Shloka 22
Karma-Saṃnyāsa–Karma-Yoga Saṃvāda
Renunciation and the Discipline of Action
न मे पार्थास्ति कर्तव्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु किंचन । नानवाप्तमवाप्तव्यं वर्त एव च कर्मणि
na me pārthāsti kartavyaṁ triṣu lokeṣu kiṁcana | nānavāptam avāptavyaṁ varta eva ca karmaṇi ||
اے پارتھ! تینوں لوکوں میں میرے لیے کوئی بھی فرض نہیں؛ نہ کوئی ایسی چیز ہے جو ابھی غیر حاصل ہو اور مجھے حاصل کرنی ہو—پھر بھی میں عمل ہی میں مشغول رہتا ہوں۔
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even one who lacks nothing and has nothing to gain should still act—performing work without personal desire—so that dharma is sustained and others learn the right standard of conduct.
In the Gītā’s teaching on karma-yoga, Kṛṣṇa explains to Arjuna why action is necessary. He cites his own example: though he has no personal duty or unfulfilled goal across the three worlds, he continues to act, implying that Arjuna too should act in accordance with dharma rather than withdraw.