Chapter 4: Jñāna Karma Sannyāsa Yoga – Renunciation of Actions through Enlightenment: Verse 14
न मां कर्माणि लिम्पन्ति न मे कर्मफले स्पृहा ।
इति मां योऽभिजानाति कर्मभिर्न स बध्यते ॥
na māṃ karmāṇi limpanti na me karma-phale spṛhā
iti māṃ yo’bhijānāti karmabhir-na sa badhyate – 4.14
Actions do not taint me. For, I have no yearning for the result of any action. Whoever understands me in this manner, will not be bound by the actions he does.
Chapter 4: Jñāna Karma Sannyāsa Yoga – Renunciation of Actions through Enlightenment - Verse 14
Ma Gurupriya
Arjuna’s enquiry was: How could he fight the sinful war, confronting the beloved grandfather and the respected teacher? He found the war extremely tormenting and binding.
Citing the complex nature of creation, which he alone has instrumented, Krishna asserts that no action of his would bind him, as he has no desire or expectation therein. Desire proceeds from ‘I’-ness. If no desire and ‘I’-ness linger, action or result cannot taint anyone. Hence no personal identity, karma or its outcome can affect him.
Can the sky be tainted by countless celestial bodies hovering within it? More than an incredible wonder, it is an un-negatable fact and truth.
Whole Creation, human personality in particular, is sustained by ceaseless activity. When desire and ownership are dissociated from activity, it makes everything safe, smooth and facile. What a fulfilling harmony will it be!
