न मे पार्थास्ति कर्तव्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु किञ्चन नानवाप्तमवाप्तव्यं वर्त एव च कर्मणि
na me pārthāsti kartavyaṁ triṣhu lokeṣhu kiñchana nānavāptam avāptavyaṁ varta eva cha karmaṇi
Recitation · Text 3.22
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (15 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Krishna turns the argument on himself: there is nothing in the three worlds he is obliged to do, nothing unattained he needs to gain — and yet he remains engaged in action. The strongest case for working is made by someone with no reason to work.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:The strongest argument for working is made by the one person in the conversation with no reason to work.