yasmāt madadhīnaṁ karmiṇāṁ karmaphalaṁ jñānināṁ ca jñānaphalam , ataḥ bhaktiyogena māṁ ye sevaṁte te mama prasādāt jñānaprāptikrameṇa guṇātītāḥ mokṣaṁ gacchanti । kimu vaktavyam ātmanaḥ tattvameva samyak vijānantaḥ iti ataḥ bhagavān arjunena apṛṣṭo'pi ātmanaḥ tattvaṁ vivakṣuḥ uvāca ‘ūrdhvamūlam’ ityādinā । tatra tāvat vṛkṣarūpakakalpanayā vairāgyahetoḥ saṁsārasvarūpaṁ varṇayati — viraktasya hi saṁsārāt bhagavattattvajñāne adhikāraḥ, na anyasyeti ॥
śrībhagavānuvāca —
ūrdhvamūlamadhaḥśākhamaśvatthaṁ prāhuravyayam ।
chandāṁsi yasya parṇāni yastaṁ veda sa vedavit ॥ 1 ॥
‘avyaktamūlaprabhavastasyaivānugrahocchritaḥ । buddhiskandhamayaścaiva indriyāntarakoṭaraḥ ॥
mahābhūtaviśākhaśca viṣayaiḥ patravāṁstathā । dharmādharmasupuṣpaśca sukhaduḥkhaphalodayaḥ ॥
ājīvyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ brahmavṛkṣaḥ sanātanaḥ । etadbrahmavanaṁ caiva brahmācarati nityaśaḥ ॥
etacchittvā ca bhittvā ca jñānena paramāsinā । tataścātmaratiṁ prāpya tasmānnāvartate punaḥ ॥ ’ityādi । tam ūrdhvamūlaṁ saṁsāraṁ māyāmayaṁ vṛkṣam adhaḥśākhaṁ mahadahaṅkāratanmātrādayaḥ śākhā iva asya adhaḥ bhavantīti so'yaṁ adhaḥśākhaḥ, tam adhaḥśākham na śvo'pi sthātā iti aśvatthaḥ taṁ kṣaṇapradhvaṁsinam aśvatthaṁ prāhuḥ kathayanti ।
avyayaṁ saṁsāramāyāyāḥ anādikālapravṛttatvāt so'yaṁ saṁsāravṛkṣaḥ avyayaḥ, anādyantadehādisantānāśrayaḥ hi suprasiddhaḥ, tam avyayam । tasyaiva saṁsāravṛkṣasya idam anyat viśeṣaṇam — chandāṁsi yasya parṇāni, chandāṁsi cchādanāt ṛgyajuḥsāmalakṣaṇāni yasya saṁsāravṛkṣasya parṇānīva parṇāni । yathā vṛkṣasya parirakṣaṇārthāni parṇāni, tathā vedāḥ saṁsāravṛkṣaparirakṣaṇārthāḥ, dharmādharmataddhetuphalapradarśanārthatvāt । yathāvyākhyātaṁ saṁsāravṛkṣaṁ samūlaṁ yaḥ taṁ veda saḥ vedavit , vedārthavit ityarthaḥ । na hi samūlāt saṁsāravṛkṣāt asmāt jñeyaḥ anyaḥ aṇumātro'pi avaśiṣṭaḥ asti ityataḥ sarvajñaḥ sarvavedārthaviditi samūlasaṁsāravṛkṣajñānaṁ stauti ॥ 1 ॥
tasya etasya saṁsāravṛkṣasya aparā avayavakalpanā ucyate —
adhaścordhvaṁ prasṛtāstasya śākhā
guṇapravṛddhā viṣayapravālāḥ ।
adhaśca mūlānyanusantatāni
karmānubandhīni manuṣyaloke ॥ 2 ॥
adhaḥ manuṣyādibhyo yāvat sthāvaram ūrdhvaṁ ca yāvat brahmaṇaḥ viśvasṛjo dhāma ityetadantaṁ yathākarma yathāśrutaṁ jñānakarmaphalāni, tasya vṛkṣasya śākhā iva śākhāḥ prasṛtāḥ pragatāḥ, guṇapravṛddhāḥ guṇaiḥ sattvarajastamobhiḥ pravṛddhāḥ sthūlīkṛtāḥ upādānabhūtaiḥ, viṣayapravālāḥ viṣayāḥ śabdādayaḥ pravālāḥ iva dehādikarmaphalebhyaḥ śākhābhyaḥ aṅkurībhavantīva, tena viṣayapravālāḥ śākhāḥ । saṁsāravṛkṣasya paramamūlaṁ upādānakāraṇaṁ pūrvam uktam । atha idānīṁ karmaphalajanitarāgadveṣādivāsanāḥ mūlānīva dharmādharmapravṛttikāraṇāni avāntarabhāvīni tāni adhaśca devādyapekṣayā mūlāni anusantatāni anupraviṣṭāni karmānubandhīni karma dharmādharmalakṣaṇam anubandhaḥ paścādbhāvi, yeṣām udbhūtim anu udbhavati, tāni karmānubandhīni manuṣyaloke viśeṣataḥ । atra hi manuṣyāṇāṁ karmādhikāraḥ prasiddhaḥ ॥ 2 ॥
yastu ayaṁ varṇitaḥ saṁsāravṛkṣaḥ —
na rūpamasyeha tathopalabhyate nānto na cādirna ca sampratiṣṭhā ।
aśvatthamenaṁ suvirūḍhamūlamasaṅgaśastreṇa dṛḍhena chittvā ॥ 3 ॥
na rūpam asya iha yathā upavarṇitaṁ tathā naiva upalabhyate, svapnamarīcyudakamāyāgandharvanagarasamatvāt ; dṛṣṭanaṣṭasvarūpo hi sa iti ata eva na antaḥ na paryantaḥ niṣṭhā parisamāptirvā vidyate । tathā na ca ādiḥ, ‘itaḥ ārabhya ayaṁ pravṛttaḥ’ iti na kenacit gamyate । na ca sampratiṣṭhā sthitiḥ madhyam asya na kenacit upalabhyate । aśvattham enaṁ yathoktaṁ suvirūḍhamūlaṁ suṣṭhu virūḍhāni virohaṁ gatāni sudṛḍhāni mūlāni yasya tam enaṁ suvirūḍhamūlam , asaṅgaśastreṇa asaṅgaḥ putravittalokaiṣaṇābhyaḥ vyutthānaṁ tena asaṅgaśastreṇa dṛḍhena paramātmābhimukhyaniścayadṛḍhīkṛtena punaḥ punaḥ vivekābhyāsāśmaniśitena cchitvā saṁsāravṛkṣaṁ sabījam uddhṛtya ॥ 3 ॥
tataḥ padaṁ tatparimārgitavyaṁ
yasmingatā na nivartanti bhūyaḥ ।
tameva cādyaṁ puruṣaṁ prapadye
yataḥ pravṛttiḥ prasṛtā purāṇī ॥ 4 ॥
tataḥ paścāt yat padaṁ vaiṣṇavaṁ tat parimārgitavyam , parimārgaṇam anveṣaṇaṁ jñātavyamityarthaḥ । yasmin pade gatāḥ praviṣṭāḥ na nivartanti na āvartante bhūyaḥ punaḥ saṁsārāya । kathaṁ parimārgitavyamiti āha — tameva ca yaḥ padaśabdena uktaḥ ādyam ādau bhavam ādyaṁ puruṣaṁ prapadye ityevaṁ parimārgitavyaṁ taccharaṇatayā ityarthaḥ । kaḥ asau puruṣaḥ iti, ucyate — yataḥ yasmāt puruṣāt saṁsāramāyāvṛkṣapravṛttiḥ prasṛtā niḥsṛtā, aindrajālikādiva māyā, purāṇī cirantanī ॥ 4 ॥
kathambhūtāḥ tat padaṁ gacchantīti, ucyate —
nirmānamohā jitasaṅgadoṣā adhyātmanityā vinivṛttakāmāḥ ।
dvandvairvimuktāḥ sukhaduḥkhasaṁjñairgacchantyamūḍhāḥ padamavyayaṁ tat ॥ 5 ॥
nirmānamohāḥ mānaśca mohaśca mānamohau, tau nirgatau yebhyaḥ te nirmānamohāḥ mānamohavarjitāḥ । jitasaṅgadoṣāḥ saṅga eva doṣaḥ saṅgadoṣaḥ, jitaḥ saṅgadoṣaḥ yaiḥ te jitasaṅgadoṣāḥ । adhyātmanityāḥ paramātmasvarūpālocananityāḥ tatparāḥ । vinivṛttakāmāḥ viśeṣato nirlepena nivṛttāḥ kāmāḥ yeṣāṁ te vinivṛttakāmāḥ yatayaḥ saṁnyāsinaḥ dvandvaiḥ priyāpriyādibhiḥ vimuktāḥ sukhaduḥkhasaṁjñaiḥ parityaktāḥ gacchanti amūḍhāḥ mohavarjitāḥ padam avyayaṁ tat yathoktam ॥ 5 ॥
tadeva padaṁ punaḥ viśeṣyate —
na tadbhāsayate sūryo na śaśāṅko na pāvakaḥ ।
yadgatvā na nivartante taddhāma paramaṁ mama ॥ 6 ॥
tat dhāma iti vyavahitena dhāmnā sambadhyate । tat dhāma tejorūpaṁ padaṁ na bhāsayate sūryaḥ ādityaḥ sarvāvabhāsanaśaktimattve'pi sati । tathā na śaśāṅkaḥ candraḥ, na pāvakaḥ na agnirapi । yat dhāma vaiṣṇavaṁ padaṁ gatvā prāpya na nivartante, yacca sūryādiḥ na bhāsayate, tat dhāma padaṁ paramaṁ viṣṇoḥ mama padam , ॥ 6 ॥
yat gatvā na nivartante ityuktamnanu sarvā hi gatiḥ āgatyantā, ‘saṁyogāḥ viprayogāntāḥ’ iti prasiddham । katham ucyate ‘tat dhāma gatānāṁ nāsti nivṛttiḥ’ iti ? śṛṇu tatra kāraṇam —
mamaivāṁśo jīvaloke jīvabhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ ।
manaḥṣaṣṭhānīndriyāṇi prakṛtisthāni karṣati ॥ 7 ॥
mamaiva paramātmanaḥ nārāyaṇasya,
aṁśaḥ bhāgaḥ avayavaḥ ekadeśaḥ iti anarthāntaraṁ jivaloke jīvānāṁ loke saṁsāre jīvabhūtaḥ kartā bhoktā iti prasiddhaḥ sanātanaḥ cirantanaḥ ;
yathā jalasūryakaḥ sūryāṁśaḥ jalanimittāpāye sūryameva gatvā na nivartate ca tenaiva ātmanā gacchati,
evameva ;
yathā ghaṭādyupādhiparicchinno ghaṭādyākāśaḥ ākāśāṁśaḥ san ghaṭādinimittāpāye ākāśaṁ prāpya na nivartate ।
ataḥ upapannam uktam ‘yadgatvā na nivartante’ (bha. gī. 15 । 6) iti ।
nanu niravayavasya paramātmanaḥ kutaḥ avayavaḥ ekadeśaḥ aṁśaḥ iti ?
sāvayavatve ca vināśaprasaṅgaḥ avayavavibhāgāt ।
naiṣa doṣaḥ,
avidyākṛtopādhiparicchinnaḥ ekadeśaḥ aṁśa iva kalpito yataḥ ।
darśitaśca ayamarthaḥ kṣetrādhyāye vistaraśaḥ ।
sa ca jīvo madaṁśatvena kalpitaḥ kathaṁ saṁsarati utkrāmati ca iti,
ucyate —
manaḥṣaṣṭhāni indriyāṇi śrotrādīni prakṛtisthāni svasthāne karṇaśaṣkulyādau prakṛtau sthitāni karṣati ākarṣati ॥ 7 ॥
kasmin kāle ? —
śarīraṁ yadavāpnoti yaccāpyutkrāmatīśvaraḥ ।
gṛhītvaitāni saṁyāti vāyurgandhānivāśayāt ॥ 8 ॥
yaccāpi yadā cāpi utkrāmati īśvaraḥ dehādisaṅghātasvāmī jīvaḥ, tadā ‘karṣati’ iti ślokasya dvitīyapādaḥ arthavaśāt prāthamyena sambadhyate । yadā ca pūrvasmāt śarīrāt śarīrāntaram avāpnoti tadā gṛhītvā etāni manaḥṣaṣṭhāni indriyāṇi saṁyāti samyak yāti gacchati । kimiva iti, āha — vāyuḥ pavanaḥ gandhāniva āśayāt puṣpādeḥ ॥ 8 ॥
kāni punaḥ tāni —
śrotraṁ cakṣuḥ sparśanaṁ ca rasanaṁ ghrāṇameva ca ।
adhiṣṭhāya manaścāyaṁ viṣayānupasevate ॥ 9 ॥
śrotraṁ cakṣuḥ sparśanaṁ ca tvagindriyaṁ rasanaṁ ghrāṇameva ca manaśca ṣaṣṭhaṁ pratyekam indriyeṇa saha, adhiṣṭhāya dehasthaḥ viṣayān śabdādīn upasevate ॥ 9 ॥
evaṁ dehagataṁ dehāt —
utkrāmantaṁ sthitaṁ vāpi bhuñjānaṁ vā guṇānvitam ।
vimūḍhā nānupaśyanti paśyanti jñānacakṣuṣaḥ ॥ 10 ॥
utkrāmantaṁ dehaṁ pūrvopāttaṁ parityajantaṁ sthitaṁ vāpi dehe tiṣṭhantaṁ bhuñjānaṁ vā śabdādīṁśca upalabhamānaṁ guṇānvitaṁ sukhaduḥkhamohādyaiḥ guṇaiḥ anvitam anugataṁ saṁyuktamityarthaḥ । evaṁbhūtamapi enam atyantadarśanagocaraprāptaṁ vimūḍhāḥ dṛṣṭādṛṣṭaviṣayabhogabalākṛṣṭacetastayā anekadhā mūḍhāḥ na anupaśyanti — aho kaṣṭaṁ vartate iti anukrośati ca bhagavān — ye tu punaḥ pramāṇajanitajñānacakṣuṣaḥ te enaṁ paśyanti jñānacakṣuṣaḥ viviktadṛṣṭayaḥ ityarthaḥ ॥ 10 ॥
kecittu —
yatanto yoginaścainaṁ paśyantyātmanyavasthitam ।
yatanto'pyakṛtātmāno nainaṁ paśyantyacetasaḥ ॥ 11 ॥
yatantaḥ prayatnaṁ kurvantaḥ yoginaśca samāhitacittāḥ enaṁ prakṛtam ātmānaṁ paśyanti ‘ayam aham asmi’ iti upalabhante ātmani svasyāṁ buddhau avasthitam । yatanto'pi śāstrādipramāṇaiḥ, akṛtātmānaḥ asaṁskṛtātmānaḥ tapasā indriyajayena ca, duścaritāt anuparatāḥ, aśāntadarpāḥ, prayatnaṁ kurvanto'pi na evaṁ paśyanti acetasaḥ avivekinaḥ ॥ 11 ॥
yat padaṁ sarvasya avabhāsakamapi agnyādityādikaṁ jyotiḥ na avabhāsayate, yat prāptāśca mumukṣavaḥ punaḥ saṁsārābhimukhāḥ na nivartante, yasya ca padasya upādhibhedam anuvidhīyamānāḥ jīvāḥ — ghaṭākāśādayaḥ iva ākāśasya — aṁśāḥ, tasya padasya sarvātmatvaṁ sarvavyavahārāspadatvaṁ ca vivakṣuḥ caturbhiḥ ślokaiḥ vibhūtisaṅkṣepamāha bhagavān —
yadādityagataṁ tejo jagadbhāsayate'khilam ।
yaccandramasi yaccāgnau tattejo viddhi māmakam ॥ 12 ॥
yat ādityagatam ādityāśrayam । kiṁ tat ? tejaḥ dīptiḥ prakāśaḥ jagat bhāsayate prakāśayati akhilaṁ samastam ; yat candramasi śaśabhṛti tejaḥ avabhāsakaṁ vartate, yacca agnau hutavahe, tat tejaḥ viddhi vijānīhi māmakaṁ madīyaṁ mama viṣṇoḥ tat jyotiḥ । athavā, ādityagataṁ tejaḥ caitanyātmakaṁ jyotiḥ, yaccandramasi, yacca agnau vartate tat tejaḥ viddhi māmakaṁ madīyaṁ mama viṣṇoḥ tat jyotiḥ ॥
nanu sthāvareṣu jaṅgameṣu ca tat samānaṁ caitanyātmakaṁ jyotiḥ । tatra katham idaṁ viśeṣaṇam — ‘yadādityagatam’ ityādi । naiṣa doṣaḥ, sattvādhikyāt āvistaratvopapatteḥ । ādityādiṣu hi sattvaṁ atyantaprakāśam atyantabhāsvaram ; ataḥ tatraiva āvistaraṁ jyotiḥ iti tat viśiṣyate, na tu tatraiva tat adhikamiti । yathā hi śloke tulye'pi mukhasaṁsthāne na kāṣṭhakuḍyādau mukham āvirbhavati, ādarśādau tu svacche svacchatare ca tāratamyena āvirbhavati ; tadvat ॥ 12 ॥
kiñca —
gāmāviśya ca bhūtāni
dhārayāmyahamojasā ।
puṣṇāmi cauṣadhīḥ sarvāḥ
somo bhūtvā rasātmakaḥ ॥ 13 ॥
gāṁ pṛthivīm āviśya praviśya dhārayāmi bhūtāni jagat aham ojasā balena ; yat balaṁ kāmarāgavivarjitam aiśvaraṁ rūpaṁ jagadvidhāraṇāya pṛthivyām āviṣṭaṁ yena pṛthivī gurvī na adhaḥ patati na vidīryate ca । tathā ca mantravarṇaḥ — ‘yena dyaurugrā pṛthivī ca dṛḍhā’ (tai. saṁ. 4 । 1 । 8) iti, ‘sa dādhāra pṛthivīm’ (tai. saṁ. 4 । 1 । 8) ityādiśca । ataḥ gāmāviśya ca bhūtāni carācarāṇi dhārayāmi iti yuktamuktam । kiñca, pṛthivyāṁ jātāḥ oṣadhīḥ sarvāḥ vrīhiyavādyāḥ puṣṇāmi puṣṭimatīḥ rasasvādumatīśca karomi somo bhūtvā rasātmakaḥ somaḥ san rasātmakaḥ rasasvabhāvaḥ । sarvarasānām ākaraḥ somaḥ । sa hi sarvarasātmakaḥ sarvāḥ oṣadhīḥ svātmarasān anupraveśayan puṣṇāti ॥ 13 ॥
kiñca —
ahaṁ vaiśvānaro bhūtvā prāṇināṁ dehamāśritaḥ ।
prāṇāpānasamāyuktaḥ pacāmyannaṁ caturvidham ॥ 14 ॥
ahameva vaiśvānaraḥ udarasthaḥ agniḥ bhūtvā —
‘ayamagnirvaiśvānaro yo'yamantaḥ puruṣe yenedamannaṁ pacyate’ (bṛ. u. 5 । 9 । 1) ityādiśruteḥ ;
vaiśvānaraḥ san prāṇināṁ prāṇavatāṁ deham āśritaḥ praviṣṭaḥ prāṇāpānasamāyuktaḥ prāṇāpānābhyāṁ samāyuktaḥ saṁyuktaḥ pacāmi paktiṁ karomi annam aśanaṁ caturvidhaṁ catuṣprakāraṁ bhojyaṁ bhakṣyaṁ coṣyaṁ lehyaṁ ca । ‘
bhoktā vaiśvānaraḥ agniḥ,
agneḥ bhojyam annaṁ somaḥ,
tadetat ubhayam agnīṣomau sarvam’
iti paśyataḥ annadoṣalepaḥ na bhavati ॥ 14 ॥
kiñca —
sarvasya cāhaṁ hṛdi saṁniviṣṭo
mattaḥ smṛtirjñānamapohanaṁ ca ।
vedaiśca sarvairahameva vedyo
vedāntakṛdvedavideva cāham ॥ 15 ॥
sarvasya ca prāṇijātasya aham ātmā san hṛdi buddhau saṁniviṣṭaḥ । ataḥ mattaḥ ātmanaḥ sarvaprāṇināṁ smṛtiḥ jñānaṁ tadapohanaṁ ca apagamanaṁ ca ; yeṣāṁ yathā puṇyakarmaṇāṁ puṇyakarmānurodhena jñānasmṛtī bhavataḥ, tathā pāpakarmaṇāṁ pāpakarmānurūpeṇa smṛtijñānayoḥ apohanaṁ ca apāyanam apagamanaṁ ca । vedaiśca sarvaiḥ ahameva paramātmā vedyaḥ veditavyaḥ । vedāntakṛt vedāntārthasampradāyakṛt ityarthaḥ, vedavit vedārthavit eva ca aham ॥ 15 ॥
bhagavataḥ īśvarasya nārāyaṇākhyasya vibhūtisaṅkṣepaḥ uktaḥ viśiṣṭopādhikṛtaḥ ‘yadādityagataṁ tejaḥ’ (bha. gī. 15 । 12) ityādinā ।
atha adhunā tasyaiva kṣarākṣaropādhipravibhaktatayā nirupādhikasya kevalasya svarūpanirdidhārayiṣayā uttare ślokāḥ ārabhyante ।
tatra sarvameva atītānāgatādhyāyārthajātaṁ tridhā rāśīkṛtya āha —
dvāvimau puruṣau loke kṣaraścākṣara eva ca ।
kṣaraḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni kūṭastho'kṣara ucyate ॥ 16 ॥
dvau imau pṛthagrāśīkṛtau puruṣau iti ucyete loke saṁsāre — kṣaraśca kṣaratīti kṣaraḥ vināśī iti eko rāśiḥ ; aparaḥ puruṣaḥ akṣaraḥ tadviparītaḥ, bhagavataḥ māyāśaktiḥ, kṣarākhyasya puruṣasya utpattibījam anekasaṁsārijantukāmakarmādisaṁskārāśrayaḥ, akṣaraḥ puruṣaḥ ucyate । kau tau puruṣau iti āha svayameva bhagavān — kṣaraḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni, samastaṁ vikārajātam ityarthaḥ । kūṭasthaḥ kūṭaḥ rāśī rāśiriva sthitaḥ । athavā, kūṭaḥ māyā vañcanā jihmatā kuṭilatā iti paryāyāḥ, anekamāyāvañcanādiprakāreṇa sthitaḥ kūṭasthaḥ, saṁsārabījānantyāt na kṣarati iti akṣaraḥ ucyate ॥ 16 ॥
ābhyāṁ kṣarākṣarābhyāṁ anyaḥ vilakṣaṇaḥ kṣarākṣaropādhidvayadoṣeṇa aspṛṣṭaḥ nityaśuddhabuddhamuktasvabhāvaḥ —
uttamaḥ puruṣastvanyaḥ paramātmetyudāhṛtaḥ ।
yo lokatrayamāviśya bibhartyavyaya īśvaraḥ ॥ 17 ॥
uttamaḥ utkṛṣṭatamaḥ puruṣastu anyaḥ atyantavilakṣaṇaḥ ābhyāṁ paramātmā iti paramaśca asau dehādyavidyākṛtātmabhyaḥ, ātmā ca sarvabhūtānāṁ pratyakcetanaḥ, ityataḥ paramātmā iti udāhṛtaḥ uktaḥ vedānteṣu । sa eva viśiṣyate yaḥ lokatrayaṁ bhūrbhuvaḥsvarākhyaṁ svakīyayā caitanyabalaśaktyā āviśya praviśya bibharti svarūpasadbhāvamātreṇa bibharti dhārayati ; avyayaḥ na asya vyayaḥ vidyate iti avyayaḥ । kaḥ ? īśvaraḥ sarvajñaḥ nārāyaṇākhyaḥ īśanaśīlaḥ ॥ 17 ॥
yathāvyākhyātasya īśvarasya ‘puruṣottamaḥ’ ityetat nāma prasiddham । tasya nāmanirvacanaprasiddhyā arthavattvaṁ nāmno darśayan ‘niratiśayaḥ aham īśvaraḥ’ iti ātmānaṁ darśayati bhagavān —
yasmātkṣaramatīto'hamakṣarādapi cottamaḥ ।
ato'smi loke vede ca prathitaḥ puruṣottamaḥ ॥ 18 ॥
yasmāt kṣaram atītaḥ ahaṁ saṁsāramāyāvṛkṣam aśvatthākhyam atikrāntaḥ aham akṣarādapi saṁsāramāyārūpavṛkṣabījabhūtādapi ca uttamaḥ utkṛṣṭatamaḥ ūrdhvatamo vā, ataḥ tābhyāṁ kṣarākṣarābhyām uttamatvāt asmi loke vede ca prathitaḥ prakhyātaḥ । puruṣottamaḥ ityevaṁ māṁ bhaktajanāḥ viduḥ । kavayaḥ kāvyādiṣu ca idaṁ nāma nibadhnanti । puruṣottama ityanenābhidhānenābhigṛṇanti ॥ 18 ॥
atha idānīṁ yathāniruktam ātmānaṁ yo veda, tasya idaṁ phalam ucyate —
yo māmevamasaṁmūḍho jānāti puruṣottamam ।
sa sarvavidbhajati māṁ sarvabhāvena bhārata ॥ 19 ॥
yaḥ mām īśvaraṁ yathoktaviśeṣaṇam evaṁ yathoktena prakāreṇa asaṁmūḍhaḥ saṁmohavarjitaḥ san jānāti ‘ayam aham asmi’ iti puruṣottamaṁ saḥ sarvavit sarvātmanā sarvaṁ vettīti sarvajñaḥ sarvabhūtasthaṁ bhajati māṁ sarvabhāvena sarvātmatayā he bhārata ॥ 19 ॥
asmin adhyāye bhagavattattvajñānaṁ mokṣaphalam uktvā,atha idānīṁ tat stauti —
iti guhyatamaṁ śāstramidamuktaṁ mayānagha ।
etadbuddhvā buddhimānsyātkṛtakṛtyaśca bhārata ॥ 20 ॥
iti etat guhyatamaṁ gopyatamam ,
atyantarahasyaṁ ityetat ।
kiṁ tat ?
śāstram ।
yadyapi gītākhyaṁ samastam ‘
śāstram’
ucyate,
tathāpi ayameva adhyāyaḥ iha ‘
śāstram’
iti ucyate stutyarthaṁ prakaraṇāt ।
sarvo hi gītāśāstrārthaḥ asmin adhyāye samāsena uktaḥ ।
na kevalaṁ gītāśāstrārtha eva,
kintu sarvaśca vedārthaḥ iha parisamāptaḥ ।
‘yastaṁ veda sa vedavit’ (bha. gī. 15 । 1) ‘vedaiśca sarvairahameva vedyaḥ’ (bha. gī. 15 । 15) iti ca uktam ।
idam uktaṁ kathitaṁ mayā he anagha apāpa ।
etat śāstraṁ yathādarśitārthaṁ buddhvā buddhimān syāt bhavet na anyathā kṛtakṛtyaśca bhārata kṛtaṁ kṛtyaṁ kartavyaṁ yena saḥ kṛtakṛtyaḥ ;
viśiṣṭajanmaprasūtena brāhmaṇena yat kartavyaṁ tat sarvaṁ bhagavattattve vidite kṛtaṁ bhavet ityarthaḥ ;
na ca anyathā kartavyaṁ parisamāpyate kasyacit ityabhiprāyaḥ ।
‘sarvaṁ karmākhilaṁ pārtha jñāne parisamāpyate’ (bha. gī. 4 । 33) iti ca uktam ।
‘etaddhi janmasāmagryaṁ brāhmaṇasya viśeṣataḥ । prāpyaitatkṛtakṛtyo hi dvijo bhavati nānyathā’ (manu. 12 । 93) iti ca mānavaṁ vacanam ।
yataḥ etat paramārthatattvaṁ mattaḥ śrutavān asi,
ataḥ kṛtārthaḥ tvaṁ bhārata iti ॥ 20 ॥
iti śrīmatparamahaṁsaparivrājakācāryasya śrīgovindabhagavatpūjyapādaśiṣyasya śrīmacchaṅkarabhagavataḥ kṛtau śrīmadbhagavadgītābhāṣye pañcadaśo'dhyāyaḥ ॥