Bhagavad Gita 5.14 meaningFreedom while fully engaged
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“The real you isn’t the doer. Nature does the doing.”
What it means
“The true self doesn't create the feeling of being the doer, or the actions, or the link between actions and results. All that is nature at work.”
The original Sanskrit
न कर्तृत्वं न कर्माणि लोकस्य सृजति प्रभुः । न कर्मफलसंयोगं स्वभावस्तु प्रवर्तते ॥
na kartṛtvaṃ na karmāṇi lokasya sṛjati prabhuḥ na karmaphalasaṃyogaṃ svabhāvastu pravartate
Translations
Literal translation
The Self does not create agentship or any objects (of desire) for anyone; nor association with the results of actions. But it is Nature that acts.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
लोकमात्र के लिए प्रभु (ईश्वर) न कर्तृत्व, न कर्म और न कर्मफल के संयोग को रचता है। परन्तु प्रकृति (सब कुछ) करती है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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