Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 18

Bhagavad Gita 18.23

नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम्।अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते॥

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

Translation

An action which is ordained, done by one undesirous of fruit, devoid of attachment, without love or hate, that is called pure.

What it means

Action that is ordained, done without desire for fruit, without attachment, without love or hate: that is called sattvic. The pure act is recognizable: prescribed, dispassionate, unclaimed. It is done because it is due.

Try this today

Sattvic action: prescribed, unattached, even-tempered.

Something to reflect on

What would my work look like prescribed, dispassionate and unclaimed?

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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.