loko ’yam karma-bandhanah
tad-arthaṁ karma kaunteya
mukta-saṅgah samacara
Yajna-arthat—only for the sake of Yajna, or Visnu; karmanah—work done; anyatra—otherwise; lokah—this world; ayam—this; karma-bandhanah—bondage by work; tat—Him; artham—for the sake of; karma—work; kaunteya—O son of Kunti; mukta-sangah—liberated from association; samacara—do it perfectly.
Work done as a sacrifice for Visnu has to be performed, otherwise work binds one to this material world. Therefore, O son of Kunti, perform your prescribed duties for His satisfaction, and in that way you will always remain unattached and free from bondage.
