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But for that man who rejoices only in the Self, who is satisfied with the Self and who is content in the Self alone, verily there is nothing to do.

But for the person who delights only in the self, who is content in the self and fully satisfied in the self, there is nothing that must be done.

Krishna now makes an exception. One who rejoices in the self (ātman), finds fulfilment there and is wholly content within has no further duty to perform. Such a person has nothing left to gain from action. The verse describes the state of one who has realised the self, for whom the wheel of exchange no longer imposes obligation. Some traditions take this as support for renunciation by the realised; others stress that, as the following verses show, even such a person continues to act for the good of others.