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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 48

The Eternal Self and Selfless Action

योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय। सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते

yoga-sthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā dhanañjaya siddhy-asiddhyoḥ samo bhūtvā samatvaṁ yoga uchyate

What does Bhagavad Gita 2.48 mean?

Steadfast in Yoga, perform your actions, O Dhananjaya, abandoning attachment and remaining equal in success and failure; such equanimity is called Yoga.

Word-by-word meaning

yoga-sthaḥ—being steadfast in yog · kuru—perform · karmāṇi—duties · saṅgam—attachment · tyaktvā—having abandoned · dhanañjaya—Arjun · siddhi-asiddhyoḥ—in success and failure · samaḥ—equipoised · bhūtvā—becoming · samatvam—equanimity · yogaḥ—Yog · uchyate—is called

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