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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 51

The Eternal Self and Selfless Action

कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः। जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम्

karma-jaṁ buddhi-yuktā hi phalaṁ tyaktvā manīṣhiṇaḥ janma-bandha-vinirmuktāḥ padaṁ gachchhanty-anāmayam

What does Bhagavad Gita 2.51 mean?

The sages, guided by pure intellect, renounce the fruits of their actions; and, thus freed from the shackles of rebirth, they attain the highest bliss.

Word-by-word meaning

karma-jam—born of fruitive actions · buddhi-yuktāḥ—endowed with equanimity of intellect · hi—as · phalam—fruits · tyaktvā—abandoning · manīṣhiṇaḥ—the wise · janma-bandha-vinirmuktāḥ—freedom from the bondage of life and death · padam—state · gachchhanti—attain · anāmayam—devoid of sufferings

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