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Bhagavad-gītā 3.8

BG 3.8

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नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः । शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः ॥८॥

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niyataṁ kuru karma tvaṁ karma jyāyo hy akarmaṇaḥ śarīra-yātrāpi ca te na prasiddhyed akarmaṇaḥ

Translation

Perform your prescribed duty, for doing so is better than not working. One cannot even maintain one's physical body without work.