Chapter 4 · Knowledge and Renunciation of Action

    Verse 15

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 4, Verse 15

    एवं ज्ञात्वा कृतं कर्म पूर्वैरपि मुमुक्षुभिः। कुरु कर्मैव तस्मात्त्वं पूर्वैः पूर्वतरं कृतम्।।4.15।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

    evaṁ jñātvā kṛitaṁ karma pūrvair api mumukṣhubhiḥ kuru karmaiva tasmāttvaṁ pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraṁ kṛitam

    Translation

    Knowing thus, even ancient seekers of liberation did their work. Therefore, do your work only as the ancients did in olden times.
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