Chapter 2 • Verse 51

Sankhya Yoga

The Yoga of Knowledge

Sanskrit Verse

Karma-jam buddhi-yukta hi phalam tyaktva manisinah janma-bandha-vinirmuktah padam gacchanty anamayam

Translation & Meaning

By thus engaging in devotional service to the Lord, great sages or devotees free themselves from the results of work in the material world. In this way they become free from the cycle of birth and death and attain the state beyond all miseries. Renouncing the fruits of karma through wisdom-yoga, the wise transcend the cycle of rebirth.

Key Teachings

  • Renunciation of karmic fruits leads to liberation from rebirth
  • Action without attachment purifies the soul
  • The path of wisdom-karma leads to the state beyond all suffering

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