Chapter 3: Karma Yoga, verse 19
तस्मादसक्तः सततं कार्यं कर्म समाचर।
असक्तो ह्याचरन्कर्म परमाप्नोति पूरुषः ॥
Say ittasmād asaktaḥ satataṁ kāryaṁ karma samāchara
asakto hyācharan karma param āpnoti pūruṣhaḥ
Translation
Therefore, without attachment, always perform the actions that should be done; for by performing actions without attachment, one reaches the Supreme.
Swami Sivananda
Therefore, remaining unattached, always perform the obligatory duty; for, by performing one's duty without attachment, a person attains the highest.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Therefore, do your work without attachment, which ought to be done. For, a person who works without attachment attains the Supreme.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Therefore, always remaining unattached, you should perform the action that is to be performed; for, the person performing action without attachment attains the Supreme.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Therefore, do your duty perfectly, without worrying about the results, for he who does his duty without attachment attains the Supreme.
Shri Purohit Swami
इसलिये तू निरन्तर आसक्तिरहित होकर कर्तव्य-कर्मका भलीभाँति आचरण कर; क्योंकि आसक्तिरहित होकर कर्म करता हुआ मनुष्य परमात्माको प्राप्त हो जाता है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
इसलिए, तुम अनासक्त होकर सदैव कर्तव्य कर्म का सम्यक् आचरण करो; क्योकि, अनासक्त पुरुष कर्म करता हुआ परमात्मा को प्राप्त होता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.