Bhagavad Geeta 18.9
Sanskrit
कार्यमित्येव यत्कर्म नियतं क्रियतेऽर्जुन।सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलं चैव स त्यागः सात्त्विको मतः।।18.9।।
kāryam ity eva yat karma niyataṁ kriyate ‘rjuna saṅgaṁ tyaktvā phalaṁ chaiva sa tyāgaḥ sāttviko mataḥ
Meaning
Perform your responsibilities with full commitment while remaining detached from outcomes. This balanced approach—duty without ego—builds sustainable excellence and inner peace.
Translation
Whatever obligatory duty is performed just because it is a bounden duty, O Arjuna, by giving up attachment and the results as well—that renunciation is considered to be based on sattva.
Related Topics
This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: