UdyamGita

Mokṣha Sanyāsa Yoga

Chapter 18 - Verse 26,27,28

मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वित: |
सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकार: कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते || 26||
रागी कर्मफलप्रेप्सुर्लुब्धो हिंसात्मकोऽशुचि: |
हर्षशोकान्वित: कर्ता राजस: परिकीर्तित: || 27||
अयुक्त: प्राकृत: स्तब्ध: शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलस: |
विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते || 28||

Translation

One who has no attachment to the outcome of actions, who is not
arrogant, who is enthusiastic about performing prescribed actions and who
is unmoved by success or failure, is a sattvic doer.

One who performs activities to gain fame, has expectations on the
outcome, is miserly, harms others, does not have mental or physical purity,
and is impacted by success or failure of actions, is a rajasic doer.

One who performs activities without offering them to the Lord, who
is not strengthened by devotion to the Lord, who is egoistic, who acts with
hatred, who performs heinous activities, who is lethargic, who does not act
with mental firmness, and who is always procrastinating, is a tamasic doer.

Unfiltered First Take

Saatvik entrepreneur is one who is not bothered about external validation or people’s perspectives about him. He is neither moved by praise nor by insult from people around him. He is not attached to anyone or anything, yet is full of enthusiasm and determination. He is not bothered by failure and considers it a stepping stone towards higher success.

Rajasik entrepreneur is one who seeks immediate gratification and quick results that provide benefits aligned with his interests. He is greedy, stressed, and manipulative. When things do not go according to plan, he becomes restless and violent, throwing tantrums around.

Tamasik entrepreneur is one who displays all possible negative traits that are not supposed to be in an entrepreneur. He is not disciplined and does work only when he feels like it, without any plan. He thinks he is always right and is never open to suggestions or recommendations. He is not loyal to anyone, is lazy to take up tasks that need to be done at the moment, has no hope for his own business, and therefore keeps procrastinating his work.

UdyamGita Interpretation

Krishna now turns the lens fully onto the doer himself. Earlier He classified knowledge and action; now He reveals that the inner quality of the performer ultimately determines how knowledge and action manifest in the world.

Three kinds of performers exist—not by role or title, but by inner constitution. The same role can uplift or ruin an enterprise depending on who the doer has become inside.

Business Insight

In entrepreneurship, these three performers are clearly visible:

Sāttvik Entrepreneur (Centered Performer): This founder is untouched by external validation. Praise does not inflate him; criticism does not break him. He is unattached—to people’s opinions, to outcomes, even to identity—yet filled with enthusiasm and quiet determination. Failure is not a verdict; it is data. Every fall becomes a step toward higher mastery.
Rājasik Entrepreneur (Restless Performer): Driven by immediate gratification, this founder craves quick wins and visible rewards. Greed, stress, and manipulation become tools of survival. When outcomes deviate from plan, emotional volatility appears—anger, blame, tantrums. Joy and sorrow swing wildly, draining both the leader and the team.
Tāmasik Entrepreneur (Self-Sabotaging Performer): This is leadership eroded from within. Discipline is absent. Work happens only when mood permits. Such founders believe they are always right, resist feedback, lack loyalty, and postpone urgent tasks endlessly. With no faith in their own venture, procrastination becomes habitual—and decay sets in silently.

Leadership Lesson

Krishna’s message is uncompromising:

Your inner state is your real leadership strategy.

Tools, plans, and teams amplify who the founder already is.

Sāttvik founders multiply clarity and resilience
Rājasik founders multiply stress and instability
Tāmasik founders multiply disorder and stagnation

Entrepreneurial success is less about what you do

and more about who you become while doing it.

Key Takeaways

The doer’s inner quality defines execution quality
Sāttvik entrepreneurs stay steady in success and failure
Rājasik entrepreneurs are driven by craving and emotional swings
Tāmasik entrepreneurs lack discipline, openness, and momentum
Businesses grow or decay in the image of their founders

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