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Karma Yoga

The Yoga of Action

Summary

Krishna explains that everyone must engage in some sort of activity. He prescribes Karma Yoga, the path of selfless action performed as a sacrifice to the Divine.

Verse 21

यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः । स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते ॥

yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ | sa yat pramāṇaṃ kurute lokas tad anuvartate ||

Whatever action a great man performs, common men follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.