Bhagavad Gita Quotes On Karma May 2026

Vikram, however, simply picked up his shovel and walked to the riverbank. His neighbor asked, “Why are you digging? You don’t know if the rains will come. You don’t know if the canal will work. You might fail.”

Every year, the monsoon rains were unpredictable. Sometimes the river would swell and flood the fields; other times, it would shrink to a trickle.

Arjun picked up his shovel, but his mind was already calculating. “If I dig,” he thought, “and the rains still don’t come, my effort will be wasted. But if I don’t dig, and the rains come, the water will flow to Vikram’s field first. I will only dig if I am certain my field will be saved.” He spent three days measuring the distance, calculating the odds, and waiting for a guarantee. He did not dig. bhagavad gita quotes on karma

Halfway through his work, a neighbor came running. “Arjun! A herd of wild goats has broken through the fence on the north side. Your young saplings are being destroyed!”

One year, the rain was late. The ground was cracked, and the sun was merciless. The village elder announced, “If we do not dig a canal from the river to our fields within two weeks, the harvest will fail.” Vikram, however, simply picked up his shovel and

So, dear reader, when you face your own dry season—your own uncertain river—remember the two farmers. Pick up your shovel. Do the work in front of you. Leave the rest to life itself.

In a fertile valley divided by a great river, there lived two farmers: Arjun and Vikram. Both were hardworking, but their hearts worked very differently. You don’t know if the canal will work

Vikram smiled gently. “Brother, I did not dig for the spring. I dug because it was the right action to take. The Gita teaches us: ‘Karmanye vadhikaraste, ma phaleshu kadachana’ — You have a right to your action, but never to its fruits.”