BG 3.9
यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः ।
तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसङ्गः समाचर ॥
तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसङ्गः समाचर ॥
yajñārthāt karmaṇo ’nyatra loko ’yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ
tad-arthaṁ karma kaunteya mukta-saṅgaḥ samācara
tad-arthaṁ karma kaunteya mukta-saṅgaḥ samācara
Word-for-word meanings
anyatra — [all endeavors] other; karmaṇaḥ — than action; yajña-arthāt — performed for the sake of Viṣṇu; karma-bandhanaḥ — [are] the source of bondage to consequential action; ayam lokaḥ — in this world; kaunteya — [therefore] O son of Kuntī; samācara — perform efficiently; karma — your duty; tat artham — for the sake of Him [Viṣṇu]; mukta-saṅgaḥ — being freed from attachment to the fruits [of action].
Translation
All endeavors other than those that are performed as an offering to Viṣṇu are the source of bondage in this world. Therefore, O Kaunteya (Arjuna), perform your duty efficiently for the sake of Viṣṇu alone, remaining unattached to the fruits [of action].