Chapter 2: Transcendental Knowledgeसांख्ययोग
2:48
“Be steadfast in yoga, O Arjuna. Perform your duties abandoning attachment, remaining equal in success and failure. Such equanimity is called yoga.”
Sanskrit
योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय | सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते ||
Transliteration
yoga-sthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā dhanañjaya siddhya-siddhyoḥ samo bhūtvā samatvaṁ yoga ucyate
Commentary
Krishna defines yoga as equanimity - maintaining mental balance regardless of outcomes. True spiritual practice is not withdrawal from action but performing action with inner detachment and evenness of mind.
Chapter 2
Transcendental Knowledge