Bhagavad Gita · Karma YogaAdhyaay 3, Shloka 23 (3.23)
Mool Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः
मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः
॥ 3.23 ॥
yadi hyahaṃ na varteyaṃ jātu karmaṇyatandritaḥ
mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ
Anuvaad
"He Paartha! Agar main kabhi bina aalasya ke karm mein laga na rahun, to manushya sab prakaar se mere hi maarg ka anusaran karenge."
Bhaavaarth
"Atandritaḥ" — tandra (aalasya, oongh) ke bina. Karm hi nahin, sajag karm.
Shankaracharya: mama śreṣṭhasya sataḥ vartma — mere, shreshth hote hue, maarg ka log sarva-prakāraiḥ — har prakaar se anusaran karenge.
Aacharya Ramanuja — Vasudeva ke putra ke roop mein: Ramanuja Krishna ke avataar ko spasht karte hain: ahaṃ sarveśvaraḥ satya-saṅkalpaḥ … svacchandato jagad-upakṛtaye martyo jātaḥ api — main sarveshvar, apni ichchha se jagat ke upkaar ke liye martya (manushya) roop mein janma; śiṣṭa-janāgresara-vasudeva-gṛhe avatīrṇaḥ — shreshth logon mein agrani Vasudeva ke ghar avatarit hua. Agar main tat-kulocite karmaṇi — us kul ke uchit karm mein — sada sajag na rahun, to adhoora jaanne wale shreshth log bhi "ayam eva dharmaḥ" — yahi dharma hai — maan kar mera anusaran karenge, aur apne kartavya na karne se ātmānam anupalabhya niraya-gāmino bhaveyuḥ — aatma ko na paakar patan ki or jaayenge.