Bhagavad Gita 3.30 meaningWhy action matters
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Give all your work to God. Then act without worry or fever.”
What it means
“Offer all your actions to me. Keep your mind on the deepest self, drop expectations and the sense of ‘mine’, and fight without inner fever.”
The original Sanskrit
मयि सर्वाणि कर्माणि संन्यस्याध्यात्मचेतसा । निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा युध्यस्व विगतज्वरः ॥
mayi sarvāṇi karmāṇi saṃnyasyādhyātmacetasā nirāśīrnirmamo bhūtvā yudhyasva vigatajvaraḥ
Translations
Literal translation
Devoid of the fever of the soul, engage in battle by dedicating all actions to Me, with (your) mind intent on the Self, and becoming free from expectations and egoism.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
सम्पूर्ण कर्मों का मुझ में संन्यास करके, आशा और ममता से रहित होकर, संतापरहित हुए तुम युद्ध करो।
Swami Tejomayananda
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