Mahabharata 6.27.9 — Bhishma Parva, Adhyaya 27, 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 ||
Ngoài những hành động được làm vì yajña (hiến tế), loài người bị trói buộc bởi nghiệp do mọi hành động khác. Vì thế, hỡi con của Kuntī, hãy làm công việc chính đáng của ngươi vì mục đích yajña ấy, không chấp trước, và thực hiện cho trọn vẹn.
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.
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