Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Verse 9
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 3 श्लोक 9

यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः।
तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसंगः समाचर।।3.9।।



हिंदी अनुवाद - स्वामी तेजोमयानंद
।।3.9।। यज्ञ के लिये किये हुए कर्म के अतिरिक्त अन्य कर्म में प्रवृत्त हुआ यह पुरुष कर्मों द्वारा बंधता है इसलिए हे कौन्तेय आसक्ति को त्यागकर यज्ञ के निमित्त ही कर्म का सम्यक् आचरण करो।।


Brahma Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary

Living entities are bound to the material existence by their  actions.  This
bondage by actions is spoken of very clearly in the Vedic  scriptures.  Here
Lord Krishna states yagna-arthat meaning actions that are  performed  as  an
offering for the satisfaction of the Supreme Lord  without  desiring  reward
are the only actions which are free  from  bondage.  This  is  the  purport.
Lord Krishna also states mukta-sangah meaning free from attachment which  is
the qualifying statement. Inappropriate are actions that crave  desires  due
to attachment.  Appropriate are actions  that  are  free  from  desires  and
attachment. All actions should be performed as a sacrifice  to  the  Supreme
Lord and no sacrifice  should  ever  be  performed  with  an  intention  for
reward. These statements and others are given in the Upanisads.

Now begins the summary.

The statements of living entities being bound to material  nature  by  their
actions refers to actions which are contrary to divinity  and  righteousness
as delineated in Vedic scriptures. Jaya is a name given to  the  resplendent
Supreme Lord and this name means glory. According to the Barkashruti in  the
word Jaya the Ya signifies yagna. Therefore yagna is the performance of  the
prescribed activities given in the Vedic scriptures for the satisfaction  of
the Supreme Lord.