Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Ramanuja's Gita Bhashyam - Chapter 2 - sloka 51


The entire content of this mail is from Swami Adidevavananda's translation of  Ramanuja's  Gita Bhashya, published by Ramakrishna Mission.

The Key to Yoga - 45-53 
1 Gita Sloka every day - Chapter 2 - Samkhya Yoga - Sloka 51

Karmajam Buddhiyuktahi  phalam tyaktva manishinah I
Janmabandha vinirmuktah padam gachanty anamayam II sloka 51
कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ताहि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः ।
जन्मबन्ध विनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गछन्ति अनामयं ।। श्लोक ५१ 

The wise men who possess  evenness of mind, relinquishing the fruits born of actions, are freed from the bondage of rebirths, and  go to the region beyond all ills.

Those who possess this evenness of mind while performing actions and relinquishing their fruits, are freed from the bondage of rebirth, and go to the region beyond all ills. "Hi" means that this dictum or teaching is well known in all the upanishads.

No comments:

Post a Comment