Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Verse 5

Gita 3.5

न, हि, कश्चित्, क्षणम्, अपि, जातु, तिष्ठति, अकर्मकृत्,
कार्यते, हि, अवशः, कर्म, सर्वः, प्रकृतिजैः, गुणैः।।5।।


Gita 3.5

Na, hi, kashchit’, kshanam’, api, jaatu, tishthti, akarmkrit’,
Kaaryte, hi, avashH, karm, sarvH, prakritijaiH, gunaiH ||5||

Translation: (Hi) undoubtedly (kashchit’) nobody (jaatu) at any time (kshanam’) for a moment (api) even (akarmkrit’) without performing action (na) not (tishthti) remains (hi) because (sarvH) whole mankind (prakritijaiH) produced by Prakriti i.e. Durga (gunaiH) by Gunas – Rajgun Brahma, Satgun Vishnu, Tamgun Shiv Ji (avashH) overpowered (karmH) to perform actions (karyte) is bound. (5)

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Verse 5

Translation: Undoubtedly, nobody remains without performing action even for a moment at any time. Because the whole mankind, overpowered by the Gunas – Rajgun Brahma, Satgun Vishnu, and Tamgun Shiv Ji produced by Prakriti i.e. Durga, is bound to perform actions. (Its evidence is also in Gita Chapter 14 Verse 3-5)


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