नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः | शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः
niyataṃ kuru karma tvaṃ karma jyāyo hyakarmaṇaḥ . śarīrayātrāpi ca te na prasiddhyedakarmaṇaḥ
你應當履行應盡的義務，因為行動優於不行動。而且，若不行動，連你身體的維持也將不可能。
You perform the obligatory duties, for action is superior to inaction. And, through inaction, even the maintenance of your body will not be possible.
尼亞塔姆·卡爾瑪（Niyatam Karma）是指一個人必須履行的義務。不履行這些義務會導致惡業。履行這些義務並非為了獲得特定的結果，其履行本身也不會產生任何功德。生活本身就包含許多自然且不可避免的行動，所有人都必須執行。說「我什麼都不做也能活下去」是無知的表現。
Niyatam Karma is an obligatory duty which one is bound to perform. Thenonperformance of the bounden duties causes demerit. The performance of the obligatory duties is not a means for the attainment of a specific result. The performance does not cause any merit.Living itself involves several natural and unavoidable actions which have to be performed by all. It is ignorance to say? I can live doing nothing.