3.16 एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः। अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति
evaṃ pravartitaṃ cakraṃ n
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evam—thus;pravartitam—set into motion;chakram—cycle;na—not;anuvartayati—follow;iha—in this life;yaḥ—who;agha-āyuḥ—sinful living;indriya-ārāmaḥ—for the delight of their senses;mogham—vainly;pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha;saḥ—they;jīvati—live
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Whoever does not keep the wheel of life rolling, which has been set in motion in this world, is a man of sinful life, rejoicing in the senses; and he lives in vain, O son of Prtha!
Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain.
He who does not follow the wheel thus set in motion here, lives in sin, satisfying the senses, O Arjuna. He lives in vain.
O Partha, he lives in vain who does not follow here the wheel thus set in motion, whose life is sinful, and who indulges in the senses.
He who does not follow the wheel thus set revolving, who is of sinful life, rejoicing in the senses, he lives in vain, O Arjuna!
3.18 नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन। न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्चिदर्थव्यपाश्रयः
na
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na—not;eva—indeed;tasya—his;kṛitena—by discharge of duty;arthaḥ—gain;na—not;akṛitena—without discharge of duty;iha—here;kaśhchana—whatsoever;na—never;cha—and;asya—of that person;sarva-bhūteṣhu—among all living beings;kaśhchit—any;artha—necessity;vyapāśhrayaḥ—to depend upon
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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No purpose is served for him by what he has done or by what he has not done. For him, there is hardly any dependence on any purpose among all beings.
He has nothing to gain by the performance or non-performance of action. His welfare depends not on any contribution that an earthly creature can make.
He has no purpose to gain by work done or left undone, nor has he to rely on any end.
For him there is no concern here at all with performing action; nor any (concern) with nonperformance. Moreover, for him there is no dependence on any object to serve any purpose.
For him there is no interest whatsoever in what is done or what is not done; nor does he depend on any being for any object.
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कर्मयोग
Chapter 3: Karma Yoga
karmayoga
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3.17 यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः। आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते
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Word meanings
yaḥ—who;tu—but;ātma-ratiḥ—rejoice in the self;eva—certainly;syāt—is;ātma-tṛiptaḥ—self-satisfied;cha—and;mānavaḥ—human being;ātmani—in the self;eva—certainly;cha—and;santuṣhṭaḥ—satisfied;tasya—his;kāryam—duty;na—not;vidyate—exist
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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But the man who simply rejoices in the Self, is satisfied in the Self, and delights in the Self alone—there exists no action for him to be performed.
On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish.
But the man whose delight is only in the self, who is satisfied with the self, who rejoices in the self, for him nothing remains to be accomplished.
But that man who rejoices only in the Self and is satisfied with the Self, and is contented only in the Self-for him there is no duty to perform.
But for that man who rejoices only in the Self, who is satisfied in the Self, who is content in the Self alone, verily there is nothing to do.
