Transliteration
yadṛcchālābha santuṣṭo dvandvātito vimatsaraḥ |
samaḥ siddhāvasiddhau ca kṛtvāpi na nibadhyate || 22 ||
Translation
He who is satisfied with gain which comes of its own accord, who is free from duality and does not envy, who is steady both in success and failure, is never entangled, although performing actions.
Purport
In This Shloka Bhagvan Shri continues defining the state of Akarma, the state of action where one is freed from the bonds of actions.
Bhagvan Shri Krishna pointed out following
1. Content with what comes without effort :
A person who is satisfied with anything which comes to him without him exclusively working for it. Such examples may be inherited property, some rewards or some grants. A person should be satisfied and not greedy in such a situation.
2. Free from duality:
Duality is a state when a person is getting caught between two choices and confused about which to select. In the case of Dharma, such duality should not be existing as Dharma is not a matter of choice but the only option.
3. Steady in success and failure:
One who does actions with his pure intentions of success but is not disturbed when fails. Rather he tries again. When successful he does not develop ego but is graceful.
A person with the above characteristics along with listed in earlier gets free from the reaction of action even though they work. Such a state is the state of Akarma.
