3. Selfless Service

Karm Yog

BG 3.30

Surrender your actions to me, keep your mind centered on the self, free yourself from desire and selfishness, quieten the mind, and engage in battle.

मयि सर्वाणि कर्माणि संन्यस्याध्यात्मचेतसा
निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा युध्यस्व विगतज्वरः

  • mayi — unto me

  • sarvāṇi — all

  • karmāṇi — works

  • sannyasyādhyātma-chetasā — renunciation with thoughts concentrated on the supreme
    sannyasya—renouncing completely; adhyātma-chetasā—with the thoughts resting on God

    • sannyasyādhyātma

    • chetasā

  • nirāśhīr — free from desire for the results of the actions

  • nirmamo — without ownership

  • bhūtvā — so being

  • yudhyasva — fight

  • vigata-jvaraḥ — without mental wavering

    • vigata

    • jvaraḥ

...3.26

Action is the product of qualities inherent in nature. It is only the egotistical and deluded one who thinks "I am the sole doer".

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The person who understands the true nature of the Gunas and Karma, recognizes that the senses merely interact with the sense objects, and thus remains unattached.

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Those who do not understand the qualities of Guna and Prakrti are attached to their actions. However, the wise ones who know the truth should not disturb the minds of those who do not.

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Surrender your actions to me, keep your mind centered on the self, free yourself from desire and selfishness, quieten the mind, and engage in battle.

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Chapter 3, Verse 30