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Karma Yoga Chants from Bhagavad Gita

At SVYASA Yoga University, we chant Eighteen verses selected from the Bhagavad Gita forming the essence of Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga and Unity in Diversity! The following are the selection of shlokas containing the essence of Jnana Yoga. You should also make it a practise to chant Bhagavad Gita verses everyday. You could start from this page. Please send in your suggestions to content@svyasa.org


Arjuna Uváca:

1. Jyáyasi cetkarmanaste matá buddhir Janárdana,
Tatkim karmani ghore mám niyojayasi Keshava.

2. Na karmanámanárambhát naishkarmyam purushoshnute,
Na ca sanyasanádeva siddhim samadhigacchati.

3. Na hi kashcitkshanamapi játu tishthtyakarmakrt,
Káryate hyvashah karma sarvah prakrtijairgunaih

 

Karma Yoga Shloka Sangrahah

Dhyána Shloka

Yam Brahmá varunendra rudra marutah stunvanti divyih stavaih,
Vedaih sángapadakramopanishadaih gáyanti yam Sámagáh;
Dhyánavasthita tadgatena manasá pashyanti yam yogino,
Yasyántam na viduh surásuraganá deváya tasmai namah
Atha Shrimad Bhagavad-Gitasu Karmayogahslokasangrahah

11. Karmano hyapi boddhavyam boddhavyam ca vikarmanah,
Akarmanashca boddhavyam gahaná karmano gatih.

12. Yogasthah kuru karmáni sañgamtyaktvá Dhananjaya,
Siddhyasiddyoh samo bhütvá samatvam yoga ucyate.

13. Buddhiyukto jahátiha ubhe sukrta-dushkrte,
Tasmádyogáya yujyasva yogah karmasu kaushalam

4. Karmendriyáni samyamya ya áste manasá smaran,
Indriyárthán-vimüãhátmá mithyácárah sa ucyate.

5. Yastvindriyáni manasá niyamyárabhate'rjuna,
Karmendriyaih karmayogam asaktah sa vishishyate.

6. Anubandham kshayam hinsámanapekshya ca paurusham,
Mohádárabhyate karma yat tattámasamucyate

 

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14. Karmanyakarma yah pashyedakarmani ca karma yah,
Sa buddhimánmanushyeshu sa yukah krtsnakarmakrt.

15. Tyakvá karma-phalásañgam nitya-trpto niráshrayah,
Karmanyabhipravrtto'pi naiva kincit karoti sah.

16. Tasmádasaktah satatam káryam karma samácara,
Asakto hyácaran karma paramápnoti pürusha

8. Niyatam sañga-rahitam arága-dveshatah krtam,
Aphala-prepsuná karma yat tat sáttvikamucyate.

9. Karmanyevádhikáraste má phaleshu kadácana,
Má karmaphala-heturbhürmáte sango'stvakarmani.

10. Kim karma kimakarmeti kavayo'pyatra mohitáh,
Tatte karma pravakshyámi yajjnátvá mokshyase,shubhát

Om tatsaditi Srimad Bhagavadgitásu
Upanishatsu Brahmavidyáyám Yogashástre
Sri Krshnárjuna-samváde
Karma-yoga-shloka-sañgrahah.
Harih Om Tat Sat

17. Karmajam buddhiyuktá hi phalam tyaktvá manishinah,
Janma-bandha-vinirmuktáh padam gacchantyanámayam.

18. Ápüryamánamacalapratishtham,
Samudramápah pravishanti yadvat;
Tadvatkámá yam pravishanti sarve,
Sa shántim-ápnoti na káma-kámi

     
 
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