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Bhagavad Gita 3.24

Chapter 3: Karma Yoga (The Yoga of Action) · कर्मयोग

उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम् ।सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः ॥

utsīdeyurime lokā na kuryāṃ karma cedaham |saṅkarasya ca kartā syāmupahanyāmimāḥ prajāḥ ||

Meaning of Gita 3.24 in English

If I did not act, these worlds would fall into ruin. I would be the cause of disorder and would bring harm to all these people.

गीता 3.24 का हिंदी अर्थ

यदि मैं कर्म न करूँ, तो ये सब लोक नष्ट हो जाएँगे। मैं अव्यवस्था का कारण बनूँगा और इन सब प्रजाओं का अहित करूँगा।

responsibilityleadershipsocial order

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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.