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Chapter 2 • Verse 47

Sankhya Yoga

The Yoga of Knowledge

Sanskrit Verse

Karmany evadhikaras te ma phalesu kadacana, ma karma-phala-hetur bhur ma te sango 'stv akarmani

Translation & Meaning

You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of action. Never consider yourself the cause of the results of your activities, and never be attached to not doing your duty.

Key Teachings

  • Focus on action, not outcomes
  • Detachment from results
  • Duty over desire

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