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Dr. Raghavan Shastri
SCHOLARकर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन। मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि॥
karmaṇy evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana | mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo 'stv akarmaṇi ||
Traditional Commentary — Adi Shankaracharya (Gita Bhashya):
“Action performed without craving for fruits purifies the mind (Chitta Shuddhi), qualifying the practitioner for dawn of intuitive spiritual knowledge (Jnana Nishta).”
Acharya Srinivas
SCHOLARईशा वास्यमिदं सर्वं यत्किञ्च जगत्यां जगत्। तेन त्यक्तेन भुञ्जीथा मा गृधः कस्यस्विद्धनम्॥
īśā vāsyam idaṁ sarvaṁ yat kiñca jagatyāṁ jagat | tena tyaktena bhuñjīthā mā gṛdhaḥ kasya svid dhanam ||
Traditional Commentary — Sri Ramanujacharya:
“When everything belongs to the Divine Lord, human possession is merely stewardship. Enjoying life as an offering frees the seeker from worldly entanglement.”