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धृतराष्ट्र उवाच |

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca .

1.1 Dhritarashtra said What did my people and the sons of Pandu do when they had assembled together eager for battle on the holy plain of Kurukshetra, O Sanjaya.

श्रीभगवानुवाच |

śrībhagavānuvāca .

5.2 The Blessed Lord said Renunciation and the Yoga of action both lead to the highest bliss; but of the two, the Yoga of action is superior to the renunciation of action.

यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः |

yajñārthātkarmaṇo.anyatra loko.ayaṃ karmabandhanaḥ .

3.9 The world is bound by actions other than those performed for the sake of sacrifice; do thou, therefore, O son of Kunti (Arjuna), perform action for that sake (for sacrifice alone), free from attachment.

सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ |

sukhaduḥkhe same kṛtvā lābhālābhau jayājayau .

2.38 Having made pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory and defeat the same, engage thou in battle for the sake of battle; thus thou shalt not incur sin.

यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम् |

yataḥ pravṛttirbhūtānāṃ yena sarvamidaṃ tatam .

18.46 He from Whom all the beings have evolved and by Whom all this is pervaded worshipping Him with his own duty, man attains perfection.

कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन |

karmaṇyevādhikāraste mā phaleṣu kadācana .

2.47 Thy right is to work only, but never with its fruits; let not the fruits of action be thy motive, nor let thy attachment be to inaction.

योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय |

yogasthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā dhanañjaya .

2.48 Perform action, O Arjuna, being steadfast in Yoga, abandoning attachment and balanced in success and failure. Evenness of mind is called Yoga.