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One who relinquishes all sorts of good or bad activity and is my devotee is liked by me (Krishna, the God incarnate)". In this stanza Bhakti Yoga is eulogized vis-à-vis Karma Yoga. It also advocates in action
“यदा यदा ही धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत । 3774FETHETHRT CHE HURE 114/711"
"Whenever evil increase and good decrease, to restore righteousness, I (Krishna) incarnate". This implies that it is God who will incarnate to solve problems and human beings need not do anything and wait and tolerate evil till then. For example environment pollution is creating problems but it will be God-incarnate who will come and solve this problem though created by mankind and can be solved by it. This stanza indirectly advocates inaction. But this is refuted and contradicted in the following stanza :
"न कर्तृत्वं न कर्माणि लोकस्य सृजति प्रभुः ।
HAYATT HOTI yada i 15/141"
"God is neither engaged in the various activities of men nor the fruits of actions. This is all by the very nature of things".
The following stanza is also contradictory as it dissuades than encourages action :
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"One has right to undertake activity but not to its fruit i.e. success or failure". The fact is that no one undertakes any activity without fixing an objective to attain its fruit or success. A student studies with desire to pass, doctor treats to cure, engineer builds to complete the structure, the space probes are aimed for desired success. If incentive of fruit or success is not there, the person will not do any work whole heartedly with concentration and devotion.
In Gita there is strange contradiction about Vedas which are regarted as the most sacred scriptures. At one place it abhors and denounces and at other it eulogies Vedas while prescribing action under Karmayoga:
“यामियां पुष्पितां वाचं पवदन्त्यविपश्चितः Garga: yet frugif qift: 12 / 421" “कामात्यानः स्वर्गपरा जन्म कर्मफल प्रदाय । fulfasthagi saya ufà 112 /4311"
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