उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम् ।
सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः ॥
सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः ॥
हिन्दी अनुवाद
हे पार्थ अगर मैं किसी समय सावधान होकर कर्तव्यकर्म न करूँ तो बड़ी हानि हो जाय क्योंकि मनुष्य सब प्रकारसे मेरे ही मार्गका अनुसरण करते हैं । यदि मैं कर्म न करूँ, तो ये सब मनुष्य नष्टभ्रष्ट हो जायँ और मैं वर्णसंकरताको करनेवाला तथा इस समस्त प्रजाको नष्ट करनेवाला बनूँ ॥
English
If I did not act, these worlds would fall into ruin. I would create disorder and destroy these people.
श्लोक का अर्थ
Krishna says that even he must keep acting, because if he stopped, society would fall into disorder and people would be harmed.
संदर्भ और टिप्पणी
On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna is frozen. Krishna explains that duty is not optional even for the highest being: if he stopped acting, the social order would break and people would suffer. This verse strengthens the case for steady action.
आज के संदर्भ में
You skip the hard conversation, hoping the problem will wait. It doesn't. Silence spreads confusion, and everyone around you ends up paying for your avoidance.
सार
Your actions matter beyond you. Neglecting what you must do can unsettle many lives.
शब्दार्थ
उत्सीदेयुः (would fall into ruin) / इमे (these) / लोकाः (worlds) / न (not) / कुर्याम् (I would do) / कर्म (action) / चेत् (if) / अहम् (I) / सङ्करस्य (of disorder / mixed confusion) / च (and) / कर्ता (maker) / स्याम् (I would become) / उपहन्याम् (I would destroy) / इमाः (these) / प्रजाः (people)
यह श्लोक भगवद् गीता अध्याय 3: कर्म योग — कर्म का योग का भाग है, जिसमें कुल 43 श्लोक हैं।
संबंधित विषय: karma yoga (55 श्लोक), duty (13 श्लोक)