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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 14

Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action

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

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

What does Bhagavad Gita 4.14 mean?

My actions do not bind Me, nor do I desire anything that they can bring. He who thus realizes Me is not enslaved by action.

Word-by-word meaning

na—not · mām—me · karmāṇi—activities · limpanti—taint · na—nor · me—my · karma-phale—the fruits of action · spṛihā—desire · iti—thus · mām—me · yaḥ—who · abhijānāti—knows · karmabhiḥ—result of action · na—never · saḥ—that person · badhyate—is bound

dutydetachmentwisdomactiondesirekarma

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