Chapter 18 · The Yoga of Liberation

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 18.24

यत्तुकामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुन: क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम्

yat tu kāmepsunā karma sāhankārena vā punaḥ kriyate bahulāyāsaṁ tad rājasam udāhṛitam

Recitation · Text 18.24
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)

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But action done with great effort by one seeking to gratify desires, or performed from egotism, is declared of passion. Bahulāyāsam — with much strain. Exhaustion is treated as a symptom, not a virtue.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Bahulāyāsam — exhaustion is treated as a symptom, not a virtue.