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Verse 3·8

The sacrifice of performing your dharma

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नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः ।शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः ॥

Do thou do controlled action, for action is greater than inaction; even the maintenance of thy physical life cannot be effected without action.

Gītā 3·8

From The Experiential Architecture · After Sri Aurobindo’s Essays on the Gita · incarnateword.in