atha daśamō’dhyāyaḥ ।
śrībhagavān uvācha ।
mayā uditēṣu avahitaḥ svadharmēṣu madāśrayaḥ ।
varṇāśramakula āchāraṃ akāmātmā samācharēt ॥ 1॥
anvīkṣēta viśuddhātmā dēhināṃ viṣayātmanām ।
guṇēṣu tattvadhyānēna sarvārambhaviparyayam ॥ 2॥
suptasya viṣayālōkaḥ dhyāyataḥ vā manōrathaḥ ।
nānāmakatvāt viphalaḥ tathā bhēdātmadīḥ guṇaiḥ ॥ 3॥
nivṛttaṃ karma sēvēta pravṛttaṃ matparaḥ tyajēt ।
jijñāsāyāṃ sampravṛttaḥ na adriyēt karma chōdanām ॥ 4॥
yamānabhīkṣṇaṃ sēvēta niyamān matparaḥ kvachit ।
madabhijñaṃ gurṃ śāntaṃ upāsīta madātmakam ॥ 5॥
amānyamatsaraḥ dakṣaḥ nirmamaḥ dṛḍhasauhṛdaḥ ।
asatvaraḥ arthajijñāsuḥ anasūyauḥ amōghavāk ॥ 6॥
jāyāpatyagṛhakṣētrasvajanadraviṇa ādiṣu ।
udāsīnaḥ samaṃ paśyan sarvēṣu arthaṃ iva ātmanaḥ ॥ 7॥
vilakṣaṇaḥ sthūlasūkṣmāt dēhāt ātmēkṣitā svadṛk ।
yathāgniḥ dāruṇaḥ dāhyāt dāhakaḥ anyaḥ prakāśakaḥ ॥ 8॥
nirōdha utpatti aṇu bṛhan nānātvaṃ tatkṛtān guṇān ।
antaḥ praviṣṭaḥ ādhattaḥ ēvaṃ dēhaguṇān paraḥ ॥ 9॥
yaḥ asau guṇaiḥ virachitaḥ dēhaḥ ayaṃ puruṣasya hi ।
saṃsāraḥ tat nibandhaḥ ayaṃ puṃsaḥ vidyāt Chidātmanaḥ ॥ 10॥
tasmāt jijñāsayā ātmānaṃ ātmasthaṃ param ।
saṅgamya nirasēt ētat vastubuddhiṃ yathākramam ॥ 11॥
āchāryaḥ araṇiḥ ādyaḥ syāt antēvāsi uttara araṇiḥ ।
tat sandhānaṃ pravachanaṃ vidyā sandhiḥ sukhāvahaḥ ॥ 12॥
vaiśāradī sā ativiśuddhabuddhiḥ
dhunōti māyāṃ guṇasamprasūtām ।
guṇān cha sandahya yat ātmaṃ ētat
svayaṃ cha śāmyati asamid yathā agniḥ ॥ 13॥
atha ēṣāṃ karmakartṝṇāṃ bhōktṝṇāṃ sukhaduḥkhayōḥ ।
nānātvaṃ atha nityatvaṃ lōkakālāgama ātmanām ॥ 14॥
manyasē sarvabhāvānāṃ saṃsthā hi autpattikī yathā ।
tat tat ākṛtibhēdēna jāyatē bhidyatē cha dhīḥ ॥ 15॥
ēvaṃ api aṅga sarvēṣāṃ dēhināṃ dēhayōgataḥ ।
kāla avayavataḥ santi bhāvā janmādayōḥ asakṛt ॥ 16॥
atra api karmaṇāṃ kartuḥ asvātantryaṃ cha lakṣyatē ।
bhōktuḥ cha duḥkhasukhayōḥ kaḥ anvarthaḥ vivaśaṃ bhajēt ॥ 17॥
na dēhināṃ sukhaṃ kiñchit vidyatē viduṣāṃ api ।
tathā cha duḥkhaṃ mūḍhānāṃ vṛthā ahaṅkaraṇaṃ param ॥ 18॥
yadi prāptiṃ vighātaṃ cha jānanti sukhaduḥkhayōḥ ।
tē api addhā na viduḥ yōgaṃ mṛtyuḥ na prabhavēt yathā ॥ 19॥
kaḥ anvarthaḥ sukhayati ēnaṃ kāmaḥ vā mṛtyuḥ antikē ।
āghātaṃ nīyamānasya vadhyasi ēva na tuṣṭidaḥ ॥ 20॥
śrutaṃ cha dṛṣṭavat duṣṭaṃ spardhā asūyā atyayavyayaiḥ ।
bahu antarāya kāmatvāt kṛṣivat cha api niṣphalam ॥ 21॥
antarāyaiḥ avihataḥ yadi dharmaḥ svanuṣṭhitaḥ ।
tēnāpi nirjitaṃ sthānaṃ yathā gachChati tat śruṇu ॥ 22॥
iṣtvā iha dēvatāḥ yajñaiḥ svarlōkaṃ yāti yājñikaḥ ।
bhuñjīta dēvavat tatra bhōgān divyān nija arjitān ॥ 23॥
svapuṇya upachitē śubhrē vimānaḥ upagīyatē ।
gandharvaiḥ viharanmadhyē dēvīnāṃ hṛdyavēṣadhṛk ॥ 24॥
strībhiḥ kāmagayānēna kiṅkiṇījālamālinā ।
krīḍan na vēda ātmapātaṃ surākrīḍēṣu nirvṛtaḥ ॥ 25॥
tāvat pramōdatē svargē yāvat puṇyaṃ samāpyatē ।
kṣīṇapuṇyaḥ patati arvāk anichChan kālachālitaḥ ॥ 26॥
yadi adharmarataḥ saṅgāt asatāṃ vā ajitēndriyaḥ ।
kāmātmā kṛpaṇaḥ lubdhaḥ straiṇaḥ bhūtavihiṃsakaḥ ॥ 27॥
paśūn avidhinā ālabhya prētabhūtagaṇān yajan ।
narakān avaśaḥ jantuḥ gatvā yāti ulbaṇaṃ tamaḥ ॥ 28॥
karmāṇi duḥkha udarkāṇi kurvan dēhēna taiḥ punaḥ ।
dēhaṃ ābhajatē tatra kiṃ sukhaṃ martyadharmiṇaḥ ॥ 29॥
lōkānāṃ lōka pālānāṃ madbhayaṃ kalpajīvinām ।
brahmaṇaḥ api bhayaṃ mattaḥ dviparādhapara āyuṣaḥ ॥ 30॥
guṇāḥ sṛjanti karmāṇi guṇaḥ anusṛjatē guṇān ।
jīvaḥ tu guṇasaṃyuktaḥ bhuṅktē karmaphalāni asau ॥ 31॥
yāvat syāt guṇavaiṣamyaṃ tāvat nānātvaṃ ātmanaḥ ।
nānātvaṃ ātmanaḥ yāvat pāratantryaṃ tadā ēva hi ॥ 32॥
yāvat asya asvatantratvaṃ tāvat īśvarataḥ bhayam ।
yaḥ ētat samupāsīran tē muhyanti śuchārpitāḥ ॥ 33॥
kālaḥ ātmā āgamaḥ lōkaḥ svabhāvaḥ dharmaḥ ēva cha ।
iti māṃ bahudhā prāhuḥ guṇavyatikarē sati ॥ 34॥
uddhavaḥ uvācha ।
guṇēṣu vartamānaḥ api dēhajēṣu anapāvṛtāḥ ।
guṇaiḥ na badhyatē dēhī badhyatē vā kathaṃ vibhō ॥ 35॥
kathaṃ vartēta viharēt kaiḥ vā jñāyēta lakṣaṇaiḥ ।
kiṃ bhuñjīta uta visṛjēt śayīta āsīta yāti vā ॥ 36॥
ētat achyuta mē brūhi praśnaṃ praśnavidāṃ vara ।
nityamuktaḥ nityabaddhaḥ ēkaḥ ēva iti mē bhramaḥ ॥ 37॥
iti śrīmadbhāgavatē mahāpurāṇē pāramahaṃsyāṃ
saṃhitāyāmēkādaśaskandhē bhagavaduddhavasaṃvādē
daśamō’dhyāyaḥ ॥