Die, and you will win heaven; conquer,
and you enjoy sovereignty of the earth; therefore, stand up. Arjun, determined
to fight. ………. (37)
Arjun, this attitude of mind has been presented
to you from the point of view of Jnanayoga; now hear the same as presented from
the standpoint of Karma yoga (the yoga of selfless action). Equipped with this
attitude of mind, you will be able to throw off completely the shackles of
Karma. ……. (39)
In this path (of selfless) there is no
loss of effort, nor is there fear of contrary result, even a little practice of
this discipline saves one from the terrible fear of birth and death ……(40)
Arjun, in this Yoga (of selfless action)
the intellect is determinate and directed singly towards one ideal; whereas the
intellect of the undecided (ignorant men moved by desires) wanders in all
directions after innumerable aims. ……………… (41)
Arjun, those who are full of worldly
desires and devoted to the letter of the Vedas, who look upon heaven as the
supreme goal and argue that there is nothing beyond heaven, are unwise. They
utter flowery speech recommending many rituals of various kinds for the
attainment of pleasure and power with rebirth as their fruit. Those whose minds
are carried away by such words, and who are deeply attached to pleasures and
worldly power, cannot attain the determinate intellect concentrated on
God. …………(42-44)
Arjun, the Vedas thus deal with the
evolutes of the three Gunas (modes of Prakrti), viz, worldly enjoyments and the
means of attaining such enjoyments; be thou indifferent to these enjoyments and
their means, rising above pairs of opposites like pleasure and pain etc,
established in the Eternal Existence (God), absolutely unconcerned about the
fulfillment of wants and the preservation of what has been already attained,
you be self-controlled. ………….. (45)
A Brahmana, who has obtained
enlightenment, has as much use for all the Vedas as one who stands at the brink
of a sheet of water overflowing on all sides has for a small reservoir of
water. ……… (46)
Your right is to work only and never to
the fruit thereof. Do not Consider yourself to be the cause of the fruit of
action; nor let your attachment be to inaction. …. (47)
Arjun, perform your duties established
in Yoga, renouncing attachment, and be even-minded in success and failure;
evenness of mind is called "Yoga" …….. (48)
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