Sanskrit Verse
etany api tu karmani sangam tyaktva phalani ca kartavyaniti me partha niscitam matam uttamam
Translation & Meaning
Krishna declares with certainty that acts of sacrifice, charity, and austerity must be performed, but with detachment from attachment and from their fruits. This is his definitive and highest opinion on the matter of duty and renunciation.
Key Teachings
- •Sacred duties must be performed — renouncing them is not the highest path
- •Action combined with detachment from results is the supreme teaching
- •Krishna's clear verdict resolves the debate between action and renunciation
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