नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः |\nशरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः ||३-८||
niyataṃ kuru karma tvaṃ karma jyāyo hyakarmaṇaḥ .\nśarīrayātrāpi ca te na prasiddhyedakarmaṇaḥ ||3-8||
You should thus perform your prescribed Vedic duties, since action is superior to inaction. By ceasing activity, even your bodily maintenance will not be possible.