Chapter 3, Verse 7
Karma Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
yaḥ—who; tu—but; indriyāṇi—the senses; manasā—by the mind; niyamya—control; ārabhate—begins; arjuna—Arjun; karma-indriyaiḥ—by the working senses; karma-yogam—karm yog; asaktaḥ—without attachment; saḥ—they; viśhiṣhyate—are superior
English translation
But whoever, controlling the senses by the mind, O Arjuna, engages himself in Karma Yoga with the organs of action, without attachment, he excels.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
If anyone performs actions with his organs of action (viz.; hands; feet; organ of speech; etc.) controlling the organs of knowledge by the mind; and without expectation of the fruits of the actions and without egoism; he is certainly more worthy than the other who is a hypocrite or a man of false conduct. (Cf. II.64; 68IV.21). The five organs of knowledge are the eyes; the ears; the nose; the skin and the sense of taste (tongue).
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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