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Duty & actionChapter 2 · Contents of the Gītā Summarized
2.432.45

Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 2.44

Working with resolute intelligence

भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम् ।

व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिः समाधौ न विधीयते ॥ ४४ ॥

bhogaiśvarya-prasaktānāṁ

tayāpahṛta-cetasām

vyavasāyātmikā buddhiḥ

samādhau na vidhīyate

Translation

In the minds of those who are too attached to sense enjoyment and material opulence, and who are bewildered by such things, the resolute determination for devotional service to the Supreme Lord does not take place.

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Understand it

What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

A Mind Fixed in Devotion

  1. 1Too much attachment to sense enjoyment and material wealth prevents firm determination to serve the Supreme Lord.
  2. 2Samādhi means a mind fixed on understanding the self.
  3. 3Those bewildered by temporary sense enjoyment cannot reach samādhi and remain under material energy’s control.

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Chapter 2, Contents of the Gītā Summarized: working with resolute intelligence.

What it teaches

Theme summary

Act dutifully without attachment to fruits.

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Key ideas in this verse

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Key ideas: karma, sva-dharma.

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What does BG 2.44 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to duty & action?

Practice

Do one task today purely because it is right.

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Related verses

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BG 2.39Working with resolute intelligenceBG 2.40Working with resolute intelligenceBG 3.21Leadership by example

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