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BG 3.26 — 3.26 Let no wise man unsettle the mind of ignorant people who are attached to action; he should engage them in all actions, himself fulfilling them with de | Live Gita
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न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम् |
जोषयेत्सर्वकर्माणि विद्वान्युक्तः समाचरन् ||३-२६||

na buddhibhedaṃ janayedajñānāṃ karmasaṅginām . joṣayetsarvakarmāṇi vidvānyuktaḥ samācaran ||3-26||


।।3.26।। ज्ञानी पुरुष, कर्मों में आसक्त अज्ञानियों की बुद्धि में भ्रम उत्पन्न न करे, स्वयं (भक्ति से) युक्त होकर कर्मों का सम्यक् आचरण कर, उनसे भी वैसा ही कराये।।

Word-by-word meanings

3.26 न not? बुद्धिभेदम् unsettlement in the mind? जनयेत् should produce? अज्ञानाम् of the ignorant? कर्मसङ्गिनाम् of the persons attached to actions? जोषयेत् should engage? सर्वकर्माणि all actions? विद्वान् the wise? युक्तः balanced? समाचरन् performing.Commentary An ignorant may says to himelf? I shall do this action and thery enjoy its fruit. A wise man should not unsettle his belief. On the contrary he himself should set an example by performing his duties diligently but without attachment. Th

Commentaries

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

Sri Shankaracharya

।।3.26।।इस प्रकार लोकसंग्रह करनेकी इच्छावाले मुझ परमात्माका या दूसरे आत्मज्ञानीका लोकसंग्रहको छोड़कर दूसरा कोई कर्तव्य नहीं रह गया है। अतः उस आत्मवेत्ताके लिये यह उपदेश किया जाता है बुद्धिको विचलित करनेका नाम बुद्धिभेद है ( ज्ञानीको चाहिये कि ) कर्मोंमें आसक्तिवाले विवेकरहित अज्ञानियोंकी बुद्धिमें भेद उत्पन्न न करे अर्थात् मेरा यह कर्तव्य है इस कर्मका फल मुझे भोगना है इस प्रकार जो उनकी निश्चितरूपा बुद्धि बनी हुई है उसको विचलित करना बुद्धिभेद करना है सो न करे। तो फिर क्या करे समाहितचित्त विद्वान् स्वयं अज्ञानियोंके ही ( सदृश ) उन कर्मोंका ( शास्त्रानुकूल ) आचरण करता हुआ उनसे सब कर्म करावे।

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Swami Gambirananda

3.26 The enlightened man should not create disturbance in the beliefs of the ignorant, who are attached to work. Working, while himself remaining deligen [Some translate yuktah as, 'in the right manner'. S. takes it in the sense of Yoga-yuktah, merged in yoga.-Tr.], he should make them do [Another reading is yojayet, meaning the same as josayet.-Tr.] all the duties.

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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