Chapter 3 · The Yoga of Action

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 3.25

सक्ता: कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथासक्तश्चिकीर्षुर्लोकसंग्रहम्

saktāḥ karmaṇyavidvānso yathā kurvanti bhārata kuryād vidvāns tathāsaktaśh chikīrṣhur loka-saṅgraham

Recitation · Text 3.25
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)

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The instruction to the wise: act as energetically as the ignorant do — but unattached, and wishing the welfare of the world. The visible effort is identical; only the inner relationship to the outcome differs.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The visible effort is meant to look identical — only the inner relationship to the outcome changes.