Bhagavad Gita 4.19 meaningWisdom in action
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“When you act without selfish wanting, you shine with wisdom.”
What it means
“Someone whose every action is free from selfish desire, whose actions are burned clean by wisdom — the wise call that person enlightened.”
The original Sanskrit
यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसङ्कल्पवर्जिताः । ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणं तमाहुः पण्डितं बुधाः ॥
yasya sarve samārambhāḥ kāmasaṅkalpavarjitāḥ jñānāgnidagdhakarmāṇaṃ tamāhuḥ paṇḍitaṃ budhāḥ
Translations
Literal translation
The wise call him learned whose actions are all devoid of desires and their thougts, and whose actions have been burnt away by the fire of wisdom.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जिसके समस्त कार्य कामना और संकल्प से रहित हैं, ऐसे उस ज्ञानरूप अग्नि के द्वारा भस्म हुये कर्मों वा ले पुरुष को ज्ञानीजन पण्डित कहते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 4.20“Letting go of attachment to results, always content, depending on nothing — such a person does nothing at all, even while fully active.”