भ. गी. 2.47

कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन ।
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि ॥

अनुवाद

कर्म* करने तक ही तुम्हारा अधिकार सीमित है, परंतु कभी भी उसके फल पर नहीं । अतः तुम [स्वतन्त्र कर्तापन** का दावा करके] कर्मफल का कारण मत बनो और परिणामस्वरूप कर्म के न करने में भी आसक्त मत हो ।

टिप्पणियाँ

* इसका तात्पर्य है कि व्यक्ति कर्म करने अथवा कर्म से विरत रहने का चुनाव कर सकता है, किंतु अपने कर्मों के फलों के संबंध में उसके पास ऐसा कोई चुनाव नहीं होता।

** फलों का कारण स्वयं को मानने और उनकी इच्छा रखने से व्यक्ति उन फलों के बंधन में पड़ता है।

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व्याख्यान के अनुसार, भगवद्गीता के श्लोक २.४८ ("योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि...") में प्रयुक्त सम्बोधन 'धनंजय' तथा 'योग' की विशेष परिभाषा का क्या सूक्ष्म अर्थ समझाया गया है?

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पूछा गया 19 Oct 2026, 21:44

पाठक का प्रश्न

I understand that we shouldn't be attached to the fruits of the results.

But i hope its fine to atleast think about the results. So that we know what is the target we want to achieve or result we want to see by our action?

If we are not thinking about the results at all, how would we try to improve our actions to get ideal results. And not just become lazy, that i am doing my work whatever Krishna has to give in result, He will give.

How to understand this.

  1. व्यवस्थापक का उत्तरसंपादित 20 Oct 2026

    The purpose of niṣkāma karma yoga is to purify our heart of material desires. This is why one offers the results of Vedic karma mentally to Śrī Kṛṣṇa. This is a sādhana. So there is a goal - the goal is purification of the heart. And offering the results of the karma to Bhagavān in the mind is the method to achieve that goal. When one performs karma in this frame of mind - not anxious for the result, but diligently performs it because its results will be offered to Bhagavān - then one performs it meticulously and skillfully - yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam (BG 2.50).

    As for becoming lazy - Bhagavān is saying here that a karma-yogi has the adhikāra to perform karma, but has no control over the results of that karma. He then adds that one should not become lazy - mā te saṅgo'stu akarmaṇi. If one thinks that one is the sole cause of that karma, then one will become bound to the results - as the footnote explains.