Chapter 4, Verse 23
Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
gata-saṅgasya—free from material attachments; muktasya—of the liberated; jñāna-avasthita—established in divine knowledge; chetasaḥ—whose intellect; yajñāya—as a sacrifice (to God); ācharataḥ—performing; karma—action; samagram—completely; pravilīyate—are freed
English translation
To one who is devoid of attachment, who is liberated, whose mind is established in knowledge, and who works for the sake of sacrifice (for the sake of God), the whole action is dissolved.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
One who is free from attachment; who is liberated from the bonds of Karma; whose mind is centred and rooted in wisdom; who performs actions for the sake of sacrifice; in order to please the Lord -- all his actions with their results melt away. His actions are reduced to nothing. They are; in fact; no actions at all.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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