Chapter 2 · Sankhya Yoga - The Yoga of KnowledgeKrishna
Verse 50
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 2, श्लोक 50
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते।
तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्॥५०॥
Transliteration
Buddhi-Yukto Jahati-Iha Ubhe Sukrita-Dushkrite.
Tasmad-Yogaya Yujyasva Yogah Karmasu Kaushalam.||50||
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
बुद्धियुक्तःbuddhi-yuktahendowed with equanimity
जहातिjahaticasts off
इहihain this life
उभेubheboth
सुकृतदुष्कृतेsukrita-dushkritegood and bad deeds
तस्मात्tasmattherefore
योगायyogayafor Yoga
युज्यस्वyujyasvaengage yourself
योगःyogahYoga
कर्मसुkarmasuin actions
कौशलम्kaushalamskill/art
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
समत्व बुद्धि से युक्त व्यक्ति इस लोक में ही पुण्य और पाप दोनों को त्याग देता है। इसलिए योग में लग जाओ — योग कर्मों में कुशलता है।
English Translation
One endowed with equanimity of mind casts off in this very life both good and bad deeds. Therefore, devote yourself to Yoga. Yoga is skill in action.
Commentary (टीका)
'Yogah Karmasu Kaushalam' — Yoga is the art of performing action skillfully. This profound definition means that the same action, when performed with awareness and detachment, becomes liberating rather than binding. The 'skill' is not in technique but in consciousness — acting without ego and attachment transforms all action into worship.