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Liberation Through Surrender
कार्यमित्येव यत्कर्म नियतं क्रियतेऽर्जुन।सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलं चैव स त्यागः सात्त्विको मतः
kāryam ity eva yat karma niyataṁ kriyate ‘rjuna saṅgaṁ tyaktvā phalaṁ chaiva sa tyāgaḥ sāttviko mataḥ
He who performs an obligatory action, believing it to be a duty that ought to be done, without any personal desire to do the act or to receive any return—such renunciation is pure.
kāryam—as a duty · iti—as · eva—indeed · yat—which · karma niyatam—obligatory actions · kriyate—are performed · arjuna—Arjun · saṅgam—attachment · tyaktvā—relinquishing · phalam—reward · cha—and · eva—certainly · saḥ—such · tyāgaḥ—renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions · sāttvikaḥ—in the mode of goodness · mataḥ—considered
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