CH 3, Verse 9

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Chapter 3

Verse 9

 

 

YaGn'aarthaat karmaNo'nyatra loko'ya.n karma-bandhanaH

/

tad-artha.n karma Kaunteya mukta-saNgaH samaachara //

 

This world becomes a bondage by actions other than

those performed as yajna; therefore, O son of Kunti,

perform work as yajna, devoid of attachment

 

LESSONS FROM BHAGAVAD GITA - 18

As taught by Parama Pujya Sri Swamiji

 

“This world becomes a bondage by actions other than

those performed as yajna; therefore, O son of Kunti,

perform work as yajna, devoid of attachment” (Chapter

3, Verse 9).

 

Generally yajna refers to a certain form of ritual

connected with offering of oblation into the sacred

fire by chanting holy mantras. But here, the Lord

employs the term to any act, big or small, done as a

dedication to God and for the welfare of humanity.

 

Any action performed by a man with a selfish motive

for his private ends and for his luxury necessarily

affects him adversely and binds him to the wheel of

births and deaths. But work done as a dedication to

God and service to humanity or in the words of the

Lord as yagna, does not bind its performer. Such an

act, on the other hand, purifies and elevates him to

Godhead. Therefore, the Lord exhorts Arjuna to

perform actions in the spirit of yajna, giving up

attachment to the results.

 

 

 

 

 

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