Thus this most secret science has been explained by Me, O sinless Arjuna. Having understood this, one becomes enlightened and one's all duties are accomplished. |
Thus uniting yourself with Me, and setting Me as the supreme goal and sole refuge, you shall certainly realize [or come to] Me. |
To the illumined man or woman, a clod of dirt, a stone, and gold are the same. |
To those ever steadfast devotees, who always remember or worship Me with single-minded contemplation, I personally take responsibility for their welfare. |
Today I have described the same ancient science to you, because you are my sincere devotee and friend. Karma-yoga is a supreme secret indeed. |
Treating pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory and defeat alike, engage yourself in your duty. By doing your duty this way you will not incur sin. |
Undivided, yet appears as if divided in beings; He, the object of knowledge, is the creator, sustainer, and destroyer of (all) beings. |
Unnatural work produces too much stress. |
Using My nature I create, again and again, the entire multitude of beings that are helpless, being under the control of nature. |
Valour, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature. |
Various types of sacrifice, charity, and austerity are performed by the seekers of nirvana by uttering 'TAT' [or He is all] without seeking a reward. |
Verily there is no purifier in this world like knowledge. |
Verily there is no purifier in this world like knowledge. One who becomes purified by Karma-yoga discovers this knowledge within (naturally) in course of time. (See also 4.31, and 5.06). |
We are born into the world of nature; our second birth is into the world of spirit. |
We have been told, O Krishna, that people whose family traditions are destroyed necessarily dwell in hell for a long time. |