Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 2 · Verse 49

Sankhya Yoga 2, verse 49

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Bhagavad Gita · Sankhya Yoga 2 · Verse 49 Verified original

दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः

ദൂരേണ ഹ്യവരം കര്‍മ ബുദ്ധിയോഗാദ്ധനഞ്ജയ ബുദ്ധൌ ശരണമന്വിച്ഛ കൃപണാഃ ഫലഹേതവഃ

dūreṇa hyavaraṃ karma buddhiyogāddhanañjaya buddhau śaraṇamanviccha kṛpaṇāḥ phalahetavaḥ

English Translation

O Dhananjaya, indeed, action is ite inferior to the yoga of wisdom. Take resort to wisdom. Those who thirst for rewards are pitiable.

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Explanation · English

Action done with evenness of mind is Yoga of wisdom. The yogi who is established in the Yoga of widdom is not affected by success or failure. He does not seek fruits of his actions. He has poised reason. His reason is rooted in the Self. Action performed by one who expects fruits for his actions? is far inferior to the Yoga of wisdom wherein the seeker does not seek fruits because the former leads to bondage and is the cause of birth and death. (Cf.VIII.18).

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