Bhagavad Gita 3.25 meaningWhy action matters
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Work as hard as anyone — but for the good of everyone, not for prizes.”
What it means
“The unwise work hard because they are attached to results. The wise should work just as hard, without attachment, for the good of the world.”
The original Sanskrit
सक्ताः कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत । कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथासक्तश्चिकीर्षुर्लोकसंग्रहम् ॥
saktāḥ karmaṇyavidvāṃso yathā kurvanti bhārata kuryādvidvāṃstathāsaktaścikīrṣurlokasaṃgraham
Translations
Literal translation
O scion of the Bharata dynasty, as the unelightened poeple act with attachment to work, so should the enlightened person act, without attachment, being desirous of the prevention of people from going astray.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे भारत ! कर्म में आसक्त हुए अज्ञानीजन जैसे कर्म करते हैं वैस े ही विद्वान् पुरुष अनासक्त होकर, लोकसंग्रह (लोक कल्याण) की इच्छा से कर्म करे।
Swami Tejomayananda
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