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Bhagavad-gītā 18.26
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 26
- मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः ।
- सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते ॥२६॥
- mukta-saṅgo 'nahaṁ-vādī
- dhṛty-utsāha-samanvitaḥ
- siddhy-asiddhyor nirvikāraḥ
- kartā sāttvika ucyate
muktaliberated from all material association-saṅgaḥliberated from all material association — liberated from all material association; anahamwithout false ego-vādīwithout false ego — without false ego; dhṛtiwith determination — with determination; utsāhaand great enthusiasm — and great enthusiasm; samanvitaḥqualified — qualified; siddhiin perfection — in perfection; asiddhyoḥand failure — and failure; nirvikāraḥwithout change — without change; kartāworker — worker; sāttvikaḥin the mode of goodness — in the mode of goodness; ucyateis said to be — is said to be.
One who performs his duty without association with the modes of material nature, without false ego, with great determination and enthusiasm, and without wavering in success or failure is said to be a worker in the mode of goodness.
A person in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is always transcendental to the material modes of nature. He has no expectations for the result of the work entrusted to him, because he is above false ego and pride. Still, he is always enthusiastic till the completion of such work. He does not worry about the distress undertaken; he is always enthusiastic. He does not care for success or failure; he is equal in both distress and happiness. Such a worker is situated in the mode of goodness.