Chapter 3 · Karma Yoga
Shloka 3.29Duty, contribution and action without possessive attachment. How can daily work become disciplined service rather than a source of bondage?
Shloka · Devanagari
प्रकृतेर्गुणसम्मूढाः सज्जन्ते गुणकर्मसु।तानकृत्स्नविदो मन्दान्कृत्स्नविन्न विचालयेत्॥
Shloka · Roman transliteration
prakṛiter guṇa-sammūḍhāḥ sajjante guṇa-karmasutān akṛitsna-vido mandān kṛitsna-vin na vichālayet
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Bhāṣya · Commentary
।।3.29।। प्रकृतेः गुणैः सम्यक् मूढाः संमोहिताः सन्तः सज्जन्ते गुणानां कर्मसु गुणकर्मसु वयं कर्म कुर्मः फलाय इति। तान् कर्मसङ्गिनः अकृत्स्नविदः कर्मफलमात्रदर्शिनः मन्दान् मन्दप्रज्ञान् कृत्स्नवित् आत्मवित् स्वयं न विचालयेत् बुद्धिभेदकरणमेव चालनं तत् न कुर्यात् इत्यर्थः।।कथं पुनः कर्मण्यधिकृतेन अज्ञेन मुमुक्षुणा कर्म कर्तव्यमिति उच्यते
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