Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3, Verse 19
तस्मादसक्तः सततं कार्यं कर्म समाचर । असक्तो ह्याचरन्कर्म परमाप्नोति पूरुषः
tasmādasaktaḥ satataṃ kāryaṃ karma samācara | asakto hyācarankarma paramāpnoti pūruṣaḥ
Translation
Therefore, without attachment, constantly perform the action which should be done; for, performing action without attachment, man reaches the Supreme.
— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri
Word meanings
- tasmāt
- therefore
- asaktaḥ
- unattached
- satatam
- always
- kāryam
- (necessary) to be done
- karma
- action
- samācara
- perform
- asaktaḥ
- unattached
- hi
- indeed
- ācaran
- performing
- karma
- action
- param
- the Supreme
- āpnoti
- obtains
- pūruṣaḥ
- man
Śaṅkarācārya's commentary
Performing action, without attachment, for the sake of the Īśvara, man attains mokṣa, through attaining purity of mind (sattva-śuddhi).