Chapter 2 · Verse 50 · Sankhya Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 2.50
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
In plain words
You are carrying a weight that isn't yours to carry — the belief that you must control how things turn out, or that past mistakes define your future. Krishna says: the moment you stop gripping the results of your work, the very thing that exhausts you — anxiety, regret, anger — loses its power over you. Show up fully to what's in front of you today. That is enough.
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
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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