कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन।
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि॥
This most popular and widely used verse from Bhagwat Geeta is also most misunderstood and highly mistranslated verse. Isn't it weird that what is poplar verse itself is misconceptualised? if this is the case with this verse than what level of understanding we have in other less popular verses?
Let's not stick to it and comeback to the given verse.
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन।
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि॥
In Chapter 2 popularly known as Sankhya Yoga , Lord Krishna told this shloka to Arjuna. Before understanding it it is required to know that what exactly Sankhya yoga communicates. In brief by Sankhya yog Shri Krishna introduce all various Hindu/Indian Philosophy of Karma ,Gyan and Bhakti Yoga to Arjuna. So it is also known as nectar/ essence of Geeta.
Let's translate this verse literally.
एव/Eva = Only
अधिकार/Adhikar = Right
ते/Te = Your
मा/Ma = No/Notफलेषु/Phaleshu = In the fruit/result
कदाचन/Kadachana = Ever
मा/Ma = No/Notकर्मफल/Karmaphala = result or fruit of the work.
हेतु /हेतु = motive
भु /bhu = be
मा/Ma = No/Not ते/Te = Your
संग /Sang =attachment
अस्तु /Astu = Let there be
अकर्मणि /Akarmani = In action
YOUR RIGHT IS ONLY IN THE WORK AND NEVER IN THE RESULT
YOUR MOTIVE OF WORK SHOULD NOT BE ITS RESULT, AND NEVER ATTACH TO INACTION.
However in popular culture this verse is understood as
YOU DO YOUR WORK AND DON'T EXCEPT RESULTS....
Actually Shri Krishna never told dont except results. He says fruits are out of your own area of right. For an example , Using best cooking practices, proper recipes, knowledge of consumer's choice all can be employed and food can also be made with pure feelings. till this point my ( anybody who cook's) right exists. To eat it, Criticizing it, Appreciating it all lie's in rights of consumer. This not at all mean that One should not expect appreciation for food he/ she made , but he / she should not feel bad if that doesn't happen as it is beyond one's boundary of rights.
in Second line it rather clarifies the thought. For whatever work you do the motive should not be achieving result. As result is actually a side product of task. Actual product is felling of contentment of self. However in this course you shouldn't get inclined towards Inaction.
In one of the talk with students of Dang District of Gujarat then CM Gujarat Shri Narendra Modi explained
" when our work is pending we feel stress and ultimately fatigue, when it is done we dont feel fatigue rather contentment."
Is it clear now? However in next post few more examples I will put my thoughts forward on same verse.
If you have any specific query regarding this verse please mention it in comments. It will help me to go in more depth and and share those thoughts.
Till then Jai shri Krishna......
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