Bhagavad Gita
· Sankhya Yoga 2
· Verse 47
Verified original
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि
കര്മണ്യേവാധികാരസ്തേ മാ ഫലേഷു കദാചന മാ കര്മഫലഹേതുര്ഭൂര്മാ തേ സംഗോഽസ്ത്വകര്മണി
karmaṇy evādhikāras te mā phaleṣhu kadāchana mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo 'stv akarmaṇi
English Translation
You have a right to perform your duty, but never to the fruits of your actions. Do not consider yourself the cause of the results, and never be attached to inaction.
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Explanation · English
This is arguably the most famous verse of the Gita. Four instructions: (1) your right is to work only; (2) never to the results; (3) don't think you cause results; (4) don't use this as an excuse for inaction. Modern psychology calls this "process focus" vs "outcome focus."