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Bhagavad-gītā 18.15
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 15
- शरीरवाङ्मनोभिर्यत्कर्म प्रारभते नरः ।
- न्याय्यं वा विपरीतं वा पञ्चैते तस्य हेतवः ॥१५॥
- śarīra-vāṅ-manobhir yat
- karma prārabhate naraḥ
- nyāyyaṁ vā viparītaṁ vā
- pañcaite tasya hetavaḥ
śarīraby the body — by the body; vākspeech — speech; manobhiḥand mind — and mind; yatwhich — which; karmawork — work; prārabhatebegins — begins; naraḥa person — a person; nyāyyamright — right; vāor — or; viparītamthe opposite — the opposite; vāor — or; pañcafive — five; eteall these — all these; tasyaits — its; hetavaḥcauses — causes.
Whatever right or wrong action a man performs by body, mind or speech is caused by these five factors.
The words "right" and "wrong" are very significant in this verse. Right work is work done in terms of the prescribed directions in the scriptures, and wrong work is work done against the principles of the scriptural injunctions. But whatever is done requires these five factors for its complete performance.