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प्रकृतेर्गुणसम्मुढाः सज्जन्ते गुणकर्मसु ।
तानकृत्स्नविदो मन्दान्कृत्स्नविन्न विचालयेत् ॥ २९ ॥
prakṛterguṇasammuḍhāḥ sajjante guṇakarmasu .
tānakṛtsnavido mandānkṛtsnavinna vicālayet .. 29 ..
Those deluded by the energies of Nature are attached to the functions of the energies. He who knows the All should not unsettle the unwise who know not the All.
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The foolish believe “we do action for the sake of its result.” These men who are attached to action look only to the result of their actions. The man who knows the
All—the man who knows the Self—should not of himself unsettle such men, i.e., he should not disturb their conviction.
How an aspirant for Moksha should do actions.
How then should action be performed by the ignorant man who seeks moksha and who is qualified for action only? The answer follows: