Sanskrit · Devanagari
सक्ताः कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत। कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथासक्तश्चिकीर्षुर्लोकसंग्रहम् ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
saktāḥ karmaṇyavidvāṃso yathā kurvanti bhārata kuryādvidvāṃstathāsaktaścikīrṣurlokasaṃgraham
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882O descendant of Bharata! with attachment to action so should a wise man act without attachment
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।3.25।। सक्ताः कर्मणि अस्य कर्मणः फलं मम भविष्यति इति केचित् अविद्वांसः यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत कुर्यात् विद्वान् आत्मवित् तथा असक्तः सन्। तद्वत् किमर्थं करोति तत् श्रृणु चिकीर्षुः कर्तुमिच्छुः लोकसंग्रहम्।।एवं लोकसंग्रहं चिकीर्षोः न मम आत्मविदः कर्तव्यमस्ति अन्यस्य वा लोकसंग्रहं मुक्त्वा। ततः तस्य आत्मविदः इदमुपदिश्यते
9c7c98f2e999…Rāmānuja
3.25 'The ignorant' are those people who do not know the entire truth about the self; 'attached to their work' means they are inseparably yoked to work. Because of their incomplete knowledge of the self, they are not alified for Jnana Yoga which is of the nature of practising knowledge of the self. They are alified for Karma Yoga only. As they should practise Karma Yoga for the vision of the self in the same manner Karma Yoga should be practised by one who is recognised as virtuous, who is unattached to work by reason of the vision of the self, and who wishes that his conduct should give guidance to others in virtuous conduct. In this way he should protect the world from chaos by his example. Such a person, even though alified for Jnana Yoga, should practice Karma Yoga.
8bcf3e887a12…Swami Sivananda
3.25 सक्ताः attached? कर्मणि to action? अविद्वांसः the ignorant? यथा as? कुर्वन्ति act? भारत O Bharata? कुर्यात् should act? विद्वान् the wise? तथा so? असक्तः unattached? चिकीर्षुः wishing? लोकसंग्रहम् the welfare of the world.Commentary The ignorant man works in expectation of fruits. He says? I will do such and such work and will get such and such fruit. But the wise man who knows the Self? serves not for his own end. He should so act that the world? following his example? would attain peace? harmony? purity of heart? divine light and knowledge. A wise man is one who knows the Self. (Cf.II.64III.19XVIII.49).
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