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My dear Arjuna, one who does not follow in human life the cycle of sacrifice thus established by the Vedas …

But for one who takes pleasure in the Self, whose human life is one of self-realization, and who is satisfied …

A self-realized man has no purpose to fulfill in the discharge of his prescribed duties, nor has he any reason …

Therefore, without being attached to the fruits of activities, one should act as a matter of duty, for by working …

Kings such as Janaka attained perfection solely by performance of prescribed duties. Therefore, just for the sake of educating the …

Whatever action a great man performs, common men follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world …

O son of Pṛthā, there is no work prescribed for Me within all the three planetary systems. Nor am I …

For if I ever failed to engage in carefully performing prescribed duties, O Pārtha, certainly all men would follow My …

If I did not perform prescribed duties, all these worlds would be put to ruination. I would be the cause …

As the ignorant perform their duties with attachment to results, the learned may similarly act, but without attachment, for the …

So as not to disrupt the minds of ignorant men attached to the fruitive results of prescribed duties, a learned …

The spirit soul bewildered by the influence of false ego thinks himself the doer of activities that are in actuality …

One who is in knowledge of the Absolute Truth, O mighty-armed, does not engage himself in the senses and sense …

Bewildered by the modes of material nature, the ignorant fully engage themselves in material activities and become attached. But the …

Therefore, O Arjuna, surrendering all your works unto Me, with full knowledge of Me, without desires for profit, with no …

Those persons who execute their duties according to My injunctions and who follow this teaching faithfully, without envy, become free …

But those who, out of envy, disregard these teachings and do not follow them regularly are to be considered bereft …

Even a man of knowledge acts according to his own nature, for everyone follows the nature he has acquired from …

There are principles to regulate attachment and aversion pertaining to the senses and their objects. One should not come under …

It is far better to discharge one’s prescribed duties, even though faultily, than another’s duties perfectly. Destruction in the course …