Chapter 4 · Knowledge and Renunciation of Action

    Verse 14

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 4, Verse 14

    न मां कर्माणि लिम्पन्ति न मे कर्मफले स्पृहा। इति मां योऽभिजानाति कर्मभिर्न स बध्यते।।4.14।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

    na māṁ karmāṇi limpanti na me karma-phale spṛihā iti māṁ yo ’bhijānāti karmabhir na sa badhyate

    Translation

    Works cannot contaminate Me. There is no desire for the fruits of actions in Me. He who understands this is not bound by actions.
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