Chapter 2 · Verse 47The Yoga of KnowledgeNishkam Karma
Bhagavad Gita 2.47
BG 2.47 — Chapter 2 (The Yoga of Knowledge), Verse 47, with Sanskrit, transliteration & translation.
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन | मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि ||२-४७||
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karmaṇyevādhikāraste mā phaleṣu kadācana . mā karmaphalaheturbhūrmā te saṅgo.astvakarmaṇi ||2-47||
Roman: karmanyevadhikaraste ma phaleshu kadacana . ma karmaphalaheturbhurma te sango.astvakarmani
You have the right to perform your duty, but never to its fruits.
You have the right to perform your duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions. Never consider yourself the cause of the results of your activities, and never be attached to not doing your duty.