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03

Chapter 3

कर्मयोगः

The Yoga of Action

Karma Yoga — The Path of Selfless Action

43 verses·22 min read

Chapter Summary

Why act at all, if knowledge is supreme? Krishna answers: no one can remain without action for even a moment. He teaches how to act without selfish desire, how work becomes worship, and how desire and anger arise as the great enemies of the self.

Verses in this chapter

All verses in this chapter, with Sanskrit, transliteration, and translations.

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