Shloka 9
Karma-Saṃnyāsa–Karma-Yoga Saṃvāda
Renunciation and the Discipline of Action
सम्बन्ध-- यहाँ यह जिज्ञासा होती है कि शास्त्रविह्ित यज्ञ
yajñārthāt karmaṇo 'nyatra loko 'yaṁ karmabandhanaḥ | tadarthaṁ karma kaunteya muktasaṅgaḥ samācara ||
Exceto as ações realizadas em vista do yajña (sacrifício), este mundo se enreda no cativeiro do karma por meio das demais ações. Portanto, ó filho de Kuntī, executa teu dever para esse propósito sacrificial, livre de apego, e realiza-o bem.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Action becomes non-binding when it is done as yajña—an offering aligned with sacred order and duty—without personal grasping for results. Actions driven by self-centered aims create karmic bondage; therefore one should work with detachment and an offering-attitude.
In the battlefield dialogue, Krishna is instructing Arjuna on how to act without being trapped by the consequences of action. He reframes duty as sacrificial service: Arjuna should perform his prescribed responsibilities without attachment, thereby avoiding karmic entanglement.