parām

इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहुरिन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनः

parāṇi — superior

The senses are said to be greater than the body; greater than the senses is the mind; greater than the mind, the understanding; and greater than the understanding is that.

श्रद्धावाँल्लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेन्द्रियः

parām — supreme

One who has faith, who is intent, whose senses are restrained, gains knowledge — and having gained it, comes quickly to the highest peace.

अज्ञश्चाश्रद्दधानश्च संशयात्मा विनश्यति

paraḥ — in the next

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

प्रयत्नाद्यतमानस्तु योगी संशुद्धकिल्बिषः

parām — the highest

Striving with effort, purified of fault, perfected across many births, the practitioner then reaches the highest goal.

अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम्

parām — superior

That is the lower. Know that I have another and higher nature, mighty-armed one: the living, by which this world is upheld.

परस्तस्मात्तु भावोऽन्योऽव्यक्तोऽव्यक्तात्सनातनः

paraḥ — transcendental

But beyond that unmanifest is another, higher, eternal and unmanifest, which does not perish when all beings perish.

पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया

paraḥ — greatest

That highest person, son of Pritha, is reached by devotion to nothing else — he in whom all beings rest, and by whom all this is pervaded.

मां हि पार्थ व्यपाश्रित्य येऽपि स्युः पापयोनयः

parām — the supreme

For all who take refuge in me, son of Pritha — however low their birth, women, merchants, labourers — reach the highest goal.

समं पश्यन्हि सर्वत्र समवस्थितमीश्वरम्

parām — the supreme

For seeing the lord present equally everywhere, one does not harm oneself by oneself, and so reaches the highest.

परं भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम्

param — supreme

I will declare again the highest knowledge, best of all knowledge, by knowing which those who practise have reached perfection.

एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः

parām — supreme

A person freed from these three gates of darkness, son of Kunti, does what is good for the self, and so goes to the highest.

यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः

parām — the supreme

One who casts aside what the scriptures direct and acts on the impulse of desire reaches neither perfection nor happiness nor the highest goal.

सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे

parā — transcendental

Hear from me briefly how one who has reached that perfection attains Brahman.

ब्रह्मभूतः प्रसन्नात्मा न शोचति न काङ्क्षति

parām — supreme

Having become Brahman, serene in self, one does not grieve and does not crave; the same toward all beings, such a person reaches the highest devotion to me.

तमेव शरणं गच्छ सर्वभावेन भारत

parām — supreme

Take refuge in him with your whole being, Arjuna. By his grace you will come to the highest peace.

य इमं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति

paramam — most

But one who declares this deepest secret among those devoted to me does the highest act of devotion, and will surely come to me.