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बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते। तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्।।2.50।।
buddhi-yukto jahātīha ubhe sukṛita-duṣhkṛite tasmād yogāya yujyasva yogaḥ karmasu kauśhalam
When a person attains Pure Reason, they renounce in this world the results of both good and evil. Cling to Right Action. Spirituality is the true art of living.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| buddhi-yuktaḥ | endowed with wisdom |
| jahāti | get rid of |
| iha | in this life |
| ubhe | both |
| sukṛita-duṣhkṛite | good and bad deeds |
| tasmāt | therefore |
| yogāya | for Yog |
| yujyasva | strive for |
| yogaḥ | yog is |
| karmasu kauśhalam | the art of working skillfully |
Work performed with motive towards fruits only can bind a man. It will bring the fruits and the performer of the action will have to take birth again in this mortal world to enjoy them.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Trace the movement from grief through self, duty, disciplined action and the description of steady intelligence.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaPossessed of wisdom, one rejects here both virtue and vice. Therefore, devote yourself to (Karma-) yoga; for yoga is skilfulness in action.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaA person with an evenness of mind discards both good and evil here and now. Therefore, strive for Yoga; for Yoga is skill in action.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaWork performed with motive towards fruits only can bind a man. It will bring the fruits and the performer of the action will have to take birth again in this mortal world to enjoy them.
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When a person attains Pure Reason, they renounce in this world the results of both good and evil
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Cling to Right Action
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Spirituality is the true art of living
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