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Verse 3·23

The wise must act to preserve society

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यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः ।मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः ॥

yadi hyahaṃ na varteyaṃ jātu karmaṇyatandritaḥmama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ

For if I did not abide sleeplessly in the paths of action, men follow in every way my path, these peoples would sink to destruction if I did not work and I should be the creator of confusion and slay these creatures.

Gītā 3·23

The giving of the example of God himself to the liberated man is profoundly significant; for it reveals the whole basis of the Gita’s philosophy of divine works. The liberated man is he who has exalted himself into the divine nature and according to that divine nature must be his actions.

CWSA 19 · Essays on the Gita · p. 139

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