बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते | तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्
buddhiyukto jahātīha ubhe sukṛtaduṣkṛte . tasmādyogāya yujyasva yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam
具足智慧者,在此生舍弃善行与恶行。因此,你当致力于瑜伽,瑜伽是行动中的技巧。
Possessed of wisdom, one rejects here both virtue and vice. Therefore devote yourself to (Karma-) yoga. Yoga is skilfulness in action.
仅为求取果报而进行的行动会束缚一个人,带来果报,并使行动者不得不再次投生于世间以享用它们。如果行动是以平等心(智慧瑜伽,即与纯粹的智慧或理性结合)进行,心安住于主,则不会束缚他,也不会带来任何果报,这根本就不是(束缚性的)行动。当以平等心或沉着稳健的理性进行时,具有束缚性质的行动便失去了其性质。拥有沉着理性的瑜伽士将所有行动归因于内在的神圣行动者(自在主或神)。
Work performed with motive towards fruits only can bind a man. It will bring the fruits and the performer of the action will have to take birth again in this mortal world to enjoy them. If work is performed with evennes of mind (the Yoga of wisdom? i.e.? united to pure Buddhi? intelligence or reason) with the mind resting in the Lord? it will not bind him it will not bring any fruit it is no work at all. Actions which are of a binding nature lose that nature when performed with eanimity of mind? or poised reason. The Yogi of poised reason attributes all actions to the Divine Actor within (Isvara or God).