Illustration for Bhagavad Gita chapter 3 verse 17
Chapter 3 · Karma Yoga

Complete Fulfillment · A Rare, Free State

यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः । आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते ।।17।।

yas tv ātma-ratir eva syād ātma-tṛptaś ca mānavaḥ ātmany eva ca santuṣṭas tasya kāryaṃ na vidyate

Meaning

"But for one who delights in the self, is satisfied in the self, and is content in the self alone, there is no duty left to perform."

Explanation

Krishna acknowledges a rare exception — the fully self-realized soul, for whom outer duty is no longer binding.

Today's Life Lesson

Notice the moments today when you feel genuinely, quietly complete, needing nothing more from outside.

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