaminates the soul.

तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ।
पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्।।3.41।।

Therefore, O best of Bharatas(Arjuna), first control your senses and then eliminate your desire, because it is full of sin, and is the destroyer of understanding and wisdom.

इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहुरिन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनः।
मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर्यो बुद्धेः परतस्तु सः।।3.42।।

It is said that the senses are powerful, but mind is beyond the senses, and intellect is beyond the mind, and the soul is beyond and greater than the intellect.

एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना।
जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम्।।3.43।।

Thus of mighty armed one(Arjuna), understand the soul beyond the intellect, and with the help of it eliminated your egotism, desire, lust, considering them as your enemy, though it can be extremely difficult.

Conclusion:

In this Chapter Shree krishna is trying to make Arjuna understand that it the inherent nature of the human being to act but only egoistic fool persons thinks that he is doing but only wise man knows it is the nature who is responsible. He also said senses are very powerful they will always try to make a person weak but a wise man knows that mind is beyond the senses and the intellect is beyond the mind and beyond intellect their is soul or par-bramha. So he adviced Arjuna to act and follow his own dharma because it is better than following other’s dharma(duty).

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