Chapter 18 · Verse 24 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 18.24
Sanskrit
यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुनः।क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम्।।18.24।।
Transliteration
yat tu kāmepsunā karma sāhankāreṇa vā punaḥ kriyate bahulāyāsaṁ tad rājasam udāhṛitam
Word by Word
When action springs from the thirst for personal gain and the ego's hunger for recognition, it becomes a restless, exhausting burden—this is the mark of rajasic work, which keeps the soul entangled in the wheel of becoming. The Upanishads teach us that such action, though it may appear productive, actually distances us from our true nature because it feeds the illusion of the separate doer.
In our modern lives, this reveals itself whenever we chase success for validation, work to prove ourselves, or hustle with the constant anxiety of never being enough—we can pause and ask: whose desire am I truly serving here, and at what cost to my peace?
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Bhagavad Gita 18.24 — BG 18.24
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