Bhagavad Gita 3.5 meaningWhy action matters
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Nobody can do nothing, not even for a moment. We are made to act.”
What it means
“No one can stay inactive even for a moment. Everyone is driven to act by the forces of their own nature.”
The original Sanskrit
न हि कश्चित्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत् । कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः ॥
na hi kaścitkṣaṇamapi jātu tiṣṭhatyakarmakṛt kāryate hyavaśaḥ karma sarvaḥ prakṛtijairguṇaiḥ
Translations
Literal translation
Because, no one ever remains even for a moment without doing work. For all are made to work under compulsion by the gunas born of Nature.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
कोई भी पुरुष कभी क्षणमात्र भी बिना कर्म किए नहीं रह सकता क्योंकि प्रकृति से उत्पन्न गुणों के द्वारा अवश हुए सब (पु रुषों) से कर्म करवा लिया जाता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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