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नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम्।अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते।।18.23।।

niyataṁ saṅga-rahitam arāga-dveṣhataḥ kṛitam aphala-prepsunā karma yat tat sāttvikam uchyate

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 18, Verse 23
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
An action that is ordained, free from attachment, done without love or hatred, and without desire for reward is declared to be Sattvic.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: obligatory action, performed without attachment, without love or hatred, by one desiring no fruit, is said to be of goodness, again defining the clearest form of action by its motivation, duty performed without personal emotional entanglement in the outcome.

In life: performing your actual responsibilities without either excessive personal love for a favorable outcome or hatred toward an unfavorable one produces a genuinely different, steadier quality of engagement than emotionally entangled effort does.

Teaching: for one of your ongoing responsibilities, practice performing it today with this specific quality, without excessive personal love for one particular outcome or hatred toward another, and notice how that shift changes your actual engagement with the task.

niyatamin accordance with scriptures
saṅga-rahitamfree from attachment
arāga-dveṣhataḥfree from attachment and aversion
kṛitamdone
aphala-prepsunāwithout desire for rewards
karmaaction
yatwhich
tatthat
sāttvikamin the mode of goodness
uchyateis called

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
18.23 नियतम् ordained? सङ्गरहितम् free from attachment? अरागद्वेषतः without love or hatred? कृतम् done? अफलप्रेप्सुना by one not desirous of the fruit? कर्म action? यत् which? तत् that? सात्त्विकम् Sattvic (pure)? ुच्यते is declared.Commentary Niyatam Ordained Obligatory. One is not excited to perform an obligatory action through love or hatred.This is a pure act. The performer of such pure action experiences great joy. He does his duty or any other work wholeheartedly not caring for the reward but offering it willingly at the feet of the Lord. He works in accordancw with the dictates of the scriptures. Now I will explain to thee? O Arjuna? the nature of action which is Rajasic or passionate. Do thou listen to Me with rapt attention.