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Bhagavad-gītā  As It Is
[Ch. 2]
servant of the servant of Krṣṇa. That is the right way to discharge duty in Krṣṇa consciousness, which alone can help one to act in  yoga .
Arjuna is a  kṣatriya , and as such he is participating in the  vaṃāśrama-dharma  institution. It is said in the  Viṣṇu Purāṇa  that in the  vaṃāśrama-dharma , the whole aim is to satisfy Viṣṇu. No one should satisfy himself, as is the rule in the material world, but one should satisfy Kṛṣṇa. So, unless one satisfies Kṛṣṇa, one cannot correctly observe the principles of  vaṃāśrama-dharma . Indirectly, Arjuna was advised to act as Kṛṣṇa told him.
TEXT 49
दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनंजय । 
    बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः ॥४९॥
dūreņa hy avaraṁ karma buddhi-yogād dhanañjaya buddhau śaraṇam anviccha kṛpaṇāḥ phala-hetavaḥ
dūreṇa —by discarding it at a long distance;  hi —certainly;  avaram —abominable;  karma —activities;  buddhi-yogāt —on the strength of Kṛṣṇa consciousness;  dhanañjaya —O conqueror of wealth;  buddhau —in such consciousness;  śaraṇam —full surrender;  anviccha —desire;  kṛpaṇāḥ —the misers;  phala-hetavaḥ —those desiring fruitive action.
TRANSLATION
O Dhanañjaya, rid yourself of all fruitive activities by devotional service, and surrender fully to that consciousness. Those who want to enjoy the fruits of their work are misers.
PURPORT
One who has actually come to understand one's constitutional position as the eternal servitor of the Lord gives up all engagements save working in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. As already explained,  buddhi-yoga  means transcendental loving service to the Lord. Such devotional service is the right course of action for the living entity. Only misers desire to enjoy the fruit of their own work just to be further entangled in material bondage. Except for work in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, all activities are abominable because