"Desire the fruits of Karma and you get born again and again, caught up in that desire; give up that desire, you are liberated from the flux. The practice of this type of renunciation ends the state of bondage. The main point is to stick to the goal. The goal is Karma, not Karmaphala. Let me tell you that the desire for the fruit of one's acts is an indication of Rajoguna, which does not befit you. Perhaps you will prefer to remain inactive. Well, that is an indication of Thamoguna! It is even worse than Rajoguna." The Lord has laid down four commands: The first one a "do" and the other three "dont's"; the first insisting on the cultivation of strength; the rest requiring the avoidance of weakness.

Of course, it is not Arjuna alone that got such advice; the whole of mankind needs it. Arjuna is only the representative "man". Students of the Geetha must learn this lesson first: that the Geetha is primarily for every seeker.

Another point to be noted is this: Geetha is addressed to man, not to birds and beasts or to the gods or Devatha. Man performs acts prompted by the desire for the fruits thereof; if the act does not yield fruit he will not do the act at all. Profit, gain, reward, result - these, man seeks. But this rule does not apply to those who take the Geetha in their hands, to drink the nectar of the Lord's message. Not all do yearn for the nectar; and, if you do so, it is evident that you aspire for eternal joy, eternal liberation. Then you must pay the price, the giving up of the desire for the fruit of action, and dedicate everything at the feet of the Lord.