bharata-ṛiṣhabha

तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ

bharata-ṛiṣhabha — Arjun, the best of the Bharatas

Therefore master the senses first, best of the Bharatas, and then strike down this destroyer of knowledge and discernment.

बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्

bharata-ṛiṣhabha — Arjun, the best of the Bharats

I am the strength of the strong, free of desire and craving. I am the desire in beings that does not go against what is right.

चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन

bhajante — worship

Four kinds of people come to me, Arjuna, and all of them do well: the distressed, the one who wants to know, the one who wants something, and the one who knows.

यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः

bharata-ṛiṣhabha — Arjun, the best of the Bharatas

Now I will tell you the time at which those who practise depart and do not return, and the time at which they return.

यावत्सञ्जायते किञ्चित्सत्त्वं स्थावरजङ्गमम्

bharata-ṛiṣhabha — best of the Bharatas

Whatever comes into being, moving or unmoving, know it to arise from the joining of the field and the knower of the field.

लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा

bharata-ṛiṣhabha — the best of the Bharatas, Arjun

Greed, busyness, the undertaking of actions, restlessness and craving arise when restlessness has grown strong.

अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्

bharata-śhreṣhṭha — Arjun, the best of the Bharatas

But an offering made looking to its fruit, or for the sake of show — know that to be of restlessness.

निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम

bharata-sat-tama — best of the Bharatas

Hear my conclusion about letting go, best of the Bharatas.

सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ

bharata-ṛiṣhabha — Arjun, the best of the Bharatas

Now hear from me of the three kinds of happiness, best of the Bharatas.