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Chapter: 3, Verse: 24

Sanskrit

उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम्। सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः।।3.24।।

Summary

And if I were to refrain from action, the human race would be ruined; I would lead the world to chaos, and destruction would follow.