3.26 न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम्। जोषयेत्सर्वकर्माणि विद्वान् युक्तः समाचरन्
na buddhi
Word meanings
na—not;buddhi-bhedam—discord in the intellects;janayet—should create;ajñānām—of the ignorant;karma-saṅginām—who are attached to fruitive actions;joṣhayet—should inspire (them) to perform;sarva—all;karmāṇi—prescribed;vidvān—the wise;yuktaḥ—enlightened;samācharan—performing properly
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Let the wise master of Yoga fulfill (or destroy) all actions by performing them all, and let him not create any disturbance in the minds of the ignorant persons attached to action.
But a wise man should not perturb the minds of the ignorant, who are attached to action; let him perform his own actions in the right spirit, with concentration on Me, thus inspiring all to do the same.
He should not bewilder the minds of the ignorant who are attached to work; rather himself performing work with devotion, he should cause others to do so.
The enlightened man should not create disturbance in the beliefs of the ignorant, who are attached to work. Working, while himself remaining diligent [Some translate yuktah as, 'in the right manner'. S. takes it in the sense of Yoga-yuktah, merged in yoga.-Tr.], he should make them do [Another reading is yojayet, meaning the same as josayet.-Tr.] all the duties.
Let no wise man unsettle the minds of ignorant people who are attached to action; he should engage them in all actions, himself fulfilling them with devotion.
3.28 तत्त्ववित्तु महाबाहो गुणकर्मविभागयोः। गुणा गुणेषु वर्तन्त इति मत्वा न सज्जते
tattvavit
Word meanings
tattva-vit—the knower of the Truth;tu—but;mahā-bāho—mighty-armed one;guṇa-karma—from guṇas and karma;vibhāgayoḥ—distinguish;guṇāḥ—modes of material nature in the shape of the senses, mind, etc;guṇeṣhu—modes of material nature in the shape of objects of perception;vartante—are engaged;iti—thus;matvā—knowing;na—never;sajjate—becomes attached
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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But, O mighty-armed one, the one who knows the true nature of the strands and their respective divisions of work, realizes: 'The strands are in their respective purposes.' And thus, he is not attached.
But he, O Mighty One, who understands correctly the relation of the Qualities to action, is not attached to the act for he perceives that it is merely the action and reaction of the Qualities among themselves.
But he who knows the truth about the division of the Gunas and works, O mighty-armed one, through his knowledge that 'Gunas operate on their products,' is not attached.
But, O mighty-armed one, the one who is a knower of the facts about the varieties of the gunas (qualities) and actions does not become attached, thinking thus: 'The organs rest (act) on the objects of the organs.'
But he who knows the truth, O mighty-armed Arjuna, about the divisions of the qualities and their functions, knowing that the Gunas as senses move amidst the Gunas as the sense-objects, is not attached.
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कर्मयोग
Chapter 3: Karma Yoga
karmayoga
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3.27 प्रकृतेः क्रियमाणानि गुणैः कर्माणि सर्वशः। अहङ्कारविमूढात्मा कर्ताऽहमिति मन्यते
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Word meanings
prakṛiteḥ—of material nature;kriyamāṇāni—carried out;guṇaiḥ—by the three modes;karmāṇi—activities;sarvaśhaḥ—all kinds of;ahankāra-vimūḍha-ātmā—those who are bewildered by the ego and misidentify themselves with the body;kartā—the doer;aham—I;iti—thus;manyate—thinks
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The actions are performed part by part by the strands of Prakriti; yet, the person, having his self (mind) deluded with egoity, imagines, 'I am the sole doer.'
Action is the product of the Qualities inherent in Nature. It is only the ignorant man who, misled by personal egotism, says: I am the doer.'
Actions are being performed in every way by the Gunas of Prakrti. He whose nature is deluded by egoism, thinks, 'I am the doer.'
While actions are being done in every way by the gunas (qualities) of Nature, one who is deluded by egoism thinks thus: 'I am the doer.'
All actions are wrought in all cases by the qualities of Nature only. He whose mind is deluded by egoism thinks: “I am the doer”.
