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Renunciation and Action
न कर्तृत्वं न कर्माणि लोकस्य सृजति प्रभुः। न कर्मफलसंयोगं स्वभावस्तु प्रवर्तते
na kartṛitvaṁ na karmāṇi lokasya sṛijati prabhuḥ na karma-phala-saṅyogaṁ svabhāvas tu pravartate
The Lord of this universe has not ordained activity, nor any incentive thereto, nor any relation between an act and its consequences; all this is the work of Nature.
na—neither · kartṛitvam—sense of doership · na—nor · karmāṇi—actions · lokasya—of the people · sṛijati—creates · prabhuḥ—God · na—nor · karma-phala—fruits of actions · sanyogam—connection · svabhāvaḥ—one’s nature · tu—but · pravartate—is enacted
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