Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 3.19

Sanskrit

तस्मादसक्तः सततं कार्यं कर्म समाचर। असक्तो ह्याचरन्कर्म परमाप्नोति पूरुषः।।3.19।।

tasmād asaktaḥ satataṁ kāryaṁ karma samāchara asakto hyācharan karma param āpnoti pūruṣhaḥ

Meaning

Focus on your work's excellence, not its rewards. Detachment from outcomes reduces stress while improving performance and fulfillment.

Translation

Therefore, remaining unattached, always perform the obligatory duty; for, by performing one's duty without attachment, a person attains the highest.

Related Topics

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