Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 2.47

Sanskrit

कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन। मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि।।2.47।।

karmaṇy-evādhikāras te mā phaleṣhu kadāchana mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo ’stvakarmaṇi

Meaning

Focus your energy on executing your responsibilities with excellence, release attachment to outcomes, and never use uncertainty as an excuse for inaction.

Translation

Your right is only to act, not to the results. Do not be the cause of the results of action. Do not have any inclination towards inaction.

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: