Acharya Prashant addresses the concept of the sense of duty, referencing the Ashtavakra Gita (Chapter 18, Verse 57), which states that for the wise, no duty remains. He explains that this idea is not unique to the Ashtavakra Gita. In the Bhagavad Gita, Shri Krishna repeatedly says that duties are only for those who are not yet well-established in Yoga. Shri Krishna's famous verse, "Sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam sharanam vraja," which means to abandon all duties and surrender to Him, is cited as a prime example. Even in the chapter on Karma Yoga, where Shri Krishna advises performing one's duties, he adds the condition of not being the doer and dedicating all actions to him. This instruction, the speaker clarifies, is only for those who are not yet established in the Self (Atman). The speaker further quotes the Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 3, Verse 17): "For the person who rejoices in the Self, is satisfied in the Self, and is content in the Self, there is no duty." This means that for one who is established in the Self, no duty remains. The Self is neither the doer nor the enjoyer. For such a person, life becomes a play (Leela). The speaker addresses the underlying concern of irresponsibility, explaining that the guilt of not fulfilling duties arises from a lack of understanding. The everyday duties imposed by society are not true duties but are merely conducts of slavery. The only real duty is to live from one's own understanding. Using the example of Shri Ram, the speaker points out that people focus on his actions, like his 14-year exile, and label him as the ideal man of conduct ('Maryada Purushottam'), but they fail to see the deep understanding from which he acted. To truly understand Shri Ram, one must read the Yoga Vasistha, not just the Ramayana. Because we are blind to our own selves, we are also blind to the true nature of enlightened beings like Shri Ram and Shri Krishna. We only see their actions (karma) and not the source of their actions, the Self (Atman). The speaker concludes that duty is a punishment for the ignorant. The only real duty is to keep one's eyes open and be aware. When understanding dawns, one is freed from all duties. The action that flows from an awakened person is the only right action (uchit karma), which is action without a doer (nishkama karma).