Chapter 2 · The Yoga of Analysis

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

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बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योग: कर्मसु कौशलम्

buddhi-yukto jahātīha ubhe sukṛita-duṣhkṛite tasmād yogāya yujyasva yogaḥ karmasu kauśhalam

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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (10 words)

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Krishna states that one endowed with even-minded wisdom casts off both good and bad deeds in this very life — therefore strive for yog, since yog is skill in action. 'Skill,' here, means acting without the entangling residue that ordinary action leaves behind.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:"Skill in action" here doesn't mean doing things well by ordinary standards — it means acting without the entangling residue ordinary action leaves behind.