Bhagavad Gita 2.51

कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः |
जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम् ||२-५१||

karmajaṃ buddhiyuktā hi phalaṃ tyaktvā manīṣiṇaḥ . janmabandhavinirmuktāḥ padaṃ gacchantyanāmayam ||2-51||

।।2.51।। बुद्धियोग युक्त मनीषी लोग कर्मजन्य फलों को त्यागकर जन्मरूप बन्धन से मुक्त हुये अनामय अर्थात् निर्दोष पद को प्राप्त होते हैं।।

Word-by-word meanings

2.51 कर्मजम् actionborn? बुद्धियुक्ताः possessed of knowledsge? हि indeed? फलम् the fruit? त्यक्त्वा having abandoned? मनीषिणः the wise? जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः freed from the fetters of birth? पदम् the abode? गच्छन्ति go? अनामयम् beyond evil.Commentary Clinging to the fruits of actions is the cause of rirth. Man takes a body to enjoy them. If anyone performs actions for the sake of God in fulfilment of His purpose without desire for the fruits? he is released from the bonds of birth and attains t

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।2.51।।क्योंकि कर्मजम् इस पदका फलं त्यक्त्वा इस अगले पदसे सम्बन्ध है। कर्मोंसे उत्पन्न होनेवाली जो इष्टानिष्टदेहप्राप्ति है वही कर्मज फल कहलाता है समत्वबुद्धियुक्त पुरुष उस कर्मफलको छोड़कर मनीषी अर्थात् ज्ञानी होकर जीवित अवस्थामें ही जन्मबन्धनसे निर्मुक्त होकर अर्थात् जन्म नामके बन्धनसे छूटकर विष्णुके मोक्ष नामक अनामय सर्वोपद्रवरहित परमपदको पा लेते हैं। अथवा ( यों समझो कि ) बुद्धियोगाद्धनंजय इस श्लोकसे लेकर ( यहाँतक बुद्धि शब्दसे ) कर्मयोगजनित सत्त्वशुद्धिसे उत्पन्न हुई जो सर्वतःसंप्लुतोदकस्थानीय परमार्थज्ञानरूपा बुद्धि है वही दिखलायी गयी है क्योंकि ( यहाँ ) यह बुद्धि पुण्यपापके नाशमें साक्षात् हेतुरूपसे वर्णित है।

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Swami Gambirananda

2.51 Because, those who are devoted to wisdom, (they) becoming men of Enlightenment by giving up the fruits produced by actions, reach the state beyond evils by having become freed from the bondage of birth.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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