Tuesday, November 25, 2008

BHAGAVAD GITA 3:4

na karmanam anarambhan
naiskarmyam puruso 'snute
na ca sannyasanad eva
siddhim samadhigacchati


SYNONYMS

na--without; karmanam--of the prescribed duties; anarambhat--nonperformance; naiskarmyam--freedom from reaction; purusah--man; asnute--achieve; na--nor; ca--also; sannyasanat--by renunciation; eva--simply; siddhim--success; samadhigacchati--attain.

TRANSLATION:

Not by merely abstaining from work can one achieve freedom from reaction, nor by renunciation alone can one attain perfection.

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