Chapter 3: Path of Actionकर्मयोग
3:33
“Even a wise person acts according to their own nature. All beings follow their nature. What can repression accomplish?”
Sanskrit
सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि | प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति ||
Transliteration
sadṛśaṁ ceṣṭate svasyāḥ prakṛter jñānavān api prakṛtiṁ yānti bhūtāni nigrahaḥ kiṁ kariṣyati
Commentary
Everyone acts according to their inherent nature. Mere suppression doesn't change this. Real transformation comes from understanding and redirecting our nature, not forcibly repressing it.
Chapter 3
Path of Action