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Karma
Action and its consequences; taught as Karma-yoga in the Gita.
ConceptBhagavad Gitaकर्म
Definition
Action; also the law linking deeds to their results.
Meaning
The Gita reframes karma as disciplined, detached action offered without clinging to outcomes, the path of karma-yoga.
Etymology
From Sanskrit √kri "to do, make", deed, work, ritual act.
Primary sources
- Bhagavad Gita · ch. 2
- Bhagavad Gita · ch. 3
- Bhagavad Gita · ch. 4
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- Gita 2.47, right to action, not to fruits
- Karma-yoga as sacrifice of action to the Divine
- Nishkama karma, desireless action
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