Chapter 3, Verse 31
Karma Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
ye—who; me—my; matam—teachings; idam—these; nityam—constantly; anutiṣhṭhanti—abide by; mānavāḥ—human beings; śhraddhā-vantaḥ—with profound faith; anasūyantaḥ—free from cavilling; muchyante—become free; te—those; api—also; karmabhiḥ—from the bondage of karma
English translation
Those who constantly practice this teaching of Mine with faith and without caviling, they too are freed from actions.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
Sraddha is a mental attitude. It means faith. It is faith in ones own Self; in the scriptures and in the teachings of the spiritual preceptor. It is compund of the higher emotion of faith; reverence and humility.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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