2.41 व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन। बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम्
vyavasāy
Word meanings
vyavasāya-ātmikā—resolute;buddhiḥ—intellect;ekā—single;iha—on this path;kuru-nandana—descendent of the Kurus;bahu-śhākhāḥ—many-branched;hi—indeed;anantāḥ—endless;cha—also;buddhayaḥ—intellect;avyavasāyinām—of the irresolute
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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O source of joy to the Kurus! The knowledge in the form of determination is one; however, the knowledge (thoughts) of those who lack determination has many branches and has no end.
By its means, the straying intellect becomes steadied in the contemplation of one object only; whereas the minds of the irresolute stray into bypaths innumerable.
In this (Karma Yoga), O Arjuna, the resolute mind is one-pointed; the minds of the irresolute are many-branched and endless.
O scion of the Kuru dynasty, in this there is a single, one-pointed conviction. The thoughts of the irresolute ones have many branches indeed, and are innumerable.
Here, O joy of the Kurus, there is a single one-pointed determination! Many-branched and endless are the thoughts of the irresolute.
2.43 कामात्मानः स्वर्गपरा जन्मकर्मफलप्रदाम्। क्रियाविशेषबहुलां भोगैश्वर्यगतिं प्रति
kām
Word meanings
kāma-ātmānaḥ—desirous of sensual pleasure;swarga-parāḥ—aiming to achieve the heavenly planets;janma-karma-phala—high birth and fruitive results;pradāṁ—awarding;kriyā-viśheṣha—pompous ritualistic ceremonies;bahulām—various;bhoga—gratification;aiśhwarya—luxury;gatim—progress;prati—toward
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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They proclaim this flowery speech about the paths to the lordship of the objects of enjoyment-[the paths] that are full of different actions-and desire action alone as a fruit of their birth.
Consulting only their own desires, they construct their own heaven, devising arduous and complex rites to secure their own pleasure and their own power; and the only result is rebirth.
O! Partha, the unwise, who rejoice in the letter of the Vedas, say, 'There is nothing else.' They are full only of worldly desires and they hanker for heaven. They speak flowery words which offer rebirth as the fruit of work. They look upon the Vedas as consisting entirely of varied rites for the attainment of pleasure and power. Those who cling so to pleasure and power are attracted by that speech (offering heavenly rewards) and are unable to develop the resolute will of a concentrated mind.
O son of Prtha, those undiscerning people who utter this flowery talk which promises birth as a result of rites and duties, and is full of various special rites meant for the attainment of enjoyment and affluence , they remain engrossed in the utterances of the Vedas and declare that nothing else exists; their minds are full of desires and they have heaven as the goal.
Full of desires, having heaven as their goal, they utter speech which promises birth as the reward of one’s actions, and prescribe various specific actions for the attainment of pleasure and power.
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सांख्ययोग
Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga
sāṃkhyayoga
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2.42 यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चितः। वेदवादरताः पार्थ नान्यदस्तीति वादिनः
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Word meanings
yām imām—all these;puṣhpitām—flowery;vācham—words;pravadanti—speak;avipaśhchitaḥ—those with limited understanding;veda-vāda-ratāḥ—attached to the flowery words of the Vedas;pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha;na anyat—no other;asti—is;iti—thus;vādinaḥ—advocate
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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O son of Prtha! Those, whose very nature is desire, whose goal is heaven, who esteem only the Vedic declaration [of fruits], who declare that there is nothing else, are men without insight.
Only the ignorant speak in figurative language. It is they who extol the letter of the scriptures, saying, There is nothing deeper than this.'
O! Partha, the unwise, who rejoice in the letter of the Vedas, say, 'There is nothing else.' They are full only of worldly desires and they hanker for heaven. They speak flowery words which offer rebirth as the fruit of work. They look upon the Vedas as consisting entirely of varied rites for the attainment of pleasure and power. Those who cling so to pleasure and power are attracted by that speech (offering heavenly rewards) and are unable to develop the resolute will of a concentrated mind.
O son of Prtha, those undiscerning people who utter this flowery talk which promises birth as a result of rites and duties, and is full of various special rites meant for the attainment of enjoyment and affluence , they remain engrossed in the utterances of the Vedas and declare that nothing else exists; their minds are full of desires and they have heaven as the goal.
Flowery speech is uttered by the unwise, who take pleasure in the eulogising words of the Vedas, O Arjuna, saying: “There is nothing else!”
