Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 7

asaktyā lokarakṣāyai guṇeśvāropya kartṛtām |
sarveśvare vā nyasyoktā tṛtīye karmakāryatā ||

guṇa - an ingredient or constituent or attribute of nature; a property or characteristic of all created things; qualities; a quality, peculiarity, attribute or property; the peculiar properties of the letterssarva - allīśvara - the lord; god; the supreme being; the supreme soul; personal god; special self; master, lord, prince, king, mistress, queen; ruler of choicesvā - orkarman - act, action, performance; work, labour, activity; any religious act or rite; organ of sense
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Commentaries and Reflections

Commentary by TKV Desikachar:

“Action is best performed when it is for the good of the society,
with the spirit of dedication to the lord and
with freedom from the attitude of being the doer and the beneficiary.”

Commentary by Paul Harvey:

Overview to the Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Yāmunācārya