सक्ताः कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत ।
कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथाऽसक्तश्चिकीर्षुलोकसङ्ग्रहम् ॥ २५ ॥
कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथाऽसक्तश्चिकीर्षुलोकसङ्ग्रहम् ॥ २५ ॥
saktāḥ karmaṇyavidvāṃso yathā kurvanti bhārata .
kuryādvidvāṃstathā’saktaścikīrṣulokasaṅgraham .. 25 ..
As ignorant men act attached to work, O Bhârata, so should the wise man act, unattached from a wish to protect the masses.
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The ignorant expect the result of their action thus : “The result of this action shall accrue to me.” The wise man : he who knows the Self.
For Me, or for any other person who, knowing the Self, thus seeks the welfare of the world, there is nothing to do except it be with a view to that welfare of the world at large. To such a man who knows the Self, the following advice is offered :