Bhagavadgita Parayana – Chapter 1

ōṃ śrī paramātmanē namaḥ
atha prathamō’dhyāyaḥ
arjunaviṣādayōgaḥ

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvācha
dharmakṣētrē kurukṣētrē samavētā yuyutsavaḥ ।
māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāśchaiva kimakurvata sañjaya ॥1॥

sañjaya uvācha
dṛṣṭvā tu pāṇḍavānīkaṃ vyūḍhaṃ duryōdhanastadā ।
āchāryamupasaṅgamya rājā vachanamabravīt ॥2॥

paśyaitāṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇām āchārya mahatīṃ chamūm ।
vyūḍhāṃ drupadaputrēṇa tava śiṣyēṇa dhīmatā ॥3॥

atra śūrā mahēṣvāsāḥ bhīmārjunasamā yudhi ।
yuyudhānō virāṭaścha drupadaścha mahārathaḥ ॥4॥

dhṛṣṭakētuśchēkitānaḥ kāśirājaścha vīryavān ।
purujitkuntibhōjaścha śaibyaścha narapuṅgavaḥ ॥5॥

yudhāmanyuścha vikrāntaḥ uttamaujāścha vīryavān ।
saubhadrō draupadēyāścha sarva ēva mahārathāḥ ॥6॥

asmākaṃ tu viśiṣṭā yē tānnibōdha dvijōttama ।
nāyakā mama sainyasya sañjñārthaṃ tān bravīmi tē ॥7॥

bhavān bhīṣmaścha karṇaścha kṛpaścha samitiñjayaḥ ।
aśvatthāmā vikarṇaścha saumadattistathaiva cha ॥8॥

anyē cha bahavaḥ śūrāḥ madarthē tyaktajīvitāḥ ।
nānāśastrapraharaṇāḥ sarvē yuddhaviśāradāḥ ॥9॥

aparyāptaṃ tadasmākaṃ balaṃ bhīṣmābhirakṣitam ।
paryāptaṃ tvidamētēṣāṃ balaṃ bhīmābhirakṣitam ॥10॥

ayanēṣu cha sarvēṣu yathābhāgamavasthitāḥ ।
bhīṣmamēvābhirakṣantu bhavantaḥ sarva ēva hi ॥11॥

tasya sañjanayan harṣaṃ kuruvṛddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ ।
siṃhanādaṃ vinadyōchchaiḥ śaṅkhaṃ dadhmau pratāpavān ॥12॥

tataḥ śaṅkhāścha bhēryaścha paṇavānakagōmukhāḥ ।
sahasaivābhyahanyanta sa śabdastumulō’bhavat ॥13॥

tataḥ śvētairhayairyuktē mahati syandanē sthitau ।
mādhavaḥ pāṇḍavaśchaiva divyau śaṅkhau pradadhmatuḥ ॥14॥

pāñchajanyaṃ hṛṣīkēśaḥ dēvadattaṃ dhanañjayaḥ ।
pauṇḍraṃ dadhmau mahāśaṅkhaṃ bhīmakarmā vṛkōdaraḥ ॥15॥

anantavijayaṃ rājā kuntīputrō yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ।
nakulaḥ sahadēvaścha sughōṣamaṇipuṣpakau ॥16॥

kāśyaścha paramēṣvāsaḥ śikhaṇḍī cha mahārathaḥ ।
dhṛṣṭadyumnō virāṭaścha sātyakiśchāparājitaḥ ॥17॥

drupadō draupadēyāścha sarvaśaḥ pṛthivīpatē ।
saubhadraścha mahābāhuḥ śaṅkhān-dadhmuḥ pṛthak pṛthak ॥18॥

sa ghōṣō dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ hṛdayāni vyadārayat ।
nabhaścha pṛthivīṃ chaiva tumulō vyanunādayan ॥19॥

atha vyavasthitān-dṛṣṭvā dhārtarāṣṭrān kapidhvajaḥ ।
pravṛttē śastrasampātē dhanurudyamya pāṇḍavaḥ ॥20॥

hṛṣīkēśaṃ tadā vākyam idamāha mahīpatē ।
arjuna uvācha
sēnayōrubhayōrmadhyē rathaṃ sthāpaya mē’chyuta ॥21॥

yāvadētānnirīkṣē’haṃ yōddhukāmānavasthitān ।
kairmayā saha yōddhavyaṃ asmin raṇasamudyamē ॥22॥

yōtsyamānānavēkṣē’haṃ ya ētē’tra samāgatāḥ ।
dhārtarāṣṭrasya durbuddhēḥ yuddhē priyachikīrṣavaḥ ॥23॥

sañjaya uvācha
ēvamuktō hṛṣīkēśaḥ guḍākēśēna bhārata ।
sēnayōrubhayōrmadhyē sthāpayitvā rathōttamam ॥24॥

bhīṣmadrōṇapramukhataḥ sarvēṣāṃ cha mahīkṣitām ।
uvācha pārtha paśyaitān samavētānkurūniti ॥25॥

tatrāpaśyatsthitān pārthaḥ pitṝnatha pitāmahān ।
āchāryān-mātulān-bhrātṝn putrān-pautrān-sakhīṃstathā ॥26॥

śvaśurān-suhṛdaśchaiva sēnayōrubhayōrapi ।
tānsamīkṣya sa kauntēyaḥ sarvānbandhūnavasthitān ॥27॥

kṛpayā parayā”viṣṭaḥ viṣīdannidamabravīt ।
arjuna uvācha
dṛṣṭvēmaṃ svajanaṃ kṛṣṇa yuyutsuṃ samupasthitam ॥28॥

sīdanti mama gātrāṇi mukhaṃ cha pariśuṣyati ।
vēpathuścha śarīrē mē rōmaharṣaścha jāyatē ॥29॥

gāṇḍīvaṃ sraṃsatē hastāt tva kchaiva paridahyatē ।
na cha śaknōmyavasthātuṃ bhramatīva cha mē manaḥ ॥30॥

nimittāni cha paśyāmi viparītāni kēśava ।
na cha śrēyō’nupaśyāmi hatvā svajanamāhavē ॥31॥

na kāṅkṣē vijayaṃ kṛṣṇa na cha rājyaṃ sukhāni cha ।
kiṃ nō rājyēna gōvinda kiṃ bhōgairjīvitēna vā ॥32॥

yēṣāmarthē kāṅkṣitaṃ naḥ rājyaṃ bhōgāḥ sukhāni cha ।
ta imē’vasthitā yuddhē prāṇāṃstyakttvā dhanāni cha ॥33॥

āchāryāḥ pitaraḥ putrāḥ tathaiva cha pitāmahāḥ ।
mātulāḥ śvaśurāḥ pautrāḥ śyālāḥ sambandhinastathā ॥34॥

ētānna hantumichChāmi ghnatō’pi madhusūdana ।
api trailōkyarājyasya hētōḥ kiṃ nu mahīkṛtē ॥35॥

nihatya dhārtarāṣṭrānnaḥ kā prītiḥ syājjanārdana ।
pāpamēvāśrayēdasmān hatvaitānātatāyinaḥ ॥36॥

tasmānnārhā vayaṃ hantuṃ dhārtarāṣṭrānsvabāndhavān ।
svajanaṃ hi kathaṃ hatvā sukhinaḥ syāma mādhava ॥37॥

yadyapyētē na paśyanti lōbhōpahatachētasaḥ ।
kulakṣayakṛtaṃ dōṣaṃ mitradrōhē cha pātakam ॥38॥

kathaṃ na jñēyamasmābhiḥ pāpādasmānnivartitum ।
kulakṣayakṛtaṃ dōṣaṃ prapaśyadbhirjanārdana ॥39॥

kulakṣayē praṇaśyanti kuladharmāḥ sanātanāḥ ।
dharmē naṣṭē kulaṃ kṛtsnam adharmō’bhibhavatyuta ॥40॥

adharmābhibhavātkṛṣṇa praduṣyanti kulastriyaḥ ।
strīṣu duṣṭāsu vārṣṇēya jāyatē varṇasaṅkaraḥ ॥41॥

saṅkarō narakāyaiva kulaghnānāṃ kulasya cha ।
patanti pitarō hyēṣāṃ luptapiṇḍōdakakriyāḥ ॥42॥

dōṣairētaiḥ kulaghnānāṃ varṇasaṅkarakārakaiḥ ।
utsādyantē jātidharmāḥ kuladharmāścha śāśvatāḥ ॥43॥

utsannakuladharmāṇāṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ janārdana ।
narakē’niyataṃ vāsaḥ bhavatītyanuśuśruma ॥44॥

ahō bata mahatpāpaṃ kartuṃ vyavasitā vayam ।
yadrājyasukhalōbhēna hantuṃ svajanamudyatāḥ ॥45॥

yadi māmapratīkāram aśastraṃ śastrapāṇayaḥ ।
dhārtarāṣṭrā raṇē hanyuḥ tanmē kṣēmataraṃ bhavēt ॥46॥

sañjaya uvācha
ēvamuktvā’rjunaḥ saṅkhyē rathōpastha upāviśat ।
visṛjya saśaraṃ chāpaṃ śōkasaṃvignamānasaḥ ॥47॥

॥ ōṃ tatsaditi śrīmadbhagavadgītāsu upaniṣatsu brahmavidyāyāṃ
yōgaśāstrē śrīkṛṣṇārjunasaṃvādē arjunaviṣādayōgō nāma prathamō’dhyāyaḥ ॥