Yoga through the Perfection of Renunciation and Surrender

Shloka 18.24

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BHAGAVAD GITA · 18.24

यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहंकारेण वा पुनः | क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम् ||१८-२४||

Transliteration · pronunciation guide

yattu kāmepsunā karma sāhaṃkāreṇa vā punaḥ . kriyate bahulāyāsaṃ tadrājasamudāhṛtam ||18-24||

English translation

18.24 But that action which is done by one longing for the fulfilment of desires or gain with egoism or with much effort that is declared to be Rajasic (passionate).

Translation: Swami Sivananda · Sources & context

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