Bhagavad Gita 5.15
नादत्ते कस्यचित्पापं न चैव सुकृतं विभुः। अज्ञानेनावृतं ज्ञानं तेन मुह्यन्ति जन्तवः।।
nādatte kasyachit pāpaṁ na chaiva sukṛitaṁ vibhuḥ ajñānenāvṛitaṁ jñānaṁ tena muhyanti jantavaḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| na | na | not |
| ādatte | ādatte | accepts |
| kasyachit | kasyachit | anyone’s |
| pāpam | pāpam | sin |
| na | na | not |
| cha | cha | and |
| eva | eva | certainly |
| su-kṛitam | su-kṛitam | virtuous deeds |
| vibhuḥ | vibhuḥ | the omnipresent God |
| ajñānena | ajñānena | by ignorance |
| āvṛitam | āvṛitam | covered |
| jñānam | jñānam | knowledge |
| tena | tena | by that |
| muhyanti | muhyanti | are deluded |
| jantavaḥ | jantavaḥ | the living entities |
The Lord takes neither the demerit nor the merit of any; knowledge is enveloped by ignorance, and beings are deluded.
विभु परमात्मा न किसी के पापकर्म को और न पुण्यकर्म को ही ग्रहण करता है; (किन्तु) अज्ञान से ज्ञान ढका हुआ है, इससे सब जीव मोहित होते हैं।।