Bg. 2.48
Devanāgarī
योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय । सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते ॥ ४८ ॥
Synonyms
yoga-sthaḥ—equipoised;kuru—perform;karmāṇi—your duties;saṅgam—attachment;tyaktvā—giving up;dhanam-jaya—O Arjuna;siddhi-asiddhyoḥ—in success and failure;samaḥ—equipoised;bhūtvā—becoming;samatvam—equanimity;yogaḥ—yoga;ucyate—is called.
Translation
Perform your duty equipoised, O Arjuna, abandoning all attachment to success or failure. Such equanimity is called yoga.
Purport
Perform your duty equipoised, O Arjuna, abandoning all attachment to success or failure. Such equanimity is called yoga.
Kṛṣṇa tells Arjuna that he should act inyoga.And what is thatyoga?Yogameans to concentrate the mind upon the Supreme by controlling the ever-disturbing senses. And who is the Supreme? The Supreme is the Lord. And because He Himself is telling Arjuna to fight, Arjuna has nothing to do with the results of the fight. Gain or victory are Kṛṣṇa’s concern; Arjuna is simply advised to act according to the dictation of Kṛṣṇa. The following of Kṛṣṇa’s dictation is realyoga,and this is practiced in the process called Kṛṣṇa consciousness. By Kṛṣṇa consciousness only can one give up the sense of proprietorship. One has to become the servant of Kṛṣṇa, or the servant of the servant of Kṛṣṇa. That is the right way to discharge duty in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, which alone can help one to act inyoga.
Kṛṣṇa tells Arjuna that he should act inyoga.And what is thatyoga?Yogameans to concentrate the mind upon the Supreme by controlling the ever-disturbing senses. And who is the Supreme? The Supreme is the Lord. And because He Himself is telling Arjuna to fight, Arjuna has nothing to do with the results of the fight. Gain or victory are Kṛṣṇa’s concern; Arjuna is simply advised to act according to the dictation of Kṛṣṇa. The following of Kṛṣṇa’s dictation is realyoga,and this is practiced in the process called Kṛṣṇa consciousness. By Kṛṣṇa consciousness only can one give up the sense of proprietorship. One has to become the servant of Kṛṣṇa, or the servant of the servant of Kṛṣṇa. That is the right way to discharge duty in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, which alone can help one to act inyoga.
Arjuna is akṣatriya,and as such he is participating in thevarṇāśrama-dharmainstitution. It is said in theViṣṇu Purāṇathat in thevarṇāśrama-dharma,the whole aim is to satisfy Viṣṇu. No one should satisfy himself, as is the rule in the material world, but one should satisfy Kṛṣṇa. So unless one satisfies Kṛṣṇa, one cannot correctly observe the principles ofvarṇāśrama-dharma.Indirectly, Arjuna was advised to act as Kṛṣṇa told him.
Arjuna is akṣatriya,and as such he is participating in thevarṇāśrama-dharmainstitution. It is said in theViṣṇu Purāṇathat in thevarṇāśrama-dharma,the whole aim is to satisfy Viṣṇu. No one should satisfy himself, as is the rule in the material world, but one should satisfy Kṛṣṇa. So unless one satisfies Kṛṣṇa, one cannot correctly observe the principles ofvarṇāśrama-dharma.Indirectly, Arjuna was advised to act as Kṛṣṇa told him.
Kṛṣṇa tells Arjuna that he should act inyoga.And what is thatyoga?Yogameans to concentrate the mind upon the Supreme by controlling the ever-disturbing senses. And who is the Supreme? The Supreme is the Lord. And because He Himself is telling Arjuna to fight, Arjuna has nothing to do with the results of the fight. Gain or victory are Kṛṣṇa’s concern; Arjuna is simply advised to act according to the dictation of Kṛṣṇa. The following of Kṛṣṇa’s dictation is realyoga,and this is practiced in the process called Kṛṣṇa consciousness. By Kṛṣṇa consciousness only can one give up the sense of proprietorship. One has to become the servant of Kṛṣṇa, or the servant of the servant of Kṛṣṇa. That is the right way to discharge duty in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, which alone can help one to act inyoga.
Kṛṣṇa tells Arjuna that he should act inyoga.And what is thatyoga?Yogameans to concentrate the mind upon the Supreme by controlling the ever-disturbing senses. And who is the Supreme? The Supreme is the Lord. And because He Himself is telling Arjuna to fight, Arjuna has nothing to do with the results of the fight. Gain or victory are Kṛṣṇa’s concern; Arjuna is simply advised to act according to the dictation of Kṛṣṇa. The following of Kṛṣṇa’s dictation is realyoga,and this is practiced in the process called Kṛṣṇa consciousness. By Kṛṣṇa consciousness only can one give up the sense of proprietorship. One has to become the servant of Kṛṣṇa, or the servant of the servant of Kṛṣṇa. That is the right way to discharge duty in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, which alone can help one to act inyoga.
Arjuna is akṣatriya,and as such he is participating in thevarṇāśrama-dharmainstitution. It is said in theViṣṇu Purāṇathat in thevarṇāśrama-dharma,the whole aim is to satisfy Viṣṇu. No one should satisfy himself, as is the rule in the material world, but one should satisfy Kṛṣṇa. So unless one satisfies Kṛṣṇa, one cannot correctly observe the principles ofvarṇāśrama-dharma.Indirectly, Arjuna was advised to act as Kṛṣṇa told him.
Arjuna is akṣatriya,and as such he is participating in thevarṇāśrama-dharmainstitution. It is said in theViṣṇu Purāṇathat in thevarṇāśrama-dharma,the whole aim is to satisfy Viṣṇu. No one should satisfy himself, as is the rule in the material world, but one should satisfy Kṛṣṇa. So unless one satisfies Kṛṣṇa, one cannot correctly observe the principles ofvarṇāśrama-dharma.Indirectly, Arjuna was advised to act as Kṛṣṇa told him.