Verse-24
Chapter 3 — Karma Yoga
Verse 24
🕉 Original Sanskrit Shloka
utsideyurime loka na kuryam karma cedaham
samkarasya ch karta syamupahanyamimah prajah
🕉 English Translation
📜 Translation
English
Therefore if I do not perform action then the beings in every way will perish and I will be the creator of confusion and the destroyer of these beings.
The Lord in every situation is competent and capable. He is not bound by norms but all norms flow from Him. But if the framer of rules himself maintains its sanctity then the norms also are honoured. Above all in the creation cycle is the paramount authority, base, and ideal the Lord Himself. After Him from the point of view of ideal inspirations come the great men of knowledge. By putting forth His own example the Guru of the world Lord Shri Krishna is now giving further indications.