Bhagavad Gita 4.15 meaningWisdom in action
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Wise people of the past knew this and still did their work. So should you.”
What it means
“Knowing this, seekers of freedom in ancient times still did their work. So you, too, should act as they did.”
The original Sanskrit
एवं ज्ञात्वा कृतं कर्म पूर्वैरपि मुमुक्षुभिः । कुरु कर्मैव तस्मात्त्वं पूर्वैः पूर्वतरं कृतम् ॥
evaṃ jñātvā kṛtaṃ karma pūrvairapi mumukṣubhiḥ kuru karmaiva tasmāttvaṃ pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraṃ kṛtam
Translations
Literal translation
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.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
पूर्व के मुमुक्ष पुरुषों द्वारा भी इस प्रकार जानकर ही कर्म किया गया है; इसलिये तुम भी पूर ्वजों द्वारा सदा से किये हुए कर्मों को ही करो।
Swami Tejomayananda
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