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Chapter 2 · Contents of the Gītā Summarized · 72 verses

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Duty & actionChapter 2 · Contents of the Gītā Summarized
2.522.54

Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 2.53

Work without attachment; steady intelligence

श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना ते यदा स्थास्यति निश्चला ।

समाधावचला बुद्धिस्तदा योगमवाप्स्यसि ॥ ५३ ॥

śruti-vipratipannā te

yadā sthāsyati niścalā

samādhāv acalā buddhis

tadā yogam avāpsyasi

Translation

When your mind is no longer disturbed by the flowery language of the Vedas, and when it remains fixed in the trance of self-realization, then you will have attained the divine consciousness.

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Fixed in Kṛṣṇa Consciousness

  1. 1You attain divine consciousness when your mind is undisturbed by the flowery language of the Vedas and stays fixed in self-realization.
  2. 2Full samādhi means fully realizing Kṛṣṇa consciousness. The highest self-realization is knowing that you are Kṛṣṇa’s eternal servant.
  3. 3Do your duties in Kṛṣṇa consciousness by following the orders of Kṛṣṇa or His representative, the spiritual master.

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Chapter 2, Contents of the Gītā Summarized: work without attachment; steady 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 2.53 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 2.47Responsibility without ownership of outcomesBG 2.48Work without attachment; steady intelligenceBG 3.21Leadership by example

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