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saktāḥ karmaṇyavidvāṃso yathā kurvanti bhārata . kuryādvidvāṃstathāsaktaścikīrṣurlokasaṃgraham
婆羅多後裔啊！正如無知之人帶著執著去行動，有智慧的人也應當如此，無所執著地行動，渴望防止世人誤入歧途。
O scion of the Bharata dynasty, as the unelightened poeple act with attachment to work, so should the enlightened person act, without attachment, being desirous of the prevention of people from going astray.
無知之人帶著對結果的期望而工作。他說：「我將做這樣的工作，並將得到這樣的結果。」但知曉真我的智者，並非為自己的目的服務。他應當如此行動，以便世人追隨他的榜樣，獲得和平、和諧、心靈的純淨、神聖的光明和知識。智者是知曉真我的人。
The ignorant man works in expectation of fruits. He says? I will do such and such work and will get such and such fruit. But the wise man who knows the Self? serves not for his own end. He should so act that the world? following his example? would attain peace? harmony? purity of heart? divine light and knowledge. A wise man is one who knows the Self. (Cf.II.64III.19XVIII.49).