यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः | तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसङ्गः समाचर ||३-९||
yajñārthātkarmaṇo.anyatra loko.ayaṃ karmabandhanaḥ . tadarthaṃ karma kaunteya muktasaṅgaḥ samācara ||3-9||
- yajña-arthāt
- done only for the sake of Yajña, or Viṣṇu
- karmaṇaḥ
- than work
- anyatra
- otherwise
- lokaḥ
- world
- ayam
- this
- karma-bandhanaḥ
- bondage by work
- tat
- of Him
- artham
- for the sake
- karma
- work
- kaunteya
- O son of Kuntī
- mukta-saṅgaḥ
- liberated from association
- samācara
- do perfectly
Work done as a sacrifice for Viṣṇu has to be performed; otherwise work causes bondage in this material world. Therefore, O son of Kuntī, perform your prescribed duties for His satisfaction, and in that way you will always remain free from bondage.