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नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते ।
स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात् ।।

nehābhikramanāśo'sti pratyavāyo na vidyate ।
svalpamapyasya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt ।।

इह​ - this karma-yoga, अभिक्रम​ - beginning, नाश​: - destruction, नास्ति - not so, प्रत्यवाय: - Sins of leaving it half-way, न विद्यते - doesn’t accrue, अस्य​ - this, धर्मस्य - dharma, स्वल्पं अपि - even if small, महतो भयात् - the big fear of samsara, त्रायते - will protect

(V)
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A man does karma-yoga for a small amount of time or may be he carries on with for a long time.

But in case he is unable to complete it owing to various reasons, there are no sins associated with it. One fine day (after re-births), this karma-yoga will be completed!!

The above stated benefit is only for doers of Karma Yoga, who submit all outcomes (good or bad) to Lord

When you are doing karma with the expectation of good phalas (outcomes), it cannot be called karma-yoga. There are no protections against great fear of samsara-bandha etc..

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Karma-Yoga is the path for Moksha. The effort undertaken for Karma Yoga never goes waste unlike other regular work (Agriculture, Industry, Office etc..).

Even if observed in very small amounts, this Yoga has the powers to save us from samsara-bandha

(D)
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Nish-kaama karma is the jnanopaaya (mind) aradhana of Vishnu rupam. It never goes waste, even if abandoned in this life

Vishnu-puja once started, always continues & even a small amount of it protects us from samsara-bandha