Chapter2 Shloka48 - Shrimad Bhagvad Gita

Shrimad Bhagvad Gita

Chapter 2 : Sankhya Yoga - The realm of truth

Ch 02 : Sh 48

योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि संगं त्यक्त्वा धनंजय ।
सिद्धयसिद्धयोः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते ॥

Transliteration

yoga-sthah kuru karmani sangam tyaktva dhananjaya
siddhy-asiddhyoh samo bhutva samatvam yoga ucyate

Translation

O Arjuna! Perform your duties being on the path of Yoga leaving behind attachment and remaining even minded in success and failure. Such calm temperament is called Yoga.

Purport

After explaining the principle of Karma Yoga, Bhagvan Shri Krishna explains Arjuna for how to perform actions. Bhagvan tells that a human should perform his action leaving the attachement to the fruits of actions, indirectly saying, for the welfare of the others. One should remain even(equipoised) in both loss and gain.