Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 3.9
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 3.9 · 3 · Verse 9
Sanskrit Original
।।3.9।। यज्ञो वै विष्णुः (तै0 सं0 1.7.4) इति श्रुतेः यज्ञः ईश्वरः तदर्थं यत् क्रियते तत् यज्ञार्थं कर्म। तस्मात् कर्मणः अन्यत्र अन्येन कर्मणा लोकः अयम् अधिकृतः कर्मकृत् कर्मबन्धनः कर्म बन्धनं यस्य सोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः लोकः न तु यज्ञार्थात्। अतः तदर्थं यज्ञार्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसङ्गः कर्मफलसङ्गवर्जितः सन् समाचर निर्वर्तय।।इतश्च अधिकृतेन कर्म कर्तव्यम्
3.9 Ayam, this; lokah, man, the one who is eligible for action; karma-bandhanah, becomes bound by actions- the person who has karma as his bondage (bandhana) is karma-bandhanah-; anyatra, other than; that karmanah, action; yajnarthat, meant for Got not by that meant for God. According to the Vedic text, 'Sacrifice is verily Visnu' (Tai. Sam. 1.7.4), yajnah means God; whatever is done for Him is yajnartham. Therefore, mukta-sangah, without being attached, being free from attachment to the results of actions; O son of Kunti, samacara, you perform; karma, actions; tadartham, for Him, for God. An eligible person should engage in work for the following reason also: