Repack: Bhagavad Gita Quotes On Karma

Every year, the monsoon rains were unpredictable. Sometimes the river would swell and flood the fields; other times, it would shrink to a trickle.

That evening, a dejected Arjun sat with Vikram under the banyan tree. “You were lucky,” Arjun said bitterly. “You found a spring.” bhagavad gita quotes on karma

Halfway through his work, a neighbor came running. “Arjun! A herd of wild goats has broken through the fence on the north side. Your young saplings are being destroyed!” Every year, the monsoon rains were unpredictable

Vikram smiled gently. “Brother, I did not dig for the spring. I dug because it was the right action to take. The Gita teaches us: ‘Karmanye vadhikaraste, ma phaleshu kadachana’ — You have a right to your action, but never to its fruits.” “You were lucky,” Arjun said bitterly

One year, the rain was late. The ground was cracked, and the sun was merciless. The village elder announced, “If we do not dig a canal from the river to our fields within two weeks, the harvest will fail.”

Arjun realized his mistake. He had not failed because he lacked strength; he had failed because he was attached to a specific result. His anxiety over the future had paralyzed him in the present.

He continued, “Look at your thinking. You wanted to control the result—the rain, the flood, the harvest. But those things belong to the river, to the sky, to time itself. By refusing to act without a guarantee, you lost the only thing that was truly yours: the chance to do the work. My hands are sore, but my heart is light. Because I gave my best to the action, and let go of the outcome.”