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Chapter 2 · Verse 41 · Sankhya Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 2.41

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Sanskrit

व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन। बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम्।।2.41।।

Transliteration

vyavasāyātmikā buddhir ekeha kuru-nandana bahu-śhākhā hyanantāśh cha buddhayo ’vyavasāyinām

हिंदी अर्थ

निश्चयी बुद्धि एक लक्ष्य पर केंद्रित रहती है, लेकिन जो लोग अनिश्चित हैं उनकी बुद्धि हजारों इच्छाओं में बंटी रहती है। दृढ़ संकल्प वाले व्यक्ति को सफलता मिलती है, जबकि संदेह करने वाले हमेशा भटकते रहते हैं।

Word by Word

vyavasāya-ātmikā resolute
buddhiḥ intellect
ekā single
iha on this path
kuru-nandana descendent of the Kurus
bahu-śhākhāḥ many-branched
hi indeed
anantāḥ endless
cha also
buddhayaḥ intellect
avyavasāyinām of the irresolute
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the supreme power of a unified intellect — one that has surrendered completely to dharma and purpose. The scattered mind, like a tree with endless branches, never flowers into wisdom or peace.

When you anchor yourself in one truth, one path, one sacred commitment, you become an instrument of divine will. In modern life, this means choosing your core values deliberately and moving through each day with that unwavering center, rather than being torn apart by conflicting desires and endless options.

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Bhagavad Gita 2.41 — BG 2.41

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