Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 49

Bhagavad Gita: Verse 2.49

दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय ।
बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः ॥ २-४९॥


dūreṇa hyavaraṃ karma buddhiyogāddhanañjaya
buddhau śaraṇamanviccha kṛpaṇāḥ phalahetavaḥ


Meaning:

Far lower than the YOGA -of-wisdom is action, O Dhananjaya. Seek thou refuge in wisdom; wretched are they whose motive is the fruit.


dūreṇa = discard it at a long distance; hi = certainly; avaraṃ = abominable; karma = activity; buddhiyogāt = on the strength of Krishna consciousness; dhanañjaya = O conqueror of wealth; buddhau = in such consciousness; śaraṇaṃ = full surrender; anviccha = try for; kṛpaṇāḥ = misers; phalahetavaḥ = those desiring fruitive results.;

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 49

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