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BG 12.10 — 12.10 If thou art unable to practise even this Abhyasa Yoga, be thou intent on doing actions for My sake; even by doing actions for My sake, thou shalt att | Live Gita
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अभ्यासेऽप्यसमर्थोऽसि मत्कर्मपरमो भव |
मदर्थमपि कर्माणि कुर्वन्सिद्धिमवाप्स्यसि ||१२-१०||

abhyāse.apyasamartho.asi matkarmaparamo bhava . madarthamapi karmāṇi kurvansiddhimavāpsyasi ||12-10||


।।12.10।। यदि तुम अभ्यास में भी असमर्थ हो तो मत्कर्म परायण बनो; इस प्रकार मेरे लिए कर्मों को करते हुए भी तुम सिद्धि को प्राप्त करोगे।।

Word-by-word meanings

12.10 अभ्यासे in practice? अपि also? असमर्थः not capable? असि (thou) art? मत्कर्मपरमः intent on doing actions for My sake? भव be? मदर्थम् for My sake? अपि also? कर्माणि actions? कुर्वन् by doing? सिद्धिम् perfection? अवाप्स्यसि thou shalt attain.Commentary Even if thou doest mee actions for My sake without practising Yoga thou shalt attain perfection. Thou shalt first attain purity of mind? then Yoga (concentration and meditation)? then knowledge and then ultimately perfection (Moksha or liberat

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।12.10।।( यदि तू ) अभ्यासमें भी असमर्थ है तो मेरे लिये कर्म करनेमें तत्पर हो -- मदर्थकर्मका नाम मत्कर्म है? उसमें तत्पर हो अर्थात् मेरे लिये कर्म करनेको ही प्रधान समझनेवाला हो। अभ्यासके बिना केवल मेरे लिये कर्म करता हुआ भी तू अन्तःकरणकी शुद्धि और ज्ञानयोगकी प्राप्तिद्वारा परमसिद्धि प्राप्त कर लेगा।

Swami Gambirananda

12.10 If you are unable even to practise, be intent on works for Me. By undertaking works for Me as well, you will attain perfection. [Identity with Brahman.]

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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