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There is nothing in the three worlds, O Arjuna, that should be done by Me, nor is there anything unattained that should be attained; yet I engage Myself in action.

Partha, there is nothing in the three worlds that I must do, nothing unattained that I need to attain, and yet I am engaged in action.

Krishna now points to himself. Nothing in the three worlds is binding on him, and there is nothing he lacks or needs to gain. Yet he continues to act. This is the first time in the dialogue that Krishna speaks openly of his own exalted status, hinting at the divine identity that later chapters will make explicit. The example is powerful: if even one who has nothing to gain keeps acting, then action cannot be inherently opposed to freedom. It can be an expression of fullness rather than need.