Shloka 28
Karma-Saṃnyāsa–Karma-Yoga Saṃvāda
Renunciation and the Discipline of Action
तत्त्ववित् तु महाबाहो गुणकर्मविभागयो: । गुणा गुणेषु वर्तन्त इति मत्वा न सज्जते
tattvavit tu mahābāho guṇakarmavibhāgayoḥ | guṇā guṇeṣu vartanta iti matvā na sajjate ||
Namun wahai yang berlengan perkasa, orang yang mengetahui hakikat perbezaan antara guṇa dan perbuatan memahami bahawa “hanya guṇa yang bergerak di antara guṇa.” Maka dia tidak melekat—tidak pada perbuatan mahupun hasilnya—tetap bebas daripada rasa memiliki dan keterikatan walaupun kerja terus berlangsung.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A wise person who understands how actions arise from the guṇas of prakṛti sees agency as belonging to nature’s modes, not to an ego-self; therefore he performs duty without attachment, possessiveness, or craving for results.
In the midst of the Kurukṣetra war setting, Kṛṣṇa is instructing Arjuna on karma-yoga: how to act rightly without inner bondage. This verse explains the perspective of the tattvavit (knower of truth) who remains unattached by recognizing the guṇas as the operative forces behind action.