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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 9 (18.9) means: But when the work that is yours is done simply because it must be done, letting go of attachment and reward, that is a clear letting go, Arjuna.
कार्यमित्येव यत्कर्म नियतं क्रियतेऽर्जुन।सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलं चैव स त्यागः सात्त्विको मतः।।18.9।।
kāryam ity eva yat karma niyataṁ kriyate ‘rjuna saṅgaṁ tyaktvā phalaṁ chaiva sa tyāgaḥ sāttviko mataḥ
But when the work that is yours is done simply because it must be done, letting go of attachment and reward, that is a clear letting go, Arjuna.
पर जब तुम्हारा कर्म केवल इसलिए किया जाए कि वह करना चाहिए, आसक्ति और फल छोड़कर, तो वह स्पष्ट त्याग है, अर्जुन।
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It is verse 9 of Chapter 18 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 78 verses in total.
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