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The doctrine of nishkama karma (desireless action) was first propounded in —

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AChhandogya Upanishad
BKatha Upanishad
CIsha Upanishad
DMundaka Upanishad
Correct Answer: Isha UpanishadYour Answer: C

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Correct answer: (C) Isha Upanishad. Its second mantra teaches that a person may wish to live a full life while performing prescribed action, because action performed in the proper spirit does not bind the doer. This is treated as an early Upanishadic basis of nishkama karma, later developed systematically in the Bhagavad Gita as karma-yoga. The Chhandogya is famous for Tat Tvam Asi, the Katha for the Yama–Nachiketa dialogue, and the Mundaka for higher and lower knowledge and Satyameva Jayate.

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