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THE BHAGAVAD-GITA.

Perform action, O Dhananjaya, dwelling in union with the divine,[1] renouncing attachments and balanced evenly in success and failure: equilibrium is called yoga. (48)

दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय । बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः ॥ ४९ ॥

Far lower than the Yoga of Discrimination[2] is action, O Dhananjaya. Take thou refuge in the Pure Reason[3]; pitiable are they who work for fruit. (49)

बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते । तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् ॥ ५० ॥

United to the Pure Reason[3] one abandoneth here both good and evil deeds; therefore cleave thou to yoga; yoga is skill in action. (50)

कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः । जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम् ॥ ५१ ॥

The Sages, united to the Pure Reason[3],


  1. Dwelling in yoga, union.
  2. Union with Buddhi, the innermost sheath (or vehicle) of Atma.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Buddhi.