Chapter 2 verse 47
“Thy right is to work only, but never to its fruits; let the
fruit of action be not your motive, nor let thy attachment be to inaction”
This is the most famous Sloka of the entire Bhagavat Gita in
recent times. I have never approached this Sloka after having read the 1st
46 Slokas and entire 1st chapter. Having done that now, the sloka
makes complete in itself as a great crescendo of all the teachings thus far
from Krishna. The wrong interpretation of the Vedas would lead one to believe
that one needs to seek pleasures and lordship in this world. Krishna is
imploring one’s right only to stress less action focused on job at hand without
expecting “a particular” result. All actions will have result. The clinging to
a particular result or expectation is the cause of all grief. Corollary of this
Sloka is that he is also asking one not to attachment oneself to “inaction”.
Sometimes I have wondered if walking away from challenges is the best option
and now Krishna is clearly asking us NOT to walk away from action. One can walk
away from desires but not focused action without expecting a particular result.
If there was ever one Sloka to imbibe all our lives, this one would be it.
However I have realized that every word of Krishna is important to listen and
follow!
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