Bhagavad Gita · Moksha Sannyasa YogaChapter 18, Shloka 9 (18.9)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
कार्यमित्येव यत् कर्म नियतं क्रियतेऽर्जुन
सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलं चैव स त्यागः सात्त्विको मतः
॥ 18.9 ॥
kāryamityeva yat karma niyataṃ kriyate'rjuna
saṅgaṃ tyaktvā phalaṃ caiva sa tyāgaḥ sāttviko mataḥ
Translation
"O Arjuna, when prescribed action is done with the attitude 'this ought to be done', giving up attachment and fruit — that relinquishment is regarded as sattvic."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. kāryaṃ kartavyam ity eva — regarding the fruit of daily obligatory actions, bhagavadvacanaṃ pramāṇam.
Acharya Ramanuja. madārādhanarūpatayā kāryaṃ svayaṃprayojanam iti matvā — as worship of Me, regarding it as its own purpose.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.