4.14 न मां कर्माणि लिम्पन्ति न मे कर्मफले स्पृहा। इति मां योऽभिजानाति कर्मभिर्न स बध्यते
na māṃ karmāṇi limpanti na me karma
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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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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
4.16 किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः। तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्
kiṃ karma kim
Word meanings
kim—what;karma—action;kim—what;akarma—inaction;iti—thus;kavayaḥ—the wise;api—even;atra—in this;mohitāḥ—are confused;tat—that;te—to you;karma—action;pravakṣhyāmi—I shall explain;yat—which;jñātvā—knowing;mokṣhyase—you may free yourself;aśhubhāt—from inauspiciousness
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Even the wise are perplexed about what is action and what is non-action; I shall properly teach you the action, by knowing which you will be freed from evil.
What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil.
What is action? What is non-action? Even the wise are puzzled in respect of these. I shall declare to you that kind of action by knowing which you will be freed from evil.
Even the intelligent are confounded as to what is action and what is inaction. I shall tell you of that action by knowing which you will become free from evil.
What is action? What is inaction? As to this even the wise are confused. Therefore, I shall teach thee such action (the nature of action and inaction), by knowing which thou shalt be liberated from the evil (of Samsara, the world of birth and death).
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ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग
Chapter 4: Wisdom in Action
jñānakarmasaṃnyāsayoga
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4.15 एवं ज्ञात्वा कृतं कर्म पूर्वैरपि मुमुक्षुभिः। कुरु कर्मैव तस्मात्त्वं पूर्वैः पूर्वतरं कृतम्
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Word meanings
evam—thus;jñātvā—knowing;kṛitam—performed;karma—actions;pūrvaiḥ—of ancient times;api—indeed;mumukṣhubhiḥ—seekers of liberation;kuru—should perform;karma—duty;eva—certainly;tasmāt—therefore;tvam—you;pūrvaiḥ—of those ancient sages;pūrva-taram—in ancient times;kṛitam—performed
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Realizing in this fashion, ancient seekers of salvation also undertook action. Hence, you too should, by all means, perform the action that was performed by the ancients.
In the light of wisdom, our ancestors, who sought deliverance, performed their acts. Act thou also, as did our fathers of old.
Knowing thus, even ancient seekers for liberation and work. Therefore, do your wok only as the ancients did in olden times.
Having known thus, duties were performed even by the ancient seekers of Liberation. Thererfore you undertake action itself as was performed earlier by the ancient ones.
Having known this, the ancient seekers after freedom also performed actions; therefore, do thou perform actions as did the ancients in days of yore.
