Chapter 2, Verse 49
Chapter 2 · karma-yoga
Shloka
दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय | बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः ||२-४९||
dūreṇa hyavaraṃ karma buddhiyogāddhanañjaya . buddhau śaraṇamanviccha kṛpaṇāḥ phalahetavaḥ ||2-49||
English Meaning
English Meaning
Far lower than the Yoga of wisdon is action, O Arjuna. Seek thou refuge in wisdom; wretched are they whose motive is the fruit.
Hindi Meaning
इस बुद्धियोग की तुलना में(सकाम) कर्म अत्यन्त निकृष्ट हैं? इसलिये हे धनंजय तुम बद्धि की शरण लो फल की इच्छा करनेवाले कृपण (दीन) हैं।।
Russian Meaning
Действие гораздо ниже Йоги мудрости, о Арджуна. Ищи прибежища в мудрости; несчастны те, чьим мотивом являются плоды.
Spanish Meaning
Mucho más bajo que el Yoga de la sabiduría es la acción, oh Arjuna. Busca refugio en la sabiduría; Desdichados aquellos cuyo motivo es el fruto.
Commentary
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).