sattvanurupa sarvasya sraddha bhavati bharatasraddha-mayo 'yam puruso yo yac-chraddhah sa eva sah...

sri-bhagavan uvaca tri-vidha bhavati sraddha dehinam sa svabhava-jasattviki rajasi caiva tamasi ...

arjuna uvaca ye sastra-vidhim utsrjya yajante sraddhayanvitahtesam nistha tu ka krsna sattvam ah...

tasmac chastram pramanam te karyakarya-vyavasthitaujnatva sastra-vidhanoktam karma kartum iharhas...

yah sastra-vidhim utsrjya vartate kama-karatahna sa siddhim avapnoti na sukham na param gatim ya...

etair vimuktah kaunteya tamo-dvarais tribhir narahacaraty atmanah sreyas tato yati param gatim e...

tri-vidham narakasyedam dvaram nasanam atmanahkamah krodhas tatha lobhas tasmad etat trayam tyaje...

asurim yonim apanna mudha janmani janmanimam aprapyaiva kaunteya tato yanty adhamam gatim asurim...

tan aham dvisatah kruran samsaresu naradhamanksipamy ajasram asubhan asurisv eva yonisu tan – ti...

ahankaram balam darpam kamam krodham ca samsritahmam atma-para-dehesu pradvisanto 'bhyasuyakah a...

atma-sambhavitah stabdha dhana-mana-madanvitahyajante nama-yajnais te dambhenavidhi-purvakam atm...

aneka-citta-vibhranta moha-jala-samavrtahprasaktah kama-bhogesu patanti narake 'sucau aneka – št...

idam adya maya labdham imam prapsye manorathamidam astidam api me bhavisyati punar dhanam asau m...

cintam aparimeyam ca pralayantam upasritahkamopabhoga-parama etavad iti niscitah asa-pasa-satair...

kamam asritya duspuram dambha-mana-madanvitahmohad grhitvasad-grahan pravartante 'suci-vratah ka...

etam drstim avastabhya nastatmano 'lpa-buddhayahprabhavanty ugra-karmanah ksayaya jagato 'hitah ...

asatyam apratistham te jagad ahur anisvaramaparaspara-sambhutam kim anyat kama-haitukam asatyam ...

pravrttim ca nivrttim ca jana na vidur asurahna saucam napi cacaro na satyam tesu vidyate pravrt...

dvau bhuta-sargau loke 'smin daiva asura eva cadaivo vistarasah prokta asuram partha me srnu dva...

daivi sampad vimoksaya nibandhayasuri matama sucah sampadam daivim abhijato 'si pandava daivi – ...