Chapter 3Verse 27
Karma Yoga
प्रकृतेः क्रियमाणानि गुणैः कर्माणि सर्वशः। अहङ्कारविमूढात्मा कर्ताहमिति मन्यते॥
prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ, ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā kartāham iti manyate
Meaning
A useful check on how much credit or blame any one person can really claim. So much of what happens comes from circumstances larger than you. Holding that loosely tends to make both success and failure easier to carry.
So much of what happens comes from more than just you. Hold both success and failure loosely.
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