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कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
You have the right to act...
Arjuna asks Krishna to settle a doubt: is it better to renounce action or to act? Krishna shows that true renunciation is inward, not outward. One who acts without attachment — offering the fruits to the divine — is untouched by action, like a lotus leaf untouched by water.
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