Speaker: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहंकारेण वा पुनः ।
क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम् ॥२४॥
yat tu kāmepsunā karma
sāhaṅkāreṇa vā punaḥ
kriyate bahulāyāsaṁ
tad rājasam udāhṛtam
Word for word (synonyms)
- yat
- that which
- tu
- but
- kāma-īpsunā
- with fruitive result
- karma
- work
- sāhaṅkāreṇa
- with ego
- vā
- or
- punaḥ
- again
- kriyate
- performed
- bahula-āyāsam
- with great labor
- tat
- that
- rājasam
- in the mode of passion
- udāhṛtam
- is said to be
Translation
But action performed with great effort by one seeking to gratify his desires, and which is enacted from a sense of false ego, is called action in the mode of passion.
What this verse teaches
Work (karma) in three modes
| Goodness | Passion | Ignorance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Action | performed without attachment, without love or hate, by one who has renounced fruitive results 18.23 | performed with great effort by one seeking to gratify his desires 18.24 | performed in ignorance and delusion without consideration of future bondage or consequences 18.25 |
Bhagavad-gītā As It Is by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International.