Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 49
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 2 श्लोक 49

दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय।
बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः।।2.49।।



हिंदी अनुवाद - स्वामी रामसुख दास जी ( भगवद् गीता 2.49)
।।2.49।।बुद्धियोग(समता) की अपेक्षा सकामकर्म दूरसे (अत्यन्त) ही निकृष्ट है। अतः हे धनञ्जय तू बुद्धि (समता) का आश्रय ले क्योंकि फलके हेतु बननेवाले अत्यन्त दीन हैं।


Rudra Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary

Actions initiated by desire for rewards are debased and abominable.  Actions
performed in  spiritual  intelligence  by  the  science  of  the  individual
consciousness attaining communion with the Ultimate  Consciousness  are  far
superior. Therefore perform  actions  in  spiritual  intelligence  and  take
complete shelter of the  Supreme  Lord.  But  those  who  are  impelled  and
motivated by desire have only  misery  and  wretchedness.  For  the  Brihad-
aranyaka Upanisad 3.8.10 states: Whoever departs from this Earth  having  no
knowledge of the Supreme Lord is in a miserable condition.


Brahma Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary

In the verse Lord Krishna prescribes to endeavour for  equanimity  revealing
that the path is by yoga and by wisdom. Avaram means abominable  and  durena
means to discard; so discarding all fruitive activities  one  should  adhere
to spiritual intelligence and remain steadfast in  wisdom.  One  whose  only
objective is based on fruitive desires wishes to enjoy the rewards of  their
actions and is degraded.

Now begins the summation.

For all living entities the Supreme Lord  is  the  only  refuge.  When  this
realisation finally dawns upon the intellect  of  a  living  entity  whether
they are ignorant, wise or liberated they surrender unto  the  Supreme  Lord
without reservation.  Those who in delusion consider themselves the same  as
the  Supreme  Lord  Krishna  who  is  distinctly  different   due   to   His
inconceivable  potencies  and  transcendental  attributes,  descend  to  the
hellish worlds of darkness without a  doubt.  They  are  doomed  to  eternal
damnation in hellish conditions.

In the Narada Purana it is stated:

Those who see a separation in the Supreme Lord Krishna from His name,  form,
attributes,  pastimes,  incarnations  and  those  who  deride  and  seek  to
diminish the glory of  the  Supreme  Lord  Krishnas  devotees  sink  to  an
existence in the hellish worlds of darkness.


Shri Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary
There is no commentary for this verse.


Kumara Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary
One performing actions with  the  thought  of  receiving  rewards  gets  the
desired resultant. This appears positive but  it  is  repeatedly  denounced.
Why? Because actions performed  due  to  selfish  motives  are  inferior  to
actions performed due to selfless motives. Selfless motives are balanced  in
equanimity. Equanimity possesses a  determinate  consciousness.  Because  of
this reality one should seek the shelter of evenness of mind in  equanimity.
Arjuna had acquired so many riches before naturally following  his  duty  so
why should he try to avoid his  duty  worrying  about  success  or  failure.
Those motivated to perform activities craving  only  to  get  a  reward  for
their actions are inferior and wretched.