Chapter 3 · The Yoga of Action

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 3.24

उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम् सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमा: प्रजा:

utsīdeyur ime lokā na kuryāṁ karma ched aham sankarasya cha kartā syām upahanyām imāḥ prajāḥ

Recitation · Text 3.24
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (15 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Krishna states the consequence starkly: these worlds would fall into ruin if he did not act, and he would be the cause of confusion and the undoing of these beings. Withdrawal by someone others watch is described as an act with victims.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Withdrawal by someone others are watching is described as an act that has victims, not a neutral absence.