3.8 नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः। शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः
niyataṃ kuru karma tvaṃ karma jyāyo hy
Word meanings
niyatam—constantly;kuru—perform;karma—Vedic duties;tvam—you;karma—action;jyāyaḥ—superior;hi—certainly;akarmaṇaḥ—than inaction;śharīra—bodily;yātrā—maintenance;api—even;cha—and;te—your;na prasiddhyet—would not be possible;akarmaṇaḥ—inaction
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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You must perform the action that has been enjoined upon you. For, action is superior to inaction; and even the maintenance of your body cannot be properly accomplished through inaction.
Do thy duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if man remained inactive.
You must perform your obligatory action; for action is superior to non-action (Jnana Yoga). For a person following non-action not even the sustentation of the body is possible.
You perform the obligatory duties, for action is superior to inaction. And, through inaction, even the maintenance of your body will not be possible.
Do thou perform thy bounden duty, for action is superior to inaction and even the maintenance of the body would not be possible for thee by inaction.
3.10 सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः। अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक्
saha
Word meanings
saha—along with;yajñāḥ—sacrifices;prajāḥ—humankind;sṛiṣhṭvā—created;purā—in beginning;uvācha—said;prajā-patiḥ—Brahma;anena—by this;prasaviṣhyadhvam—increase prosperity;eṣhaḥ—these;vaḥ—your;astu—shall be;iṣhṭa-kāma-dhuk—bestower of all wishes
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Having created creatures formerly [at the time of creation], together with the necessary action, the Lord of creatures declared: "By means of this, you shall propagate yourselves; and let this be your wish-fulfilling cow."
In the beginning, when God created all beings by the sacrifice of Himself, He said unto them: Through sacrifice you can procreate, and it shall satisfy all your desires.
In the beginning the Lord of all beings, creating man along with the sacrifice, said: 'By this shall you prosper; this shall be the cow of plenty granting all your wants.'
In the days of yore, having created the beings together with the sacrifices, Prajapati said: 'By this you multiply. Let this be your yielder of coveted objects of desire.'
The Creator, having in the beginning of creation created mankind together with sacrifice, said: “By this shall ye propagate; let this be the milch cow of your desires (the cow which yields the desired objects)”.
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कर्मयोग
Chapter 3: Karma Yoga
karmayoga
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3.9 यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः। तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसंगः समाचर
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Word meanings
yajña-arthāt—for the sake of sacrifice;karmaṇaḥ—than action;anyatra—else;lokaḥ—material world;ayam—this;karma-bandhanaḥ—bondage through one’s work;tat—that;artham—for the sake of;karma—action;kaunteya—Arjun, the son of Kunti;mukta-saṅgaḥ—free from attachment;samāchara—perform properly
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The world is fettered by action which is different from Yajna-action; therefore, O son of Kunti, free from attachment, perform Yajna-action properly.
In this world people are fettered by action, unless it is performed as a sacrifice. Therefore, O Arjuna, let thy acts be done without attachment, as sacrifice only.
This world is held in the bondage of work only when work is not performed as sacrifice. O Arjuna, you must perform work to this end, free from attachment.
This man becomes bound by actions other than that action meant for God. Without being attached, O son of Kunti, you perform actions for Him.
The world is bound by actions other than those performed for the sake of sacrifice; do thou, therefore, O son of Kunti, perform action for that sake (for sacrifice) alone, free from attachment!
