Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 105

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-3 Karma Yogaḥ

utsīdeyur-ime lokā na kuryaṃ karma ced aham | saṅkarasya ca kartā syām upahanyām-imāḥ prajāḥ || 24 || 24. These worlds would perish if I did not perform action; I would be the author of confusion and the cause of destruction of these beings. Commentary If I do not fulfill My appropriate duty, all the virtuous people would also neglect their duties by following My example, and would be lost because of this. Thus I would be the cause of chaos among all virtuous people because of My failure to conduct Myself as prescribed in the Scriptures. Therefore I would be destroying, all these people. Even so, if you, Arjuna, the foremost of the virtuous, claim the privilege of practicing Jñāna Yoga (meditation on the Self), then the pious aspirants, who are ignorant and who follow your example, without being aware of their own competency, giving up the practice of Karma Yoga will be lost. Therefore one who is regarded as learned and wise should engage in work alone.