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There is nothing in the three worlds, Partha, that I need to do, nothing unattained that I need to attain, yet I engage in action.
न मे पार्थास्ति कर्तव्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु किञ्चन | नानवाप्तमवाप्तव्यं वर्त एव च कर्मणि ||३-२२||
Krishna
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Bhagavad Gita 3.22Sanskrit original; contemporary rendering by Wisdom Booth

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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 3.22
Verse / page
BG.3.22
Topics
ActionDutyGod

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