Chapter 18 • Verse 23
नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम्। अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते॥
niyataṁ saṅga-rahitam arāga-dveṣhataḥ kṛitam aphala-prepsunā karma yat tat sāttvikam uchyate
Meaning
Action that is obligatory, performed without attachment, without attraction or aversion, by one not desiring fruit — that is called sattvic.
Sattvic action is: obligatory (duty-based), done without attachment, performed without like or dislike, without desiring results. This is the purest form of action — free, selfless, duty-centered.
Strength Reflection
"I perform duty without attachment, preference, or desire for reward."
Devotional Surrender
O Lord, let all my actions be sattvic — free and selfless.