Shloka 25
Karma-Saṃnyāsa–Karma-Yoga Saṃvāda
Renunciation and the Discipline of Action
सक्ता: कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत । कुर्याद् विद्वांस्तथासक्तश्निकीर्षुलोंकसंग्रहम्
saktāḥ karmaṇy avidvāṁso yathā kurvanti bhārata | kuryād vidvāṁs tathāsaktaś cikīrṣur loka-saṅgraham ||
ਹੇ ਭਾਰਤ! ਕਰਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਸਕਤ ਅਗਿਆਨੀ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਰਮ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਤਿਵੇਂ ਹੀ ਆਸਕਤੀ ਤੋਂ ਰਹਿਤ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਵੀ ਲੋਕ-ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿ ਦੀ ਇੱਛਾ ਨਾਲ ਕਰਮ ਕਰੇ।
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The wise should continue performing rightful action without personal attachment, not to chase results but to sustain social harmony (loka-saṅgraha) and set a stabilizing example for others.
In the battlefield dialogue, Kṛṣṇa instructs Arjuna that even enlightened people should not abandon action; rather, they should act responsibly so that ordinary people—who naturally act with attachment—are guided and society remains ordered.