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Bhagavad Gita 3.26
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Sanskrit
न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम्।
जोषयेत्सर्वकर्माणि विद्वान् युक्तः समाचरन्
जोषयेत्सर्वकर्माणि विद्वान् युक्तः समाचरन्
Transliteration
na buddhi-bhedaṁ janayed ajñānāṁ karma-saṅginām
joṣhayet sarva-karmāṇi vidvān yuktaḥ samācharan
joṣhayet sarva-karmāṇi vidvān yuktaḥ samācharan
Synonyms
prakṛteḥ: of material nature;
kriyamāṇāni: being done;
guṇaiḥ: by the modes;
karmāṇi: activities;
sarvaśaḥ: all kinds of;
ahaṅkāra: vimūḍha — bewildered by false ego;
ātmā: the spirit soul;
kartā: doer;
aham: I;
iti: thus;
manyate: he thinks .;
English Meaning
The spirit soul bewildered by the influence of false ego thinks himself the doer of activities that are in actuality carried out by the three modes of material nature.
Life Theme
Selfless Action
Life Application
Working hard in a team or organization without being driven only by personal credit or reward.