Chapter 3

KARMA YOGA

Yoga of Action

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ekam vada(3.2)

2.38-53

2.11-30

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 BG 3.6

“कमेर्िन्द्रयािण संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन् ।

इिन्द्रयाथार्िन्वमूढात्मा िमथ्याचारः स उच्यते ॥६॥”

karmendriyāṇi saṁyamya

ya āste manasā smaran

indriyārthān vimūḍhātmā

mithyācāraḥ sa ucyate
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 Lord

Vedas

Living entities

Duties
Cycle of Sacrifice

Grain

Rain

Sacrifice
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 “yajnaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi su-
medhasaḥ”

SB 11.5.32

jaya sri-krishna-chaitanya
prabhu nityananda
sri-adwaita gadadhara
shrivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrinda||1||

hare krishna hare krishna

krishna krishna hare hare
hare rama hare rama
rama rama hare hare||108||

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 jaya sri-krishna-chaitanya
prabhu nityananda
sri-adwaita gadadhara
shrivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrinda||1||

“yajnāināṁ japa-yajño ‘smi”

hare krishna hare krishna
BG 10.25 krishna krishna hare hare
hare rama hare rama
rama rama hare hare||108||
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 “य"#श%ा#शनः स*ो मु.*े सव12क45षैः ।

भु9ते ते ;घं पापा ये पचTाAकारणात् ॥१३॥”

yajña-śiṣṭāśinaḥ santo

mucyante sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ

bhuñjate te tv agham pāpā

ye pacanty ātma-kāraṇāt

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 Be a role model (3.21)
“यद्यदाचरित श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः ।

स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवतर्ते ॥२१॥”

yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas

tat tad evetaro janaḥ

sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute

lokas tad anuvartate

Whatever action is performed by a great man, common men follow in

his footsteps. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all
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 anichham, balad (3.36)

3.38
dhūmenāvriyate vahnir
yathādarśo malena ca
yatholbenāvṛto garbhas
tathā tenedam āvṛtam

As fire is covered by smoke, as a mirror is covered by dust, or as the embryo is covered by the womb,
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similarly, the living entity is covered by different degrees of this lust
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 Spiritual Platform

Intellectual Platform

Mental Platform

Sensual Platform

Bodily Platform
 3.42

“इHDया#ण पराJाKLरHDयेMः परं मनः ।

मनसNु परा बुPQयR बुQेः परतNु सः ॥४२॥”

indriyāṇi parāṇy āhur

indriyebhyaḥ paraṁ manaḥ

manasas tu parā buddhir

yo buddheḥ paratas tu saḥ

The working senses are superior to dull matter; mind is higher than the senses; intelligence
is still higher than the mind; and he [the soul] is even higher than the intelligence.
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 Intelligence

Mind

Self

Senses

Senses

Senses
Senses
Senses
 Chapter Summary

Topics Reference Keywords

1. Renunciation or Action? 3.1-3.2 ekam vada

2. Niskama karmayoga > 3.3-3.9 niyataṁ kuru karma

Jnana Yoga
3. Karma kanda to Karma 3.10-3.16 pravartitaṁ cakraṁ
Yoga
4.Lead by example 3.17-3.35 yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas

5. Greatest Enemy 3.36-3.43 iha vairiṇam

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