Gita Verse 3.20

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 3, Verse 20

Sanskrit Verse

कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः।

लोकसंग्रहमेवापि संपश्यन्कर्तुमर्हसि।।3.20।।

Transliteration

karmaṇaiva hi sansiddhim āsthitā janakādayaḥ

loka-saṅgraham evāpi sampaśhyan kartum arhasi

Word meanings

karmaṇā—by the performance of prescribed duties; eva—only; hi—certainly; sansiddhim—perfection; āsthitāḥ—attained; janaka-ādayaḥ—King Janak and other kings; loka-saṅgraham—for the welfare of the masses; eva api—only; sampaśhyan—considering; kartum—to perform; arhasi—you should;

Swami Sivananda's translation

Janaka and others attained perfection indeed through action alone; even with the intention of protecting the masses, you should perform action.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 3