Learn·Chapter 3 · The yoga of action·Verse 24 of 43
Bhagavad Gītā 3.24, word by word
BG 3.24
उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम्। सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः
utsīdeyur ime lokā na kuryāṁ karma ched aham sankarasya cha kartā syām upahanyām imāḥ prajāḥ
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In English
And if I were to refrain from action, the human race would be ruined; I would lead the world to chaos, and destruction would follow.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
These worlds would perish if I did not perform action; I would be the author of confusion of castes and destruction of these beings.
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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