Action that is prescribed, free of attachment, performed without passion or aversion by one who desires no fruit — that is called sattvic.
नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम् | अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते ||१८-२३||
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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 18.23
- Verse / page
- BG.18.23
- Topics
- Non-AttachmentActionDetachment
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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.