My Personal Gita

Krishna

4.12 काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः। क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा

kāṅkṣantaḥ karmaṇāṃ siddhiṃ yajanta iha devatāḥ | kṣipraṃ hi mānuṣe loke siddhirbhavati karmajā

Word meanings

kāṅkṣhantaḥ—desiring;karmaṇām—material activities;siddhim—success;yajante—worship;iha—in this world;devatāḥ—the celestial gods;kṣhipram—quickly;hi—certainly;mānuṣhe—in human society;loke—within this world;siddhiḥ—rewarding;bhavati—manifest;karma-jā—from material activities

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Those who desire success in their actions perform sacrifices, intending them for the deities. For, the success born of ritualistic actions is quick in the world of men.

Shri Purohit Swami

Those who look for success, worship the Powers; and in this world their actions bear immediate fruit.

Swami Adidevananda

Those who desire the fruits of their ritualistic acts, sacrifice to the gods here; for, success born of such acts ickly accrues in the world of men.

Swami Gambirananda

Longing for the fruition of actions (of their rites and duties), they worship the gods here. For, in the human world, success from action comes ickly.

Swami Sivananda

Those who long for success in action in this world sacrifice to the gods, because success is quickly attained by men through action.

Krishna

4.14 न मां कर्माणि लिम्पन्ति न मे कर्मफले स्पृहा। इति मां योऽभिजानाति कर्मभिर्न स बध्यते

na māṃ karmāṇi limpanti na me karmaphale spṛhā | iti māṃ yo'bhijānāti karmabhirna sa badhyate

Word meanings

na—not;mām—me;karmāṇi—activities;limpanti—taint;na—nor;me—my;karma-phale—the fruits of action;spṛihā—desire;iti—thus;mām—me;yaḥ—who;abhijānāti—knows;karmabhiḥ—result of action;na—never;saḥ—that person;badhyate—is bound

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Actions do not stain me, nor do I have a desire for the fruits of them either. Whoever understands me in this way is not bound by their actions.

Shri Purohit Swami

My actions do not fetter Me, nor do I desire anything that they can bring. He who thus realises Me is not enslaved by action.

Swami Adidevananda

Works do not contaminate Me. In Me there is no desire for fruits of actions. He who understands Me thus is not bound by actions.

Swami Gambirananda

Actions do not taint Me; for Me there is no hankering for the results of actions. One who knows Me thus, does not become bound by actions.

Swami Sivananda

Actions do not taint Me, nor have I a desire for the fruits of actions. He who knows Me thus is not bound by actions.

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4.13 चातुर्वर्ण्यं मया सृष्टं गुणकर्मविभागशः। तस्य कर्तारमपि मां विद्ध्यकर्तारमव्ययम्

Word meanings

chātuḥ-varṇyam—the four categories of occupations;mayā—by me;sṛiṣhṭam—were created;guṇa—of quality;karma—and activities;vibhāgaśhaḥ—according to divisions;tasya—of that;kartāram—the creator;api—although;mām—me;viddhi—know;akartāram—non-doer;avyayam—unchangeable

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

I have created the four-fold caste structure according to the division of their respective qualities and actions. Though I am the creator of this, know Me as the changeless, non-creator.

Shri Purohit Swami

The four divisions of society (the wise, the soldier, the merchant, the labourer) were created by Me, according to the natural distribution of Qualities and instincts. I am the author of them, though I Myself do no action, and am changeless.

Swami Adidevananda

The system of four stations was created by Me according to distinction of Gunas and Karma. Though I am their creator, know Me as non-agent and immutable.

Swami Gambirananda

The four castes have been created by Me through a classification of the gunas and duties. Even though I am the agent of that (act of classification), still know Me to be a non-agent and changeless.

Swami Sivananda

The fourfold caste has been created by Me according to the differentiation of Guna and Karma; though I am the author thereof, know Me as the non-doer and immutable.