When a prescribed action is performed simply because it ought to be done, Arjuna, giving up attachment and also the fruit — that relinquishment is regarded as sattvic.
कार्यमित्येव यत्कर्म नियतं क्रियतेऽर्जुन | सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलं चैव स त्यागः सात्त्विको मतः ||१८-९||
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.
One who does my work, holds me as supreme, is devoted to me, free from attachment, and without enmity toward any being — that person comes to me, Pandava.
मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो मद्भक्तः सङ्गवर्जितः | निर्वैरः सर्वभूतेषु यः स मामेति पाण्डव ||११-५५||
Remember Him, respect His creation, and love everyone. Be pure, humble, and respectful. Let go of hatred, anger, desire, and attachment.
But, dear love, let good advice guide your path. The warnings of someone who has grown wise and grey are more valuable to the young than life itself.
If the soul is to know God, it must forget itself and lose itself, for as long as it contemplates self, it cannot contemplate God.
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