Bhagavad Gita 4.41 meaningWisdom in action
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Work with a clear heart, and nothing can tie you down.”
What it means
“Actions don't bind someone who has dedicated their work, cut through doubt with wisdom and remains centred in themselves.”
The original Sanskrit
योगसंन्यस्तकर्माणं ज्ञानसञ्छिन्नसंशयम् । आत्मवन्तं न कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय ॥
yogasaṃnyastakarmāṇaṃ jñānasañchinnasaṃśayam ātmavantaṃ na karmāṇi nibadhnanti dhanañjaya
Translations
Literal translation
O Dhananjaya (Arjuna), actions do not bind one who has renounced actions through yoga, whose doubt has been fully dispelled by Knowledge, and who is not inadvertent.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जिसने योगद्वारा कर्मों का संन्यास किया है, ज्ञानद्वारा जिसके संशय नष्ट हो गये हैं, ऐसे आत्मवान् पुरुष को, हे धनंजय ! कर्म नहीं बांधते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 4.42“So cut through the doubt in your heart, born of not knowing, with the sword of wisdom. Take up the path, Arjuna, and stand up!”