Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 4.21

Sanskrit

निराशीर्यतचित्तात्मा त्यक्तसर्वपरिग्रहः। शारीरं केवलं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम्।।4.21।।

nirāśhīr yata-chittātmā tyakta-sarva-parigrahaḥ śhārīraṁ kevalaṁ karma kurvan nāpnoti kilbiṣham

Meaning

Act with detachment from outcomes, control your impulses, and release attachment to rewards. This frees you from guilt and enables purposeful work.

Translation

One who is without solicitation, who has the mind and senses under control, and is totally without possessions, incurs no sin by performing actions merely for the maintenance of the body.

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: