Bhagavad Gita 5.10
ब्रह्मण्याधाय कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा करोति यः। लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा।।
brahmaṇyādhāya karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā karoti yaḥ lipyate na sa pāpena padma-patram ivāmbhasā
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| brahmaṇi | brahmaṇi | to God |
| ādhāya | ādhāya | dedicating |
| karmāṇi | karmāṇi | all actions |
| saṅgam | saṅgam | attachment |
| tyaktvā | tyaktvā | abandoning |
| karoti | karoti | performs |
| yaḥ | yaḥ | who |
| lipyate | lipyate | is affected |
| na | na | never |
| saḥ | saḥ | that person |
| pāpena | pāpena | by sin |
| padma-patram | padma-patram | a lotus leaf |
| iva | iva | like |
| ambhasā | ambhasā | by water |
He who does actions, offering them to Brahman and abandoning attachment, is not tainted by sin, just as a lotus leaf is not tainted by water.
जो पुरुष सब कर्म ब्रह्म में अर्पण करके और आसक्ति को त्यागकर करता है, वह पुरुष कमल के पत्ते के सदृश पाप से लिप्त नहीं होता।।