कार्यमित्येव यत्कर्म नियतं क्रियतेऽर्जुन | सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलं चैव स त्यागः सात्त्विको मतः
kāryamityeva yatkarma niyataṃ kriyate.arjuna . saṅgaṃ tyaktvā phalaṃ caiva sa tyāgaḥ sāttviko mataḥ
Ô Arjuna, toute action obligatoire accomplie simplement parce qu'elle est un devoir impérieux, en abandonnant l'attachement et le résultat, ce renoncement-là est considéré comme étant de nature sattva.
Whatever obligatory duty is performed just because it is a bounden duty, O Arjuna, by giving up attachment and the result as well,-that renunciation is considered to be based on sattva.
Une personne de nature pure accomplit les actions qui lui incombent selon ses capacités et sa nature profonde. Elle n'est pas animée par l'orgueil d'être l'auteur de ces actions, ni n'espère en tirer un quelconque bénéfice. Même la pensée que les devoirs obligatoires purifient l'âme ou préviennent le péché d'omission doit être abandonnée. L'abandon des fruits de l'action est ici loué comme la voie vers la pureté du cœur et la préparation à la connaissance de Soi, la Jnana Nishtha. C'est l'enseignement central de la Bhagavad Gita : accomplis ton dharma sans attachement ni désir égoïste.
A man of pure nature performs actions that have fallen to his lot in accordance with his capacity and his inherent nature. He is not filled with the pride that he is the performer of such actions nor does he hope for any gain therefrom.An ignorant man may think that the obligatory duties may produce their fruits for the performer by causing selfpurification and preventing the sin of omission or nonperformance. This sort of thinking and expectation of rewards also must be abandoned. Abandonment of the rewards of actions is praised in this verse.When a man does obligatory duties without agency and with unselfishness and egolessness his,mind is purified? his Antahkarana is prepared for the reception of the divine light or the dawn of Selfknowledge. He gradually becomes fit for devotion to knowledge (JnanaNishtha).The aspirant or seeker after liberation should be prepared to undergo physical sufferings. All acts of selfdiscipline and selfsacrifice entail physical suffering.This? again? is the central teaching of the Gita -- do your duty without attachment and selfish desires.