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3 August 2026 · Therefore, without attachment, continually perform the action that ought to be done; acting without attachment, a person reaches the highest.

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Scriptural verse

तस्मादसक्तः सततं कार्यं कर्म समाचर । असक्तो ह्याचरन्कर्म परमाप्नोति पूरुषः ॥

tasmād asaktaḥ satataṃ kāryaṃ karma samācara | asakto hy ācaran karma param āpnoti pūruṣaḥ ||

Literal translation

Therefore, without attachment, continually perform the action that ought to be done; for, acting without attachment, a person reaches the highest.

Vedika source-faithful rendering checked against Bhagavad Gītā 3.19; not a quoted published translation.

Vedika paraphrase

Kṛṣṇa directs Arjuna toward sustained, necessary action while loosening attachment to what action may deliver.

Therefore, without attachment, continually perform the action that ought to be done; acting without attachment, a person reaches the highest. Bhagavad Gītā 3.19

Vedika commentary

Non-attachment is not carelessness. The verse says to perform kārya karma—the action that ought to be done—and to do it continually. What is released is not responsibility but the demand that outcomes secure identity, praise or control. This creates a steadier form of effort: attentive to means, committed to duty, yet able to meet results without being possessed by them.

Vedika distinguishes the original Sanskrit, a literal rendering, and an interpretive paraphrase so that the words of the text are never confused with explanation.

Source

Therefore, without attachment, continually perform the action that ought to be done; acting without attachment, a person reaches the highest. Bhagavad Gītā 3.19

Traditional commentary

Bhagavad Gītā 3.19 with cross-sampradāya Vedānta reception; Vedika comparative summary, not a direct quotation.

Explanation

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