loke

लोकेऽस्मिन्द्विविधा निष्ठा पुरा प्रोक्ता मयानघ

loke — in the world

In this world there are two paths, as I have said before, sinless one: the path of knowledge, for those who reason; and the path of action, for those who act.

यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः

lokaḥ — material world

Action other than that offered as sacrifice binds the world. So do your work as an offering, son of Kunti, free of attachment.

यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः

lokaḥ — world

Whatever the best of people do, the rest will do. Whatever standard they set, the world follows.

न मे पार्थास्ति कर्तव्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु किञ्चन

lokeṣhu — worlds

There is nothing in the three worlds that I must do, son of Pritha, nothing I lack and nothing I need to gain — and yet I act.

उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम्

lokāḥ — worlds

and these worlds would fall to ruin. I would be the cause of chaos, and I would destroy these beings.

काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः

loke — within this world

Those who want their undertakings to succeed make offerings to the gods, and success in the human world comes to them quickly.

यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम्

lokaḥ — planet

Those who eat what remains of the offering go to the eternal. But for one who makes no offering there is no place, either here or beyond.

अज्ञश्चाश्रद्दधानश्च संशयात्मा विनश्यति

lokaḥ — world

The ignorant, the faithless and the doubting are lost. For one who doubts there is no happiness here or anywhere.

अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्

loke — in this world

or else is born into a family of those who practise and are wise. That birth is harder still to come by in this world.

नाहं प्रकाशः सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृतः

lokaḥ — persons

I am not manifest to everyone; I am veiled by my own power. The deluded world does not know me, unborn and unchanging.

आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन

lokāḥ — worlds

All worlds up to the world of Brahma return again, Arjuna. But having come to me, son of Kunti, there is no rebirth.

महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा

loke — in the world

The seven great seers, the four before them, and the Manus, are born of my mind, and from them these creatures of the world.

रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्

lokāḥ — all the worlds

Seeing your immense form, mighty-armed one, with many mouths and eyes, many arms, thighs and feet, many bellies and many terrible teeth, the worlds tremble, and so do I.

यथा प्रदीप्तं ज्वलनं पतङ्गा विशन्ति नाशाय समृद्धवेगाः

lokāḥ — these people

As moths fly into a burning flame and perish, so these worlds rush into your mouths and perish.

यस्मान्नोद्विजते लोको लोकान्नोद्विजते च यः

lokaḥ — people

One by whom the world is not disturbed and who is not disturbed by the world, free of elation, impatience, fear and agitation — that one is dear to me.

सर्वतः पाणिपादं तत्सर्वतोऽक्षिशिरोमुखम्

loke — in the universe

Hands and feet everywhere, eyes, heads and faces everywhere, hearing everywhere — it stands enclosing everything in the world.

द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च

loke — in creation

There are two beings in this world: the perishable and the imperishable. All creatures are the perishable; the unchanging is called the imperishable.

यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः

loke — in the world

Because I am beyond the perishable and higher even than the imperishable, I am celebrated in the world and in the Vedas as the highest person.

द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च

loke — in the world

There are two kinds of beings brought forth in this world, the divine and the other. The divine I have described at length; hear now of the other.