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Chapter: 3, Verse: 4

Sanskrit

न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते। न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति।।3.4।।

Summary

No one can attain freedom from action by abstaining from action, nor can they reach perfection by simply not acting.