Etaanyapi tu karmaani sangam tyaktwaa phalaani cha;
Kartavyaaneeti me paartha nishchitam matamuttamam.
6. But even these actions should be performed leaving aside attachment and the desire for
rewards, O Arjuna! This is My certain and best conviction.
COMMENTARY
This is a summary of the doctrine of Karma Yoga already enunciated
before. The defect in Karma is not in the action itself but in attachment and expectation of a reward.