Bhagavad Gita 3.24 meaningWhy action matters
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“If I stopped, the world would fall apart.”
What it means
“If I stopped acting, the worlds would fall apart. I would be the cause of chaos and the ruin of all beings.”
The original Sanskrit
उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम् । सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः ॥
utsīdeyurime lokā na kuryāṃ karma cedaham saṅkarasya ca kartā syāmupahanyāmimāḥ prajāḥ
Translations
Literal translation
These worlds will be ruined if I do not perform action. And I shall become the agent of intermingling (of castes), and shall be destroying these beings.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
यदि मैं कर्म न करूँ, तो ये समस्त लोक नष्ट हो जायेंगे; और मैं वर्णसंकर का कर्ता तथा इस प्रजा का हनन करने वाला होऊँगा।
Swami Tejomayananda
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