Bhagavad Gita 3.8
Chapter 3: Karma Yoga (The Yoga of Action) · कर्मयोग
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः ।शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः ॥
niyataṃ kuru karma tvaṃ karma jyāyo hyakarmaṇaḥ |śarīrayātrāpi ca te na prasiddhyedakarmaṇaḥ ||
Meaning of Gita 3.8 in English
Do the work that is yours to do; action is better than inaction. Without action, you could not even keep your body going.
गीता 3.8 का हिंदी अर्थ
अपना निर्धारित कर्म करो; कर्म न करने से कर्म करना बेहतर है। बिना कर्म के तो शरीर का निर्वाह भी नहीं हो सकता।
dutylazinessprocrastinationwork
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