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Chapter 2
Link:-In the next verse, Lord Krsna explains the result of equanimity of mind.
buddhiyukto jahatiha ubhe sukrtaduskrte
tasmadyogaya yujyasva yogah karmasu kausalam
Endowed with equanimity, one frees the self in this life from good (virtue) and evil (vice) alike; therefore, devote yourself to this Yoga of equanimity; skill in action lies in (the practice of this) Yoga. 50
Comment:-
Buddhiyukto jahatlha ubhe sukrtaduskrte:-A person, endowed with equanimity, becomes free from virtue and vice like omnipresent God (Gita 2/38).
In the state of equanimity. a man while living in the world detaches himself from the world, and remains untouched by virtues and sins, as a lotus leaf by water.
Man himself is sentient and is free from virtue and sin, but by identifying himself with the unreal body etc., sins and virtues accrue. If he does not identify himself with the unreal, he will remain untouched by virtues and sins, and unconnected with them like the sky.
Tasmadyogaya yujyasva:-Therefore, devote yourself to the Yoga of equanimity, viz., remain established continuously in equanimity. You cannot attain that equanimity, so long as you have attachment and aversion. You are the knower of pleasure and pain. It means, that you are different from them and you are as a onlooker, who remains equanimous. So realize that equanimity.
Yogah karmasu kauialam:-Skill in action lies in the practice of this Yoga. Equanimity, in success and failure, is skill in action.
In this verse, Lord Krsna has not defmed Yoga, but He has explained the importance of Yoga (equanimity). If we interpret it as, 'skill in action is Yoga', it means, that the action of a thief carried out skilfully, will also be called Yoga. Therefore, this interpretation does not seem proper. Some people may define Yoga 'skill in action approved by the scriptures.' But, by doing so the people will be bound by the fruits of action and will not be able to attain equanimity. Therefore, it is proper to interpret, equanimity in action as skill or wisdom. The reason is, that he who remains even-minded while performing actions, is not bound by such actions and their fruit.
Secondly, in the first part of this verse, as well as in the previous two verses there is the reference of Yoga (Equanimity) rather than skill. So this interpretation seems to be reasonable.
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