Bhagavad Gita 2.48 meaningWho you really are
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Work calmly. Stay the same in success and failure. That is yoga.”
What it means
“Do your work steadily, letting go of attachment, staying even in success and failure. That evenness of mind is what yoga means.”
The original Sanskrit · known as “Yogasthah Kuru Karmani”
योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय । सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते ॥
yogasthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā dhanañjaya siddhyasiddhyoḥ samo bhūtvā samatvaṃ yoga ucyate
Translations
Literal translation
By being established in Yoga, O Dhananjaya (Arjuna), undertake actions, casting off attachment and remaining equipoised in success and failure. Equanimity is called Yoga.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे धनंजय आसक्ति को त्याग कर तथा सिद्धि और असिद्धि में समभाव होकर योग में स्थित हुये तुम कर्म करो। यह समभाव ही योग कहलाता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 2.49“Acting just for rewards is far inferior to acting with wisdom. Take refuge in that wisdom. People driven only by results end up miserable.”