Chapter 3 — Karma Yoga

Bhagavad Gita

Verse 3.9

यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः। तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसंगः समाचर।।3.9।।

yajñārthāt karmaṇo ’nyatra loko ’yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ tad-arthaṁ karma kaunteya mukta-saṅgaḥ samāchara

हिन्दी अनुवाद

यज्ञ के लिये किये गये कर्म के सिवा अन्य कर्म इस संसार को बाँधते हैं; इसलिये हे कौन्तेय! आसक्ति छोड़कर यज्ञ के लिये ही कर्म कर।

Siraat — सरल हिन्दी अनुवाद

English Meaning

In this world, people are fettered by their actions, unless they are performed as a sacrifice. Therefore, O Arjuna, let your actions be done without attachment, as a sacrifice only.

Shri Purohit Swami