Chapter3 Shloka25 - Shrimad Bhagvad Gita

Shrimad Bhagvad Gita

Chapter 3 : Karma Yoga - The Yoga of action

Ch 03 : Sh 25

सक्ताः कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत ।
कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथासक्तश्चिकीर्षुर्लोकसंग्रहम्‌ ॥

Transliteration

saktah karmany avidvamso yatha kurvanti bharata
kuryad vidvams tathasaktas cikirsur loka-sangraham

Translation

As the ignorant perform their duties with attachment to results, similarly the learned may also act, but without attachment, for the sake of leading people on the right path

Purport

In this Shloka Bhagvan Shri Krishna explaining the way, a wise person should perform duty.

Bhagvan says, that when a person working for his personal benefit work with a lot of enthusiasm and energy. On the other hand, many who work for the welfare of others does not show the same enthusiasm.

This should be reversed. Wise people who are working for the welfare of others should perform his duty without being attached to any desires of fruits of actions and with enthusiasm and energy as if he is working for his own benefit.