Bhagavad Gita Quotes On Karma May 2026

Vikram smiled gently. “Brother, I did not dig for the spring. I dug because it was the right action to take. The Gita teaches us: ‘Karmanye vadhikaraste, ma phaleshu kadachana’ — You have a right to your action, but never to its fruits.”

Arjun picked up his shovel, but his mind was already calculating. “If I dig,” he thought, “and the rains still don’t come, my effort will be wasted. But if I don’t dig, and the rains come, the water will flow to Vikram’s field first. I will only dig if I am certain my field will be saved.” He spent three days measuring the distance, calculating the odds, and waiting for a guarantee. He did not dig. bhagavad gita quotes on karma

When the next dry season came, Arjun did not calculate or wait. He simply picked up his shovel and dug. He did not know if a spring would appear or if rain would fall. He only knew that digging was his dharma —his right action. Vikram smiled gently