Original Sanskrit

न मां कर्माणि लिम्पन्ति न मे कर्मफले स्पृहा । इति मां योऽभिजानाति कर्मभिर्न स बध्यते ॥ ४-१४॥

Transliteration

na māṃ karmāṇi limpanti na me karmaphale spṛhā iti māṃ yo’bhijānāti karmabhirna sa badhyate 4-14

English Translation

Actions do not taint Me, nor have I any desire for the fruits-of-actions. He who knows Me thus is not bound by his actions.

Word-by-Word Meaning

na = never; māṃ = Me; karmāṇi = all kinds of work; limpanti = do affect; na = nor; me = My; karmaphale = in fruitive action; spṛhā = aspiration; iti = thus; māṃ = Me; yaḥ = one who; abhijānāti = does know; karmabhiḥ = by the reaction of such work; na = never; saḥ = he; badhyate = becomes entangled.;

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Summary

The Yoga of Knowledge and Renunciation of Action

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