Chapter 2, Verse 40
Chapter 2 · karma-yoga
Shloka
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते | स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात् ||२-४०||
nehābhikramanāśo.asti pratyavāyo na vidyate . svalpamapyasya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt ||2-40||
English Meaning
English Meaning
In this there is no loss of effort, nor is there any harm (production of contrary results or transgression). Even a little of this knowledge (even a little practice of this Yoga) protects one from great fear.
Hindi Meaning
इसमें क्रमनाश और प्रत्यवाय दोष नहीं है। इस धर्म (योग) का अल्प अभ्यास भी महान् भय से रक्षण करता है।।
Russian Meaning
При этом нет ни потери усилий, ни вреда (получения противоположных результатов или нарушения). Даже немного этого знания (даже немного практики этой Йоги) защищает человека от большого страха.
Spanish Meaning
En esto no hay pérdida de esfuerzo, ni hay daño alguno (producción de resultados contrarios o transgresión). Incluso un poco de este conocimiento (incluso una pequeña práctica de este Yoga) protege a uno de un gran miedo.
Commentary
If a religious ceremony is left uncompleted? it is a wastage as the performer cannot realise the fruits. But it is not so in the case of Karma Yoga because every action causes immediate purification of the heart.In agriculture there is uncertainty. The farmer may till the land? plough and sow the seed but he may not get a crop if there is no rain. This is not so in Karma Yoga. There is no uncertainty at all. Further? there is no chance of any harm coming out of it. In the case of medical treatment great harm will result from the doctors injudicious treatment if he uses a wrong medicine. But it is not so in the case of Karma Yoga. Anything done? however little it may be? in this path of Yoga? the Yoga of action? saves one from great fear of being caught in the wheel of birth and death. Lord Krishna here extols Karma Yoga in order to create interest in Arjuna in this Yoga.