3.17 यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः। आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते
yas
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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.
3.19 तस्मादसक्तः सततं कार्यं कर्म समाचर। असक्तो ह्याचरन्कर्म परमाप्नोति पूरुषः
tasmād
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tasmāt—therefore;asaktaḥ—without attachment;satatam—constantly;kāryam—duty;karma—action;samāchara—perform;asaktaḥ—unattached;hi—certainly;ācharan—performing;karma—work;param—the Supreme;āpnoti—attains;pūruṣhaḥ—a person
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Therefore, always remaining unattached, you should perform the action that is to be performed; for, the person performing action without attachment attains the Supreme.
Therefore do thy duty perfectly, without care for the results, for he who does his duty disinterestedly attains the Supreme.
Therefore without attachment do your work which ought to be done. For, a man who works without attachment attains to the Supreme.
Therefore, remaining unattached, always perform the obligatory duty, for, by performing (one's) duty without attachment, a person attains the Highest.
Therefore, without attachment, do thou always perform action which should be done; for, by performing action without attachment man reaches the Supreme.
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कर्मयोग
Chapter 3: Karma Yoga
karmayoga
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3.18 नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन। न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्चिदर्थव्यपाश्रयः
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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.
