Nishkama Karma: The Song of Selfless Action
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 4 sections
Nishkama Karma Selfless Action Bhagavad None philosophy
Invocation
Original
कर्म ही तेरा धर्म है, फल की न कर तू आस। निष्काम भाव से कर तू, मन में रख विश्वास।
Transliteration
Karma hi tera dharma hai, phal ki na kar tu aas. Nishkam bhav se kar tu, man mein rakh vishwas.
Meaning / Translation
Karma is your true duty, do not harbor expectations for the fruits. Perform your actions with a selfless attitude and maintain faith within your heart.
The Path of Equanimity
Original
न सिद्धि की चाह हो, न हार का भय हो। बस कर्तव्य पथ पर, निरंतर तेरा वेग हो।
Transliteration
Na siddhi ki chaah ho, na haar ka bhay ho. Bas kartavya path par, nirantar tera veg ho.
Meaning / Translation
Let there be no longing for success, nor any fear of failure. Simply keep your momentum steady upon the path of duty.
Renunciation of Attachment
Original
त्याग दे तू मोह को, त्याग दे तू द्वंद्व को। अर्पण कर दे कर्म को, तू अपने उस देव को।
Transliteration
Tyaag de tu moh ko, tyaag de tu dwandva ko. Arpan kar de karma ko, tu apne us dev ko.
Meaning / Translation
Renounce your attachments, and renounce the dualities of pleasure and pain. Offer all your actions as an offering to the Divine.
The Eternal Truth (Shloka)
Original
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन। मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि॥
Transliteration
Karmanyevadhikaraste Ma Phaleshu Kadachana | Ma Karmaphalaheturbhurma Te Sangostvakarmani ||
Meaning / Translation
You have a right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions. Never consider yourself to be the cause of the results of your activities, nor be attached to inaction.