Bhagavad Gita
· Karma Yoga 3
· Verse 23
Verified original
यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः
मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः
യദി ഹ്യഹം ന വര്തേയം ജാതു കര്മണ്യതന്ദ്രിതഃ മമ വര്ത്മാനുവര്തന്തേ മനുഷ്യാഃ പാര്ഥ സര്വ്വശഃ
yadi hyahaṃ na varteyaṃ jātu karmaṇyatandritaḥ mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ
English Translation
For, O Partha, if at any time I do not continue [Ast. and A.A. read varteya instead of varteyam.-Tr.] vigilantly in action, men will follow My path in ever way.
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Explanation · English
If I remain inactive? people also will imitate Me and keep iet. They will all become Tamasic and pass into a state of inertia.