Shloka 16
Nakula’s Counsel on Yajña, Dāna, and Tyāga (नकुलोपदेशः—यज्ञदानत्यागविचारः)
अभिमानकृतं कर्म नैतत् फलवदुच्यते । त्यागयुक्ते महाराज सर्वमेव महाफलम्,महाराज! यही कर्म यदि अभिमानपूर्वक किया जाय तो वह सफल नहीं होता, और त्यागपूर्वक किया हुआ सारा कर्म ही महान् फलदायक होता है
abhimānakṛtaṁ karma naitat phalavad ucyate | tyāgayukte mahārāja sarvam eva mahāphalam ||
നകുലൻ പറഞ്ഞു—“മഹാരാജാ! അഭിമാനത്തോടെ ചെയ്ത കര്മ്മം ഫലവത്തെന്ന് പറയപ്പെടുകയില്ല; എന്നാൽ ത്യാഗത്തോടെ ചേർത്ത് ചെയ്ത ഓരോ കര്മ്മവും മഹാഫലദായകമാകുന്നു.”
नकुल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Actions driven by ego and self-importance lose their true merit; when the same actions are performed with tyāga—without attachment to ‘I am the doer’ and without craving for reward—they become genuinely fruitful and spiritually elevating.
Nakula addresses a king and offers counsel on right conduct: he contrasts pride-motivated deeds with deeds performed in a spirit of renunciation, emphasizing that inner intention determines the ethical and spiritual value of action.