Chapter 2 · The Yoga of Analysis

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks
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Text 2.41

व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम्

vyavasāyātmikā buddhir ekeha kuru-nandana bahu-śhākhā hyanantāśh cha buddhayo ’vyavasāyinām

Recitation · Text 2.41
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (11 words)

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Krishna contrasts the resolute intellect, which is singular and one-pointed, with the many-branched, endless thoughts of the irresolute. Clarity of purpose, he suggests, is itself a kind of strength that scattered minds simply lack.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Clarity of purpose is itself described as a kind of strength that a scattered mind simply doesn't have access to.