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Chapter 2 · Verse 50 · Sankhya Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 2.50

empowering Karma & Action Jnana & Wisdom Attachment & Letting Go

Sanskrit

बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते। तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्।।2.50।।

Transliteration

buddhi-yukto jahātīha ubhe sukṛita-duṣhkṛite tasmād yogāya yujyasva yogaḥ karmasu kauśhalam

हिंदी अर्थ

बुद्धिमान व्यक्ति अच्छे और बुरे कर्मों के फलों से मुक्त हो जाता है, इसलिए योग (ध्यान और कर्तव्य में लगना) का अभ्यास करो। योग का अर्थ है कि कर्मों को कुशलता से और बिना फल की चिंता किए करना।

Word by Word

buddhi-yuktaḥ endowed with wisdom
jahāti get rid of
iha in this life
ubhe both
sukṛita-duṣhkṛite good and bad deeds
tasmāt therefore
yogāya for Yog
yujyasva strive for
yogaḥ yog is
karmasu kauśhalam the art of working skillfully
Simplified Perspective

The wise one transcends the weight of both virtue and sin through right understanding — not by becoming indifferent to action, but by acting without clinging to results. This is the liberation that happens in life itself, not after death.

When you work with full presence and skill, releasing your grip on outcomes, the karmic burden loses its hold over your consciousness. Begin today by noticing one action you perform purely for the work itself, not for what it might bring you.

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Bhagavad Gita 2.50 — BG 2.50

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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