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Chapter 3 · Verse 31 · Karma Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 3.31

devotional Karma & Action Bhakti & Devotion Moksha & Liberation

Sanskrit

ये मे मतमिदं नित्यमनुतिष्ठन्ति मानवाः। श्रद्धावन्तोऽनसूयन्तो मुच्यन्ते तेऽपि कर्मभिः।।3.31।।

Transliteration

ye me matam idaṁ nityam anutiṣhṭhanti mānavāḥ śhraddhāvanto ’nasūyanto muchyante te ’pi karmabhiḥ

Word by Word

ye who
me my
matam teachings
idam these
nityam constantly
anutiṣhṭhanti abide by
mānavāḥ human beings
śhraddhā-vantaḥ with profound faith
anasūyantaḥ free from cavilling
muchyante become free
te those
api also
karmabhiḥ from the bondage of karma
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the supreme secret: those who drink deeply from the well of his teachings, who hold them as a living practice rather than mere philosophy, become liberated even while acting in the world. This is not about perfection of deed, but purity of devotion—faith without criticism, surrender without resistance.

When you align your daily work with unwavering trust in the dharma you've been given, the very chains of karma begin to dissolve around you.

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Bhagavad Gita 3.31 — BG 3.31

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