Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 2.48
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 2.48 · 2 · Verse 48
Sanskrit Original
।।2.48।।राज्यबन्धुप्रभृतिषु सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा युद्धादीनि कर्माणि योगस्थः कुरु। तदन्तर्भूतविजयादि सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा कुरु। तद् इदं सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समत्वम् योगस्थ इत्यत्र योगशब्देन उच्यते। योगः सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समत्वरूपं चित्तसमाधानम्। किमर्थम् इदम् असकृद् उच्यते इत्यत आह
2.48 Abandoning the attachment to kingdom, relatives etc., and established in Yoga, engage in war and such other activities. Perform these with eanimity as regards success and failure resulting from victory etc., which are inherent in them. This eanimity with regard to success and failure is called here by the term Yoga, in the expression 'established in Yoga.' Yoga is eanimity of mind which takes the form of evenness in success and failure. Sri Krsna explains why this is repeatedly said: