Bhagavad Gita Shloka

Motivated Mood

Chapter 3, Verse 8

नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः। शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः॥

Perform your prescribed duty, for doing so is better than not working. One cannot even maintain one's physical body without work.

Simplified for Easy Understanding

Perform your assigned work, for doing so is better than not working. One cannot even maintain one's physical body without work.

Formal:
Perform your prescribed duty, for doing so is better than not working. One cannot even maintain one's physical body without work.

Simple:
Perform your assigned work, for doing so is better than not working. One cannot even maintain one's physical body without work.

This verse reminds you to focus on your duty without attachment to results. True success comes from dedicated action.