Bhagavad Gita 5.10 meaningFreedom while fully engaged
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Act, but don’t cling — like a lotus leaf that water can’t wet.”
What it means
“A person who acts while offering their work to the divine, without clinging, is untouched by wrong — like a lotus leaf in water that never gets wet.”
The original Sanskrit
ब्रह्मण्याधाय कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा करोति यः । लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा ॥
brahmaṇyādhāya karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā karoti yaḥ lipyate na sa pāpena padmapatramivāmbhasā
Translations
Literal translation
One who acts by dedicating actions to Brahman and by renouncing attachment, he does not become polluted by sin, just as a lotus leaf is not by water.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जो पुरुष सब कर्म ब्रह्म में अर्पण करके और आसक्ति को त्यागकर करता है, वह पुरुष कमल के पत्ते के सदृश पाप से लिप्त नहीं होता।
Swami Tejomayananda
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