Shloka 40
कर्मयोग–ज्ञानयज्ञ–अवतारोपदेश
Karma-Yoga, Jñāna-Yajña, and Avatāra Instruction
सम्बन्ध-- इस प्रकार कर्मयोगके वर्णनकी प्रस्तावना करके अब उसका रहस्यपूर्ण महत्त्व बतलाते हैं-- नेहाभिक्रमनाशो<स्ति प्रत्यवायोः न विद्यते । स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्
nehābhikramanāśo 'sti pratyavāyo na vidyate | svalpam apy asya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt ||
在这条持戒而行的业瑜伽之道上，真诚的起步绝不会徒然消失，也不会招致相反的道德堕落。即便只修习此法一分，也能护人脱离大怖畏——尤其是与轮回生死相系的存在之惧——因为它令心安定，使行为与正法相应。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Karma-yoga is a safe and cumulative discipline: sincere effort is never wasted, it does not produce a harmful ‘reverse’ result, and even limited practice powerfully protects the practitioner from profound existential fear by grounding life in dharma.
On the battlefield setting of Bhishma Parva, the teaching turns to the practical path of karma-yoga. The speaker emphasizes its reliability and moral security, encouraging the listener that even a small start in this discipline yields lasting protection and is never futile.