Bhagavad Gita 4.23 meaningWisdom in action
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“When work is a gift, it leaves no heavy mark on you.”
What it means
“For someone free of attachment, whose mind rests in wisdom, and who works as an offering, all effects of action simply dissolve.”
The original Sanskrit
गतसङ्गस्य मुक्तस्य ज्ञानावस्थितचेतसः । यज्ञायाचरतः कर्म समग्रं प्रविलीयते ॥
gatasaṅgasya muktasya jñānāvasthitacetasaḥ yajñāyācarataḥ karma samagraṃ pravilīyate
Translations
Literal translation
Of the liberated person who has got rid of attachment, whose mind is fixed in Knowledge, actions undertaken for a sacrifice get totally destroyed.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जो आसक्तिरहित और मुक्त है, जिसका चित्त ज्ञान में स्थित है, यज्ञ के लिये आचरण करने वाले ऐसे पुरुष के समस्त कर्म लीन हो जाते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 4.24“For the one who sees the divine everywhere, the act of offering, the offering, the fire and the one who offers are all divine. Seeing the divine in every action, they reach the divine.”