The Song Celestial

   Despondent, overwhelmed with compassion (as he sat), his troubled eyes
   filled with tears, Krishna, the slayer of Madhu spoke to him.

ii:1 Sri Bhagavan said:
2. This body, O Son of Kunti,1 is known as the field;
   and he who is aware of it is called the Knower of the Field by the wise.

xiii:11 Arjuna.
3. And know that I am the Knower of the Field in all the fields, O Bharata.
   The knowledge of the field and the knower of that, in my opinion,
   is true knowledge.

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4. I am the Self, O Gudakesa, dwelling in the Hearts of all beings.
   I am the beginning and the middle and the end of all beings.

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5. For to him who is born death is indeed certain, and to him who dies
   birth is certain. Therefore you should not grieve for the inevitable.

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6. That is not born, nor does It ever die; nor, having been, does It ever cease
   to be. That unborn, eternal, abiding, primeval Being is not slain when the
   body is slain.

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7. Invulnerable He is, not to be burnt, not to be drenched or dried.
   He is eternal, all pervading, changeless, motionless, enduring.

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8. Know that which pervades all this to be indestructible.
   That immutable none can destroy.

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9. The unreal has no being, the Real no non-being.
   These two facts the Truth-seers perceive.

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10. Just as the all pervading ether, being subtle, is not affected, (tainted
    or contaminated by anything), even so, the Self pervading the whole body
    is not tainted.

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11. Neither sun, nor moon, nor fire illumine this state on attaining which
    one does not return. And this is My supreme abode.

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12. This Supreme State is called the Unmanifest Imperishable (avyakto akshara).
    That is My highest abode. For those who attain to It, there is no return.

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13. The undeluded, those who are free from pride and ignorance, who have
    overcome the evil of attachment, who are ever devoted to the Self, who
    have turned away from desires and are entirely beyond the dualities
    of pleasure and pain, attain that imperishable state.

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14. He who abandons the injunctions of the scriptures and behaves according to
    the impulses of his desires, attains neither perfection, nor happiness,
    nor the highest state of salvation.

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all beings -- the Imperishable One among the perishables -- sees (truly).

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16. Only by unswerving devotion can I be known and truly seen in this form,
    Arjuna, and even be entered into, O tormentor of the foe.

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17. The faith of everyone is according to his nature, O Bharata.
    Man is essentially endowed with faith. What his faith is, that indeed is he.

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18. One who has faith and concentration and has subdued his senses attains
    knowledge. Having gained knowledge he speedily attains Supreme Peace.

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19. To them ever steadfast in loving worship, I give the yoga of understanding
    by which they attain to Me.

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20. Out of compassion for them, I, dwelling in their Heart, destroy the
    darkness born of ignorance with the effulgent light of knowledge.

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21. But in those whose unwisdom is destroyed by wisdom, that wisdom like the
    Sun, reveals the Supreme (Param).


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22. Mighty, they say, are the senses, mightier than these, the mind,
    mightier than that the intellect, but mightier still is He.

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23. Thus knowing Him who is beyond the intellect, O mighty in arms,
    control your self by the Self and slay the enemy in the form of
    desire, hard though it may be.

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24. As a well lit fire consumes its fuel, Arjuna, so does
    the fire of knowledge reduce all activity to ashes.

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25. One whose undertakings are all free from desire and whose activity has
    been purified in the flame of wisdom is termed a sage by those who know.

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26. Brahma Nirvana lies around those who have freed themselves from anger
    and desire, who have subdued their minds and have known the Self.

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27. One should gradually, gradually attain quietude with the intellect (buddhi)
    held steadfast and the mind sunk in the Self, allowing no thought to arise.

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28. To whatever side the restless, unsteady mind wanders away,
    one should check it and bring it back controlled to the Self.

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29. With the senses, mind and intellect subdued, the saint who devoutly seeks
    liberation, without desire, fear or wrath -- he is indeed ever liberated.

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30. One who is thus integrated in yoga (yoga yuktatma) sees all with an equal
    eye, seeing himself in all beings and all beings in himself.

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31. To those, however, who dwell on Me in single minded
    worship I guarantee fulfilment of their needs and security.

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32. The foremost of these is the wise one (jnani) who is ever steadfast and
    devoted to the One. Very dear am I to the wise man and he to Me.

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33. At the end of many births the man of wisdom comes to Me,
    realising that Vasudeva is all. Such a great soul is very rare to find.

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34. When a man casts out all desires of the mind, O son of Pritha,
    and is content in himself he is said to be steadfast in wisdom.
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35. He attains peace who abandons all desires,
    acting without attachment, free from `I' and `mine'.

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36. He by whom the world is not afflicted and who is not afflicted by the world,
    who is free from pleasure, anger, fear and anxiety -- he is dear to Me.

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37. The same in honour and dishonour, towards friends and foes; he who abandons
    the initiative in all undertakings, is called one beyond qualities.

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38. For him, however, who rejoices only in the Self, is gratified
    with the Self and content with the Self, no action is incumbent.

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39. He has nothing to gain by actions done or to lose by those undone.
    He is not dependent on anyone for the achievement of any object.

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40. Satisfied with what comes to him by chance, beyond the pairs of opposites,
    free from envy, equal in success and failure, he is not bound by his actions.

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41. The Lord resides in the Hearts of all, O Arjuna,
    revolving all creatures by prakriti[?] as if mounted on a machine.

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42. Surrender unto Him with all your heart, O Bharata.
    Through His grace you will attain Supreme peace and the perennial abode.

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