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March 2024

कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन | समत्वं योग उच्यते ………..| योग: कर्मसु कौशलम् …|

By C. N. Vaze, Chartered Accountant
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All the three lines are often quoted like proverbs. All the three lines are from the second chapter of Shreemad- Bhagawad Geeta. The text is as follows:

कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्तेमाफलेषुकदाचन l माकर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मातेसङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि l l२.४७ ।।

योगस्थःकुरुकर्माणिसङ्गंत्यक्त्वाधनञ्जय। सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योःसमोभूत्वासमत्वंयोगउच्यते ।।२.४८।।

बुद्धियुक्तोजहातीहउभेसुकृतदुष्कृते। तस्माद्योगाययुज्यस्वयोगःकर्मसुकौशलम्।।२.५० ।।

The word ‘yoga’ is derived from the Sanskrit root yuj (युज्). It means to join or to get connected. Yoga, in simple terms, means to get ourselves connected with God. Get ‘Atman’ (self) connected with ‘Super Atman’ (परमात्मा). This is in all religions / prayers are meant for achieving this goal. The word ‘yoga’ appears very f

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