Chapter III · Śloka 19
तस्मादसक्तः सततं कार्यं कर्म समाचर |
असक्तो ह्याचरन्कर्म परमाप्नोति पूरुषः ||
असक्तो ह्याचरन्कर्म परमाप्नोति पूरुषः ||
tasmād asaktaḥ satataṃ kāryaṃ karma samācara |
asakto hy ācaran karma param āpnoti pūruṣaḥ ||
asakto hy ācaran karma param āpnoti pūruṣaḥ ||
Therefore, always perform your duty without attachment. By performing action without attachment, a person attains the Supreme.
The practical directive crystallized: not 'do nothing' nor 'do everything for yourself,' but act without the sticky grip of ego-investment in outcomes. Non-attachment is not indifference — it is freedom within engagement.