| 48. Steadfast
in devotion do thy works, O Dhanamjaya, casting off attachment, being the
same in success and failure. Evenness is called Yoga.Steadfast in devotion
(Yoga) perform works merely for Gods sake, casting off even such attachment
as this, May God be pleased, and being equanimous in success and failure.
success (siddhi) consists in the attainment of knowledge (jnana) as the
result of the mind (Sattva attaining purity when works are done by one without
longing for their fruits ; and failure results from the opposite course.What
is that devotion (Yoga) to which Arjuna has been exhorted to resort in performing
works ? The reply is this:Evenness of mind in success and failure is called
devotion (Yoga).In comparison with action thus performed in the service
of the Isvara with evenness of mind, |
