कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन | मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि ||४७||
karmaṇy evādhikāras te mā phaleṣhu kadāchana mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo 'stv akarmaṇi
你只有權利履行你的職責，但絕無權利享有行動的果報。不要認為自己是結果的起因，也絕不要執著於不行動。
You have a right to perform your duty, but never to the fruits of your actions. Do not consider yourself the cause of the results, and never be attached to inaction.
這可以說是《薄伽梵歌》中最著名的詩節。它包含四項指示：(1) 你的權利僅限於行動；(2) 絕不涉及結果；(3) 不要認為你是結果的起因；(4) 不要以此作為不行動的藉口。現代心理學將此稱為「過程導向」與「結果導向」的區別。
This is arguably the most famous verse of the Gita. Four instructions: (1) your right is to work only; (2) never to the results; (3) don't think you cause results; (4) don't use this as an excuse for inaction. Modern psychology calls this "process focus" vs "outcome focus."