Chapter 18 · The Yoga of Liberation

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 18.9

कार्यमित्येव यत्कर्म नियतं क्रियतेऽर्जुन सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलं चैव स त्याग: सात्त्विको मत:

kāryam ity eva yat karma niyataṁ kriyate ‘rjuna saṅgaṁ tyaktvā phalaṁ chaiva sa tyāgaḥ sāttviko mataḥ

Recitation · Text 18.9
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (16 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

When prescribed work is done simply because it ought to be done, giving up attachment and fruit — that relinquishment is held to be of goodness. The whole difference is in why, not in what.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The whole difference is in why, not in what.