Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Verse 23
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 3 श्लोक 23

यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः।
मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।3.23।।



English Translation - Swami Gambirananda
3.23 For, O Partha, if at any time I do not continue [Ast. and A.A. read varteya instead of varteyam.-Tr.] vigilantly in action, men will follow My path in ever way.


English Translation - Swami Sivananda
3.23 For, should I not ever engage Myself in action, unwearied, men would in every way follow My path, O Arjuna.


English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
3.23. For,  if  I were ever not at work unwearied,  all men would follow My path,  O son of  Prtha !


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 3.23Yadi hyaham na varteyam jaatu karmanyatandritah;
Mama vartmaanuvartante manushyaah paartha sarvashah.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 3.23yadi—if; hi—certainly; aham—I; na—not; varteyam—thus engage; jātu—ever; karmaṇi—in the performance of prescribed duties; atandritaḥ—carefully; mama—my; vartma—path; anuvartante—follow; manuṣhyāḥ—all men; pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha; sarvaśhaḥ—in all respects