यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धन: तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसङ्ग: समाचर
yajñārthāt karmaṇo ’nyatra loko ’yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ tad-arthaṁ karma kaunteya mukta-saṅgaḥ samāchara
Recitation · Text 3.9
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
The pivot of the chapter: work done as yajña — as offering — does not bind, while all other work binds this world to karma. So act, Krishna says, but perform that work free from attachment, for that purpose alone.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:It isn't the work that binds, but what the work is done for — offered work leaves no residue.