93. Nectar of Contentment
K rishna talked about yajna (selfless actions) at two places (3.9 to 3.15 and 4.23 to 4.32). He cautions that motivated actions bind us ( karma bandhan ) and advises that actions should be performed without attachment (3.9). He further indicates that the selfless action of yajna holds the supreme power (3.15) and in the beginning, using this power the Creator created (3.10). He gave many instances of yajna (4.23 to 4.32) and concludes that all of them are offsprings of selfless actions and this realisation would liberate us (4.32). This is the Lord’s assurance regarding liberation. Furthermore, about sin, Krishna indicated that action arising out of an imbalance between polarities of pleasure-pain; profit-loss; victory-defeat is the sin that results in karma bandhan of perpetual guilt, regret, grudges and hatred (2.38). He further said, “One hoping for nothing and doing mere bodily actions, incurs no sin” (4.21). He concludes that by sacrifice (of attachment) the knowe...