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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 23 (18.23) means: Action that is right, free of attachment, done without craving or hatred, without desire for reward, is clear action.
नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम्।अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते।।18.23।।
niyataṁ saṅga-rahitam arāga-dveṣhataḥ kṛitam aphala-prepsunā karma yat tat sāttvikam uchyate
Action that is right, free of attachment, done without craving or hatred, without desire for reward, is clear action.
जो कर्म उचित है, आसक्ति से रहित, बिना लालसा या द्वेष के, बिना फल की चाह के किया गया, वह स्पष्ट कर्म है।
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It is verse 23 of Chapter 18 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 78 verses in total.
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