A person does not achieve freedom from action by not beginning actions, nor does one attain perfection simply by renunciation alone.
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The Bhagavad Gita, translated and commentated by S. Radhakrishnan, is one of the most scholarly and accessible English renderings of Hinduism's most beloved scripture — the dialogue between Arjuna and Lord Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Radhakrishnan, philosopher and statesman, brings both rigorous intellectual insight and genuine spiritual depth to his translation and notes. This edition is treasured for its ability to illuminate the Gita's universal spiritual teaching across cultural and philosophical boundaries.
- Author
- Krishna
- Tradition
- Hindu
- Source text
- Bhagavad Gita
- Chapter
- Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3
- Verse / page
- BG.3.4
- Topics
- KarmaRenunciationAction
Same theme, different voices
You have the right to action alone, never to its fruits at any time. Let not the fruit of action be your motive, nor let attachment to inaction take hold in you.
Karma is the sum of our actions, both in this life and in our past lives.
One gets liberated either due to their karma or with the help of saints