Chapter 3 · The Yoga of Action

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 3.18

नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्चिदर्थव्यपाश्रय:

naiva tasya kṛitenārtho nākṛiteneha kaśhchana na chāsya sarva-bhūteṣhu kaśhchid artha-vyapāśhrayaḥ

Recitation · Text 3.18
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (16 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Such a person gains nothing by acting and loses nothing by not acting, and depends on no other being for any purpose. The independence described here is total — which is precisely what makes it so rare a condition.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The independence described here is total — which is exactly what makes it such a rare condition to actually be in.