Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 23 – Krishna and Arjuna

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 23

|| श्रीमद्भगवद्‌ गीता  18.23 ||

Sanskrit Shloka

नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम्। अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते।।18.23।।

Transliteration

niyataṁ saṅga-rahitam arāga-dveṣhataḥ kṛitam aphala-prepsunā karma yat tat sāttvikam uchyate

Word Meanings

niyatam—in accordance with scriptures; saṅga-rahitam—free from attachment; arāga-dveṣhataḥ—free from attachment and aversion; kṛitam—done; aphala-prepsunā—without desire for rewards; karma—action; yat—which; tat—that; sāttvikam—in the mode of goodness; uchyate—is called

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