Adhyaay 4ज्ञानकर्मसन्न्यासयोगःJnana Karma Sannyasa Yoga

Yoga ki parampara (4.1–4.3). Krishna batate hain ki unhone yeh avinaashi yoga Vivasvan ko diya, Vivasvan ne Manu ko, Manu ne Ikshvaku ko; raajarshi ise jaante the, par lambe samay mein yeh lupt ho gaya. Wahi puraatan yoga ab Arjuna ko — kyonki ve bhakt aur sakha hain.

Avataar (4.4–4.10). Arjuna poochhte hain — aapka janm to abhi hua (4.4). Krishna: mere aur tumhare anek janm hue, main sab jaanta hoon (4.5); ajanma aur Ishvara hote hue bhi main apni prakriti ko adheen karke, apni maaya se prakat hota hoon (4.6); jab-jab dharma ki glaani hoti hai (4.7), saadhuon ki raksha, dushkarmiyon ke vinaash aur dharma ki sthaapana ke liye (4.8). Jo mere divya janm-karm ko tattva se jaanta hai, woh punarjanm nahin paata (4.9); anek log gyaan-tap se pavitra hokar mere bhaav ko praapt hue (4.10).

Bhagavan ki nishpakshta aur karm (4.11–4.15). Jo jaise sharan leta hai, use waisa uttar (4.11); log jaldi phal ke liye devtaaon ko poojte hain (4.12); chaaturvarnya gun-karm ke vibhaag se — aur main uska karta hote hue bhi akarta (4.13); mujhe karm nahin lipte, na phal ki laalsa — aisa jaanne wala bhi nahin bandhta (4.14); isliye poorvajon ki tarah tum bhi karm karo (4.15).

Karm, akarm, vikarm (4.16–4.23). Karm kya, akarm kya — vidvaan bhi uljhe hain (4.16); karm ki gati gehri hai (4.17); jo karm mein akarm aur akarm mein karm dekhta hai, woh buddhimaan hai (4.18). Kaamna-sankalp-rahit, gyaan-agni se jale karm wala pandit (4.19); phal-aasakti chhod kar, nitya-tript, niraashray — karm mein laga bhi kuchh nahin karta (4.20); aasha aur sangrah chhod kar shareer-karm karne wala paap nahin paata (4.21); jo mila usme santusht, dvandv se pare, eershya-rahit, siddhi-asiddhi mein sam (4.22); aise yajña-bhaav wale ka karm vileen ho jaata hai (4.23).

Yajña ke roop (4.24–4.32). Brahmārpaṇam — arpan, havi, agni, karta sab Brahman (4.24). Daiva yajña aur Brahma-agni mein aahuti (4.25); indriyon ki sanyam-agni mein, vishayon ki indriya-agni mein (4.26); praan aur indriya-karmon ki aatma-sanyam ki agni mein (4.27); dravya, tap, yoga, svaadhyaay, gyaan ke yajña (4.28); praanaayaam (4.29–4.30). Yajña-shesh amrit se Brahman; yajña-heen ke liye yeh lok bhi nahin (4.31). Ye sab karm se utpann — aisa jaan kar mukti (4.32).

Gyaan (4.33–4.42). Dravya-yajña se gyaan-yajña shreshth; sab karm gyaan mein poore hote hain (4.33). Pranipaat, prashn aur seva se tattva-darshi gyaaniyon se gyaan lo (4.34); usse moh nahin, aur sab praaniyon ko apne mein aur mujh mein dekhoge (4.35). Bade se bada paapi bhi gyaan ki naav se paar (4.36); gyaan ki agni sab karm bhasm karti hai (4.37); gyaan jaisa pavitra kuchh nahin (4.38). Shraddha, lagan aur sanyam se gyaan, aur usse param shaanti (4.39); agyaani, shraddha-heen aur sanshay-grast girta hai (4.40). Yoga se karm-sannyaas, gyaan se kate sanshay — use karm nahin baandhte (4.41). Isliye gyaan ki talwaar se sanshay kaato, yoga mein sthit ho — uttiṣṭha! (4.42)