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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 50

The Eternal Self and Selfless Action

बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते। तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्

buddhi-yukto jahātīha ubhe sukṛita-duṣhkṛite tasmād yogāya yujyasva yogaḥ karmasu kauśhalam

What does Bhagavad Gita 2.50 mean?

One who is endowed with wisdom casts off here both good and evil deeds; therefore, devote yourself to yoga — yoga is skill in action.

Word-by-word meaning

buddhi-yuktaḥ—endowed with wisdom · jahāti—get rid of · iha—in this life · ubhe—both · sukṛita-duṣhkṛite—good and bad deeds · tasmāt—therefore · yogāya—for Yog · yujyasva—strive for · yogaḥ—yog is · karmasu kauśhalam—the art of working skillfully

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