Ramanuja's Gita Bhashyam - Chapter 2 - sloka 40

The entire content of this mail is from Swami Adidevananda's translation of  Ramanujas Gita Bhashya, published b Ramakrishna Mission.

Transform karma into karma yoga - 38-41

1 Gita Sloka every day - Chapter 2 - Samkhya Yoga - Sloka 40

Neha  Abhikramanashah asti pratyavayah na vidyate I

Svalpam apiasya dharmasya trayate mahatah bhayat II sloka 40

नेह अभिक्रमनशः अस्ति प्रत्यवायः न विध्यते ।

स्वल्पं अपिअस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतः भयात ।। श्लोक ४० 

In this there is no loss of attempt nor any accrual of evil. Even a little of this dharma (Karma Yoga) protects one from great fear.

Here, in Karma Yoga, there is no loss of 'Abhikrama' or of effort that has been put in; 'loss' means the loss of efficacy to bring about the fruits. In Karma Yoga if work is begun and left unfinished, and the continuity is broken in the middle, it does not remain fruitless, as in the case of works undertaken fro their fruits. No evil result is acquired if the continuity of work is broken. Even a little of this dharma known as karma yoga or niskama karma (unselfish action without the desire for any reward) gives protection from the great fear, ie. the fear of transmigratory existence.