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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, Verse 24

The Path of Action

उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम्। सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः

utsīdeyur ime lokā na kuryāṁ karma ched aham sankarasya cha kartā syām upahanyām imāḥ prajāḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 3.24 mean?

And if I were to refrain from action, the human race would be ruined; I would lead the world to chaos, and destruction would follow.

Word-by-word meaning

utsīdeyuḥ—would perish · ime—all these · lokāḥ—worlds · na—not · kuryām—I perform · karma—prescribed duties · chet—if · aham—I · sankarasya—of uncultured population · cha—and · kartā—responsible · syām—would be · upahanyām—would destroy · imāḥ—all these · prajāḥ—living entities

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