The Yoga of Action

Krishna introduces yajna (sacrifice/offering) as the solution to karmic bondage. Actions done for personal gain create attachment and suffering, but the same actions performed as an offering to something greater free you. 'Yajna' means transforming every action into service—working to serve, not to get. When work becomes worship, it liberates instead of binding. This verse solves the problem of inevitable action: shift from selfish activity to sacred offering.