Verse 18.6
एतान्यपि तु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलानि च ।
कर्तव्यानीति मे पार्थ निश्चितं मतमुत्तमम् ॥
Transliteration
etānyapi tu karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā phalāni ca |
kartavyānīti me pārtha niścitaṃ matamuttamam ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
But even these actions should be performed leaving aside attachment and the desire for rewards, O Arjuna; this is My certain and best conviction.
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But even these actions should be done giving up attachment and the fruits. This, son of Pritha, is my settled and highest view.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 more
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By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Explanation
Krishna adds the crucial condition. Even these purifying acts should be done without attachment and without craving for their fruits. He calls this his definite and highest view. Here the Gita's central teaching on action is restated at the climax of the dialogue: one acts fully, yet holds the results lightly. Relinquishment in its true sense is not giving up action, but giving up the grasping that usually accompanies it.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08