Shloka 27
Karma-Saṃnyāsa–Karma-Yoga Saṃvāda
Renunciation and the Discipline of Action
प्रकृते: क्रियमाणानि गुणै: कर्माणि सर्वश: । अहंकारविमूढात्मा कर्ताहमिति मन्यते
prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ | ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā kartāham iti manyate ||
قال أرجونا: إنّ جميع الأفعال، على كلّ وجه، إنما تُنجَز بصفات الطبيعة (غونات prakṛti). غير أنّ الجاهل، وقد أضلّه الأنا في باطنه، يتوهّم: «أنا الفاعل».
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Actions arise from prakṛti operating through the guṇas; the sense of personal doership is a product of ego-delusion (ahaṅkāra). Ethical maturity comes from seeing oneself as an instrument rather than the independent author of action.
In the midst of the Kurukṣetra crisis, the teaching turns to how action should be understood: Arjuna’s confusion about acting is addressed by explaining that nature’s forces propel activity, while the ego mistakenly claims ownership—preparing the ground for disciplined, detached action.