Bhagavad Gita 2.50 meaningWho you really are
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“Yoga means doing things well, without worry.”
What it means
“A wise person moves beyond worrying about good or bad results. So commit to this path — yoga is skill in action.”
The original Sanskrit · known as “Yogah Karmasu Kaushalam”
बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते । तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् ॥
buddhiyukto jahātīha ubhe sukṛtaduṣkṛte tasmādyogāya yujyasva yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam
Translations
Literal translation
Possessed of wisdom, one rejects here both virtue and vice. Therefore devote yourself to (Karma-) yoga. Yoga is skilfulness in action.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
समत्वबुद्धि युक्त पुरुष यहां (इस जीवन में) पुण्य और पाप इन दोनों कर्मों को त्याग देता है? इसलिये तुम योग से युक्त हो जाओ। कर्मों में कुशलता योग है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 2.51“The wise, letting go of the fruits of their actions, are freed from the cycle of birth and reach a state beyond all suffering.”