Gita Verse 3.19

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 3, Verse 19

Sanskrit Verse

तस्मादसक्तः सततं कार्यं कर्म समाचर।

असक्तो ह्याचरन्कर्म परमाप्नोति पूरुषः।।3.19।।

Transliteration

tasmād asaktaḥ satataṁ kāryaṁ karma samāchara

asakto hyācharan karma param āpnoti pūruṣhaḥ

Word meanings

tasmāt—therefore; asaktaḥ—without attachment; satatam—constantly; kāryam—duty; karma—action; samāchara—perform; asaktaḥ—unattached; hi—certainly; ācharan—performing; karma—work; param—the Supreme; āpnoti—attains; pūruṣhaḥ—a person

Swami Sivananda's translation

Therefore, without attachment, always perform the actions that should be done; for by performing actions without attachment, one reaches the Supreme.

See also: Commandments in Bhagavad Gita

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 3