Gita 3.8
नियतम्, कुरु, कर्म, त्वम्, कर्म, ज्यायः, हि, अकर्मणः,
शरीरयात्रा, अपि, च, ते, न, प्रसिद्धयेत्, अकर्मणः।।8।।
Niyatam’, kuru, karm, tvam’, karm, jyayH, hi, akarmanH,
Shareeryatra, api, ch, te, na, prsiddhyet’, akarmanH ||8||
Translation: (Tvam’) you (niyatam’) according to the injunctions of the scriptures (karm) actions (kuru) perform (hi) because (akarmanH) compared to inaction i.e. sitting in a solitary place on a special seat made of kush, forcefully doing bhakti (karm) performance of act of bhakti while doing worldly tasks (jyayH) is superior (ch) and (akarmanH) by not doing action i.e., by doing hathyog if you will forcefully keep sitting in a solitary place, then (te) your (shareeryatra) maintenance of body and your family (api) also (na) not (prsiddhyet’) would be possible. (8)
Translation: You should perform actions in accordance with the injunctions of the scriptures because compared to inaction i.e. compared to forcefully doing bhakti sitting in a solitary place on a special seat made of kush, doing bhakti while performing worldly tasks is superior, and by not doing action i.e. by doing hathyog, if you will keep sitting in a solitary place, then the maintainance of your body and family will also not be possible.
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