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व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन । बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम् ॥४१॥
vyavasāyātmikā buddhir ekeha kuru-nandana bahu-śākhā hy anantāś ca buddhayo vyavasāyinām
vyavasāyātmikā —resolute Kṛṣṇa consciousness;  buddhiḥ —intelligence;  ekā —only one;  iha —in this world;  kuru-nandana —O beloved child of the Kurus;  bahu-śākhāḥ —various branches;  hi —indeed;  anantāḥ —unlimited;  ca —also;  buddhayaḥ —intelligence;  avyavasāyinām —of those who are not in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
TRANSLATION
Those who are on this path are resolute in purpose, and their aim is one. O beloved child of the Kurus, the intelligence of those who are irresolute is many-branched.
PURPORT
A strong faith in Kṛṣṇa consciousness that one should be elevated to the highest perfection of life is called  vyavasāyātmikā  intelligence. The  Caitanya-caritāmṛta  states:
‘śraddhā’-śabde viśvāsa kahe sudṛḍha niścaya kṛṣṇe bhakti kaile sarva-karma kṛta haya.
Faith means unflinching trust in something sublime. When one is engaged in the duties of Krṣṇa consciousness, he need not act in relationship to the material world with obligations to family traditions, humanity, or nationality. Fruitive activities are the engagements of one's reactions from past good or bad deeds. When one is awake in Krṣṇa consciousness, he need no longer endeavor for good results in his activities. When one is situated in Krṣṇa consciousness, all activities are on the absolute plane, for they are no longer subject to dualities like good and bad. The highest perfection of Krṣṇa consciousness is renunciation of the material conception of life. This state is automatically achieved by progressive Krṣṇa consciousness. The resolute purpose of a person in Krṣṇa consciousness is based on