Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 4 · Verse 21

Jnana Karma Sannyasa Yoga 4, verse 21

ജ്ഞാനകർമ്മസന്ന്യാസയോഗം

Bhagavad Gita · Jnana Karma Sannyasa Yoga 4 · Verse 21 Verified original

निराशीर्यतचित्तात्मा त्यक्तसर्वपरिग्रहः शारीरं केवलं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम्

നിരാശീര്യതചിത്താത്മാ ത്യക്തസര്‍വ്വപരിഗ്രഹഃ ശാരീരം കേവലം കര്‍മ കുര്‍വ്വന്നാപ്നോതി കില്ബിഷം

nirāśīryatacittātmā tyaktasarvaparigrahaḥ śārīraṃ kevalaṃ karma kurvannāpnoti kilbiṣam

English Translation

One who is without solicitation, who has the mind and organs under control, (and) is totally without possessions, he incurs no sin by performing actions merely for the (maintenance of the) body.

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Explanation · English

The liberated sage renounces all actions except what is necessary for the bare maintenance of the body. He has abandoned all possessions. He incurs no sin which will cause evil effects. For a man who thirsts for liberation (Mumukshu) even righteous activity (Dharma) is a sin as it causes bondage to Samsara. Dharma is a golden fetter for him. A golden fetter is also a fetter. A sage is liberated from both Dharma and Adharma? good and evil or virtue and vice. (Cf.III.7)

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