Bhagavad Gita 4.14
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
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| na | na | not |
| mām | mām | me |
| karmāṇi | karmāṇi | activities |
| limpanti | limpanti | taint |
| na | na | nor |
| me | me | my |
| karma-phale | karma-phale | the fruits of action |
| spṛihā | spṛihā | desire |
| iti | iti | thus |
| mām | mām | me |
| yaḥ | yaḥ | who |
| abhijānāti | abhijānāti | knows |
| karmabhiḥ | karmabhiḥ | result of action |
| na | na | never |
| saḥ | saḥ | that person |
| badhyate | badhyate | is bound |
Actions do not taint Me, nor do I have a desire for the fruit of actions. He who knows Me thus is not bound by actions.
कर्म मुझे लिप्त नहीं करते; न मुझे कर्मफल में स्पृहा है। इस प्रकार मुझे जो जानता है, वह भी कर्मों से नहीं बन्धता है।।