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Bhagavad Gita 3.23

यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः | मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः ||३-२३||

yadi hyahaṃ na varteyaṃ jātu karmaṇyatandritaḥ . mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ ||3-23||

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Chapter 3 — Karma Yoga: the path of selfless action.

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Swami SivanandaEnglish

3.23 For, should I not ever engage Myself in action, unwearied, men would in every way follow My path, O Arjuna.

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaEnglish

For if I ever failed to engage in carefully performing prescribed duties, O Pārtha, certainly all men would follow My path.