The Bhagavadgîtâ, with the Sanatsugâtîya and the Anugîtâ — SBE Vol. 8 (trans. K. T. Telang, 1882)
The translator’s English as printed (K. T. Telang). The original-language text is not held; names are romanised as the translator printed them.
CHAPTER XXIII.
Brahman said :
Now I shall proceed to describe the third—the best—quality, beneficial to all creatures, and unblamable, the duty of the good. Joy’, pleasure, nobility, enlightenment and happiness also, absence of stinginess, absence of fear, contentment, faith, forgiveness, courage, harmlessness, equability, truth, straightforwardness, absence of wrath, absence of calumniation, purity, dexterity, valour. He who possesses the piety of concentration of mind, (holding) knowledge to be vain!, (good) conduct vain, service vain, and labour vain, he attains the highest in the next world. Devoid of (the notion that this or that is) mine, devoid of egoism, devoid of expectations, equable everywhere, not full of desires, (to be) such is the eternal duty of the good. Confidence, modesty*, forgiveness, liberality, purity, freedom from laziness, absence of cruelty, freedom from delusion, compassion to (all) creatures, absence of backbiting, joy, contentment, joviality, humility, good behaviour, purity in all action for (acquiring) tranquillity*, righteous feelings, emancipation‘, indifference’, life as a Brahmakârin, abandonment on all hands, freedom from (the notion that this or that is) mine, freedom from expectations’, unbroken piety’, (holding that) gifts (are) vain, sacrifices vain, learning vain, vows vain, receipt of gifts vain, piety vain, penance vain. Those talented Brâhmaṇas in this world, whose conduct is of this description, who adhere to the quality of goodness, abiding in the seat of the Brahman‘, perceive (everything) aright. Getting rid of all and free from grief, those talented men reach heaven, and create (various) bodies. The power of governing, self-restraint, minuteness’, thesethose highsouled ones make (for themselves) by (the operations of their own) minds like the gods dwelling in heaven. They are said to have their currents upwards®, and to be gods, and of the quality of goodness*; and having gone to heaven they verily change in various ways, by means of nature5. They obtain and divide ° whatever they desire. Thus, O chiefs of the twiceborn! have I described to you the conduct of the quality of goodness. Understanding this according to rule, one obtains whatever one desires. The qualities of goodness have been specifically described, and the operation of the qualities has been accurately stated. The man who always understands these qualities, enjoys ‘the qualities!, but is not attached to the qualities.
1 Le. who are always thinking of what they have done and what they have to do, and so forth. Cf. Gita, pp. 115, 116.
2 And not that which is higher than these, viz. final emancipation.
8 See p. 321 and note 5 there. 4 Cf. inter alia, Gita, p. 48.
5 Viz. heaven. Cf. Gita, p. 48. 6 I.e. offerings to the manes.
7 Cf. p. 300 supra, and Santi Parvan (Moksha), chap. 194, St. 34; chap.219,st.36. For nobility, Arguna Misra has manifestation of joy.
CHAPTER XXIII.
Brahman said:
Now I shall describe the third—the best—quality: beneficial to all creatures, blameless, the duty of the good. Joy, pleasure, nobility, enlightenment, and happiness; freedom from stinginess, freedom from fear, contentment, faith, forgiveness, courage, harmlessness, equability, truth, straightforwardness, freedom from wrath, freedom from calumniation, purity, dexterity, valour. Whoever possesses the piety of concentration of mind, holding knowledge to be vain, good conduct vain, service vain, and labour vain, attains the highest in the next world. Free from any notion of mine, free from egoism, free from expectations, equable everywhere, not full of desires—such is the eternal duty of the good. Confidence, modesty, forgiveness, liberality, purity, freedom from laziness, absence of cruelty, freedom from delusion, compassion to all creatures, absence of backbiting, joy, contentment, joviality, humility, good behaviour, purity in all action for acquiring tranquillity, righteous feelings, emancipation, indifference, life as a Brahmakârin, abandonment on all hands, freedom from any notion of mine, freedom from expectations, unbroken piety, holding that gifts are vain, sacrifices vain, learning vain, vows vain, receipt of gifts vain, piety vain, penance vain. Those talented Brâhmaṇas in this world whose conduct is of this description, who adhere to the quality of goodness and abide in the seat of the Brahman, perceive everything aright. Getting rid of all and free from grief, those talented men reach heaven and create various bodies. The power of governing, self-restraint, minuteness—these the high-souled ones make for themselves by the operations of their own minds, like the gods dwelling in heaven. They are said to have their currents upwards, to be gods, and to be of the quality of goodness; and having gone to heaven they change in various ways by means of nature5. They obtain and divide whatever they desire. Thus, O chiefs of the twice-born, have I described to you the conduct of the quality of goodness. Understanding this according to rule, one obtains whatever one desires. The qualities of goodness have been specifically described, and the operation of the qualities has been accurately stated. The man who always understands these qualities enjoys the qualities, but is not attached to the qualities.
1 I.e. who are always thinking of what they have done and what they have to do, and so forth. Cf. Gita, pp. 115, 116.
2 And not that which is higher than all these, namely, final emancipation.
8 See p. 321 and note 5 there. 4 Cf. inter alia, Gita, p. 48.
5 Viz. heaven. Cf. Gita, p. 48. 6 I.e. offerings to the manes.
7 Cf. p. 300 supra, and Santi Parvan (Moksha), chap. 194, st. 34; chap. 219, st. 36. For nobility, Arjuna Misra has manifestation of joy.