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Chapter 3 · Verse 27 · Karma Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 3.27

philosophical Self & Identity Karma & Action Jnana & Wisdom

Sanskrit

प्रकृतेः क्रियमाणानि गुणैः कर्माणि सर्वशः। अहङ्कारविमूढात्मा कर्ताऽहमिति मन्यते।।3.27।।

Transliteration

prakṛiteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśhaḥ ahankāra-vimūḍhātmā kartāham iti manyate

Word by Word

prakṛiteḥ of material nature
kriyamāṇāni carried out
guṇaiḥ by the three modes
karmāṇi activities
sarvaśhaḥ all kinds of
ahankāra-vimūḍha-ātmā those who are bewildered by the ego and misidentify themselves with the body
kartā the doer
aham I
iti thus
manyate thinks
Simplified Perspective

All action in this world flows from the three gunas of nature—not from your separate self. The ego claims authorship over what nature itself orchestrates, creating the illusion of individual doership that binds us in karma.

When you truly see that the body acts, the mind thinks, and the senses respond according to their nature, you step free from the burden of guilt and claim—and in that freedom, real dharma becomes possible. In modern life, this means releasing the exhausting pretense that you are the sole author of outcomes, and finding peace in aligned action without the weight of false responsibility.

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Bhagavad Gita 3.27 — BG 3.27

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

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