Action, inaction and sacrifice

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What questions about action does the first verse raise?

1. BG 4.16

   Even the intelligent are bewildered in determining what is action and what is inaction. Now I shall explain to you what action is, knowing which you shall be liberated from all misfortune.

   Read BG 4.16 in context · Source: Vanisource

   Edition and source record

   Edition: 1983+ · page 13761, revision 781214

2. BG 3.9

   Work done as a sacrifice for Viṣṇu has to be performed; otherwise work causes bondage in this material world. Therefore, O son of Kuntī, perform your prescribed duties for His satisfaction, and in that way you will always remain free from bondage.

   Read BG 3.9 in context · Source: Vanisource

   Edition and source record

   Edition: 1983+ · page 13711, revision 781206

Related contextual definitions

• Akarma: inaction
• Karma: action
• Yajña: sacrifice

These editorial questions invite comparison; they are not quotations or canonical commentary.

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