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Bhagavad Gīta Bhāshya and Tātparya

B.G 18.23

नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम्। अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत् सात्त्विकमुच्यते ॥२३॥

niyataṁ saṅgarahitam arāgadveṣataḥ kṛtam। aphalaprepsunā karma yat tat sāttvikam ucyate ॥23॥

[नियतं (niyatam) - regulated; सङ्गरहितम् (saṅgarahitam) - free from attachment; अरागद्वेषतः (arāgadveṣataḥ) - without passion and hatred; कृतम् (kṛtam) - performed; अफलप्रेप्सुना (aphalaprepsunā) - without desire for results; कर्म (karma) - action; यत् (yat) - which; तत् (tat) - that; सात्त्विकम् (sāttvikam) - in the mode of goodness; उच्यते (ucyate) - is said;]

An action that is regulated and free from attachment, performed without passion or hatred, and without desire for results, is considered to be in the mode of 'sāttvik', i.e. goodness.

बहुचित्रजगद्बहुधाकरणात् परशक्तिरनन्तगुणः परमः ।
सुखरूपममुष्य पदं परमं स्मरतस्तु भविष्यति तत्सततम् ॥
"The one who has created this variegated vast universe with varied forms has infinite power and is of infinite auspicious qualities. He certainly bestows the highest state of bliss to those who meditate on his ever happy essence." -Dwādasha stōtra 4.3

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