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nehābhikrama-nāśo ‘sti pratyavāyo na vidyate sv-alpam apy asya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt Translation of Bhagavad Gita 2.40 In this endeavor there is no loss or diminution, and a little advancement on this path can...

vyavasāyātmikā buddhir ekeha kuru-nandana bahu-śākhā hy anantāś ca buddhayo ‘vyavasāyinām Translation of Bhagavad Gita 2.41 Those who are on this path are resolute in purpose, and their aim is one. O beloved child of the...

yām imāḿ puṣpitāḿ vācaḿ pravadanty avipaścitaḥ veda-vāda-ratāḥ pārtha nānyad astīti vādinaḥ kāmātmānaḥ svarga-parā janma-karma-phala-pradām kriyā-viśeṣa-bahulāḿ bhogaiśvarya-gatiḿ prati Translation of Bhagavad Gita...

bhogaiśvarya-prasaktānāḿ tayāpahṛta-cetasām vyavasāyātmikā buddhiḥ samādhau na vidhīyate Translation of Bhagavad Gita 2.44 In the minds of those who are too attached to sense enjoyment and material opulence, and who are...

trai-guṇya-viṣayā vedā nistrai-guṇyo bhavārjuna nirdvandvo nitya-sattva-stho niryoga-kṣema ātmavān Translation of Bhagavad Gita 2.45 The Vedas deal mainly with the subject of the three modes of material nature. O Arjuna,...

yāvān artha udapāne sarvataḥ samplutodake tāvān sarveṣu vedeṣu brāhmaṇasya vijānataḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 2.46 All purposes served by a small well can at once be served by a great reservoir of water. Similarly, all...

karmaṇy evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te sańgo ‘stv akarmaṇi Translation of Bhagavad Gita 2.47 You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits...

yoga-sthaḥ kuru karmāṇi sańgaḿ tyaktvā dhanañjaya siddhy-asiddhyoḥ samo bhūtvā samatvaḿ yoga ucyate Translation of Bhagavad Gita 2.48 Perform your duty equipoised, O Arjuna, abandoning all attachment to success or failure....

dūreṇa hy avaraḿ karma buddhi-yogād dhanañjaya buddhau śaraṇam anviccha kṛpaṇāḥ phala-hetavaḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 2.49 O Dhananjaya, keep all abominable activities far distant by devotional service, and in that...

buddhi-yukto jahātīha ubhe sukṛta-duṣkṛte tasmād yogāya yujyasva yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam Translation of Bhagavad Gita 2.50 A man engaged in devotional service rids himself of both good and bad actions even in this life....