Passages

Bhagavad Gita 2:47

Bhagavad Gita

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@misc{divinityatlas-bhagavad-gita-2-47,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Bhagavad Gita 2:47},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/passages/bhagavad-gita-2-47},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The single most quoted verse of the Gita and the seed of karma yoga: act, but not for the result. Swarupananda's parenthesis supplies a word not in the Sanskrit.

Facts

Passage

Text

Thy right is to work only; but never to the fruits thereof. Be thou not the producer of the fruits of (thy) actions; neither let thy attachment be towards inaction. 1

Reference

Bhagavad Gita 2:47 1

Reference Scheme

Chapter and Verse 1

Translation

Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita 1

Translator

Swami Swarupananda 1

Meaning

Theme

action without attachment 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Concerns

Dharma: righteous duty

Hinduism

Karma: action determines future rebirth

Reframes karma as a discipline of intention rather than a ledger of consequences.

Passage Of

Bhagavad Gita

Source Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita, English translation and commentarySwami Swarupananda

Sources

1. Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita, English translation and commentary

Swami Swarupananda, Advaita Ashrama / Internet Sacred Text Archive, 1909Bhagavad Gita 2:47View the Source

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