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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 9

Liberation Through Surrender

कार्यमित्येव यत्कर्म नियतं क्रियतेऽर्जुन।सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलं चैव स त्यागः सात्त्विको मतः

kāryam ity eva yat karma niyataṁ kriyate ‘rjuna saṅgaṁ tyaktvā phalaṁ chaiva sa tyāgaḥ sāttviko mataḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.9 mean?

He who performs an obligatory action, believing it to be a duty that ought to be done, without any personal desire to do the act or to receive any return—such renunciation is pure.

Word-by-word meaning

kāryam—as a duty · iti—as · eva—indeed · yat—which · karma niyatam—obligatory actions · kriyate—are performed · arjuna—Arjun · saṅgam—attachment · tyaktvā—relinquishing · phalam—reward · cha—and · eva—certainly · saḥ—such · tyāgaḥ—renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions · sāttvikaḥ—in the mode of goodness · mataḥ—considered

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