Krishna · verse

Karmanyevadhikaraste — Gita 2.47

Karmanyevadhikaraste

कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि

karmaṇy evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo'stv akarmaṇi

Meaning

You have a right to your action, never to its fruits. Do not let the fruits drive your action, and do not cling to inaction. The most quoted counsel of the Gita on how to live and work.

Why recite it

Recited before work to release anxiety about results and act with a steady mind.

Source

Bhagavad Gita 2.47