Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 18, Verse 23

Contents

• 1 नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषत: कृतम् |
• 2 अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यतत्सात्विकमुच्यते ||
• 3 भावार्थ:
• 4 Translation

नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषत: कृतम् |

अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यतत्सात्विकमुच्यते ||

niyataṁ saṅga-rahitam arāga-dveṣhataḥ kṛitam
aphala-prepsunā karma yat tat sāttvikam uchyate

भावार्थ:

जो कर्म शास्त्रविधि से नियत किया हुआ और कर्तापन के अभिमान से रहित हो तथा फल न चाहने वाले पुरुष द्वारा बिना राग-द्वेष के किया गया हो- वह सात्त्विक कहा जाता है॥23॥

Translation

Action that is in accordance with the scriptures, which is free from attachment and aversion, and which is done without desire for rewards, is in the mode of goodness.

English Translation Of Sri Shankaracharya’s Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Gambirananda

18.23 Niyatam, the daily obligatory; karma, action; yat, which; is krtam, performed; sanga-rahitam, without attachment; araga-dvesatah, without likes or dislikes; aphala-prepsuna, by one who does not hanker for rewards, by an agent who is the opposite of one who is desirous of the fruits of action; tat, that (action); ucyate, is said to be; sattvikam, born of sattva.

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