यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः |\nतदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसङ्गः समाचर ||३-९||
yajñārthātkarmaṇo.anyatra loko.ayaṃ karmabandhanaḥ .\ntadarthaṃ karma kaunteya muktasaṅgaḥ samācara ||3-9||
Work must be done as a yajna to the Supreme Lord; otherwise, work causes bondage in this material world. Therefore, O son of Kunti, for the satisfaction of God, perform your prescribed duties, without being attached to the results.