Sanskrit · Devanagari
एषा तेऽभिहिता साङ्ख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां शृणु। बुद्ध्या युक्तो यया पार्थ कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
eṣā te.abhihitā sāṅkhye buddhiryoge tvimāṃ śṛṇu buddhyā yukto yayā pārtha karmabandhaṃ prahāsyasi
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882The knowledge here declared to you is that relating to the Sāṅkhya,. Now hear that relating to the Yoga . Possessed of this knowledge, O son of Pṛthā! you will cast off the bonds of action. In this (path to final emancipation) nothing that is commenced becomes abortive
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।2.39।। एषा ते तुभ्यम् अभिहिता उक्ता सांख्ये परमार्थवस्तुविवेकविषये बुद्धिः ज्ञानं साक्षात् शोकमोहादिसंसारहेतुदोषनिवृत्तिकारणम्। योगे तु तत्प्राप्त्युपाये निःसङ्गतया द्वन्द्वप्रहाणपूर्वकम् ईश्वराराधनार्थे कर्मयोगे कर्मानुष्ठाने समाधियोगे च इमाम् अनन्तरमेवोच्यमानां बुद्धिं शृणु । तां च बुद्धिं स्तौति प्ररोचनार्थम् बुद्धया यया योगविषयया युक्तः हे पार्थ कर्मबन्धं कर्मैव धर्माधर्माख्यो बन्धः कर्मबन्धः तं प्रहास्यसि ईश्वरप्रसादनिमित्तज्ञानप्राप्त्यैव इत्यभिप्रायः।।किञ्च अन्यत्
9a5e773e9496…Rāmānuja
2.39 'Sankhya' means 'intellect,' and the truth about the Atman, which is determinable by the intellect, is 'Sankhyam'. Concerning the nature of the self which has to be known, whatever Buddhi has to be taught, has been taught to you in the passage beginning with, 'It is not that I did not exist' (II.12) and ending with the words, 'Therefore, you shall not grieve for any being' (II.30). The disposition of mind (Buddhi) which is reired for the performance of works preceded by knowledge of the self and which thus constitutes the means of attaining release, that is here called by the term Yoga. It will be clearly told later on, 'Work done with desire for fruits is far inferior to work done with evennes of mind' (II. 49). What Buddhi or attitude of mind is reired for making your act deserve the name of Yoga, listen to it now. Endowed with that knowledge, you will be able to cast away the bondage of Karma. 'Karma-bandha' means the bondage due to Karma i.e., the bondage of Samsara. Now Sri Krsna explains the glory of works associated with the Buddhi to be described hereafter:
16922b2ae10f…Swami Sivananda
2.39 एषा this? ते to thee? अभिहिता (is) declared? सांख्ये in Sankhya? बुद्धिः wisdom? योगे in the Yoga? तु indeed? इमाम् this? श्रृणु hear? बुद्ध्या with wisdom? युक्तः endowed with? यया which? पार्थ O Partha? कर्मबन्धम् bondage of Karma? प्रहास्यसि (thou) shalt cast off.Commentary Lord Krishna taught Jnana (knowledge) to Arjuna till now. (Sankhya Yoga is the path of Vedanta or Jnana Yoga? which treats of the nature of the Atman or the Self and the methods to attain Selfrealisation. It is not the Sankhya philosophy of sage Kapila.) He is now giving to teach Arjuna the technie or secret of Karma Yoga endowed with which he (or anybody else) can break through the bonds of Karma. The Karma Yogi should perform work without expectation of fruits of his actions? without the idea of agency (or the notin I do this)? without attachment? after annihilating or going beyond all the pairs of opposites such as heat and cold? gain and loss? victoyr and defeat? etc. Dharma and Adharma? or merit and demerit will not touch that Karma Yogi who works without attachment and egoism. The Karma Yogi consecrates all his works and their fruits as offerings unto the Lord (Isvararpanam) and thus obtains the grace of the Lord (Isvaraprasada).
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