Capitol 3, Slok 9
Text
yajJArthAtkarmaNo'nyatra loko'yaM karmabandhanaH | tadarthaM karma kaunteya muktasaGgaH samAcara ||3-9||
Transliteration
yajñārthātkarmaṇo.anyatra loko.ayaṃ karmabandhanaḥ . tadarthaṃ karma kaunteya muktasaṅgaḥ samācara ||3-9||
Meanings
3.9 This world is held in the bondage of work only when work is not performed as sacrifice. O Arjuna, you must perform work to this end, free from attachment. - Adi