यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रित: मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्या: पार्थ सर्वश:
yadi hyahaṁ na varteyaṁ jātu karmaṇyatandritaḥ mama vartmānuvartante manuṣhyāḥ pārtha sarvaśhaḥ
Recitation · Text 3.23
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (14 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
The stakes of that example: if I did not remain carefully engaged in action, Krishna says, people everywhere would follow my path. The warning is not about his own loss but about what others would conclude from his stopping.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:The warning isn't about his own loss — it's about what everyone else would conclude from his stopping.