Bhagavad Gita 3.9यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः।तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसंगः समाचर ॥

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

• 3.1Arjuna said: If Thou thinkest that knowledge is superior to action, O Krishna, why then, O…
• 3.2With this seemingly perplexing speech, you seem to be confusing my understanding;…
• 3.3The Blessed Lord said, "In this world, there is a twofold path, as I said before, O…
• 3.4Man does not reach actionlessness by not performing actions; nor does he attain perfection…
• 3.5Verily, no one can remain for even a moment without performing action; for everyone is…
• 3.6He who, restraining the organs of action, sits thinking of the sense-objects in his mind,…
• 3.7But whoever, controlling the senses by the mind, O Arjuna, engages himself in Karma Yoga…
• 3.8Perform your bounden duty, for action is superior to inaction, and even the maintenance of…

• 3.9The world is bound by actions other than those performed for the sake of sacrifice; do…

tat

that

ayam

this

karma

action

artham

for the sake of

anyatra

else

lokaḥ

material world

kaunteya

Arjun, the son of Kunti

samāchara

perform properly

karmaṇaḥ

than action

yajña-arthāt

for the sake of sacrifice

mukta-saṅgaḥ

free from attachment

karma-bandhanaḥ

bondage through one’s work