Shloka 20
ध्यानयोगः — Dhyāna-Yoga
Discipline of Meditation and Mental Restraint
त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासड़ूं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रय: । कर्मण्यभिप्रवृत्तो5पियं नैव किंचित् करोति सः
tyaktvā karmaphalāsaṅgaṁ nityatṛpto nirāśrayaḥ | karmaṇy abhipravṛtto 'pi naiva kiñcit karoti saḥ ||
若人全然舍离对行为及其果报的执著，内里恒常知足，不依世间任何所缘——纵然勤行诸事——实则无所作为。因为工作若不以占有之心、不以求果之欲而行，行者虽行而不为业所染。
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True freedom in action comes from giving up attachment to results. When one works without craving, possessiveness, or dependence on worldly supports—and remains inwardly content—one is not bound by action, even while acting.
Arjuna is speaking, articulating an ideal of conduct: a person who has renounced attachment to outcomes and is inwardly fulfilled can still participate in necessary actions without accruing binding agency or moral entanglement.