Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 57

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-2 Sankhya Yogaḥ

Sri Krishna explains why He constantly repeats this teaching: — dūreṇa hyavaraṁ karma buddhi-yogād dhanañjaya | buddhau śaraṇam anviccha kṛpaṇāḥ phala-hetavaḥ || 49 || 49. Action with attachment [to results] is far inferior, O Arjuna, to action done with equanimity. Seek refuge in wisdom. Miserable are they, who act motived by reward. Commentary All other kinds of action are far inferior to those done with equanimity or wisdom which consists of the renunciation [prior to commencement] of the main result [of the particular activity] and remaining in a state of equanimity towards success or failure which are the secondary results. Between the two kinds of actions, the one done with equanimity and the other with motivation for rewards; the act performed with equanimity removes all the sufferings of Samsara and leads to Liberation which is the highest object of human existence. The actions done with a desire for rewards perpetuates the cycle of rebirth — Samsara — with the endless suffering which is its characteristic. Thus when an action is being done, take refuge in wisdom — Buddhi (equanimity of mind). Refuge means "abode.” In other words abide in that state of wisdom. Those who act with attachment to the results, etc., are miserable, as they will continue to remain in Samsara.