।।3.24।।अहं कुलोचितं कर्म न चेत् कुर्याम् एवम् एव सर्वे शिष्टलोका मदाचारायत्तधर्मनिश्चया अकरणाद् एव उत्सीदेयुः नष्टा भवेयुः शास्त्रीयाचाराणाम् अपालनात् सर्वेषां शिष्टकुलानां संकरस्य च कर्ता स्याम् अता एव इमाः प्रजा उपहन्याम्। एवम् एव त्वम् अपि शिष्टजनाग्रेसरपाण्डुतनयः युधिष्ठिरानुजः अर्जुनः सन् शिष्टतया यदि ज्ञाननिष्ठायाम् अधिकरोषि ततः त्वदाचारानुवर्तिनः अकृत्स्नविदः शिष्टाः च मुमुक्षवः स्वाधिकारम् अजानन्तः कर्मनिष्ठायाम् अनधिकुर्वन्तो विनश्येयुः अतो व्यपदेश्येन विदुषा कर्म एव कर्तव्यम्।
3.24 If I do not do the work suitable to My station in life, likewise all the virtuous men also, neglecting their duties by following My example, would be destroyed on account of not performing their duties. That is, they will become lost. Thus I would be bringing about chaos among all virtuous men on account of My failure to conduct Myself as prescribed in the scriptures. Therefore I would be destroying all these people. Even so, if you, Arjuna, a son of Pandu and a brother of Yudhisthira and the foremost of the virtuous, claim to be alified for Jnana Yoga, then the virtuous aspirants, who do not know everything and who follow your way, without knowing their own competency, would give up practising Karma Yoga and will be lost. Therefore work should be done by one who is recognised as learned and worthy.
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