Gita Verse 3.26

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 3, Verse 26

Sanskrit Verse

न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम्।

जोषयेत्सर्वकर्माणि विद्वान् युक्तः समाचरन्।।3.26।।

Transliteration

na buddhi-bhedaṁ janayed ajñānāṁ karma-saṅginām

joṣhayet sarva-karmāṇi vidvān yuktaḥ samācharan

Word meanings

na—not; buddhi-bhedam—discord in the intellects; janayet—should create; ajñānām—of the ignorant; karma-saṅginām—who are attached to fruitive actions; joṣhayet—should inspire (them) to perform; sarva—all; karmāṇi—prescribed; vidvān—the wise; yuktaḥ—enlightened; samācharan—performing properly

Swami Sivananda's translation

Let no wise man unsettle the minds of ignorant people who are attached to action; he should engage them in all actions, himself fulfilling them with devotion.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 3