niyatam

नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः

niyatam — constantly

Do the work that falls to you. Action is better than inaction. Even the keeping of your body would fail without it.

अपाने जुह्वति प्राण प्राणेऽपानं तथाऽपरे

niyata — having controlled

Others offer the outgoing breath into the incoming, and the incoming into the outgoing, holding both still, intent on the breath.

अपरे नियताहाराः प्राणान्प्राणेषु जुह्वति

niyata — controlled

Others eat sparingly and offer breath into breath. All of these know what an offering is, and their wrongs are consumed by it.

युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी नियतमानसः

niyata-mānasaḥ — one with a disciplined mind

Keeping the self constantly so joined, the practitioner with a disciplined mind reaches the peace that is the highest release, and dwells in me.

अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन

niyata-ātmabhiḥ — by those of steadfast mind

How is the lord of offerings present in this body, and who is it? And how are you to be known at the moment of departure by those who are restrained?

नियतस्य तु संन्यासः कर्मणो नोपपद्यते

niyatasya — of prescribed duties

Renouncing the action that falls to you is not right. Giving it up out of delusion is said to be of inertia.

नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम्

niyatam — in accordance with scriptures

Action that is required, done without attachment, without craving or aversion, by one who does not seek its fruit, is said to be of clarity.