Bhagavad Gita 4.14 meaningWisdom in action
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“I work without wanting anything back. Learn this, and you become free too.”
What it means
“Actions don't touch me, and I don't crave their results. Whoever understands me this way isn't bound by their actions either.”
The original Sanskrit
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.abhijānāti karmabhirna sa badhyate
Translations
Literal translation
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 Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
कर्म मुझे लिप्त नहीं करते; न मुझे कर्मफल में स्पृहा है। इस प्रकार मुझे जो जानता है, वह भी कर्मों से नहीं बन् धता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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