Work done with
selfish motives is inferior by far to the selfless service or Karma-yoga. Therefore be a Karma-yogi, O Arjuna. Those who seek (to enjoy) the fruits
of their work are verily unhappy (because one has no control over the results). (2.49)
A Karma-yogi gets freedom from both vice and virtue in
this life itself. Therefore, strive for Karma-yoga. Working to the best of one's
abilities without getting attached to the fruits of work is called (Nishkaama) Karma-yoga.(2.50)
Wise Karma-yogis, possessed with mental poise by
renouncing the attachment to the fruits of work, are indeed freed from the bondage of rebirth and attain the blissful
divine state. (2.51)
When your intellect will completely pierce the veil of
delusion, then you will become indifferent to what has been heard and what is to be heard
(from the scriptures). (2.52) |