Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga, verse 48
योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय।
सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते ॥
Say ityoga-sthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā dhanañjaya
siddhy-asiddhyoḥ samo bhūtvā samatvaṁ yoga uchyate
Translation
Perform action, O Arjuna, being steadfast in Yoga, abandoning attachment and balanced in success and failure; evenness of mind is called Yoga.
Swami Sivananda
By being established in Yoga, O Dhananjaya (Arjuna), undertake actions, casting off attachment and remaining equanimous in success and failure. Equanimity is called Yoga.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Abandoning attachment and established in Yoga, perform works, viewing success and failure with an even mind. Evenness of mind is said to be Yoga.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
O Dhananjaya! Establish yourself in the Yoga, perform actions while abandoning attachment, and remain even-minded in success and failure; for, even-mindedness is said to be the Yoga.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Revised:
Perform all your actions with your mind concentrated on the Divine, renouncing attachment and looking upon success and failure with an equal eye. Spirituality implies equanimity.
Shri Purohit Swami
हे धनञ्जय ! तू आसक्तिका त्याग करके सिद्धि-असिद्धिमें सम होकर योगमें स्थित हुआ कर्मोंको कर; क्योंकि समत्व ही योग कहा जाता है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे धनंजय आसक्ति को त्याग कर तथा सिद्धि और असिद्धि में समभाव होकर योग में स्थित हुये तुम कर्म करो। यह समभाव ही योग कहलाता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.
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