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Chapter 3 · Verse 26 · Karma Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 3.26

transformative Karma & Action Dharma & Duty Jnana & Wisdom

Sanskrit

न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम्। जोषयेत्सर्वकर्माणि विद्वान् युक्तः समाचरन्।।3.26।।

Transliteration

na buddhi-bhedaṁ janayed ajñānāṁ karma-saṅginām joṣhayet sarva-karmāṇi vidvān yuktaḥ samācharan

Word by Word

na not
buddhi-bhedam discord in the intellects
janayet should create
ajñānām of the ignorant
karma-saṅginām who are attached to fruitive actions
joṣhayet should inspire (them) to perform
sarva all
karmāṇi prescribed
vidvān the wise
yuktaḥ enlightened
samācharan performing properly
Simplified Perspective

Krishna teaches here a sublime truth: the wise do not shatter the faith of those still bound to action, but instead guide them gently by embodying the very dharma they must follow. The enlightened one knows that intellectual demolition without compassionate action is spiritual arrogance—true wisdom leads others to right action through the mirror of one's own integrity.

In our modern fragmentation, this means we lead not by dismissing others' beliefs, but by living so authentically that our peace becomes their pathway.

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Bhagavad Gita 3.26 — BG 3.26

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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