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Bhagavad Gita 3.9

Krishna speaking to Arjuna

यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः। तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसंगः समाचर ॥

yajñārthāt karmaṇo ’nyatra loko ’yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ tad-arthaṁ karma kaunteya mukta-saṅgaḥ samāchara

The world is bound by action, unless performed for the sake of sacrifice; for that sake, free from attachment, O son of Kuntî, perform thou action.

In plain words: Krishna says actions tie us down unless they are done as an offering. So Arjuna should act for that higher purpose, without being attached to what he gets out of it.

Bhagavad Gita 3.9
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