Shloka 38
कर्मयोग–ज्ञानयज्ञ–अवतारोपदेश
Karma-Yoga, Jñāna-Yajña, and Avatāra Instruction
सम्बन्ध-- उपर्युक्त श्लोकम्ों भगवान्ने युद्धका फल राज्ययुख या स्वर्गकी प्राप्तितक बतलाया
sukha-duḥkhe same kṛtvā lābhālābhau jayājayau | tato yuddhāya yujyasva naivaṁ pāpam avāpsyasi ||
सुख-दुःख, लाभ-हानि और जय-पराजय को समान करके, उसके बाद युद्ध के लिए प्रवृत्त हो। इस प्रकार युद्ध करने से तू पाप को प्राप्त नहीं होगा।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should perform one’s duty with equanimity—treating pleasure/pain, gain/loss, victory/defeat alike—so that action is not driven by attachment and does not generate moral fault.
Sanjaya reports the instruction being given to Arjuna: since Arjuna is not motivated by desire for kingdom or heaven, he is urged to fight from a stance of balanced mind and duty, thereby avoiding sin.