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cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ tasya kartāram api māṁ viddhy akartāram avyayam Translation of Bhagavad Gita 4.13 According to the three modes of material nature and the work associated with them, the four...

na māḿ karmāṇi limpanti na me karma-phale spṛhā iti māḿ yo ‘bhijānāti karmabhir na sa badhyate Translation of Bhagavad Gita 4.14 There is no work that affects Me; nor do I aspire for the fruits of action. One who...

evaḿ jñātvā kṛtaḿ karma pūrvair api mumukṣubhiḥ kuru karmaiva tasmāt tvaḿ pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraḿ kṛtam Translation of Bhagavad Gita 4.15 All the liberated souls in ancient times acted with this understanding of My...

kiḿ karma kim akarmeti kavayo ‘py atra mohitāḥ tat te karma pravakṣyāmi yaj jñātvā mokṣyase ‘śubhāt Translation of Bhagavad Gita 4.16 Even the intelligent are bewildered in determining what is action and what is...

karmaṇo hy api boddhavyaḿ boddhavyaḿ ca vikarmaṇaḥ akarmaṇaś ca boddhavyaḿ gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 4.17 The intricacies of action are very hard to understand. Therefore one should know properly...

karmaṇy akarma yaḥ paśyed akarmaṇi ca karma yaḥ sa buddhimān manuṣyeṣu sa yuktaḥ kṛtsna-karma-kṛt Translation of Bhagavad Gita 4.18 One who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is intelligent among men, and...

yasya sarve samarambha? kama-sa?kalpa-varjita? jñanagni-dagdha-karma?a? tam ahu? pa??ita? budha? Translation of Bhagavad Gita 4.19 One is understood to be in full knowledge whose every endeavor is devoid of desire for sense...

tyaktvā karma-phalāsańgaḿ nitya-tṛpto nirāśrayaḥ karmaṇy abhipravṛtto ’pi naiva kiñcit karoti saḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 4.20 Abandoning all attachment to the results of his activities, ever satisfied and...

nirāśīr yata-cittātmā tyakta-sarva-parigrahaḥ śārīraḿ kevalaḿ karma kurvan nāpnoti kilbiṣam Translation of Bhagavad Gita 4.21 Such a man of understanding acts with mind and intelligence perfectly controlled, gives up all...

yadṛcchā-lābha-santuṣṭo dvandvātīto vimatsaraḥ samaḥ siddhāv asiddhau ca kṛtvāpi na nibadhyate Translation of Bhagavad Gita 4.22 He who is satisfied with gain which comes of its own accord, who is free from duality and does not...